My daughter Julienne had a fever Saturday, so I said I would drive down to North Carolina with her on Sunday as she returned to classes at Duke Law and then I would fly home....

The short version is ......

A car in the far left lane hit some debris... okay it looked like a boxed refrigerator had fallen off a truck(luckily it later proved empty) and spun out into our lane on Rt 95 in Spotsylvania, VA   ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT! Despite T-boning his car at 65 miles an hour(minus 5 seconds of braking) the air bags deployed, no one hit us from behind, the cars limped off the road, and we all got out of the cars on our own. The ER nurse mumbled something about angels...

My blood pressure was a "tad" high after the accident and I hit my knee .... further exam and EKG cleared my heart, but showed a broken(not displaced) rib and a spot on my spleen that earned me a night of observation in the trauma unit of Mary Washington Hospital (benign cyst is most probable cause) Julienne has a concussion and we are both a bit sore.


Now I have to say as we initially went to the stand alone ER in "Somewhere" where I got showered in Cat Scan contrast fluid not once but twice due to IV-lines that were not properly applied, as I shivered in the Cat scan machine that broke down twice it was reassuring to know there were thoughts and good wishes waiting from around the world.

I've already apologized to my boss (Episcopal Priest) that due to my extreme pull of Jesus Mojo on Sunday Night Notre Dame did not do so well in the BCS bowl.... Sometimes the stars align in ways that are amazing.

Julienne after 48 + hours is still having concussion symptoms and has been put on "cognitive blackout". This means no reading, TV, computer,texting until Monday.

I'm with her in Durham as chauffeur of rental car and general "keep spirits high buddy".


So I could use some amusement for the next few days and some good ideas so my dear daughter and I find things to do that don't involve cognitive activity..... And for those of you that haven't met her, no she wont sing.