Anniversary

Tomorrow, as everyone in the world undoubtedly knows, is the first anniversary of 9/11. Unlike birthdays, holidays, and weddings, tommorow is the other type of anniversary - the one nobody celebrates (well, except for certain cave dwelling vermin in Afghanistan).

For weeks now the television media has been racing against each another to turn tomorrow into an event - that glorious threshold crossed when every other channel becomes irrelevant, and one show, or news topic, becomes the polarizing beneficiary of everyone's eyeballs. Everyone that is, except for me.

The best way to honor the thousands that died, in my mind, is personal reflection - not watching television. Some may think you're being unpatriotic or insensitive by not tuning in, which most people will gladly do so they feel involved and connected in some small way, but despite every network's honorable pledge to air coverage sans commercials (a silly mark of cultural precedence) every channel is quietly bidding for the public trust.

Whatever network has the highest ratings after tomorrow will be the "most trusted source for news" or more importantly, the most trusted anchor in news. And the media is already declaring winners.

Perhaps the best way to remember, and honor, 9/11 is to tune out, and move on.