Even though Deadspin.com was all over the Bill Thornton brain surgery story first, I thought I owed it to all the people who posted their prayers to give an update.

The surgery went well. Really well, according to everyone there. No sooner did the anesthetic wear off then he was up and talking. Normal, lucid talking, too. Not the incoherent babbling you'd expect from someone coming off brain surgery, or say, a "Whiner Line" caller.

So it's all been a nice demonstration of the power of the 'Stoolies thoughts and prayers. If I ever want to start a religion, or a really profitable tax-exempt cult, I know where to start. Bill and his two teenagers check the site daily, and they appreciate the support.

And if you're thinking that my other brothers and I should exploit the situation, maybe get sympathy from our wives about how fragile life is...how on God's Disabled List, we're all listed as "day to day"...that maybe us guys need a trip to Alaska, or more golf outings and poker games, maybe even it's time for our wives to invite another woman into our beds...well we're waaaay ahead of you.