Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check

The Weather:

Life is slowly returning to normal in the Mid-Atlantic states as residents continue to dig out from an epic blizzard that pounded the region over the weekend with record and near-record snowfalls.
   The D-C area received more than 2 feet, close to the record 28 inches that fell on the capital in 1922. Philadelphia was hammered with 28.5 inches and Baltimore received a record 30 inches. Some areas of West Virginia saw almost 3 feet of snow fall.
   Main roads clear are clear, but side streets are clogged. Airports up and down the corridor are getting back on track but delays continue. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands remain without power and it's a sure bet that most schools will be closed this morning. In fact, officials in the Washington area warned that some might not be able to make it to work until midweek, particularly since more snow is expected tomorrow afternoon.
   Some tried to make the best of it. More than a thousand people gathered for a snowball fight in Washington's Dupont Circle. Some pundits called it the "Snowpocalypse."  Even PRESIDENT OBAMA referred to it as "Snowmageddon" in a speech delivered to Democrats. (Maiman)

What's the Buzz:

If Atkins, Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig aren't working to whittle you down, why not go "paleo" --as in Paleolithic! The "paleo diet," or simply "the caveman lifestyle," follows an eating plan based on what Stone Age cavemen could find in nature 10,000 years ago. That would include fruits, vegetables and meat --anything that can be eaten raw-- but no dairy or grains, following an adapted version of the feeding habits humans followed during the Paleolithic era.
   Since humans in the Paleolithic era were also hunter-gatherers, the diet plan requires a lot of exercise, and all of it in one's natural environment. That means no health clubs or so much as a jump-rope --go climb a tree and do some chin-ups on a low branch while you're at it.
   There are books available detailing the diets and their benefits, including Dr. LOREN CORDAIN's The Paleo Diet and NeanderThin by RAY AUDETTE. (Kaye)

Sucking the life out of the wire services:

Lookout, ladies --there's a cheetah on the prowl! RadarOnline.com reports TIGER WOODS has checked out of rehab and the missus, ELIN NORDEGREN, flew down to Mississippi last Friday for a little reunion. Word is the scratch golfer stayed in a cabin while receiving treatment, attended group and individual counseling and is "determined" to stay married. It's likely he'll have a lot of making up to do --Elin ditched her wedding ring shortly after the sex scandal broke last Thanksgiving weekend. (Lee)
   The timing could've been better, though: Woods reunited with his family the day after porn star JOSLYN JAMES released more than 100 steamy texts he sent her during a multiyear relationship. "Because of what he said to me and the fact that we were together for so long, I believed that he loved me, too," James said --the poor thing. (Maiman)

Health and Medical Briefs:

Before TIGER WOODS, you may never have heard the term "sexual addiction." While it's not an official psychological disorder recognized by the American Psychiatric Association, it is being seen more and more as a legitimate problem.
   According to Ivanhoe Newswire, as many as eight-percent of American adults are addicted to sex. You may be surprised to hear up to a third of sex addicts are women. Women who live with the addiction are typically very highly driven and focused.
   Sex addiction is no different than any other addiction. Just like some people get hooked on drugs or alcohol, sex can become a rush that a person can't live without. And just like a drug or alcohol addiction, a sex addiction can leave a person's life in turmoil. We've all seen it what it's done to Tiger's family. (Page)