Part of the preparation my surgeon requires pre-operation is a clear liquid diet the day before surgery.

My brother-in-law Brian is here this weekend because I hired him to put in laminate flooring.  The timing could be better, but the factory where he works is going to be closed the next two weeks, so Michelle and I decided to take advantage of her brother’s unwanted availability and at the same time help him out at a time when money is kind of tight.  He’s an absolute artist when it comes to handywork, so the floor is going to look fantastic.

Brian is a Mountain Dew fanatic, so while I was making a hardware store run this morning, I decided to stop by the grocery store and pick up some Mountain Dew for him.  If Dante had added another circle to hell, I’m pretty sure it would have consisted of being in a grocery store while on a clear liquid diet.    Being there in the grocery store was absolutely torturous.  I was mildly hungry when I went in.  Within a few minutes, I was famished.  I stocked up on South Beach Diet “Tide Me Over” drink mix, basically Crystal Light with extra protein to help you feel full.  And I bought a lot of sugar free Jello.  Also some pudding and protein shakes for Thursday, when I transition off my clear liquid diet to my “full” liquid diet.

I hope that Mountain Dew is the best Mountain Dew Brian has ever had.