Detox: Day 6

The fog has lifted further.

All day at work I just couldn't believe how clear-headed I was. Except for when my account manager called to tell me she was there with my paycheck (good christ she drains my life-force), I was remarkably full of energy all day. I'm starting to wonder if there's speed in some of the suppliments that I'm taking for the detox.

Weight Loss: 4lbs

Today's Worst Person in the World

With reverence and respect to the great Keith Olbermann, I have been meaning to steal this bit from him since way back during a hike in the Yosemite Valley. There, a motorcyclist decided he wanted to share his Black Sabbath with the rest of us enjoying the serene beauty of Yosemite. But to be fair, you've not experienced Ozzy until you've heard him bounced off of El Capitan a dozen or so times.

My innaugural Worst Person is actually two people.

While riding around White Rock Lake, I will often see people on the banks of the lake fishing. Recently, the the lake was restocked with catfish and some other fish. So, I was disgusted to see on the east side of the lake to fellows, waist deep in the lake, netting fishing.

Really??

You slobs can't just fish like everyone else and be satisfied with a handful of fish. You need all the fish in the lake??

The two asshats net fishing at White Rock - today's Worst.......Person.........In the Woooorlllllld

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Fixed the link.

For the 64 Best Things About Dallas.

Somehow D Magazine was able to come up with 64.

Our War on Illegals

Today I experienced one of the things in our society that, for some reason, frustrates me more than it should. I had to prove I'm a citizen.

For some reason, when I first started working for Beal, the contracting company I work through, did not ask for my "proof of citizenship" materials. Since I had worked for them before, I figured that stuff was already in their records. But, I guess, they realized their mistake today and pestered me about getting that stuff to them via the cutting edge technology of the fax.

Now, I have no quarrel about them needing to do this. It's the law and they have to do it. But here's the thing. What the fuck does this accomplish? Those genius in DC thought it would be a good idea to inconvenience every citizen in the attempt to prevent a relative handful of illegals from working here. And yes, it is an inconvenience. Believe it or not, I don't still have my Social Security card I received in the 7th grade.

But my even larger gripe is why do we as a society seemingly embrace bullshit that looks like we're solving a problem when in fact no problem is being solved. We all happily "show our papers" to secure our employment while our yards are mowed, houses built, food prepared by the vary people we're supposedly keeping from employment. We all happily remove our shoes at the airport to prevent the plane from assploding while nothing can be done to keep containers with dirty bombs out of our ports.

Let's take our country back, people.

Well, not you JT, since you fled to Euroland.

Detox Day 4 & 5

No I haven't quit yet -- and I won't. I just am still struggling with some bloggers block.

When I first heard about this program on The Ticket, I could buy the part where all these guys have lost a lot of weight in just a few weeks. But I couldn't buy the part where you feel better and are more clear headed.

Well, for the first two or three days, I was very foggy-headed. I woke up both days with mild headaches from caffeine withdrawal and I could barely focus at work. However today I woke up and felt great. The fog had lifted and I had a surprisingly large amount of energy for as little carbs I'm eating.

Weight Lost: 4 lbs

Birthday Cake with Dodo as the Rose

This one goes out to Angry Jen.

Detox: Day 3

Today was slightly better.

I've become dependent on two drugs to sleep and wake up -- Tyenol PM and caffiene. On the detox, I can't use either. So yesterday was very foggy with very little sleep and no coffee. Today I was actually productive at work. I even managed enough energy for a trip around the lake.


Weight Lost: 2 lbs

My Last Day at Nortel

Yikes!!!

As an avid cyclist, this is about a scary picture as I can imagine. Read the whole story here.

Detox: Day 2

No weight loss. Clearly this doesn't work. Pass the triple bacon-bacon cheese burger.

The suppliments have definitely kicked in. I was peeing like a racehorse at work today. Which is good since you get paid to pee at work.

You're supposed to drink a lot of water on this program. But I didn't feel like I drank that much more than usual. I drink a lot of water during the day, usually; as well as morning coffee.

No coffee today, though. :(

Detox: Day 1

Today I start George DeJohn's 21 day detox program. I figure by blogging about it, it will force me to have daily updates on my blog. New postings have be few here recently. Thanks largely to work and the Stars, I just haven't had much time. I know -- excuses.

Also, by blogging about it, I'm forced to actually do it. Now, instead of people asking me how Wally's American is coming along, they can ask me about the detoxing.

This will be the second time I've done the complete program. The first, back in the summer of 2006, worked very well for me. So here's hoping it works again.