Lisa's Laws: September blue sky, from a child's view and from
9/11  My niece Katie, who just started first grade on Wednesday,
has taken to using the word "glorious." We're not sure where she
picked it up, but it has become her very favorite adjective.
"This is a glorious hot dog," she'll say, or "Aunt Lisa, that is
a glorious dress you're wearing."  Katie's new favorite word
came to mind Wednesday morning, her first day of school and
truly glorious. The sun was bright and the morning chill
promised to give way to, as she would say, a glorious summer
day. My Bella and her pal even jumped in the pool, the water
cold from the September nights, but Wednesday's sky, blue and
utterly cloudless, poured warmth down.  It was the kind of sky
that pulls your face to it, caressing it until you lean your
head back to you can feel soft heat. Here in New York we know
that days like last Wednesday will soon give way to cold autumn
rains and long, dark nights. So I indulged in that moment,
feeling the sun and listening to th