Old Dentist Joke

Sitting in the dentist chair waiting for the novacaine to take hold I thought it was a good time to tell my dentist my favorite dentist joke:

What's the difference between a dentist and a sadist? The sadist has better magazines.

My dentist was wearing one of those surgical face mask things when I told it so it's possible he was laughing under there. But it sure didn't seem like it. It's also a lame and very old joke. My dentist is a patient patient man. I wouldn't put up with me, that's for sure.

Tim Toman is his name, if you are looking for a talented dentist. And a patient one.

Not Unity Everywhere

There is no Unity among my jaw, teeth, lips, cheek and tongue today. My superdose of novacaine from the dentist is lingering longer than expected. I will not be broadcasting the 5 or 6pm news tonight. I expect to see you back here for the 11.

My daughter is enjoying it, however. She keeps giving me difficult sentences to say and then laughing at how they sound coming out of my mouth. There's no doubt she's my daughter.

The Bermuda Triangle

Emailing with my brother today he brought up an interesting question: Whatever happened to the Bermuda Triangle? Is it still a thing? Do ships still go missing? When we were kids it felt like there was a Bermuda Triangle TV Movie of the Week every year or so. There was even a board game.

If you can shed any light, email me.

The Barack Obameter

I will admit that my taste in music is much more in line with Obama than McCain. (You can refer to an old post when I interviewed McCain about his taste in music. I can't find that entry, FYI. But I know I wrote it.)


In an upcoming Rolling Stone article, Obama lists the following as favorites on his iPod:
Bob Dylan, Yo-Yo Ma, Sheryl Crow, Jay-Z, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder.
Senator Obama's playlist also includes about 30 songs from Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" along with Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.
The AP quotes from the article:
"Actually, one of my favorites during the political season is 'Maggie's Farm,"' Obama said of one of Dylan's tracks. "It speaks to me as I listen to some of the political rhetoric."

For me, that scores quite high on the Barack Obameter. I've been looking for an opportunity to use that phrase.

I am also reminded of something my now 8-year-old daughter said when she was two. She was riding in the back seat of my Volvo, stuck in traffic south of Boston and blurted out, "Charlie Parker plays alto sax."
And while this was certainly true, how did she know? I hadn't told her. My child rearing plan didn't call for covering Charlie Parker until she was four.

Cool/Not Cool

Letterman's Late Show started a great ongoing bit called "Cool/Not Cool." And save your comments about this being proof I support Obama. It's not. As I've told those of you who accuse me of supporting McCain and those of you who are convinced I'm a die-hard Obamaniac, none of you and no one in my newsroom has any hint of my political direction. I'm directing you to these clips simply because I think they are funny:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=o-fOdbB3ESU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-P20ivRVIRs