Staying on the Page

I am at McDonald's in Columbia Heights trying to get some writing done. I have noticed a brainwashing wave coming my way today. It coincides with the 9/11 Museum opening. It is tremendously anti Shi ite and goes against the ritualism of all parties on that day. I have stayed pretty quiet at home today. I feel like I cannot move at all. I had to just sense what was in my vicinity and reach a level of personal meditation, publically. I have no cute stories to share and in ways I can no longer care. In the end, I walk away and find my own pulse today.