dentist today. just a cleaning and they're nice, but I have found more than expected a time or two. And there's just a reason people don't say "Here's a minor diagnostic, just to cheer you up."Even when I keep it in mind that there's pretty much no "acing it"--I'm not Ralphie with the A++ And the lack of access just makes it all harder, too. (Which I know that I am boring about, but I have seen so many good liberals--mostly not here, but still-- just kind of settle back into "Since you have the ADA...(complacent pause) I have to say it doesn't feel like that. Pretty much ever, actually.

I've had 2 Phews! this week. What is up with that, Wordle?

I hope the dentist visit is boring, erikaj. I always dread the cleaning, but the last couple times it was no biggee. May it be the same for you.

Thanks, Laura. A few summers back with a different dentist got unexpectedly dramatic. Keep thinking I'm over it, but not quite.

Yeah, dramatic amd dentist are not descriptors I want to have in the same scenario. May your cleaning be brief and uneventful.

Used the water-pik beforehand--that helps a bit.

Compadres in dentistry today, erika! I'm off as soon as I exchange indoor pants for outdoor ones, and do sometshing with my hair. I love my dentist tech. She (imaginarily) pats my head and tells me "good girl" about flossing and so on and gives me the toothbrushes I like and the little fishline loops for cleaning under my bridge, and toothpaste I don't use. DH does though, so he gets the toothpaste. I get a scenic drive after, and since it's sunny today, that will be nice.

Our furnace has come on this week, and it's been welcome. It's fall, finally, and I'm glad to see the back of summer. It's usually also the back of fire season. Of course we have the tsunami warning sirens check tomorrow--it's always something. So far no volcano warnings, though. Crossing rain of fire off the list, at least for now.