The Truth Revealed

On Saturday, the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners will take the field for the 104^th time of this storied matchup. Since the conference’s inception, this game has carried enormous significance for both teams, as one has won the Big 12’s South Division in 11 of the last 13 years.

But all is not lost, as the RRS loser has won four of those eleven titles. So there’s no added pressure this year?

As Lee Corso is fond of saying, “Not so fast my friend.” The 2009 Red River Rivalry takes on extra importance.

Extra? Is that even possible?

So far, so good!

It’s been a hectic and harrowing week in the world of recovery from brain surgery! I went for my two-year, post-surgery MRI on Tuesday and then had an appointment with my neurologist on Friday to learn the results. As always, the majority is good news, but some things were also tough to hear. I will let you decide for yourself…. 
 

My niche

Financial experts say that the road to wealth is only found by folks that identify a need in an area of talent they possess. On Saturday night, I found my road.

Where? When?

While watching Miss America 2009 – where else?!?

Having a wife that was a former state titleholder and was active in more pageant systems that I knew existed means when televised pageants come on, things stop in my house. Not to worry though, I watched Longhorn basketball in real time, while Miss America was dvr’ed!

We settled in for the pageant with pen and paper in hand. Ready to critique and judge for ourselves the 52 talented women on stage. Little did I know that it would be less than 10 minutes into the telecast when I would identify my calling….

A ’shocking’ update!

A glutton is defined by Merriam-Webster as “one that has a great capacity for enduring something”. The site then continues by using it in the following example, “a glutton for punishment”.

The next entry says, see Matt Cotcher.

Okay, not really. But it could - no it should.

Why? Seeking further insight into the protracted recovery of function in my facial muscles, I went back for more electrotherapy this week!

Can lawn chairs do jumping jacks?

I know, I know…it’s been two months since I’ve posted an update. I could blather on about how busy things have been with my sister’s wedding, the ever-frantic holiday season, and a Texas-sized BCS mess, but I will save those tales for another time. I have not shared any therapy stories for too long, and the last sixty days have been filled with some good ones!

Between a month of ‘Advanced Physical Therapy’, a steady dose of speech therapy, a follow-up MRI and an appointment with my Neurologist, progress was the name of the game during the end of the year.  A closer look at all of the above follows….