Fargo S4E4 is so good...the cast of characters is phenomenal, and the pacing is perfect.

Chris Rock comes into his acting prime!

The internal tension of the Fadda and Thurman families is delightful.

Let me know if you want to discuss the dynamics...

I have been going to Marina Dentistry for many years, and participate in their cleaning plan, which means I get a cleaning every 3 months.

Fascinating, their turnover of cleaning staff seems pretty high, but I have never really followed up with them about that.

I had cracks in a tooth, and that led to the tooth being ground down and a crown fitted on top of it.

Today was my cleaning, and I also decided to tell them how the tooth was still bothering me. I had noticed I wasn't chewing on that side of my mouth, and when I gave some attention to the tooth and the pressure of clenching my jaw, it felt like the tooth was actually flexing in some way, which was uncomfortable.

The lovely dentist (whose name I cannot remember and who I could not find on the website strangely enough) ground down the crown a bit, and I am already feeling better about the whole process.

It was also nice that the bacterial depth of my teeth was not as bad as was logged in the records, so we updated the documents, which actually made it almost seem like life was looking up from the teeth point of view.

And I'm trying the 1o day arestin antibiotic insertions into the pockets around two of my teeth, which also excited me as a long term intervention instead of the once-every-half-a-year style attempts I have had in the past.

For the next two weeks, no flossing between the 1st and 2nd teeth on the upper right side, and no flossing between the 2nd and 3rd teeth on the upper left side.

The dental hygienist also gave me an education about cleaning: suggested Oral-B electric toothbrush, 5 seconds a tooth, with brushing, use of a plastic tongue scraper (since metal might cut easier), and mouthwash in the morning and night, plus flossing at night.

Go teeth!

UPDATE: After a phone call to the dentist, since I couldn't remember whether it was no flossing for 2 weeks or 3 weeks, I was told I could floss tomorrow. This seems so contrary to what I was told before that she will call me later to address, and I will provide a further update.

2nd UPDATE: 10 days, she says. phew

(Vermin Down The House Pest Control)

Swimming in soggy hamburger buns...brings back memories.

Bob's Burgers S11E3 is not one of the more memorable episodes. A little bit of jazz-club kitchen envy, singing the "I Like Bananas" song, and a rusty horse-trough-basement-party-pool really didn't allow for much of a story telling arc.

The only thing it really inspired in me was a continued appreciation of Teddy, and the thought that perhaps I will be Teddy for Halloween this year.

So where's the Halloween party?

(The most fun was actually inspecting the Hulu web page to find the Copa-Bob-bana picture!)

Ordered via Grubhub from K&A Canton Chinese Restaurant (3/5 stars)

We ordered two dinners plus a mushu beef, and a large thai iced tea.

We chose one dinner with steamed rice and hot and sour soup, the other with fried rice and egg flower soup, and both are supposed to come with a wonton and a spring roll.

Sadly, we only had one wonton and one spring roll, instead of two. (Also, the fried rice is just that...fried rice with a little soy sauce, without even a hint of pea, carrot or onion.)

The wonton is just a fried wonton skin, with no filling. The spring roll was crispy, cooked all the way through, and tasty.

We ordered extra pancakes with the mushu beef, and they gave us many (though they just gathered them in a plastic bag rather than wrapping in tin foil so won't store as well)

Sadly, the mushu did not come with plum sauce. However, they charred the beef a little bit, which gave a nice BBQ flavor profile, and with the cabbage made a tasty Chinese burrito. Also, the mushu comes with rice, which is a nice bonus.

The dinners came with a lot of rice, and generous (if simple) vegetables. The egg flower soup was fairly rich, slightly sweet with the corn kernels.

Lastly, the thai iced tea came in a nice plastic cup that has a reusable plug, and the restaurant wrapped the iced tea in a separate cold bag from the other bag carrying all the hot food.

So, the order was a little complex, and they messed it up a bit, though variety is the reason we go to such restaurants in the first place. The quality was expected for the price, but there was some surprising flavor in the various dishes, though the dinners themselves were a bit plain, using much of the typical Chinese thickeners.

Delivery was wonderfully quick, actually faster than estimated, and the delivery person was quite amiable without seeming overworked.

UPDATE: Downgraded to 3/5 stars (from 4/5), as a few hours later I was feeling jittery, and wondering why, and realized that along with the tingling in my lips, that suggested MSG.