i'll repeat the logic with this: calcium carbonate is basic in solution, so if you're concerned about acid wear on your teeth, it makes sense to swish with it after you eat - not really because of the calcium, but because of the carbonate. it's the same logic as with baking soda, but it's a little less abrasive, meaning you need to give it more time to work.
what about the calcium, though? well, it can't hurt, but calcium carbonate is apparently very insoluble, and when i went through this previously i came to the conclusion that rebuilding hydroxyapatite from calcium & phosphate doesn't seem to really actually be possible - you need to remineralize with the molecule in tact, or it's gone. so, that's probably not going to help much. but, i think it's a better idea than baking soda as an after meal rinse, even if i stick with the baking soda for after coffee rinses. we'll see how it works out...
i got the security guard's report & a response on the request about the conflict, so i have some writing to do tonight...
but, windsor got a lot of snow last night, and this was a vicious, three hour trudge through cold weather and heavy snow banks, the kind i really haven't interacted with since i lived in ottawa. i prepared though. we're talking about:
- two sweaters + heavy grey jacket (+ undershirt)
- two pairs of socks
- two pairs of jeans
- boots
- ski mask
- toque
- hoodie on second sweater
- kombi gloves
people seeing me might imagine i'm wearing a surgical mask under the ski mask; i am not. i just live in canada, and happen to have almost no tolerance to the cold. so, i dress like i'm going skiing when i go to the grocery store this time of year, and that's a constant going back quite a few years.
so, no - i haven't converted to islam (lol.) and i'm not wearing a mask for the virus. i'm just bundled up for the cold weather.
this is what i'm wearing, precisely:
it's sold as a "snowmobile mask", which is pretty canadian, but i bought it explicitly for bicycling in cold weather. hey, try biking anywhere in canada even in november or april. it's cold here, and for much of the year. it's really needed to avoid serious frostbite.
so, no - i'm not happy about the mask laws, and i wouldn't wear a mask if it was warmer out. but, this is how i dress in the winter anyways, so i happen to be kind of floating through...
i'm hoping that the mask laws are gone by mid-march; if not, i'm hoping there's enough of a backlash against mandated mask wearing that i'm not forced to create a conflict when i walk around without one.
for now, it's fucking cold out and i'm dressing for it, full stop.
here's what it was like in windsor, today:
the sidewalks were partly plowed by local citizens only, meaning it was hard to get through long stretches of city property (like going under the freeway). if this was ottawa, it'd have been cleared by 10:00 am - it's nothing, really. but, windsor doesn't have the capacity, and i've noticed this before. it's almost like a yankee city, in that respect.
so, i had to dodge traffic both ways, with a 16" fan in my hands on the way back, while walking around six foot high snowbanks created by incomplete plowing. i thought i'd never have to do that again. hopefully, that was the last time - ever.
i need to clean in here, shower and probably nap - and i have a lot of things to do tomorrow, now that the files are here.