Icarus's blog: "Augurs, Martyrs, and Agnostics"

Try saying that sardonically after the end of the world thing to the people of Joplin. I don't think they're gonna see the humor in it.

1/3 of that town is g o n e.

And

My best friend lives works and owns a house there.

I haven't been able to contact him but I'm basically seeing a 1/3 chance that his house is gone, and he may be hurt, at least 24 people are dead, reports indicate where he works was destroyed too.

This is NOT a "Zomg my mom has cancer" mumm. I don't want your pity attention or sympathy, and I'm not going to pass the plate around so you can raise money to rebuild the midwest-

I'm just giving you an update, I'll be waiting for information and I may be unavailable to comment or respond for a bit depending on the situation.