My 9/11 at the ballgame and City Hall
I headed to Pacbell Park this afternoon (thanks to Julie Landry for the tickets) to watch the Giants play against the Dodgers with my good friend David Lasker. A lackluster game (we left early; the Giants lost 3-7) but a good distraction from the media blitz -- in fact, I'm just watching TV for the first time this evening. It was pretty emotional though to watch as,
...players walked in a line and surrounded the infield dirt to salute a huge flag that covered nearly the entire outfield. It was held by police officers and firefighters. "America The Beautiful" played as the flag was unveiled.
We decided to stop by the San Francisco City Hall which I'd only seen from my place on Alamo Square, as it changed throughout the day, from been washed in sunlight to slowly being engulfed in fog to sparkling with lights at night.
Today was sombre as scores of people streamed into the main rotunda and up the steps to the landing where six stacks of of 2' x 3', I think, loose leaf sheets waited for each person's signature. The sheets will be combined into one bound copy that'll be presented to New York city mayor Bloomberg. San Francisco may be the only city doing this. It was a small gesture but I'm very glad we went in and did it.