I'll never forget
seeing the armed police guards constantly
posted at my Metro stop, getting swabbed for Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis bacteria)
after setting foot in my local
post office, enduring countless Code Red (i.e., severe) Homeland Security Advisor System warnings to tape my windows
shut, and witnessing the massive hole bored deep into the seemingly impenetrable walls of the Pentagon during my drive to work.
I have been
seeing post after post on social media about animal rescues
shutting down or people leaving rescues, either in search of a different group, to create a new group, or to get away from it completely.