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Skriven 2008-11-23 13:34:12 av HAP NEWSOM (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
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Gidday Glen!

->  -=> Quoting Hap Newsom to Michael Loo <=-
-> 
->  ->  -> Hope you're feeling better.
->  ->  HN> Much, the inflammation is down
->  ->  HN> and the tooth has settled back
->  ->  HN> into it's socket so it's not as
->  ->  HN> painful
->  -> 
->  -> Glad to hear. One of the deity's and/or evolution's
->  -> engineering booboos is the hypersensitivity of mouths
->  -> to pain. I think that tough alimentary apparatus are
->  -> important to long-term species survival.
->  -> 
->  HN> You'll get no arguement from me!
-> 
-> The original humans only needed a length of life which was sufficient
-> for them to produce and raise their children to an age when they could
-> survive unaided.  That design life was of the order of 40-odd years.
-> It is unfortunate that in our relatively civilised times, humans are
-> living much longer than that, and consequently lots of the bits
-> necessary for survival are wearing out.  In pre-historic times teeth
-> wore out from grinding on sandy vegetables, but until that happened
-> were kept in reasonable condition by eating fibrous foods.  Now,
-> unnaturally soft foods containing sugar destroy teeth and gums, but
-> prosthetic teeth are available to enable the older humans to eat.
->
I'd not claim that it's unfortunate that
we are living past 40 odd years....more 
certainly since I am on the darker side
of that line by half again!! I'd be more
than happy to continue along this way for
at least double that 40!
 
-> Similarly, vision impaired and cataract clouded eyes can be kept
-> functional to a degree with the aid of glasses and plastic lenses,
-> hearing aids can be fitted when the ears begin to fail, arthritic
-> joints get replaced and wasted muscles are assisted by using sticks and
-> electric scooters.
->
And whenever I find myself in
need of those devices, I'll be
happy that they are available!
 
-> As I am one of the extremely common group of mutant humans who lost the
-> protective dark skin gene a few hundred thousand generations ago, and I
-> am still functioning long after the expiry of my design life, the
-> unrestrained exposure to the sun's UV rays during my youth has resulted
-> in the recent development of skin cancers.  Consequently I have been
-> getting bits of my face cut out, and the holes covered up by plastic
-> surgery.  The first cutting was last Monday, and the stitches from that
-> one, and the second cutting will be done tomorrow.  My youngest son has
-> pointed out that the sequence of cutting and closing is resulting in my
-> looking like a victim of Count Zorro, as his signature sign of "Z" will
-> be permanently carved into the side of my face.
-> 
I'll be surprised indeed if I avoid
the same fate, as I spent most of my
youth running around half clothed and
shoeless in the sun...or surfing!
I keep an eye out for those little 
bumps that may turn mean and nasty!
Hopefully you'll be well cared for
and completely cleared of those
little buggers!

-> I can look forward to more of the same in the future.  Life does tend
-> to get a bit tedious, but it is still better than the alternative...
->
Way better!
 
-> I hope your latest dental disaster doesn't result in too much more pain
-> and suffering, and the dentist manages to retrieve his broken drill
-> bit without destroying your tooth.  I need some more teeth, as well...
-> 
-> Enough of my grizzles!  Be happy!
-> 
More than 50% of my pain and anguish
in dental situations is mental anxiety!
The sound of the dentist's drill can
give me nightmares for a week!
chat with you soon!
ha
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