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| Oral Hygiene 2010-09-02 06:05:38 ET |
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On a positive note, I am making true effort toward maintaining good oral hygiene. I'd been neglecting things. "Nah, long as I brush my teeth at least once a day, I'm good." I guess I believed that due to youth. Well, the importance of oral hygiene can't be overstated. Some people might be more susceptible to gingivitis or periodontitis than others, but I think, on a long enough timeline, neglecting to floss before bed and first thing in the morning will eventually catch up to anyone.
My gums had been bleeding for about a year, maybe two? I ignored it. Brushed more. It started getting worse recently, so I guess I had to take steps. Only... I don't have any dental insurance, or much money to speak of. So I got some floss and Listerine. Now I brush, floss, brush again, and rinse with Listerine, and I do that in the morning and at night. It seems like my bleeding has gone down already, except for when I floss the hardest-to-reach back teeth. But I think that's these shitty bits-of-floss-in-plastic-holders that I'm using, whatever you call them, making them so hard to floss back there.
Yeah. This is gross. Yeah, I was stupid to wait so long to do this. Now I'm just hoping there's not permanent damage and hoping I can handle this on my own, because I can't afford major correction.
Ever feel like you've massively mis-handled your life in every way, and you just need some help to wake up and do something about it?
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| 2010-08-31 15:38:32 ET |
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"Philly Government Demands Small Bloggers Pay $300 for Business License"
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=19422
This reeks of a couple different problems, to me. One, "you can't do business without a license" sounds like a protection racket in the first place -- oh, but when the MAFIA dos it, it's illegal. You know, governments and mafias are just about the same, but legitimacy I guess comes from whichever comes first and has the most popular support built up; at this point in time I'd say there's HARDLY a difference in corruption levels. Yes, this was stated with an intentional level of melodrama. Two, there are free speech implications. A blog isn't a business even if it generates ad revenue. If you make a little money ONLY to support the platform through which you are exercising your right to free speech, that's not PROFIT.It's money, but not profit.
So fuck.
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| 2010-08-30 20:56:26 ET |
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So I was reading something about stem cell research, and some idiot was posting in the comments about abortion and how stem cell research is murder.
Can you imagine what today a group of people could accomplish establishing a way of life in a new New World, with the knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and industry that we currently have? Imagine if the best just packed up and left for this new place where they could start over, unhindered by all the worst parts of liberal and conservative ideology that hold everything back today.
This is yet another reason we need space exploration.
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| 2010-08-23 11:45:15 ET |
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I think it's getting to be time to fuck off and drive across the country. Maybe I don't even have to do it destructively, by getting fired just to be free. I've got a co-worker again, currently doing part-time, who might be glad for some hours. We've seemingly started to get caught up a bit. If I can get out for a while, maybe I can save my mind.
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