The "Wisest Teeth"....

My freshman, officially a sophomore now, booked an appointment for his wisdom teeth extraction.....

My firstborn had his pulled at 17.  I had mine pulled at 19.  My husband,  the apparent wise molar preserver, continues to successfully detain this pleasantry.

I did a little research on the wisdom teeth.  Our ancestors needed them to help break down all the plants they used to eat.  The wisdom teeth, larger than the other molars, helped break down the cellulose in the plant cell wall to help aid in digestion.  The name "Wisdom Teeth" is derived from the Latin translation "dens sapientiae" which means "third molar tooth".  35% of the population do not develop wisdom teeth at all.  The determining gene is the PAX9 gene.  100% of the Tasmanian Aborigines carry the gene and nearly 0% of Indigenous Mexicans.


Interesting how these "Wise" teeth, unnecessary to us modern humans, will cost me an arm and a leg to remove, by necessity, I am told......


June is upon us and so is the "gloom" that sometimes accompanies it.  For us south westerners, this cool, over-cast weather is almost welcomed.  It will be the last month we will have a low electric bill until mid to late October.  We will be cranking up the air conditioners and await rolling black-out schedules and try to plan accordingly.  Its just part of the lifestyle here.  We have unquestionably the best climate on the planet most of the year and our Summers are not nearly as hot as others around the globe.  But the Summer does heat up and our wallets do suffer for the luxury and convenience of alittle A/C.


So today, I am enjoying the cool weather, my low A/C bill and few more days with my Sophomore's dens sapientiae...............