Silent Night - on the 4th of July

My voice is completely gone. . .it's been kinda funny all day - I didn't realize how much I talk! Ellen is here in good ole' BS with me. We went to the festival last night & it was pretty cool. Today I showed her the sights of Big Spring, and for the first time in my entire life of living in Big Spring - I actually saw the "big spring." If you want to hear something funny - give me a call & listen close - 'cause I can only wisper.

WEDNESDAY UPDATE - Ellen & I came back to Lubbock this morning - I had to get back to buy books & such & she had to get back to Amarillo to pick up Lina from the airport. . .she wanted to stop & eat at Freebirds...it was interesting seeing as how I still can't talk. My Freebirds girl & I came up with a system of ordering - she'd say "do you want beans?" and I shake my head yes - then she'd say "black or refried" - and I'd hold up one finger signifying that I wanted the first one she said - that worked fine until I wanted multiple things on the veggie table. Mouthing words worked fine for "lettuce" and such - but words like "cilantro" don't translate as well. We made it through alright. But then the resturant was so loud that even Ellen couldn't hear me - so I whipped out my new Dell axium PDA & resorted to writting her notes.