Dental day

Today I wrote my class plan for the next week of critical thinking. The topic is “Stranded on a Desert Island”. I’ll be asking the kids questions about survival and rescue, both alone, and also as part of a group of strangers. One question will be asking them if a waterproof bag washes up with them with one book and piece of gear in it (other than a radio or anything else that would mean easy rescue), what book and gear would they choose.

While thinking about this, I casually browsed some survival books on the Internet, and I ran across this interesting looking one: The Book: The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization.

When I’d finished, I had to dash up to the dentist, for my regular dental hygiene and check-up appointment. And when I got there, guess what book was on the waiting room table:

The very book I’d been looking at online less than an hour before! So of course I had a good flip through it while waiting for my appointment. It does look very interesting, although not nearly as practical a survival guide as some others. It’s a lot more eclectic and fun than a useful guide.

The hygienist gave me a clean bill of health after cleaning my teeth, but the dentist took x-rays and suggested some work to fix an old filling that is starting to deteriorate, before it causes problems. I need to schedule that work in some time in the next few weeks.

After the appointment I went to my wife’s work and picked up Scully to bring her home for the afternoon. I did some comic writing, and then an online class this evening before relaxing for the night.