redness and stuff

some recent linguistic musings

colanders are holy
vacuums suck
fans blow
jaws bite

who is willing to die to promote "pro-life?" (!)
'fuck you' doesn't seem that offensive when you think about it-
because it seems to refer to masturbation.

red words
sacred redemption, reduce hatred
incredibly redolent ingredients
predator credibility
Fred and Jared bred unpredictably
redo, tired

some bibles have words of christ in red...

dental hygiene

I went to the dentist today
(it's been over a year since my last visit)

I got a few tips I thought I'd share!:

1.use an electric toothbrush (she recommended I get it from Costco)
(because I'm a poor brusher, and I haven't flossed, either)
2. floss (in the c-shape, around each tooth)
3. use a rinse before going to sleep
4. carry a regular toothbrush with you, so that after every meal, and especially "sticky" foods (e.g. meat, cheese, pasta, bread), you clear out the bacteria.
5. and/or- swish out your mouth with water after every snack
6.replace toothbrushes every 6 months, at the least.
7.toothpicks are good, too.

I plan on doing a wikipedia research to learn what
gingivitis and periodontal disease (are / how they differ)
most of my teeth were "3-2-3", but some were worse (4s and 5s)

I bought a rinse on my trip home.
the electric toothbrushes at walgreens seem pricey, with one model for like $180...
the cheaper ones were 30 or 40, I think.

gratitude

22 things

alive! health, comfort, basic needs, friends, family, america, the bay area, good weather, libraries, wifi, my computer, food, restaurants, music, kaiser, dogs, nature, good will, peace, love, happiness/joy.

that about covers it (of course, there's more)

peace, love, & happiness
comfort & joy
faith, hope, and love
sex, drugs, and rock&roll
wine, women, and song
joy, bliss, happiness
fun, frolic, frivolity, and merriment
tv, radio, computer, phone
knowledge, wisdom, understanding
truth, enlightenment, omniscience
peace & prosperity
etc. etc.

days alive

I found this cool calculator online

LINK

these are the results, for me:

today is my day 15,626!

Your 1,000th day was May 29, 1974!
Your 2,000th day was February 22, 1977!
Your 3,000th day was November 19, 1979!
Your 4,000th day was August 15, 1982!
Your 5,000th day was May 11, 1985!
Your 10,000th day was January 18, 1999!
Your 15,000th day was September 26, 2012!
Your 20,000th day will be June 5, 2026!
Your 25,000th day will be February 12, 2040!
Your 30,000th day will be October 21, 2053!
Your 35,000th day will be June 30, 2067!
...and after that we're getting pretty damned optimistic.

also
i was born on a Friday.
9-3 was the 246th day of the year, 1971

Good times

Feeling Good dance, romance, good food, conversation, exercise, endorphins, sleep when tired; awake rested, sunbathing, swimming, music, no symptoms, healthy, massage, laughing, making others laugh, fan (when hot), and a cool shower, reading a good book, making shots, goals (e.g. basketball, ultimate frisbee), getting money, gifts, learning stuff, also yoga, blog visitors! and blog comments!, reaching goals, objectives (weight, appearance, to do lists, etc) LINK TO HAPPY MOVIES

etymology of heaven

from the word ACID?! From Latin acidus (sour), from acere (to be sour). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ak- (sharp), which is also the source of acrid, vinegar, acute, edge, hammer, heaven, eager, oxygen, and mediocre. heaven, from dictionary.com: Origin: before 900; Middle English heven, Old English heofon; cognate with Middle Low German heven; akin to Old Norse himinn, Gothic himins, German Himmel