had more than my fair share of television this week.

on one channel i'd see americans try to figure their way out of a war the rest of the world knew was a bad idea from the beginning.

on another i'd see a guy announcing the results of paternity tests for children born of fathers who denied them.

on another i'd see women literally starve themselves to death because thin is in, in the country that practically invented fastfood and made it one of its leading exports.

and on yet another i'd see a guy asking people to touch their television sets because that was the way to cure terminal disease.

ah america, where would we be without you?

all my life i thought, toothbrush: handle and bristles, as long as it cleans teeth, then that's all there is to it.

boy was i wrong.

into my possession recently arrived the Colgate 360. the second i held it, i knew i was in the presence of engineering genius. the handle is perfect for my grip, with softer rubberized points at my thumb and middle finger for better maneuvering.

the angle of the tootbrush head is just right, allowing me to reach everything there is to reach. and, i'm not sure how this happens but i could swear that the toothbrush is rotating as i brush - almost like it's a smartbrush anticipating what has to be done.

i'm not sure though if this is available locally. i hope so. it's brilliant, just brilliant.

i don't need a watch to let me know the time i arrive at work. if i get to park in slot 105 or 106, then that means i made it between 8:15 and 8:30AM. if i arrive after 8:40, then i park in slot 110 or 111.

i can also tell by the elevator traffic. if there's a big crowd at the elevator lobby, then i know it's past 8:45.

or by the number of people in the office. if there's still nobody there, then it's before 8:30.

it's a weird way of not needing time telling technology hundreds of years after people would figure the time by looking at the sun.