I took a little vacation time this last week to catch up on some things around the house and relax. I was watching the coverage of the 9-11 ceremonies on Friday morning. As usual, I was checking Twitter to see what was happening in the world, when I read a Tweet that said something like this:

“Coast Guard confronts boat as Obama visits Pentagon, police scanner reports say shots fired.”

Quickly I headed to the Reuters mobile web site and read the short story posted there. I then headed to CNN’s site and checked the info there. I checked several cable news channels to catch the news about it. Continue reading →