Sad but true: The last thing I said to Sid (Sidhartha) this morning was "Please don't go anywhere alone". There are angry people who need a scapegoat. I spoke with one this afternoon who was snickering at the American flags on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, an Arab neighborhood. Her implication was that the flags wouldn't protect them.

She was shocked that my neighbors and I didn't agree with her. And was totally confused when I suggested she listen to what other people feel. Even terrorist extremists. Not agree with them but listen. At least try to understand what they believe and why they need to harm us. I am tired. M.