Sundown on the Ottawa River

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Yes waiter, may I have a toothbrush?

In the food court at the mall, you can see people doing the same thing you are, that's right: watching other people. Besides being a spot to grab a quick and reasonably priced meal, it's a hub of activity and free entertainment. I don't know where you can find that combination anywhere else.

Let's take the lady who looked to be in her mid to late forties presumably sitting with her son and his wife and the couple's infant son. Finishing her meal, she reached into her purse and pulled out one of those small plastic dental floss tools and preceded to open her mouth and reach the deep recesses of her back molars. Thankfully it was a brief operation and done gracefully (yes, not intended as sarcasm). You might think she was finished with the dental hygiene cleansing but no, and followed up by delicately picking something out of her front teeth with her fingernail.

Moral of this post: there are some things you just don't need to watch.