What is a 'mute zebu'? (or) Why can't my 'about me' be more than twelve hundred characters?

This is what I wrote before I edited it down to 'make weight'....

Welcome,
My name is Tom, and I started this blog to write about my return to God through the Catholic Church and the effect my faith has on my life as a husband and a father.
First, a bit about the name of the blog... the first part, prodigal, is obvious, as it is about my return to the Father, his rejoicing and my rejoicing at the rediscovery of Him. The second part may be a bit more obscure. Dumb Ox, was what St. Thomas Aquinas was called by his fellow students when he studied at seminary. Although I am in no way suggesting that I match his wisdom in any way, we should remember that the word 'dumb' at the time, referred to someone who could not speak. Thus the nickname was given to him not because he was stupid, but because he was quiet, as I tend to be, and kind of 'husky', a term that, although it sends chills up my spine with the memories of my mother taking me to that section of the store to do my school shopping, generally applies to me as well.
And, of course, my name is Thomas, so I figured it would fit.
Most of what you'll find here is my perspective and musings on church teachings as I sort them out for myself, as well as thoughts on current events and other changes in my life and the effect my faith has on them. Some of what I post will be things I've written a while ago, as I have a bit of a backlog, and as I post and edit those, I will surely be filtering in new things as they happen.
With God's grace, my humor will come through so that the writings aren't too dry. And if I'm blessed enough, maybe my journey will help to teach someone, introduce them to a new perspective, or even return to Christ themselves.
Here's hoping and praying!
God bless,
P.D.O.

ps- maybe they're right to limit it, now that I read the whole thing it sounds pretty narcissistic.