Anastasia De Sousa was just 18 years old. There is more about her tragically short life here.

These are the lyrics to This Memory, written by the Wyrd Sisters about the murders of 14 women at a Montreal school in 1989. After today’s terrible events in Montreal, when a 20-year-old woman was murdered and 20 others were injured, they are all too relevant.

Early that morning, cup of coffee in her hand,
Kissed her mother on the cheek, said ‘I’m more busy than I planned;
I’ll be coming home a bit late–could you keep the supper warm?
Oh, it’s just another busy day.’

Early that morning, getting ready by the door,
Kissed her lover on the cheek, said ‘I’ll be coming back for more.
Oh how I love you; we’ve got so much to live for, baby.
Oh, and I’ll be coming home real soon.’

But it could have been me, just as easily.
Could have been my sister, left there to bleed.
Oh it could have been my father or brother done the deed–
Oh no! Don’t let me lose this memory.

Later on that evening, I turned on my TV,
Listened as they’re talkin’ about the news of a shooting spree.
Fourteen young women shot dead in Montreal!
Oh, it’s a killing of us all.
Yes it’s a killing of us all.

But it could have been me, just as easily.
Could have been my sister, left there to bleed.
Oh it could have been my father or brother done the deed–
Oh no! Don’t let me lose this memory.

Copyright 1993 Wyrd Sisters.

I never met you, but I won’t forget you.

This is a rather interesting test that is part of a “study into the nature of human moral judgment”. It takes a few minutes to complete properly, but the results may be interesting to you. Check it out.

If you take it, post the number you received at the end when you viewed your statistics (make sure you view them), but don’t mention in the comments what this number means.

Today will be filled with remembrances of the 2,992 people killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. There is more to remember today.

Remember all those others who have died since then in the “war on terror” – at least 62,006, and possibly as many as 180,000.

Remember the 4.5 million refugees created, and the $437 billion US spent, enough money to “pay off the debts of every poor nation on earth”.

Remember how, faced with a choice between marginalizing an extremist or allowing him to change the world, the leaders of the United States chose the latter, plunging us down an uncertain course towards tragedies that have already dwarfed 9/11.

Remember that some of the things most worth remembering are the things that many wish you would forget.

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