Reflections of a Freaking Genius

It's been an interesting summer.  Sometimes life just reaches up and slaps you upside the head, causing you to wake up out of a zombie-like state and look around saying, "Whaaaaat???"  Some of those jaw rocking times force one to look around and re-evaluate life. I remember when my kids started coming into the picture.  The moment you see that wet, red, shriveled up mass of flesh (why some call that cute, I'll never know), the reality that your life is going to change drastically hits you.  You've dreamed and fantasized about what it's going to be like.  You've prepared the little one's room, bought a truckload of diapers, baby wipes, baby powder, baby shampoo, baby lotion, diaper rash stuff (whatever), baby onesies (yes I know what that is), and a plethora of other babyish items to stuff a room in your house with.  Then when you hear that thump on the floor and your baby's first cries (yes, Kyle, your head is that way for a reason), you realize ...

Yes, I know...so it's been a while...a very long while since my last post.  You see, there was this terrible accident, both hands broken, multiple surgeries to repair, fingers rendered unable to masterfully stroke the computer keyboard to submit posts for these last few months.  I'd like to thank the physical therapist who tortured me through countless sessions of rehab, re-teaching me what Miss Trindle couldn't teach me the first time in typing class...so I could resume my passion for barfing out my strange thoughts onto a computer screen. I hope there's still someone left here to read my ramblings...knock, knock, knock..PENNY!! Or...the dog ate my laptop. OK, maybe I'm just a slacker.  I really have no excuse for not bringing illuminating insight to the world via the Freaking Genius.  Life gets crazy, more job responsibilities call for greater attention, and sometimes being a slug when the day is over seems more attractive than getting back onto a computer and...