fun times on the hill

early tests on senate powder indicate ricin

nothing like the smell of ricin in the afternoon (before i get any comments about the odorless nature of ricin - i know. but i just saw reference to "apocalypse now" the other day and the phrase stuck my mind. deal). to think how strange an experience it was to have buildings shut down during potential chemical attacks (particularly when we knew the letter sitting on my desk was probably fine, but due to procedural steps, we still had to seal ourselves in) ... fortunately there was never anything quite like this while i was there. yes, certain buildings were closed at times because of scares, but they were never quite this close to being confirmed as an actual chemical delivery.