Assault on freedom of speech gets me riled out of my silence

I had to post this link....

Y'all (or should I say yinz?) should know that apparently, the Bill of Rights doesn't apply in airport security zones. Go ahead. Click over and read it. I think witty criticism is unnecessary. I simply say: WTF?!

And as long as I've be roused to blog...

We made a bid on a house a week or so ago and got outbid. So we're having another go-round tomorrow. If all goes well, we'll make another bid on Monday. Once we have a closing date, we can start making firm moving plans. It'll be wonderful when the whole family (me, JE and the kitties) can be living together again.

I've actually started to do something about my weight. I've been Fast Tracking for about a week and today is my juice fast day (don't let the book title fool you--it's a 10-day plan). Radically cutting all the crap out of my diet--well, I wouldn't call it fun--but it probably was necessary.

Despite the fact that I've gone caffeine-free, my energy is pretty good. I'm sleeping more, still less than 8 hours, but closer. Mostly I notice that I just have to be more honest with myself about when I need rest.

I really miss chocolate. A couple of times, I've thought that I ought to go to a health food store for sugar-free carob snacks, but I haven't gotten around to it.

During my fast "prequel," I felt like a was force-feeding myself vegetables. I actually got sick of eating. It's funny. I'm usually ravenous in the evening, but, in the past week, my evening thought was, "God! I have to each what, now? Aren't I done yet?"

If I had more time to cook, I might be able to make it more enjoyable. But I'm just trying to stick to the diet. Ridiculous organization was the only way to keep me on track, so twice a week, I organized crucifers and leafy greens in plastic containers, supplements in baggies, checklist on the Treo. Crazy. Organized.

I had a couple days of achy detox symptoms. Hot baths and saunas did wonders. Overall, it's been a good experience, so I think I'm going to jump right into another cycle. Then I'm going to have some Ben and Jerry's Half Baked.

BTW, I haven't been entirely silent lately, I blogged twice on the UGA blog.