Healthy Habits Can Poison You

Speaking of dental health - we were just speaking of it, weren't we? - one habit I have taken on in recent years is using mouthwash after brushing my teeth. The elixir of my choice has several advantages. It's alcohol free, freshens breath, and strengthens enamel, among other wonders. And it tastes good too. Hmmm...minty.

Yet in reading the label delinquently (I've been using the stuff for awhile now) I was slightly taken aback. The key warning on the bottle cautions that, should I accidentally swallow more mouthwash than the amount recommended for twice daily use, I should go immediately to a poison control center for treatment.

It seems to me we're walking a pretty fine line on dental health these days.

Dash it all

As I stood in line at the Dollar General - yes, I mock them but they do have great prices - it dawned on me what I was buying. Not that I didn't know what I had, but that it occurred to me that there was something odd or incongruent about it. You see, I was buying mouthwash - a potty mouth like mine needs it - and snack cakes.

Of course, maybe that's not so out of line. One purchase was to get a hefty dose of sugar, the other to remove the sugar from my teeth, thus avoiding dental problems.

So maybe - just maybe - it wasn't so odd. And maybe - just maybe - I want an excuse to overemploy  dashes this morning.