I turned off NPR this morning as I was driving to work. Here's my letter:

Dear Whoever Writes the Dialogue for Morning Edition:

Can we quit with the references to the admittedly tragic events of September 11th? It's all, "...but since September 11..." this and "...in view of September 11..." that, blathering on about how "...everything has changed...." Let me let you in on something: nothing has changed. Everything is exactly as it was except for the fact that several thousand people are dead, and a dual monument to hubris is now a big pile of rubble. I realize that you feel much less safe. I realize that you're having to understand that a world exists outside the confines of the United States, and that we, as a nation, have to deal with it--or not, at our peril. But you have never been safe. The rest of the world has an effect on you whether you choose to acknowledge it or not. Get on with your life.

Thanks.