I find it disturbing that a significant portion of NYers want the towers rebuilt, as if it will make them feel whole again.

We should all carry a small piece of suffering inside us for what happened that day -- just as the victims' families must.

Thanks for the link Jodi. I like it alot as well. I also liked the towers of light that was a temporary memorial. What happened is so hard to fathom ... it is hard to find words to say that have any meaning and not sound trivial. I do think that a physical memorial and one that can show the reality in size and scale will help many of us in ways we just cannot describe. I was talking to my sister today about the power of silence. This memorial speaks to me of the silence and ... words seem so inadequate.

They say there's going to be a period of public input, but I'm not sure what form that input will take. "Town meetings" in individual neighborhoods were something Guiliani liked to do, so it may be that Bloomburg will use that format.

I have seen that before and I had the same reaction - I like it a lot.

Who is going to have a say in what kind of monument and/or rebuilding goes in at ground zero? It seems like all New Yorkers should get a say, but is that logistically impossible? I would hate to think that a handful of businessmen and politicians would make that decision ... hopefully that won't happen.

Cool, indeed, but I'm with Kim -- they'd end up being commercialized.

It's a beautiful idea. I have this awful picture of them becoming crass, commercial nightmares, though. Lined with amusements and games of chance. Pessimistic? Yep.

Thanks for that link.