New toothbrush

I started using a new toothbrush yesterday. This makes my teeth just that tiny bit smoother and cleaner than the previous toothbrush. Yes!

This reminded me of the following experience. Recently I went to the dentist, only my appointment with the actual Dentist had been cancelled, and he was away on vacation or whatever have you, and oops! had they neglected to call me and let me know? Indeed, they had. Fortunately, my appointment with the Dental Hygienist was not cancelled, and she was also present, and did proceed to pick at my teeth in that manner most unpleasant for which we go to the Dental Hygienist in the first place. And as I lay there most uncomfortable undergoing this unpleasantness, I thought to myself what a luxury it is to have one's teeth picked at, and polished, by a trained professional, for the benefit of keeping such teeth in one's mouth to a ripe old age. Which is the kind of benefit we should not underappreciate, not being available to so many of our Fellow Humans in circumstances much less fortunate. And so I hereby Appreciate it, and invite you to do the same.