Now There's Something You Don't See Everyday!

We were out innocently getting some lunch at Taco Bell. The kid in line in front of us couldn't have been more than 16 years old. But he was carrying what looked like a baby sling, and a baby inside. "That's strange" I thought. "He's too young to have a kid of his own, and by the looks of it, too cool to carry around a baby brother or sister. So, huh?" I was confused, until a little tiny head popped out of the carrier. It was a baby, a baby KANGAROO! That's right, a baby Kangaroo, in the middle of the city, at Taco Bell, in the rainy cold northwest! So I just had to ask a couple questions . . .

Turns out you can buy Kangaroos at the local pet shop. And they're not that hard to take care of. Just like a dog, you have to give them space to run and play, take them on walks, feed them, and that's basically it. So how much does a Kangaroo cost around here? $2500!!! Yeah, that's a lot of money for a pet that might get sick and die! You can get Kangaroos that grow up to 8 feet tall, but this one should only top out at 5 feet. How'd you like that? A pet that's as big as you are! Wow.

So where did this maybe 16 year old get the money? I don't know, I didn't ask. But I have a feeling it wasn't from his own piggy bank.

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Dentists are Crooks

You heard right. Remember my dentist from a while back? Well she was trying to rip us off. My husband just went in for his cleaning with our new dentist, and he has NO cavities. A couple of his fillings are cracked and need replaced, but other than that . . .

So it makes me wonder . . . Did I really need all the fillings she gave me? I got all of four cavaties she said I had filled. My husband only had two of his supposed eight "cavities" fixed. I am so glad we didn't spend the extra money and get all eight of his fixed.

So the moral of the story. Be careful who you trust your mouth to, they might just be drill happy. Go with your gut, you're most often right. And, if all else fails, get a second opinion.

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How Did We Survive?

There is a discussion over on MMW about breastfeeding. It got me thinking. How did we all turn out so well?

When my mom was raising babys:

You put babys to sleep on their stomachs.
Tuna, as well as any other kind of fish, was fine to eat during pregnancy.
Kids were potty trained right around 2 years old.
Carseats only had a **gasp** three-point harness.
Sitting too close to the TV would ruin your eyesight.

When my grandma was raising babys:

You put babys to sleep on their backs.
You didn't coddle a baby boy, it would make them weak.
Butter was the proper remedy for a burn.
Carseats were optional.
Formula was superior to breastmilk.
There weren't any restrictions on pregnancy diet.

I mean seriously. How did we all turn out so normal? What have you heard from your mother/grandmother that make you question your own existence? Or their ability to successfully care for your kids?

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Dentists and Dollar Signs

It always seems like your teeth hurt more after going to the dentist than before. They poke, they scrape, they "polish," they floss, and it all just hurts. Maybe I have over sensitive gums, maybe I don't floss as much as I should, but you would think that getting a preventitive cleaning wouldn't make your teeth hurt more.

It always makes mine hurt worse. I have one tooth that is sensitive to sweets, and my front two teeth are sensitive to cold. Now the sweet tooth some have told me is an indication of a cavity. But I have yet to have a dentist find one anywhere on that tooth. All of my teeth that are sensitive to anything are hyper-sensitive for the first couple of days after a visit with the dentist. And my gums! Holy Crap they hurt! After being poked, proded and scraped underneath can you really blame them?

And cavities. Can you really believe a dentist when he says you have a cavity? Like for instance, our previous dentist (we've since switched). I opened my mouth for the exam and before she even put a tool in my mouth she says "Oh yep you've got four cavities." I find this very suspicious. How does she see with one glance that I have exactly four cavities? And my husband, she found 8 in his mouth, just right off the bat. How is this possible? How can she see so clearly before she even touches a thing that there is a cavity? Do they glow red in her eyes, or do my teeth just have dollar signs all over them?

Well we'll soon find out if she was a fraud or not. My husband only got two of his "cavities" fixed. The ones on the teeth that were bugging him. So he has an appointment in a couple of weeks with the new doctor, and if he finds the same four then I will just have to eat my words. But until then, I don't trust dentists.

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NBA Tournament Time

It's NBA tournament season again. That means basketball all the time, or at least all the time my husband is home. So on Sunday I asked what turned out to be probably the only NBA question my husband didn't know the answer too. It went something like this.

"Clippers game huh? Where are the Clippers from?"
"LA"
"Oh so LA has two teams, Clippers and the Lakers." (See I'm not totally basketball retarded.)
"Uh-huh"
"So where do the Clippers play?"
"Staples Center"
"But that's where the Lakers play." (Look at my basketball knowledge.)
"Yeah, so?"
"Well the floor says Clippers all over it. How do they change it for the Lakers?"

(Can you tell the game was on? He used the fewest possible words to answer my questions.)

And that last question finally stumped him. So I googled it. Google has all the answers so why wouldn't they know this. Now mind you I am a high powered google-er. I know how to find what I'm looking for. After an hour I came to the conclusion that we had finally stumped google.

But now what? I still really want to know how they change the floors. So I got the brilliantly simple idea to email the Staples center. And Guesss What???!!! They actually wrote me back! And within 24 hours too! I didn't think they would take the time but look, I have proof:

Thank you for contacting STAPLES Center Guest Services.

We have two separate wooden floors that piece together like a puzzle. Depending on the game, the respective floor must be put down each time. To clarify, we do not change portions of the floor (i.e. the key & edges), we change the whole entire floor.

Thank you for your question. We hope you enjoy your next event at the STAPLES Center.

Guest Services

My respect level for the Staples Center just went up about 100 points.

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