As you might have noticed, I have not been posting much at all lately. I think I am losing brain cells. I ‘ve been feeling incredibly dumb as of late. I can’t even finish the Sunday crossword! I have been reading tons; I finished The Time of Our Singing, Drown, and The Virgin Suicides most recently. I just don’t know what to say about them. I assume most people have read The Virgin Suicides or at least it seems that way to me. The Time of Our Singing would be a hard book to review as there is so much packed into it. I enjoyed it very much though. Anyway, the point I am trying to make, however incoherent, is that I wonder if this is temporary? Does anyone remember the Simpsons where Lisa thinks she has the “Simpson’ gene that will cause her to lose her intelligence? That is pretty much how I am feeling now. Every time I sit down to write something, the words just won’t come. Maybe it is just summer. I will keep trying though. Hopefully one day soon you will find some well-written post on here.