Brendan, I'm sorry people have opted to send you PMs like that. Nothing makes comments like that acceptable. I am very glad that you are safe and that your friends and family are as well. That being said, you shouldn't feel saddened that people are not posting in this thread about the events. I was very shaken by the news, and I have a friend who is going to grad school at Boston University and was near the explosions. Just because the first thing I do does not relate to posting in this thread does not mean I am not thinking about it.

Outside of FGC, outside of this event, outside of this thread, there is so much that is going on in the lives of people. While some people prefer to talk about these things, not everybody who comes to post at FGC wants to come here to discuss tragic events. Nonetheless, I'm sure everybody is thinking about those affected by this terrible tragedy.