New adventures in dentistry

Got my teeth cleaned yesterday, and discovered they have changed how they take X-rays. Now they take a digital X-ray, using a sensor in place of film and shooting X-rays through the teeth into the sensor. It made me wonder if they are working on software that can compare two sets of X-rays from two different times to track changes in the teeth. Although I suppose the slight changes in angle between shots would make that tricky. I also wonder if they are digitizing other types of X-ray shots as well. Has anybody had an X-ray recently? One advantage of the new procedure, according to the dental hygienist, is that they use a lower dose of X-rays.

Weekend in Oregon

I'm headed to my parents' place on the Crooked River later today for the long weekend. Happy Independence Day to my fellow former-colonials. Happy 100th birthday (knock wood) to Gloria Stuart, star of James Whale's The Old Dark House (1932), The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933), and The Invisible Man (1933). Oh yeah, and a little movie called Titanic (1997).

I'll be back in Seattle on Monday.