A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time be bites off more than he can chew.” – Herb Caen
While I may never know who has perfect teeth, since imperfect is in, I can tell you that this is a perfectly awesome bed of purple pansies that I saw at the St. Louis Botanical Gardens. -- Photo by Pat Bean
Travels With Maggie
Imperfect Teeth: What the Heck?
That was my thought when I caught a news headline this morning announcing that crooked teeth were a growing fad in Japan.
The story went on to note that Japanese women were even paying dentists to give them more pronounced cuspids. I was dumbfounded until I read the explanation. “A crowded mouth implies youth.”
Imperfection is suddenly seen as perfection. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
We humans are a funny race.
But I guess everything has its quirks.
And in my book, these yellow pansies I saw at the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas, are just as perfectly beautiful as can be. -- Photo by Pat Bean
A female blue-footed booby wants a mate with the brightest blue feet – and the male booby shows of his webbed ones by dancing in front of her.
My dog, Maggie, prefers human companions over her own kind. I truly think she believes she’s human.
Female black widow spiders are known to eat their mates after the sex is over.
Some people believe mosquitoes have teeth, 47 to be exact. Well they do, but not teeth as we know them, and perhaps not 47. I wonder if mosquitoes think imperfect teeth are perfect, too.
This wandering/wondering old broad is just glad she still has her own teeth. What do you think?
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I think mosquitoes have 147 teeth, all pointed at me. I think braces, not imperfect teeth, suggest youth. And I think I’d rather lose pounds and wrinkles and leave my teeth as they are.
Since I’m currently sitting in the mosquito capital of Texas, I agree. Good thoughts
Styles and ideas go round the circle don’t they? My teeth aren’t perfect, but they work. I gave up on fashion when I started climbing hills, it wasn’t a good combination.
Mosquitoes and other biting bugs, eat garlic! You may be lonely but you won’t get bitten. 🙂
Or spray on citronella, I buy that in France from the chemist and it also works with flies of many sorts.
I have yet to find something that works 100% with midges. The search goes on.
Merry Christmas Pat, and a Happy New Year. Good health to you and yours for 2012.
Jim.
Florida has its share of mosquitoes too, but the ones we encountered in Milwaukee were the size of small planes. I don’t very often get bitten except if I am wearing perfume or scented lotion. Usually use SSS which I think helps me but I understand that it doesn’t work for a lot of people.
I’ve been reading a book called “Deep Play” by Diane Ackerman who is a wonderful nature writer. One of the sections I was reading today talked about the Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg, TX and wondered if you had stopped by there in your travels.
Fun post, Pat. We are interesting creatures–crooked teeth? I’d fit in!
So would I.