We aren\’t all dentists; so why do we read: \”use a dental pick to clean velcro\”?

I certainly don\’t have any such tools lying around; and I had an idea that they\’re expensive. When I looked, I discovered that they\’re actually pretty cheap.

But I don\’t think I\’ll buy any of them anytime soon. A pair of tweezers will probably work just as well for picking lint out of velcro; and I already have a pair of tweezers.

I\’m wary of trying to use dental picks on my own mouth, anyway. I can easily see myself tearing up my gums; and that won\’t be fun. Far worse, I envisage myself prying off a dental crown! They really are expensive; and I\’d rather spare myself such cost. We aren\’t all dentists; I\’m certainly not, and I\’m not going to try to play dentist on my own teeth.

That reminds me: would a dentist be interested bicycle gears? They have enough teeth! I don\’t \”brush\” my bicycles\’ gear teeth and chains, on account of I am lazy. I use a self-cleaning lube, because there isn\’t a toxic-waste drop-off anywhere near home; and I don\’t enjoy having jars full of oily, dirty water sitting around.

Weather Breeder?

I think we\’ve got a weather breeder. Here it is, the eleventh of December; and it\’s 77 degrees! That\’s much too warm for this time of year. I don\’t enjoy being cold; but after all, \’tis the season.

T-storms are possible today; and by tomorrow morning the temperature is apt to fall to the low 50s. We already had a bit of rain; and more could be on the way.

I\’m glad I got my errands done ahead of the potential bad weather. First, a trip to Whole Foods. We aren\’t all dentists; and as I said, nor am I; but I went prowling around the toothpaste, looking for SPF lip balm. The lip balm was by the toothpaste last time I bought it; but it was next to the sunblock this time.

I\’ve found whey protein powder at the salvage store, but that\’s rare; so I got some at Whole Foods. It was on sale, too; so I saved a couple of bucks. Even so, I can\’t shop anywhere but the salvage store without suffering from sticker shock!

After the trip to Whole Foods, I took the road bike to the shop. Fortunately I didn\’t need to leave my \”ride\” there; and now the left brifter works MUCH better!😊

After I got the road bike back home, it was time for yet another trip: I had to pick up a refill at the drug store. On the way there, it began to drizzle, even though the sky wasn\’t completely overcast. In fact, the sun came out! By the time I got back out of the store, the rain had stopped; but I sure was glad to get back home.