Tuesday Tooth Report

Yesterday I had another Orthodontist appointment. I'm told that my back teeth have made remarkable progress so that I only have to wear the back elastics at night! To start helping my teeth have a closer fit when they are in the grind position, they've added new hooks near my eye teeth. Those hooks will hold elastics which I will have to change about 5 times a day over the next 8 weeks until my next appointment.

IEBGreen Challenge: Today's Triumph

September 30/08 — Began collecting pop cans to build a convection solar heating unit. Check my complete list of "Green things done to date" in the right-hand column.

IEBGreen Challenge: Today's Triumph

September 28/08 — Re-used old wine bottles for wine-making. Check my complete list of "Green things done to date" in the right-hand column.

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you."
— Frank Lloyd Wright

Tuesday Tooth Report

The process has definitely sped up! Those back teeth are connecting a lot and I suspect they'll be close to aligned by my next appointment in just a few days. So exciting!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Everyone can identify with a fragrant garden, with the beauty of sunset, with the quiet of nature..."
— Thomas Kinkade

"So why can't we identify with keeping that environment clean and healthy?"
— Me

Tuesday Tooth Report

I'm now at the point where my back teeth (top and bottom rows on the left) have moved so much that they are touching and often crunching on my elastics. I'm going through elastics 50% more than I used to but that's okay with me because it means that full-strength elastics are on my teeth more often! Perhaps that will speed the whole process up.

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity."
— Damien Hirst

Tuesday Tooth Report

I'm so used to the elastics now that I can often eat a meal with them still in! The Orthodontist says that the more I wear them, the quicker they can do their job so I'm keeping them in for as many of the 24 hours a day as possible. The only down-time is when I'm brushing my teeth, switching to new elastics, and eating a meal that I know will break the elastics.

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.
"
— Henry Moore

IEBGreen Challenge: Today's Triumph

September 2/08 — Mowed with the reel mower! Check my complete list of "Green things done to date" in the right-hand column.

Tuesday Tooth Report

I'm getting to like the idea of elastics. They are a pain to take out and put back in every time I eat something so I might actually eat less and lose a couple of pounds! Wishful thinking?

IEBGreen Challenge: Today's Triumph

September 1/08 — As always, I used the dehumidifier water to do the laundry. Check my complete list of "Green things done to date" in the right-hand column.

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

The habit of ignoring Nature is deeply implanted in our times. This attitude reminds me of people who never look you in the eye; I find them disturbing and always have to look away."
— Marc Chagall

Tuesday Tooth Report

Today absolutely nothing lines up. Rice for dinner.

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place; from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web."
— Pablo Picasso

Pedigree dogs plagued by disease

Small skulls, epilepsy and "genetic illness" plague a myriad of pedigrees. The Kennel Club insists they work tirelessly to improve the health of pedigree dogs but how can they help when it's in the inbred genes? One more reason to consider a mixed breed which, in my experience, tend to have excellent health.

--The full article at BBC
--Top 10 ways to help a local Shelter
--Search for a rescued pet near you at Pet Finder
--American SPCA
--SPCA International

Tuesday Tooth Report

Just checking how my back teeth are doing and I can't believe how much they've moved. I think I'm close to half-way there. It's almost exactly a month since I've been wearing elastics; that means that by September 20-ish, my bite at the back will be perfectly aligned. I'll let you know.

IEBGreen Challenge: Today's Triumph

August 16/08 — As always, used my reusable cloth bags (made from recycled pop bottles) for grocery shopping. That's 5 fewer plastic bags in the world. Check my complete list of "Green things done to date" in the right-hand column.

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

All things, and man as well, should be like nature, without measure."
— Jean Arp