7:03pm

It's the day of the Patriot Day Bombing. I've been on the news sites since it was five minutes old. What is gnawing at me is that no one at work seems to be that concerned or interested. It's not mentioned or cried or worried over. It's like it didn't happen.

I feel very affected. I feel upset. I feel the pendulum, chugging in its circuitry.

With that in mind, a quick primer on Patriot's Day: It commemorates the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War, the battles of Lexington and Concord, both held on April 19, 1775. The holiday has become best known for the marathon and is in fact also referred to as "Marathon Monday." (Patriot's Day, we should note, should not be confused with Patriot Day, established on September 11 to mark the World Trade Center attacks.)               - slate.com

Correction: My boss just said, "Yeah, get ready. The sleeper cells are being activated."

This laziness rubs me the wrong way. It is unclear at this moment who is responsible for the attack. My prediction is some domestic group.

[Update, 7:49 p.m. ET] Doctors are "pulling ball bearings out of people in the emergency room," suggesting that the bombs were designed to propel shrapnel, a terrorism expert briefed on the investigation told CNN's Deborah Feyerick.    -CNN.com

 People are speculating the bombs are homemade.