What are you doing?

Most national holidays are for picnics, beach trips or just lazy days off of work. The goal of one organization, One Day's Pay, is to make the observance of September 11 into a holiday of national giving.

The idea is to donate one day's worth of your time to volunteering, to helping others. The terrorists thrive on fear and anger, and this concept spits in the face of fear and anger.

So, spit in the face of some terrorists. It's pretty much an individual thing; you can do whatever you want, from giving blood to donating money to working at a soup kitchen. Check out their site for ideas. I personally think that it's a great idea, and a way that we can try to mold our remembrance of that day into something positive rather than tragic.

- posted by seanmh @ 1:29 PM