Illness.  The bane of everyone's existence during the month of February – sometimes longer.  Not only does it keep you from doing anything, it keps you from Effing The Dog as well.  Some of you new followers of the EffTD system may say both are the smae, but that's simply not true.  When you are forced to do do nothing, that is not Effing The Dog – and illness does just that.  Remember, when someone is Effing The Dog, they create an illusion of having little to no power, or the wish to have that at the very least.  When your body shuts down on you, you pretty much are powerless.  Effing The Dog becomes an afterthought, a mere dream well beyond your grasp.  And that truly sucks.