Above the cut:

Ahem.  *clears throat*  It seems as though I owe LJ an apology. 

*takes back kick*

It seems it is not their fault that I am not able to post.  It's also not the fault of my Word 2007.   Evidently, when my computer caught an infection a couple weeks ago, it caused a bit of an unseen problem before it was caught and quarantined and erradicated.  Evidently this infection affected an .exe program that plays a large role in how stuff transfers on my computer.  My brother can give you a long technical explanation but it's Greek to me.  All I understand is that for right now ... files on my computer do not copy easily (yeah!  like trying to get a puppy to wear clown shoes) over to the internet.  Right now I can't even upload stuff to my photobucket, let alone to LJ or BFZ or anywhere else.  And don't get me started on how it has affected the application on Facebook (no it's not a part of that virus Gaby warned us of - thank goodness!) that has my Twinkles in an uproar.  Oy!

My brother is working on the problem and feels confident that he can help me fix it without having to pay out my roadtrip savings for a house call or being disconnected from my intravenous internet addiction by taking the computer into the geek squad for repairs.  However, since he's in Austin working evenings and I'm in Broken Arrow working days ... it's a bit tricky.

So ... I'm trying to figure out how I can do this ... but in the meantime, anything I post has to be typed out completely - no copy/paste ... and ... well ... perhaps these rambles aren't as long as some that I've posted, but they are aren't short little essays either.  

*sigh*

So, please bear with me ... and ... in the meantime ... I have a debt to pay our dear Professor.

I'm going to tuck it under the cut.
( This is the cut ... click to read my debt payment. )