Tonight I was in Cambridge, walking to my acupuncturist for my seasonal qi tune-up, when I saw a large group of protesters further ahead of me on the street corner closest to her office. They were all wearing black and holding identical white signs with red letters. As I neared them, I squinted at the signs: Stop Acupuncture Now, they seemed to say.
Good Lord, they’ll protest anything in Cambridge, won’t they?
Only a few steps later I realized that the signs actually said Stop Afghanistan War, which was a relief, because I didn’t see any escorts who could deliver me through the crowd so that I could receive my needle treatment with minimal harassment.
Stop Afghanistan War, indeed. At this point, you might as well try to stop acupuncture.
