OWIEOWIEOWIE!

Folks that know me in meatspace, know that I have a small problem with my teeth. Namely, they're dying...

Partly it's bad genetics: both mom and dad had bad teeth too. Partly it's poor dental hygiene: I never picked up good habits on brushing (and after a certain point, it just hurt too much). And lastly, it's a failure of dentistry: I have gone through so many dentists that just would NOT listen...

After getting jumped in the Navy, the doc in charge of my facial reconstruction told me "no dental work for a year". Had to threaten a Courts Martial to get the ships dentist to back off on that one.

Next dentist I saw, I told him up front: pull the damn things. He ignored that: "oh no... we can fix them!". Which lasted right up to my last visit, where he looked at me and said "you were right".

Of course, by that time I had lost the job where I got my dental bennies from. BIG help, doc!

Since then, I've just sort of plugged along: teeth would start hurting, I'd take some pain killers, pain would go away. Every couple years, a nasty abscess would start up, putting me down for a couple days. Which is what I'm dealing with right now...

But I'm tired of "just dealing with it". So Monday, I go to Aspen Dental, to see if they can fix my grill (read: remove the damn thing and replace it with new parts).

Wish me luck!

BTW: I'm going to ask for the teeth back. If anyone has kids that don't want to brush, email me: at the least, I can send some fairly graphic pictures to help your cause.

Stealing from my brother...

Those of you who have listened to the BACA Nation show know that my brother SOB has a segment he calls the "Nostradumbass Award". So-called because "this is so stupid, there's no way you could've seen it comin'".

I think I'm gonna steal it.

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Today's recipient is 20 year old Lee Deitrick from Stark County, Louisville, Ohio. Click the link: words fail me here...

How ANYONE could think that tattooing a 1 year old was a good idea, blows my mind.

And something tells me the parents might just be waiting with a tattoo gun of their own when he gets out...

Fools below 50*

Got the Kaw fired up today, and went for a little cruise.

Just got back (1847 hrs). 43*, when traveling at 30mph, is freaking COLD!

Just sayin'...

Crappy movies foretell the future, film at 11...

Marko hits the nail on the head with one of my biggest fears about healthcare reform...

I remember watching Demolition Man when it came out, and getting chills. Looks like it was prophetic...

That, and Idiocracy. Both seem to be coming true, and at a remarkable pace...