SPEECH!

We all need it or the ability to utilize it. Some of us are much better at using this, I'M sure GOD^ given talent, than others. Women are often said to use this ability too much. Well, I'M not sure about that, when you think about things, which usually do the most talking? Men, that's who. And men can definitely gossip more than women can. Now, it reads like I'M gonna start beating up on men, however, I'M not. I just wanted to point something out. What I really wanted to type, was that I know men can talk a great deal about things, things that many people don't find important. I know this because; I'M a man. And I'VE been accused of talking too much. I used to think my wife's uncle C, & R DICK didn't like me. But I'VE come to realize; I just felt this way because he frequently wouldn't talk with me. But only because he didn't talk very much. I guess he's the strong silent type. I'M beginning to find out what that's like to be the strong silent type. I'VE finally been shut up. No hopefully not for good, but almost. When I survived this most recent most catastrophic brain injury, I lost the ability to speak altogether at first; eventually I just lost the ability to pronounce words clearly. Only temporarily though, I soon began to get better at pronouncing words and began to talk a lot again, really annoying a lot of people. I'M sure many of my friends would disagree with that statement. However, only because all my friends, are hopefully, just glad to hear me saying anything. That being said I must admit this having LARYNGITIS, has been kinda nice. Oh, I definitely don't like the head cold part that comes along with it first. However as my wife pointed out to me yesterday, it's been rather nice, and quiet around the house for the past few days. And I'VE come to realize; it's mainly because I'M just not talking much at all. This is not only a relief for my wife and kids; it's also a relief for me. I get sick of not only hearing my own garbled speech, but also the volume with which I find myself speaking. I'VE realized I speak louder in order to get anyone's attention. Plus I speak louder because, I think, when I first started talking somewhat intelligibly I basically spoke in a whisper. Nobody could really hear me. Thus, people were constantly telling me to speak up. So, I cranked up the volume a bit. However my latest bout with LARYNGITIS, has silenced me again or at the least reduced my volume to a throaty kind of whisper. So, if you call our house, expect to have the phone answered by a harsh sounding "hello." However please don't hang up thinking you've gotten a wrong number, it's probably just me!