I'm fine, we're fine...

This is during work hours, but just a quick note to let you all know
that the assassination of the Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs
last night has had no effect on the students or program other than
saddening us all. Things may change if this turns out to be the
beginning of a new Tamil offensive or something similarly terrible,
but for now everything's more or less normal (though it is a national
day of mourning, the effect of which is the nationwide raising of
white flags). So, don't worry until I tell you to.