Thursday, October 09, 2008

Dental Nightmare

My younger brother calls me today and tells me he had to leave work because his teeth were really hurting him - it turns out he has 11 cavities! 11 cavities! 11 cavities since his last dentist visit last year! I mean was this kid churning sugar all night long with his chompers? Simply outrageous!

Anyway, speaking of upkeep, don't forget people - tomorrow is the last day to register to vote in the election on Nov. 4th. You can register here: www.rockthevote.com. Don't let your voice go unheard and don't let this historic once in lifetime chance to get a minority in the White House, whether it's our first Black president or the first woman VP!

Some new books on the radar (noticed these today in my Nov. issue of O mag)

A Mercyby Toni Morrison
2666: A Novelby Roberto Bolano and Natasha Wimmer

Films I'm dying to see:

<Guerilla
Miracle at St. Anna

Lately, Latina Magazine has been offering amazing recipes on their site. I usually get them in my inbox from the newsletter (but you can find them here: www.latina.com/recipes) and I swear I salivate just reading the titles.

That's it for me tonight, hasta manana.

3 comments:

CrazyLady said...

Literanista, Are you kidding about your bro's teefuseses?

There is a documentary called UK's Worst Teeth. Guaranteed, he won't let toothbrushing or flossing slide again.

Mary K said...

I'm sorry to hear about your brother's teeth. I do IV conscious sedation for our oral surgery clinic and the saddest case I've monitored was edentulation for a National Guardman who was only 35 years old. We took out all 16 teeth he had left---broken off, cavity-laden, and rotted---so he could be fitted for dentures. At 35 years of age. It still makes me upset. He used to drink 2 liter bottles of pop a day. The acids in the soda soften the enamel, making them more susceptible to cavities. In addition, affordable dental insurance is very hard to come by.

Literanista said...

Yes, it's quite insane. I gave him a ton of advice - I suspect that it's the amount of sugar-ladden coffee he drinks. (He's 21, by the way)

 
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