Beginning at 3am this morning and continuing until 3am Thursday, the messages are being released synchronized to the time of day they were originally sent. It's a fascinating and oddly gripping glimpse at regular life that morning, and then the unbelievable chaos that ensued.

In the archive, you'll find everything from reminders to bring home groceries after work to to news updates on the attacks to pleas from a loved one to call home with news of their whereabouts. You'll also find what appear to be text ads, and automated communications from computers and servers. The full archive will be available tomorrow, in the meantime here's a sample of the messages posted (with emails and phone numbers removed):

2001-09-11 09:30:54 Skytel [004678448] A ALPHA THE WORLD TRADE CENTER WAS HIT BY TWO PLANES. TURN ON THE T.V. IF CAN. PS... THE FURNITURE ARRIVED AND LOOKS GREAT. IRIS

2001-09-11 09:49:16 Skytel [004694769] A ALPHA Joanna.xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xxx.xx|| All Troopers please be on standby for deployment. Capt. Delaney

2001-09-11 10:55:06 Arch [1146801] A ALPHA I am now calculating how much mo

2001-09-11 10:55:08 Arch [1146801] A ALPHA ney I am going to collect from your life insurance policies because..if you don't call me now!! to tell me you're not dead, I am going to kill you! []

2001-09-11 11:13:17 Arch [1146801] A ALPHA Please call me I am panicking. I am starting to make your funeral arrangements.

The full archive will be available at http://911.wikileaks.org

By David Gura

Continuing a Blog of the Nation tradition... Happy Thanksgiving, folks!

It may sound nuts -- or even holier-than-thou -- but I like to run a 5K on Thanksgiving morning. I know it's no excuse for me to overeat, that 300 calories burned in the morning does NOT equal seconds on pie and cheese, but I feel like it gives me a little wiggle room. In case a crack-of-dawn run isn't your Thanksgiving style, Susan B. Roberts, professor of nutrition and professor of psychiatry at Tufts University, shared some triggers for overeating that you might not be aware of, and some tips to slow your intake. I like this one: Sit next to skinny people at the table.

Surreptitiously controlling your food microenvironment when you do sit down to eat makes a huge difference as to how much goes in your mouth. So as you take your seat, bear in mind that short, skinny neighbors will serve themselves smaller portions and tempt you to eat less than tall, overweight, or athletic ones.

I never thought of that! Roberts' article really is a better read, I think, than most on the holiday weight-gain-ometer. Dig in, and Happy Thanksgiving!

By Gwen Outen

No State Dinner For The Junkie, But...
NPR's Political Junkie Ken Rudin may not have been invited to the president's first star-studded state dinner last night, but he'll be on hand to talk about it and other news in politics, including Governor Mark Sanford's possible impeachment, President Obama's announcement about Afghanistan, and CNN anchor Lou Dobbs' potential run for the senate -- and the presidency.

Much Ado -- Shakespeare, Caribbean Style
Shakespeare's plays have been reinterpreted in countless ways and locations. New York director Timothy Douglas talks about how his Caribbean roots inspired his latest production of Much Ado About Nothing.

Dangerous Trucks, Dangerous Highways
Last year, over 4,000 people died as a result of truck related accidents. Sharing the road with eighteen-wheelers can sometimes be dangerous, but making room for big rigs is necessary. As part of NPR's series on highway safety, we'll look at what's being done to make trucks safer for all of us.

The Art of the Eloquent Comeback
Martha Stewart created a stir last week when she critiqued Rachel Ray. But many say the prize goes to Ray for her savvy and graceful response. Syndicated advice columnist Amy Dickinson talks about "graceful" comebacks, and how to take the high road vs. going straight for the jugular. What's your best comeback?

Today's road safety show -- trucking. It's nerve wracking to share the road with a big ol' semi -- even the car feels different when you're drafting off of an eighteen wheeler. But given that almost all the stuff you know and love -- Oranges! Livestock! Televisions! You name it! -- has to get delivered by truck one way or another, you'd better get used to it. Truckers are trying very hard to protect you, and to protect themselves on the road, but they can't do it alone. So when you're driving alongside a big rig today, give them a wave (they could have been driving for up to 11 hours!), and follow these tips. (For more, click here.) You've heard them before, but take them seriously -- over 4,000 fatalities last year involved trucks.

1) Stay far enough behind the truck that you can see the whole road clearly.
2) You know that sign, "If you can't see my mirrors, I can't see you?" NOT KIDDING. Position yourself so you can make sure the truck driver sees you. Plus, it's friendlier!
3) At night, don't use brights (I know, duh). But they can blind the driver.
4) Stay super far behind if it's raining so you don't get blinded by mud and rain.
5) It takes several football fields' length for a truck to stop. REMEMBER THAT. Cutting in front of a semi is very dangerous.
6) Speaking of speed, Increase your speed to pass a truck on a downhill grade. Trucks travel faster downhill and slower uphill because of their weight.
7) If a truck passes you, let the driver know he has passed you by blinking your headlights, especially at night. The driver will appreciate knowing he is now safe to move back in front of you.
8) Sit down, and give thanks for all the stuff on your Thanksgiving table that got there by truck.

Aside from that general warning to keep your head, there are some categories that you should avoid entirely on Black Friday. Keep this list handy when you're fighting your way through an early-morning stampede:

Included on that list are eBooks, cheap printers and several other gadgets. For those of us who are set on buying something to mark Black Friday, Farhad also offers tips on what is worth buying. The full story is here.

Rita Konig's trying to kill me, I swear. As I sit at my dark, rainy-day desk, fingers cold as I tap the keys, I clicked over to her latest entry on the Inside Out blog for the New York Times, "Sweet Dreams." I never should have done that.

But this week I want to talk about beds, and what makes them: soft, cool sheets; squishy, delicious pillows; and layers to pull up from the end of the bed when it is chilly. Everything about a bed should envelop you and feel crisp and clean and gentle on the skin.

Yum. Suddenly I'm propelled straight back to my own treehouse bed, only not. I'm still left manning my cubicle, craving my pillowtop and poofy down comforter. She prefers a silk-filled duvet, but nevertheless, read on, and sweet dreams.

By Gwen Outen

Jihadists in America
Federal investigators filed charges against eight people in connection with the disappearance of young Somali-Americans who allegedly left the U.S. to fight with a terrorist group in Somalia. Authorities say this is part of the biggest domestic terrorism investigation since the 9-11 attacks. NPR's counterterrorism correspondent Dina Temple-Raston talks with Neal Conan about the investigation, and what has investigators so worried.

Journalism Shield Laws?
From Watergate to Abu Ghraib, anonymous sources have been a critical tool for journalists reporting on corruption and misconduct. A federal law protecting reporters from revealing their sources is now making its way through the Senate Judiciary committee. Toni Locy, a former USA Today reporter once held in contempt for not revealing her sources in connection with her reporting on the 2001 anthrax attacks, talks about the proposed "shield law" and whether or not reporters should get it.

The Road to Safety
Last year, 37,000 people died in cars. Neal Conan will be joined by NPR senior editor Marilyn Geewax, who oversees "On The Road To Safety", NPR's series about highway safety. And listeners reveal what they'd be willing to give up to prevent traffic deaths. Pay more taxes for better highways? Ban cell phone use? Take the keys away? What would you give up to make our roads safer?

Avoid "Queue Rage" This Holiday
This holiday season, what's one thing that's worse than rummaging through a pile of picked over sweaters for just the right size? Waiting in line to actually buy it. MIT professor Dick Larson (a.k.a. Dr. Queue) says that while we may not be able to cut down the wait time, we can cut our frustration. Dr. Queue talks about the psychology of waiting in line and gives some suggestions on how to avoid "queue rage" this holiday season. Tip #1: Lines are shortest just before closing.

by Barrie Hardymon

The amount of people who die in car accidents every year is staggering. Would we ever tolerate 37,000 fatalities in any other way? (And that number, which is actually 37, 261 -- is a historic low, the lowest level since 1961.) All this week, NPR is looking at how safe our roads are, in a variety of stories about cars, drivers, roads, and all the infrastructure that both protects and exposes us. TOTN is doing two shows; today, we'll ask what you'd give up to prevent deaths on the roads. It's easy to say "anything," and mean it, but keep in mind that the climate change agenda is in slight conflict with safety agendas (smaller cars are greener, but if you get in a crash, they aren't as protective as that big ol' SUV). And that you may not want your elderly relative to have to give up his or her keys, but senior drivers can be a real safety problem (so can younger drivers).

Tomorrow, big rig trucks. We can't operate without the goods they bring us, but sharing the roads can be tough -- and dangerous.

It's not exactly the return of Furby, but one of the hottest toys this holiday season is a robotic hamster. Stephanie Rosenbloom of The New York Times introduced us:

Known as Zhu Zhu Pets, the artificial rodents have some advantages over the real thing. They do not stink, chew electric wires, or run around their cages making noise at night. In fact, they do not need cages.

Children are delighted at how they coo and scoot about unpredictably. Parents are delighted not to have to clean up after them. And at $7.99 each, the hamsters are recession-friendly.

And like Furby and Cabbage Patch dolls and Elmo in years past, good luck finding the rodents in stores. They're selling out fast.

By David Gura

A few weeks ago, the inimitable R. Crumb was a guest on our show, talking about his most-recent project, The Book of Genesis Illustrated. (If you didn't get a chance to listen to the segment, you should.) During the show, Chris, a listener from Ohio, asked Crumb about why he decided to illustrate the book:

I'm unclear as to the motivations for coming up with the book because, you know, you make some references at being comic bookish, but then you're, you know, you're talking about - you're not necessarily, you know, a Western religion. ... Did you write it out of like - this is going to sound harsh - mockery of Genesis or what was kind of your motivation?

In his answer, and throughout the interview, Crumb said that he wanted to tell the story with pictures as literally as possible:

There's no mockery in it, there's no attempt to satirize it or to make fun of it or ridicule it at all. I did it as a straight illustration job. And why I did it? The reasons are quite murky, you know? I'm not sure ever why I do anything precisely, you know. It's hard to nail down precisely.

I've been very interested in a long time in ancient stories. I've read a lot of ancient mythological stories of Sumer and Babylon and all that stuff, and then I kind of start comparing the Genesis stories to these other stories from that region. And I just - and the more I got interested, the more I thought, well, this might be interesting just to make a comic out of - without, you know - at first, like I said, I had worked up these kind of satires on Adam and Eve and wasn't satisfied with that. So I saw that this - just illustrate it as its written, you know, do a - refrain from making fun of it, don't put any visual jokes in because that will distract people from the text.

I stumbled across this video earlier today. Ricky Gervais, one of my favorite comedians, gives his take on Genesis. I think it's a pretty good -- and yes, irreverent -- exegesis. If you have a sense of humor, watch it. If you'll be easily offended by a guy poking some fun at a religious text, Barrie's got a great post on girls being girls.

by Barrie Hardymon

Watch the above video and you will no longer think soccer is boring (apologies if you're an evangelist -- I can't get into it). You also may be surprised by the level of aggression shown by the women -- though, if you've seen this head butt, you know things get rough with the men. But the behavior of New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert in that game -- pulling her opponent's ponytail in particular --has caused a bit of a stir, and raises a lot of interesting questions. Do women feel pressure to behave like men on the field? And if they do, is there anything wrong with that? I'll admit that it makes me feel a little psyched to see a woman kick butt, even though she's clearly out of line. It's always bugged me how women's lacrosse is so sanitized in comparison to the men's game. That's not to say that I think there should be more violence in sports, but the double standard bothers me. Mary Jo Kane, the director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport at the University of Minnesota, put it this way in the New York Times,

"I think women being physically aggressive and violent is, in many ways, the last boundary to break," Kane said. "I think you'll see snippets, but I don't think you'll see the same kind of behavior as men. In the broader social context, we don't allow women to engage in that kind of behavior. There would be a pushback."

What do you think? Egregious, or evolutionary?

This morning, one of my colleagues mentioned a statistic she'd heard: That for those of us over 40, every holiday season we pack on three extra pounds that we never lose -- for the rest of our lives. Now, I'm neither a statistician nor a scientist, but whether that particular figure is true or not, it's abundantly clear the potential for packing it on between Thanksgiving and New Year's is huge. It's also clear that for most of us, avoiding that weight gain is probably prudent.

But stress kills too, they say, so if you find yourself obsessing unhealthily about an extra sliver of pie, maybe take a moment to savor Joe Queenan's op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, "Stop Picking on Fat People." He calls out society for believing the worst about the overweight, particularly in light of the current health care debate, and reminds readers "that carrying a few extra pounds does not necessarily make a person any less effective as an employee, a spouse, a parent or a citizen." To wit,

Where would jazz be without the seminal influence of Louis Armstrong, the greatest trumpeter of them all? And how do we know that it was not those few extra pounds that gave him the pep to belt out such crowd-pleasing numbers as "St. James Infirmary" and "Hello, Dolly"?

And to those who press on, reminding Queenan about how the obese unfairly tax the health care system?

But the very same arguments can be applied to workaholics, alcoholics or garden-variety idiots, none of whom violate any specific law by indulging in a lifestyle others deplore.

A slippery slope, he fears, so read on for Queenan's appreciation of overweight greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Honore de Balzac and Catherine the Great.

By Gwen Outen

Rationing Your Health Care
Just days before the Senate took up the controversial health care bill, two different panels of medical experts recommended many younger women be tested less frequently for both breast and cervical cancer. Some conservatives quickly responded that their worst nightmare was coming true -- that the government plans to ration Americans' healthcare. Guests discuss the pros and cons of health care rationing.

Opinion Page
In an op-ed entitled "They Chose Celebrity" for Sunday's New York Times, columnist Ross Douthat says that after the 2008 election, Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin embraced celebrity when they should've taken "their newfound eminence seriously." By doing that, he says, they may have precluded themselves from ever being elected president someday. Douthat explains why the Republican party now needs a politician who prefers "the responsibilities of leadership to the pleasures of celebrity."

Is College Worth It?
Students on the brink of graduating high school are often asked the same question: What colleges have you applied to? Many parents and teachers view college as the expected path to success. But diplomas are getting more and more expensive, and many people succeed without a bachelor's degree. So, does everyone need to go to college? We'll ask a senior policy analyst for the College Board, and a career coach whether they think college is really worth it.

9/11 Commissioner Wants Terrorists In His Backyard
James Thompson, a member of the September 11 commission, explains why he believes that bringing Guantanamo Bay detainees to justice on American soil will help make the country safer and stronger, and bring needed jobs to his home state.

By David Gura

Alas, I was out of the country in 2005, when artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude installed "The Gates" -- all 7,503 of them -- in Central Park, in New York City.

I remember the photographs -- of workers installing them, of Michael Bloomberg unfurling the first piece of saffron-colored fabric. There were critics, of course, who thought that the project would look strange, that it was a waste of money. I thought it looked awesome.

A few minutes ago, I learned that Jeanne-Claude passed away today, after a ruptured brain aneurysm. What a loss.