tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post454615593882900237..comments2024-03-28T05:22:09.542-07:00Comments on Record of a Baffled Spirit: I had just walked past two aliens and survived. Mike Keytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-38160496105184089952018-08-26T04:13:57.682-07:002018-08-26T04:13:57.682-07:00Tia, this reminds me of Elizabethan toothpaste - ...Tia, this reminds me of Elizabethan toothpaste - crudely put, brick dust and honey. The one an abrasive the other to sweeten the breath. (I'm thinking honeyed breath would be nicer than mint) But of course, like today's aggressive whiteners they destroyed the protective enamel, and white teeth became black :)Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-71899858541229528112018-08-25T12:44:18.798-07:002018-08-25T12:44:18.798-07:00Your comment about the American glowing white teet...Your comment about the American glowing white teeth made me smile. My dentist calls them "toilet bowl teeth" because people bleach them until they are as white as a (presumably clean) toilet bowl.<br /><br />It's gotten so ridiculous that it's hard to find non-whitening toothpaste. Some of the whitening is so aggressive that the skin around your mouth becomes thick with the callouses of repeated mild acid burns.Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587124932730392476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-53625360213202468712018-08-25T06:49:59.712-07:002018-08-25T06:49:59.712-07:00.'I hope they had a happy life and they finall....'I hope they had a happy life and they finally had a chance to eat real food.'--> like battery chickens given a good home.<br /><br />FYI I've walked along Ritzy Lake Shore Drive but no one took a picture of meMike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-12518101105952130672018-08-24T13:57:20.396-07:002018-08-24T13:57:20.396-07:00They sound like (Hollywood) Californians which I t...They sound like (Hollywood) Californians which I think qualifies as alien.<br /><br />I once came upon a photo shoot in Chicago on ritzy Lake Shore Drive. There were these high dollar fashion models on a grungy flatbed truck, posing and pouting. They were incredibly tall and skinny. Their faces were so perfect I thought they were mannequins at first.<br /><br />I stared for a moment and wondered how shallow our society had become, but then I figured I was working in a windowless office and they were making more money than the President so who was really winning here. <br /><br />This was 45 years ago. I hope they had a happy life and they finally had a chance to eat real food.<br /><br />Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com