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James is right, we get pummelled with so much media coverage after a while no matter how horrid the incident it's like "thank you, drive through."
It is very different now than when President Kennedy was assassinated (the last event of this magnitude, IMO) - I remember hearing about a local station owner who couldn't take any more coverage of the funeral and went to a movie or something. He took a LOT of flack for that, but back then, his might have been the only station some people could get on TV. That's definitely not the case now. I can think of 4 all news channels off the top of my head, and many people get a lot more. Even if you don't have cable, there are constant news bulletins on radio stations when there are new developments (at least there have been here). The information is there if you need it.
I know the day or 2 after it happened I got on the bus with a magazine to read and felt guilty - like how can I look at clothes after this tragedy? But if we stop our lives, not only do the terrorists win, it dishonors the memory of the deceased. We should all live our lives TWICE as much, that's the best way to remember someone who has passed away.
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