I know whereof you speak, too, Kendall. Learning to "step around" that kind of misfortune, even if it means taking another route toward expressing yourself (that book in your word processor, for instance), that's what it's all about. It's called "resourcefulness," at the risk of sounding corny. Great second careers have been born out of that kind of necessity. First, though, I wish you the best in your first, and in your life. And I don't even know you!