Archive for September, 2003
Just for your information…
1. “Bowling For Columbine” really *IS* a very good, important movie that you really should see at least once. And soon.
2. The new A Perfect Circle album “Thirteenth Step” really is a good, important album you really should listen to at least once.
…and soon.
This morning I had 6 (count ‘em… SIX) tooth extractions. This is the first step in a mouth recovery I’ve finally got the balls up to do. For anyone that knows me quite well, they probably will be able to tell you I have had a hygiene issue there for most of my life. For whatever reason, it was never ingrained into me that I have to make it a habit to brush my teeth at least once a day. I would most likely want to do it twice.
For many years I didn’t have any teeth issues. In fact, not one cavity until I was about 12 or 13. But then BLAM! They all started falling apart at the same time. I started going to a dentist about 4 years ago. He was an idiot and I was hired at TV Guide, leaving me without insurance for awhile and I never got back into going to the dentist because the guy was a jackass.
So now, at age 23, I have let my teeth deteriorate so badly, I practically had no molars to speak of. Every tooth needs work. If I were to have a total mouth recovery, meaning putting in implants where needed, evening out my bite line, fixing cavities, etc. etc., I would be looking at about $25,000 worth of work. Yeah. It’s that bad. It’s been my little dark secret for a number of years so I’m just coming out publicly with it now. Why? Because I’m doing something about it. I had my extractions (which feel great, by the way…) and once I am healed I go back to my dentist for major cleanings and cavity removals/fillings. They are temporary fixes. But I will continue to do this bit by bit until I no longer need the services. One way or another… I will get there.
Whew. It feels good to get that out.
Wow. I haven’t even listened to all of the new A Perfect Circle album, “Thirteenth Step”, but already it’s got my seal of approval and a grade of A. Go buy now. No stealing.
If gOD makes it possible to have people from my area up for a billion dollars, why couldn’t I be one of them? I tried…
The list of finalists for Pepsi’s Play For A Billion shows people from:
Clifton Heights,
Pottstown,
Blue Bell, and yes….
even Lansdowne. In fact, there are TWO from Lansdowne.
WTF?!
All praise Blogger who has gotten super rich after merging with Google. They now can afford to have their extra features, like spell-checker for free, instead of having to pay for the Blogger-Pro. Check it out, man: A company gets more money and decides to give back to their customers. Permanently. What a wacky idea!!
Thank you, Blogger. Thank you, Google.
