Thursday, January 4, 2024

The Bomb Threat

 The state police outside the building

in the morning gave me

a mild touch of alarm,

but so what? 

Their presence was neutral

and not one of harm.

The email that told us

to "shelter in place"

was so calmly, thoughtfully

written as if to give space

to the possibility of

calamity. It was

necessary, but

not to create panic because

in reality,

such threats are commonplace,

and mostly bullshit.

If they really intended it--

would they even make

a threat? 

Living in interesting times. 

Everything is a 

long risk bet. 


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