Ever had something like this happen to you? Yesterday I lost the ability to spell the word "bowl." I was writing away, lost in my focus, feeling the words, when I suddenly needed to write the word for those containers we use to eat cereal and soup.

First I spelled it "bole," which cracked me up. So I backspaced and then wrote "boal." Of course I could tell they were both wrong. I laughed, backspaced again, and was shocked to find that I was fresh out of ideas. I couldn't imagine any other way that a person could spell this word. I tried sounding it out, but I got nothin.

So I sat there staring at "boal" and waiting for the answer to come to me. It didn't. That means there was actually a period of time yesterday where I couldn't spell bowl at all. It was utterly beyond me. I guess I had a brain fart or something. I had to right-click and pull up my spell checker to get it right.

That's weird if you ask me. My confidence is totally blown. I keep staring at "bowl" and it looks like "bowel" to me.

Okay, now that I've actually spelled "bowel," "bowl" is looking better.

I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that I'm on day four of the South Beach diet, phase one? I AM a little light headed. Who knows?

I'll tell you more about the South Beach transition to a new way of eating tomorrow. It isn't a diet! Diets are of the devil. I'm learning new ways to think about food.

And losing the ablitilty to spell.

rlp