For the last two days I have been on a liquid diet.  It’s really no fun.  I can have any clear beverage of my choosing, broth, jello, popsicles, hard candy and that’s about it.   I am enduring this diet because I found out today I have a partial bowel obstruction.  That’s really no fun.  In fact, it’s down right miserable.  So for now I am on a liquid diet until well who knows when.  I have basically one day to let my body do the work or it’s off to the hospital for a stay.  My body has until Thursday to do its thing.  I am not feeling very confident.  The last time I was on a liquid diet I was preparing for the dreaded colonoscopy.  But then I couldn’t eat red strawberry jello or anything that was red. This time I can.  So I guess there is an upside, but not really.  I also find myself watching an insane amount of Food Network.  Everything looks so good.  Even things that I might not even want to try look and probably smell delicious.  Yesterday after getting labs and x-rays, we had to run to Costco.  It was around lunch time so Bill got a quick bite to eat.  Being the sweet guy he is, he asked me if it was okay. Of course, I can’t deny him the luxury of eating solid food.  He only got a hot dog and he put sauerkraut on that hot dog and I don’t like sauerkraut, but it looked so good.  I could have downed that hot dog faster than the guy who won the hot dog eating contest at Coney Island.  Being on a liquid diet this time around is really testing my well power.  I am already thinking about my “first” meal after this is all over.  I don’t know what I want because at this point I want everything.  Maybe Food Network will give me some inspiration or just make me drool.  Guess I better go find out.