Opus 2014-20: Flosser Thoughts: Shaving Glasses

I knew I needed a shave but I didn’t know how bad it was.

Have you ever seen the stereotype of an old man, shuffling down the street, hair sticking out everywhere:  Head, ears and nose.  If he shaved it seem that he missed a lot of spots.  I had an insight into that this morning in front of the mirror.  He probably can’t see well enough to know what he looks like.

I have a pair of old reading glasses.  I have been using them for the computer but they are beginning to lose the range.  I asked myself where they might be more useful and came up with the bathroom mirror.  It is a little further away than the computer screen and I noticed the other day that I was leaning way forward and using the reading part of my bifocals to shave.  It was getting awkward.  I tried the old glasses and everything came into focus.

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle.

I saw hairs and wrinkles that I had lost contact with.  Instead of needing a shave I could suddenly see that I NEEDED a shave. 

If you are in that demographic, give it a try.  Usually there is no one around to laugh at you.  If you could see better they might not laugh at you so much on the street.  If you can still see, file it away or pass it on.

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Opus 2014-17: A Flosser Thought

What does your mind do while you brush and floss?

I had a random Flosser Thought: How can I save money by reusing the flossers.  Would they make it through the dish washer?  Would they melt?  Would they fall down and get caught in the gears?  Would they emit toxic gasses?

We used to have a word for people who thought this way.  We used to call them cheap, Scottish or Jewish.  Now we call them recyclers.  We used to mock them but now they are politically correct.  Maybe we need a government program to set up recycling centers for flossers.  I am sure that putting them in the trash endangers some living creature.  We could have a redemption charge like we do on aluminum cans.  This would help unemployment.  This would be an elitists dream.  They want to get into your church, now they can get into your mouth.

The three R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) are nothing new.  They were a way of life in frontier America.  Nothing was wasted.  Careful stewardship or resources was necessary to survive, to keep from starving.  Much of the undeveloped world lives that way today.  The current flock of Gaia worshipers would love to have us go back and live at that level.  They want no plastic but refuse to acknowledge that paper and wood require the death of trees.  They are trying to outlaw cheap plastic grocery bags and refuse to admit that the reusable kind are loaded with dirt and disease. They want everything organic but hide the reality that much of the world would starve to death and large populations would be reduced to peasant labor if we went organic. 

The current plethora of disposable items drives me crazy.  We used cloth diapers.  I still use cloth handkerchiefs.  We buy old oak furniture instead of modern press board.  But disposable items tend to generate a higher quality of life and a stronger economy.  They provide more jobs and make conveniences that were only available to the rich within the reach of common people.  We could go back, but do we really want to?

Think about it when you vote for someone who wants to save the earth by limiting your life.  Maybe I need to quit flossing. 

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