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Just thought I'd give us all a little break with a Seinfeldian observation. And what I've observed are those plastic sticks with a hemisphere at one end bridged by a length of dental floss, and where I've observed them is out and around, on sidewalks and parking lots. I've done a bit of research and found they're called "floss picks" or "floss sticks." What I can't figure out is why they're scattered about out in the world.

If people were out for a walk, flossing away, I think I would have noticed. Personally I try to be discreet about flossing. I don't really care to see anybody flossing and I imagined people would feel the same way about me. But there they are, on the ground. I looked at a dentist's site about flossing and found this statement: "Floss picks can be useful for flossing while driving a vehicle or other times when only one hand is free." I haven't seen anyone flossing while driving a vehicle, and frankly I can't imagine why you would do that, but I get surprised a lot by the things people do, so there you are. If public one-handed flossing becomes a big trend, remember that you read it here first. I'm going to be keeping my own eyes open.

Some day I'll take up the question of why you see shoes along the road when you're walking. I don't know how often I've been on my way somewhere and seen a sneaker lying along the road. If a shoe came off your foot as you were walking, wouldn't you notice, and put it back on? I've wondered about that for years.

I suppose these are trivial questions. Some people peer into telescopes, seeking to unravel the mysteries of distant galaxies. Others analyze the data from cyclotrons, pondering subatomic particles, the building blocks of the universe. Me, I'm standing there, looking down at sneakers and floss sticks. I guess I'm just easily mystified.