Reflections of a Freaking Genius

I survived three days of "vacation", and finally decided that I needed to go to a nice tropical beach somewhere.  I booked a flight and a plush hotel on a nice little secluded, "off the beaten path" Caribbean island.  The sand is white and the water is crystal clear and the most beautiful color of blue.  Zac Brown's "Toes" is playing in my head as another Corona is delivered, with an umbrella, of course (those are so cool).  The tropical sun is bearing down, but not so intense as to torch my pasty pale skin.  The sound of the waves is mesmerizing.  I can feel the mortgage business knots in my back melt away with each gust of tropical breeze....until....I woke up...still....in....Oklahoma. I sit here on day four, laptop in it's designated spot...on...um...my lap.  I've been engrossed in deep thought and pondering such things as: why dogs have tails, the cost/benefit of eliminating toe jam, ways to avoid being doused with a bucket of ice-water,...

There has been quite a bit of banter about the recent landslide of videos on Facebook regarding the Ice Bucket Challenge.  Celebrities from all sectors, their kids, friends, and even a President has become involved in partaking in the ice cold deluge.  Hopefully they understand that to which they are to be drawing attention. Some people are critical of it, saying donations should be made rather than hopping on the ice water dumping video bandwagon.  I'm certainly not being critical of the criticism, but I thought I'd give my take on it. I know that many, like President GW are not only taking the plunge, but also writing the checks.  I realize there are also those that are not...but are merely joining in with thousands of others on the latest "thing".  My opinion:  I DON'T CARE!!! What I'm grateful for is this: A much needed, if not much greatly delayed, spotlight is being cast upon ALS.  At least people are being made aware of this wicked spect...