34 Comments
founding

#BloominOnion > #InfinityOnionRing #JustSaying (Sorry for your #TeethTrouble , O Captain! Feel better soon.)

Expand full comment
founding

I'm probably the last person to realize this, but the player can be sped up. I cranked it up to 2x and Jeff sounded... chippy. Definitely not chipper. Now I'm going to go back and go through all the CCCI's and speed them up. Into the rabbit hole I go!

Expand full comment

2x = Over-caffeinated Jeff!

Expand full comment

I can't believe I just tried it and wow, I needed that laugh! Who knew? What fun. Thanks for the clue-in.

Expand full comment

If anyone else tries this, don't forget to change it back before listening to Jeff's song for today. Oops. Chippy singing voice not funny.

Expand full comment

I just got two crowns last week. I feel your pain!

Expand full comment

Seventy one, and never had a crown or root canal. guess I'm lucky. Just finished with Invisalign to get my bottom teeth back behind my top teeth. Teeth move around a lot as you get older. Something to look forward to Captain.

Expand full comment
founding

That's an awesome existential onion ring.

Expand full comment
founding

I have this hope that in my lifetime, someone will invent some nanobot or toothpaste (that actually works) that can revitalize one's teeth, enamel, and gum lines. Root canals suck. Feel better, Jeff! I had an older teacher colleague who eschewed American dentists and went to Cancun to get his root canal and crown work done. Said it cost him 1/4 what it would have cost in the states, plus he got basically a mini-vacation out of it. Maybe that's one way to go...

Expand full comment

They should be able to tell with an x-ray if you are showing any infection around the root. Knowing you want to stay away from pain medication antibiotics can help. As for the duration of the the infinite onion, I am guessing it stays longer on your breath than it does in your mouth.

Expand full comment

The most painful thing about dental work is what they charge. Period. Be glad he didn't do a root canal until he's sure you need it. You have an honest dentist. A lot do them whether you need it or not. A quick way to maximize their profits. You'd be surprised. Or maybe not. You get that capitalism and health care is a very bad idea. Feel better!

Expand full comment

Both being the dentist or the dental patient sucks. I do not

Know how dentists do it! And Jeff it is important to suffer through it and save the teeth or some semblance of teeth😁

Expand full comment

Jeff, you've just given me the nudge I needed to face my dread and get to the dentist. I've been putting it off since the pandemic started. Which means I am nearly 2 years behind schedule for routine mouth torture. Thank you for the encouragement (and don't worry, I floss).

Expand full comment

Sorry, Jeffy. Been there. If it starts throbbing, you know you need a root canal.

Expand full comment

Ouch! Feel better ❤️‍🩹

Expand full comment
founding

Root canals are not that bad. Old TV shows make us think that they are the worst, but that's because there weren't pain drugs available. Good dentistry is really about good pain management. Good luck with that crown business. You'll feel better once it's all in place. If you don't, I can recommend my dentist Dr. Torma. She's great.

Expand full comment
founding

Yikes! Dentists! Our good friend is one. We call him Dr. Pain. I’m hoping most of my issues with dentistry were resolved in childhood. Had twelve teeth pulled by the time I graduated high school. They were too big for my mouth. I’m sure there’s a moral in there somewhere. 😐

Expand full comment
founding

Hopefully your inordinate pain is not an infinite onion ring. Yikes! Feel better soon, captain!💜💜✨💜✨

Expand full comment