Thursday morning in America, and the nation tries to go about its normal business.
There’s an eerie quiet in my office here at ETS this morning. Some people look like they’re about to cry at any moment. The phones, usually ringing off the hook with scholarship recipients, are nearly silent.
Just as I was worrying about friends the other day, today attention is turned to whether or not our contacts at several scholarship funds got out OK. Getting a phone call through to NYC is still impossible.
The tragedy is anything but a taboo subject. Far from it – it seems to work its way into every topic of conversation, including why scholarship checks aren’t getting to their destinations in time. My bosses are wondering if and how they’re going to go to a convention next week.
Life continues…