Today is a dreaded day for many, Friday The 13th.

Well this morning my part of the city had a main water line break that interrupted service for thousands of customers of our water service. The problem is being worked on. Let’s hope the water will be back soon.

It’s going to be one of those days.

Today is School Picture Day and this is my senior portrait from Red Bank High School where I am a member of the class of 1988. The moustache and glasses are epic eh.

Overnight I had part two of my sleep study where I repeated the wired stuff which you see here. I have sleep apnea and it needs to be addressed. This stage of testing included a CPAP machine to help me breathe better while sleeping. I did wear a mask but I didn’t get an opportunity to take a picture of that. Sorry if this picture scares any of you but keeping it real.

Violence and terror is real. So is love and peace.Hatred and evil are real. So is grace and mercy. We all have choices to buy into fear or choose those things that can give hope and life in abundance.

September 11, 2001 was a day of horror, tragedy and chaos. Time has come and gone and the impact is still very real. Let us work for peace so another event like this will never happen again. God bless those who lost their lives that day, those who ran into danger to save and rescue lives in those places where violence was perpetrated and in the aftermath of the wars that have been fought since. Remember.