Some days we surf for sunshine and find sharks.

The Middle East Media Research Institute (hat tip, Jihad Watch) has posted a threat purportedly found on Islamic websites:

Purported “Al-Qaeda Undercover Soldier, U.S.A”: Last Warning to American People – Two Operations Will Occur; Your Homeland Security Agency Must Surrender; States Far Away From Washington, D.C. Such as Arizona Will Be Hit; We Await Orders From Our Commander Osama Bin Laden; America Will Be Brought to its Knees

MEMRI has the full scope.

I really try not to dwell on the latest terror news; to do so functionally grants them victory. However, there are bits and pieces that tug at my mind — among them, people studying at our universities who may not be carefully screened, as well as converts to terror from among our own people.

The former is a relic from my college days, having encountered way back then someone who came to this country with the intent of taking home (to Palestine) knowledge of nuclear engineering “to fight the infidel.” The latter, I suppose, is the realization that some of those among us are as crazy as the Sept. 11th hijackers, and some of those convert to Islam (often in prison) and actually join the dark side.

I’ll still live each day as I otherwise would, but some days it’s worth the time for an extra hug from the kids, and extra kiss for the hubby, and a myriad of other things I ought to do anyway.