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I went to the dentist yesterdayā¦Bertha says itās like pulling teeth to get me thereā¦the woman thinks she is a comedianā¦geezā¦
It is trueā¦I detestā¦going to the dentist. Iāve never liked itā¦wellā¦thatās not trueā¦going to George Francis was pretty cool back in the dayā¦but probably only because we loved him so muchā¦my hometown peeps know who I meanā¦but I digressā¦
Back to yesterdayā¦I donāt like going to the dentistā¦I donāt like sitting with my mouth open for that longā¦it hurts my jawsā¦I donāt like the sounds of the drillsā¦the feel of the water or vacuumā¦and I particularly donāt like the fact that they come after me with a jackhammer, pickax, and chisel on cleaning dayā¦
Today was cleaning dayā¦laying there with my mouth stuffed with four instruments and two handsā¦I was chastised for not taking better care of my teethā¦AKAā¦not flossingā¦
And besides the fact that my mouth was full of the afore mentioned itemsā¦and perhaps a tennis ball thrown in just for fun (I saw that Far Side comic)ā¦there was nothing I could say in my defenseā¦I am an inconsistent flosserā¦thatās just the truth of the matterā¦I do flossā¦but not every dayā¦not like I shouldā¦
Finally, the chipping and chiseling were overā¦Iād made my next torture appointmentā¦and settled into the driverās seatā¦contemplating the possibility of a liquid dinnerā¦when Bertha popped up from the backseatā¦
The point she made was simpleā¦why donāt I floss every dayā¦it would be better for my teeth and gumsā¦there wouldnāt be nearly as much jackhammering on my next appointmentā¦it only takes about a minute to doā¦why do I let things get out of hand before I handle themā¦
Hmmmmā¦I shoved an imaginary tennis ball into my mouth and refused to answerā¦seems like I need some more time in the contemplation chairā¦think Iāll floss while Iām sitting thereā¦
Ohā¦and the inspiration for the titleā¦George Elliotās The Mill on the Flossā¦
Jane
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