"I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well."
Robert Benchley
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Better Than I Could Do
Which is the Website that explains root canal treatment - animated-teeth.com
It is a step-by-step explanation of the root canal treatment. If you are at all fearful, I can really recommend it. Among other things, it explains why the oral surgeon treating me, held what looked like a fat tomato pincushion studded with short-ish pins with a bead on the dull end. It's a strange sight … the mind wanders, "Is she sewing something in there and she has to baste it?"
No, it's a bunch of vertical files to get at every tiny nook and cranny in the affected tooth. Painless, let me add. In fact, the whole procedure from opening your mouth to removal of the rubber "dam" that keeps your mouth open is painless.
The only thing I would (and did) complain about is having your head tilted back for two hours. The neck does not like this at all and protests by stiffening up. Once you are out of the chair, your neck pops back to normal in no time at all.
If this is the worst thing that happens ...we're doin' good. That was the only remotely painful thing in the whole procedure. I nodded off to sleep several times. If that isn't pain free, tell me about it!
Thank you Manhattan Dental Care Studio
1101 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, CA
310-870-1101
mdentalcares.com
It is a step-by-step explanation of the root canal treatment. If you are at all fearful, I can really recommend it. Among other things, it explains why the oral surgeon treating me, held what looked like a fat tomato pincushion studded with short-ish pins with a bead on the dull end. It's a strange sight … the mind wanders, "Is she sewing something in there and she has to baste it?"
No, it's a bunch of vertical files to get at every tiny nook and cranny in the affected tooth. Painless, let me add. In fact, the whole procedure from opening your mouth to removal of the rubber "dam" that keeps your mouth open is painless.
The only thing I would (and did) complain about is having your head tilted back for two hours. The neck does not like this at all and protests by stiffening up. Once you are out of the chair, your neck pops back to normal in no time at all.
If this is the worst thing that happens ...we're doin' good. That was the only remotely painful thing in the whole procedure. I nodded off to sleep several times. If that isn't pain free, tell me about it!
Thank you Manhattan Dental Care Studio
1101 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, CA
310-870-1101
mdentalcares.com
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Working...
I do have something I'm working on, working title "Round One - Root Canal vs Terrified Customer" As there are two more rounds to come, I will leave you with this comforting statement. According to the ADA there are 15.1 million done per year with a success rate of 95% +.
Of that number, it is unknown how many patients suffered extreme panic or believed old stories about vicious pain afterwards prior to the procedure. I was one of them, but no longer. I bring tidings of great relief. Trust me.
Of that number, it is unknown how many patients suffered extreme panic or believed old stories about vicious pain afterwards prior to the procedure. I was one of them, but no longer. I bring tidings of great relief. Trust me.
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Pure Foaming Rage (Mine)
Looking at the somewhat blurry first shot of the El Paso Wal-Mart shooter in the store, I finally noticed something that sent me mentally ballistic, Code Red - anything that describes great anger …but after cooling down maybe 2 degrees, I realized that the positive spin on it is that I will probably never have a heart attack if I didn't over this.
That little prick was wearing a shooter ear protection head set. He didn't want to hurt his precious wittle ears while wiping out half of a Wal-Mart, packed with Saturday shoppers.
That little prick was wearing a shooter ear protection head set. He didn't want to hurt his precious wittle ears while wiping out half of a Wal-Mart, packed with Saturday shoppers.
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Happy Birthdays! Anthony Dominick Benedetto,93, and Martha Helen Kostyra Stewart, 78
In short, Tony Bennett and Martha Stewart or as Richie said re Miss Martha, when I told him today's birthdays, "Oh, the jailbird?"
Tony may all three of your wives and four children bring great presents and Marthat let daughter Alexis do the birthday cake this year.
Tony may all three of your wives and four children bring great presents and Marthat let daughter Alexis do the birthday cake this year.
Friday, August 2, 2019
This Worked Out Well - If You Like KimChee
I have had a jar of Kim Chee in the refrigerator for at least a month, maybe more. Other than eating it out of the jar (am perfectly capable of it) I couldn't think of a way to serve it.
Opportunity sought me out and, based on the leftovers population here, I came up with this.
Leftover Old Bay Seasoning cold shrimp. We had 10 of these. Nice big shrimp, too.
1/2 jar of Kim Chee, drained and chopped
1 package Soba Noodles
Discard the soup package and cook noodles in plain water drain, and toss in the shrimp to heat them up from the heat of the noodles and toss in the chopped KimChee. Mix well. Eat.
Richie looked askance at this dish as he is not fond of Asian food whereas I am. He cleaned up his plate and (grudgingly you may be sure) said, "That wasn't so bad."
Word of warning - Kim Chee label instructs the person opening it to do it over the sink. That suggests a certain fermentation found in champagne. Need I say more? Of course I like it.
Opportunity sought me out and, based on the leftovers population here, I came up with this.
Leftover Old Bay Seasoning cold shrimp. We had 10 of these. Nice big shrimp, too.
1/2 jar of Kim Chee, drained and chopped
1 package Soba Noodles
Discard the soup package and cook noodles in plain water drain, and toss in the shrimp to heat them up from the heat of the noodles and toss in the chopped KimChee. Mix well. Eat.
Richie looked askance at this dish as he is not fond of Asian food whereas I am. He cleaned up his plate and (grudgingly you may be sure) said, "That wasn't so bad."
Word of warning - Kim Chee label instructs the person opening it to do it over the sink. That suggests a certain fermentation found in champagne. Need I say more? Of course I like it.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Summer Sun = Fun
I admit, yesterday's "fun" was rather a-typical for us. Richie, "D" and Mouton all went to Orange County for an Angels vs. the Detroit Tigers game. When the Tigers won (9 to 1) Mouton was overjoyed. He's from Detroit. "D" said he did little dance steps all the way back to the car. I find this difficult to believe. He's not a dancing fool under any circumstances. But I wasn't there so what do I know?
They have their annual train trip to San Diego to see the Padres and Whoever, but this additional game was a new one to me. I was happy enough to stay at home. I had bidness of my own, none of which, it must be said, had anything to do with cleaning up this house. I was hunting for the children's book I wrote some time ago (and never did find it.) One thing amazed me. I had blogs going back to 2005! Plus correspondence, articles written for real publications. I looked at the sheer volume of "stuff" and shook my head.
Richie called; he and "D" had dropped Mouton off at his house and were headed for the 405 to pick me up and we'd all go out for a libation and casual dinner.
You can't get more casual than the Hermosa Beach Pier, where resides Hennessy's Tavern. I know it's been there for 38 years because we used to go there when we were courting. We frequented every bar down there, as I recall.
We got a big curving banquet, on the wall closest to the Strand (a wide sidewalk with the beach on the other side) and it now stays light so long, had to pull the blind down. Skaters, bicycles, people walking their dogs - this was our scenery.
First a drink - "D" Corona, bottled $7.50 Richie a Pacifico $7.50 and me a Dirty Gin Martini $10 and the best one I've ever had locally. Or, come to think of it, anywhere else. You could taste the olive and gin together which is the whole point of one of the damned things. And an order of onion rings; well breaded, but crispy at the same time. Unusually, you can halve it with your fork. $7.50
Mains:
"D" Fish'n Chips, cod, served with fries and coleslaw $15.75
Richie "Frisco Burger" with Jack cheese, 1,000 Island Dressing, onion, lettuce tomato on a Parmesan-toasted Sour Dough bun. $13
Me Redheaded Reuben $12 and here's where I deflect from a Dirty Gin Martini to wonder where the hell they'd found the corned beef - it was pink, fairly chunky slices with a dash of sauerkraut - Put more in! - cheese and homemade potato chips.
Food, onion rings, drinks came to $96.25 plus $9.14 "tax" (on what, pray tell?) for a grand total of $105.39 plus a $20 tip. I'd go back for the martini and have a BLT and avocado or something.
They have their annual train trip to San Diego to see the Padres and Whoever, but this additional game was a new one to me. I was happy enough to stay at home. I had bidness of my own, none of which, it must be said, had anything to do with cleaning up this house. I was hunting for the children's book I wrote some time ago (and never did find it.) One thing amazed me. I had blogs going back to 2005! Plus correspondence, articles written for real publications. I looked at the sheer volume of "stuff" and shook my head.
Richie called; he and "D" had dropped Mouton off at his house and were headed for the 405 to pick me up and we'd all go out for a libation and casual dinner.
You can't get more casual than the Hermosa Beach Pier, where resides Hennessy's Tavern. I know it's been there for 38 years because we used to go there when we were courting. We frequented every bar down there, as I recall.
We got a big curving banquet, on the wall closest to the Strand (a wide sidewalk with the beach on the other side) and it now stays light so long, had to pull the blind down. Skaters, bicycles, people walking their dogs - this was our scenery.
First a drink - "D" Corona, bottled $7.50 Richie a Pacifico $7.50 and me a Dirty Gin Martini $10 and the best one I've ever had locally. Or, come to think of it, anywhere else. You could taste the olive and gin together which is the whole point of one of the damned things. And an order of onion rings; well breaded, but crispy at the same time. Unusually, you can halve it with your fork. $7.50
Mains:
"D" Fish'n Chips, cod, served with fries and coleslaw $15.75
Richie "Frisco Burger" with Jack cheese, 1,000 Island Dressing, onion, lettuce tomato on a Parmesan-toasted Sour Dough bun. $13
Me Redheaded Reuben $12 and here's where I deflect from a Dirty Gin Martini to wonder where the hell they'd found the corned beef - it was pink, fairly chunky slices with a dash of sauerkraut - Put more in! - cheese and homemade potato chips.
Food, onion rings, drinks came to $96.25 plus $9.14 "tax" (on what, pray tell?) for a grand total of $105.39 plus a $20 tip. I'd go back for the martini and have a BLT and avocado or something.
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