Iowa Floods 2008

A lot of people have kindly asked if my friends and family in Iowa are OK after the devastating floods that have taken place there this month. Though the answer is thankfully yes, my birthplace is a disaster, and it will likely take billions of dollars and many years to recover... and now was not a particularly good time for this to happen with the economic woes of the U.S. 

This is what the scene looked like in Iowa City (where I was born and went to university) and in Cedar Rapids, where I worked for a short while. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Iowa.