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entry: "Mystery Drums"]  02/08/2006 Entry: "Two Nights Worth of
Dreams"  On Monday night, I dreamed I was at my Mom's house. She
was hosting a weight loss club-something that's been done from
time to time within Spruce Head families and churches. It's
kinda like a Weight Watchers group, just not sanctioned by WW.
At this particular "Fat Club" (as my Dad always called it), when
you got weighed in, you held onto a heavy box. The idea was
this: it wasn't about how much you weighed, but how much you
lost. No one knew how much the box weighed, so when you stepped
on the scale, no one knew how much of that weight was you, and
how much was box. So no one had to be embarrassed.  I would have
none of it. "I know I'm overweight," I announced, "and that's
why I'm hear. I don't care if anyone knows how much I weigh." I
stepped up to the scales. "285 pounds," I guessed, like I was
some kind of fair barker. I got on. My actual weight was 346! I
couldn't believe i