Crikey!!!!!!!!!!

Friends and family gathered together Saturday to pay their respects to Steve Irwin with a low-key private memorial at his Australia Zoo in Queensland, according to EOnline.com. The service was attended by all the Irwin family, wife Terri's family from America and some of Steve's closest friends and workmates. A larger public service is expected to be held at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on either Tuesday or Wednesday. A monument is going to be constructed at the zoo where people can pay homage to Irwin. The Australia Zoo has turned into a Down Under Graceland for public mourners, with flowers, sympathy cards and hordes of Irwin's signature khaki safari shirts shrouding its gates.

I still cannot believe that "The Crocidle Hunter" was killed by a stingray. A man who made his living off of playing with crocidles and venomous snakes being killed by a non-aggressive stingray is kind of an irony. Irwin was a very likable person and millions across the world will miss hearing him saying his signature catch phrase "Crikey". I admired Irwin for his care free attitude. He put no limits on what he could do and he became a wildlife icon. I wish his family the best and Steve will never be forgotten by his many fans.

Remembering The Lost......

It's weird to think that it has been 5 years since the horrific 9/11 attacks. Thousands of innocent people lost their lives that day. Firefighters and workers worked their asses off to save as many people as they could. I was watching a documentary on CBS last night called 9/11 and it sent chills down my spine. The documentary was originally about a New York firehouse, but when the attacks occured during the filming, the films focus switched to the firefighters and how they helped endlessly on 9/11. Footage was shown of the firefighters inside the first tower just seconds before it collapsed. They luckily made it out in time. Not all were so lucky. Hundreds of firefighters and police were killed trying to help others. I would like to dedicate this post to all of those who were killed trying to help other people that day and may their spirit live on forever!