Wild Cucumber seed pod

I ventured to church yesterday.  My cold symptoms had abated enough to not be noticable. While I did refrain from singing - the measured breathing required might have set me off - I did manage to laugh at the pastor's jokes w/o coughing uncontrollably.

This morning I went in to get my teeth cleaned.  I'd been called a couple of days ahead of time as a reminder.  Since I started using a water pic I don't worry about these sessions.  They go fast w/ the most minimal amount of pain/blood.  The hygienist and I spend most of the time gossiping.  Afterward,the dentist comes over to the hygienist's side of the office to give my teeth a quick check up.   Today, after we were done, the hygienist said I could take a seat in the waiting room until the dentist was ready for me.  Different.  When I went in to an examining room, the dentist's aide snapped a bib around my neck and said the dentist would be in momentarily to fix my chipped tooth. I had totally forgotten all about it. At my previous cleaning they'd found I had a chipped tooth.  It didn't bother me but was visible when I smiled and we'd made an appointment for right after my next cleaning to have it fixed.  Oh!  That's why when the office called to remind me of my appointment, she'd said I'd see the dentist afterward.  I'd just thought she was mentioning it because the dentist is an outdoorsy kind of guy.  Often he's not around to give me a final check after the hygienist is done because he's hunting in Alaska, on an extended bike trip, or off hiking some trail.  Didn't take long to make the repair and, as usual, the dentist had wild stories to tell while he worked: A girl who had chipped all of her front teeth w/ her tongue stud;A guy who was traveling to California to have plates inserted into his head so he could screw on horns (he claimed he couldn't find a doc around here who would do it), A man who had a tongue bifurcation so it would look more snake like.  Have to admit, this dentist has the most interesting 'small-talk'.