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Now THAT is a smile to brighten the world around it.

by Greg on March 4, 2005 01:23 AM

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Oh come on!

NO ONE has a smile THAT great. Did you steal this from a dentist site?

Holy Moly!

by David on March 4, 2005 01:57 AM

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Thanks, greg :D

David- it's my very own :D

R always teases that "wouldn't be standing here if she didn't have those teeth."

by Rae on March 4, 2005 02:00 AM

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Aw, come on guys! Surely you know Rae has a full set of falsies (teeth, that is).

by Special K on March 4, 2005 04:58 AM

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Hi Rae!

Congrats on a successful dental visit; you should get some teeth modeling jobs:)! I know what you mean about the skin and tongue being attached-I just had the honor of making several dental visits thanks to a cracked tooth. No fun!

Thanks for the visit to my site! In answer to your question-no, it wasn`t the Jacks Fork we fished (although I have fished that river-it`s great!) It was the North Fork White river, just below the Dam for Norfork lake. That whole area is amazingly beautiful; no wonder you miss it!

by Tim Birdnow on March 4, 2005 06:05 AM

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Wow, Rae - talk about pearly whites! Now fess up - have you had your teeth whitened, or are you blessed with such naturally white chompers?

I've gotta find a new dentist.

by Alisha on March 4, 2005 08:50 AM

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Yeah, well, Special K- hon, if mine are false, so are yours! :D Dr. C owes us some serious refunds for all the free advertising we give....I know you don't want your mug on the web, but how about if I scan our picture and then crop just the teeth to prove it to the people?

Tim- thanks. Hmmm, my R knows the waters of MO like the back of his own hand. It isn't familiar to me, but I am sure he knows it.

Alisha- yes I did have them bleached about three years ago. Amazingly through all the Starbuck's and Diet Cokes/Diet Dr. Peppers, they remain pretty darn white. I think having the Oral B. electric helps, though.

by Rae on March 4, 2005 11:20 AM

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P.S. For the gals: the lipcolor is Clinique Glosswear for Lips in Tenderheart. One of my verra favorites. So very natural :D

by Rae on March 4, 2005 12:56 PM

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Rae, thanks for the tip on the gloss - verrrry pretty! I also use the Oral B electric, and I love it! My orthodontist recommended it to me when I got braces (for the second time) about 5 years ago. It not only keeps my teeth cavity free and very clean and smooth, but it apparently makes up for my less-than-regular flossing - the dental hygenist always comments on what a good job I do flossing. (I, unlike Rich, am not always honest!)

by Alisha on March 5, 2005 03:53 PM

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I have braces on my bottom teeth right now, Alisha.

The first night we are sitting at dinner and I am trying to eat without being disgusting, but suddenly and loudly proclaim the difficulty of eating politely with braces on. E, throws up her hands in mock praise and says "YES! Thank you, God." You see, she has braces and I have, uhhh, pushed her to be aware of her eating habits.

When I first got my braces on, the first night, R made a surprised comment about my breath being atrocious. He was surprised because he has always claimed that I never have bad breath. He may as well have told me he thought my backside a bit wider. So, I asked my orthodontist about it, and he recommended Listerine. I hate the stuff, and will dispose of it as soon as the metal is out (should be about May), it is effective.

Shhhh, just take whatever compliment comes your way, Alisha. :D

by Rae on March 5, 2005 04:10 PM

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It is true that one of the first things I noticed about Rae was her teeth. It was not until later that I noticed her other qualities. We have a picture of Rae and Special K at our house and those two chicks have the nicest teeth of any two people I have seen together. Just so you know K's are that way by the grace of God. Rae's are that way thanks to orthodontia. She used to have crooked teeth and a huge gap. Trying to keep you humble among the praise my dear.

by R on March 5, 2005 09:28 PM

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It's ture- a gap big enough to push a nickel through :D

I am on my second orthodontia repair of my bottom teeth- they got worse than they were the first time I did it.

Anyway, thanks for keeping me humble, love :D

by Rae on March 6, 2005 09:01 AM

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Shows how clueless I am. I had never heard of LGF until you posted this Rae. But thanks; I've been enjoying the perusal. Common sense is so refreshing. And I especially liked the fact that it was the Stillwell piece you appeared commented in. Here in the Bay Area of Kalifornia, such candor and sensibility is too rare.

by Greg on March 1, 2005 07:12 AM

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Talk about clueless. I don't even know how to look at referrals. How do you do that? Do you have to have a site meter, cuz I don't.

by Rightwingsparkle on March 1, 2005 08:36 AM

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Greg- I read LGF frequently but have given up hope of ever getting a link.

RWS- don't have a sitemeter? Honnnneeeeey! Go to www.sitemeter.com, sign-up and paste the code into your template- then watch the numbers soar :D

by Rae on March 1, 2005 09:27 AM

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I thought I got some good linkage from a rise in the sitemeter count...

but alas, it is because I posted about Jen dumping Jerry...

The spiders work well though.

by Jon on March 1, 2005 10:15 AM

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Rae, that scratch 'n sniff thing isn't working. ;)

by Joe on January 5, 2005 02:45 PM

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How hard did you scratch?

Good one, btw.

by Rae on January 5, 2005 10:59 PM

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A flower was offered to me,
Such a flower as May never bore;
But I said "I've a pretty rose tree,"
And I passed the sweet flower o'er.

Then I went to my pretty rose tree,
To tend her by day and by night;
But my rose turned away with jealousy,
And her thorns were my only delight.

(William Blake)

by Eduardo on January 6, 2005 01:47 PM

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Thanks for sharing those lovely words.

by Rae on January 8, 2005 02:02 PM

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I am wondering where Joe scratched! (hee hee)

by Kelli with an I on January 9, 2005 06:32 AM

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:::laughing::: Good one, K w/I.

Ummm, yeah, Joe, just what did you scratch?

by Rae on January 9, 2005 10:17 AM

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I scratched on the roses, like you're supposed to, silly. I already knew the other flower (on the masthead) thingy is broken. Sheesh, I'm not that dumb. :D

by Joe on January 11, 2005 07:15 AM

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Oh, yes, I can relate! I've been close to tears after losing long, intelligent, organized and engaging writing.

by LB on September 25, 2004 12:43 PM

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Old Dr. Jerry Pournelle (a former aerospace scientist and a columnist on BYTE Magazine for well over 20 years now, and also arguably the first blogger--ever) had this as his motto: "Save early and often -- on this hang all the law and the profits".

by Eduardo on September 25, 2004 01:25 PM

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You know, I occasionally save as a draft while writing, but more often, I do not. I have learned the lesson. No more.

by Rae on September 28, 2004 08:07 AM

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You will learn, as I did, to save FREQUENTLY

by jeff on September 29, 2004 02:28 PM

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Yes, Jeff, I have officially graduated from the School of Idoicy with full honors....

by Rae on September 30, 2004 04:37 PM

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I will bet my paycheck that in a blind taste test of coffee samples made in identical stregnths that you would not be able to tell one from the other given three samples or more. Plus any coffee fan knows that real coffee is always black with no sugar or cream.

by R on August 28, 2004 08:23 AM

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Oooooh, do I get the whole paycheck if I win :D?
I loooooooove flirting with my husband, people!

by Rae on August 28, 2004 12:47 PM

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I will do the taste test. After that I will do the bottled water taste test.

by Patrick on August 28, 2004 08:09 PM

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Dasani is the perfect bottled water and Starbucks Breakfast Blend the perfect java. Although, on occasion, I do enjoy Goose Hollow by Portland Roast. I wonder if this test could also be done with beer?

by Rae on August 29, 2004 03:11 PM

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Dammit, you need to get yourself down to the Salt Lake Roasting Company and pick up a pound of their French Roast beans.

They put Starbucks to shame.

Just my not so humble opinion.

by Daniel on August 31, 2004 03:02 AM

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Really? You know, R and I joke about the coffee being so terrible here because the people who make it don't even drink it! We buy our coffee (when out) from The Grind-a local shop owned by Assemblies of God missionaries. They make delicious cuppas and the music is actually pretty good, too.

I rarely get to SLC (I prefer Vegas as it is actually closer and, well, you know, a chance to get away from the "local culture"), but I have friends who do and I will send them over for me.

Thanks for the tip, Daniel :)

by Rae on August 31, 2004 08:39 AM

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Silly note:
it is important to a man, when he is a GrillMaster

by Jeremy on July 22, 2004 08:07 PM

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Are you smitten with "grille envy?"
It kind of goes hand in hand with "remote control envy."
-Super

by Superhero on July 23, 2004 10:54 AM

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Please do not tell me this is something you've just realized.....

by Patrick on July 24, 2004 12:55 AM

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Super touched on two things that...well..I have goosebumps now.

Grille and remote control.

Imagining these two things working together is...well...utopian.

by Val Prieto on July 24, 2004 06:16 AM

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Maybe we should grill every night!

Rae, just to let you know, I feel good enough to blog again. My brain wave activity concentrated on how miserable my body was/is and it didn't have a drop of literary thinking.

My little K keeps asking me how many nights she has to sleep until she sees the Rae family (actually she says your last name). For me it can not come soon enough. We are all ready for a break. Thank you for letting us come.

by Amy on July 24, 2004 06:33 AM

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:)

by Ith on June 23, 2004 06:29 PM

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Thanks for the smile, Ith.

by Rae on June 23, 2004 09:57 PM

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