“Stand up for one sec- trust me. Ok: put both feet flat on the ground, about 16 in. apart. Now lean to your left and raise your right heel so that the right foot is on a tippy-toe and the left foot is still flat. Keep leaning… Now slowly put your right heel back down and return to your center, feet flat, standing up normally.

That’s exactly what my building did when the bomb exploded; The whole fucking building felt like it was about to tip all the way over, and then it swayed back.

It was 1 wtc, north tower, seven years ago today.”