A former student was a victim of 9/11

QUOTE from Benjamin Franklin: "If men are so wicked with religion what would they be without it?"

As 9/11 approaches my mind goes back to 1990. In my classroom was a good looking smart kid named Craig Amundson. I guess you never know what your destiny/fate will be in life but unfortunately for Craig he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, thanks to Osama bin Ladin. On the morning of 9/11/01 Craig was in the U.S. Army, working in the Pentagon as a multimedia illustrator for the Deputy Chief of Staff Personnel in the U.S. Army. My hope is that Craig's death was instant instead of being burned to death when the plane exploded into flames as it hit the Pentagon.

Crain Amundson's name rests in memory on the east side of the courthouse in Anamosa.

HUMOR for today:

A teacher asks asked her students to use the word fascinate in a sentence. Mary said she went to the N.Y. City zoo and saw all the animals and it was fascinating. Teacher said that was good but she wanted her to use fascinate.
Sally said she went to the zoo also and she was fascinated. Teach said that is good Sally but I still want somebody to use the word fascinate.

Little Johnny raised his hand. The teacher hesitated to call on Johnny because he was noted for his bad language. She finally decided there was no way he could damage the word "fascinate" so she called on him.

Johnny said, "My sister has a sweater with 10 buttons, but her boobs are so big she can only fasten 8."