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The fact that I am thinking and writing about this on September 11th is probably ironic. And maybe unpatriotic. But I started thinking about what I want to write about for my next paper for my Nutritional Ecology class, and this is where my brain went. This isn't fully fleshed out yet, but I wanted to organize my thoughts a bit. And say something in the process.

(Also, I don't think I said much in previous years about September 11th. So, this is like nine years of reaction coming out now. Sort of.)

I don't -- by any means -- want to try to diminish the sense of tragedy that happened nine years ago. It was a terrible and tragic thing that happened and we are right to do what we feel is necessary to remember and honor those who were lost.

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