Thankfully Winding Road lives very close to me right now, and she dropped by and checked it out/fixed it. I learned several thingsApparently when I fell, my foot hit the RD and loosened the tension on the cable, which created a situation where the cable fell out of the guide and even did something up in the shifter up front.
All is working now, though will have LBS check out the RD to make certain all is well before I hit the trails on Saturday. Thanks for all of the tips, it is time for me to start learning such things properly.