Thanks, I picked out a nice outfit so I don't look like a bum with no future, but I'm poor so it's definitely not expensive or expensive looking. I did read on another board that using the phone is a no-no for entertainment, so I've got a book handy. Got cash, got my check book, got my credit card and all my documents for proof that I did my duty.

God, and it was all so easy to take care of, I want to punch myself for letting it get to this point.

I'm finally having a chance to watch the news and catch up and it's just horrifying me. Just...I can't contemplate. It's just so awful. What is wrong with this world??

My yard didn't get did today, alas. Suspect it was the rain. Meetings were long.

Is this true Boston people (or those who visited?):

By the way, I love Boston. Only city where you can go into a Dunkin' Donuts there is another Dunkin' Donuts inside

That sounds about right.

heh, yes it does.

That seems odd, I have to say.

My recent visitors from Boston were delighted by the number of "Dunks" in Chicago.

I didn't see the news until I was heading home. Who the hell bombs a marathon? Jeez.

Just FYI, Slate has some pictures from today's events. Most are the same that have been elsewhere, however, the last image is more graphic and I found it just too much. So be warned.

In unrelated news lately Dear Prudence has been getting a lot of letters that seem like they'd do better on Savage Love.

We just realized that one of Tim's cousins ran the marathon today. We have not heard otherwise, so we're assuming he's fine. We looked up his finish time, which was WELL before the explosions. (Seriously, he's 41 years old and finished the marathon in 2:31. DAMN, BILL. He averaged right around a 6-minute mile for 26 fucking miles. SERIOUSLY DAMN, BILL.)

So he would have been done and gone by the time of the explosion, and, like I said, since we haven't heard otherwise, we're going to assume he's fine.