Unscheduled Summer Break: Debilitating Pain Edition. (And An Apology Sale.)
I've done it. I've become the stock image of a guy with an aching jaw radiating red. But I won't use that picture. I must simply draw the line somewhere.
I’m taking an unscheduled summer break this week and next thanks to some truly awful jaw pain that’s put me out of commission. (We’re working on fixing it. I’ll live.)
I try not to take too many breaks throughout the year, but this one is, alas, necessary. Incidentally, it seems to be induced by jaw clenching, which might be rooted in the work I do. That…checks out. Because if you write about politics and you don’t grind your teeth to dust, are you even paying attention?
I’ll be back with a post on July 2nd! I know this might seem like Euros-induced malingering, but it’s not. I swear. I wish.
In the meantime, please enjoy a sale to atone for my absence.
Reminds me of this story Alexander Cockburn told about Noam Chomsky:
“Chomsky went to the dentist, who made his inspection and observed that the patient was grinding his teeth. Consultation with Mrs. Chomsky disclosed that teeth-grinding was not taking place during the hours of sleep. When else? They narrowed it down quickly enough to the period each morning when Chomsky was reading the New York Times, unconsciously gnashing his molars at every page.”
https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2009/04/waking_up_with_a_healthy_dose_of_anger/
Sorry to hear. Hopefully you recover soon and well so you'll be able to put a DENT in ALL the projects you had planned.