I had just pulled into the parking lot at work when the news came on the radio. I sat there and listened long enough to hear about the second plane, then rushed into my office to boot up my computer and listen to streaming news online and told my co-workers what was happening. It was surreal. It was difficult getting news all day long because I had no radio and all the news sites were swamped.

For my generation, the previous "remember where you were" event was when the space shuttle Challenger blew up -- it was a teacher's workday, so my sister and I were at home watching the launch and seeing it go wrong. I am sure there are others who remember where they were when the Reagan assassination attempt took place.