Today in Beirut…

Today the sea is calm in Beirut–but that’s about it. The streets are deserted, with most people feeling too nervous to venture out. On my sea stroll this afternoon, I found that those of us who aren’t staying home are noticeably on guard–suspicious of anyone who might walk on by…passing strangers on the Corniche, I felt like I was witnessing and becoming the walking wounded–how can we not help but be affected one way or another from the two big bomb blasts that recently ripped through Beirut? The city today somehow feels like it aches…