The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Superfreak South Carolina defensive end Jedeveon Clowney has been on the receiving end of some pretty heavy-duty criticism from ESPN and sports-writers in general for his play in last night's 27-10 victory over South Carolina in the team's opener. All off-season long, ESPN has been hyping Clowney up as the greatest defensive player college football has ever seen - as if he's going to break every record known to man in video game like fashion. While Clowney was taken out of the game on several occasions last night and appeared fatigued throughout the contest which yielded him minimal results, there's a good reason for that - he has been battling a stomach virus.  I'm sorry to disappoint ESPN and other sports-writers, but even a "freak" like Clowney won't be able to be at his peak on the field while battling a stomach virus, having eaten just a banana and a few grapes all day, and dealing with the hot, muggy Southeast weather. Give the guy a b...

Unfortunately, as seems to so often be the case in my life, I've received another health scare. I was ill between late May of 2009 and the early portion of 2011 with symptoms that ranged from an overly drugged sensation in my head to weak and tingly arms and legs to extreme fatigue to a numb mouth and beyond. When the symptoms were at their most intense, which was most of 2009 and part of 2010, I was unable to drive, work out, get much work done, even walk some days. Well, yesterday morning, some of those symptoms made their presence felt again and while their initial intensity has subsided a bit, the sensations still haven't completely vanished from my system. Oddly enough, in conjunction with the subtle symptoms, I'm rather sore in multiple areas of the body, especially my ankles. The doctors never concluded on what happened to me during those 18+ months, so they decided the cause was a "strange virus." However, in feeling some of these same symptoms all over ag...