Public Service Announcement

…courtesy of the May 2008 “Prevention” magazine (page 150):

The Worst Place For Your Toothbrush: ON THE BATHROOM SINK

There’s nothing wrong with the sink itself - but it’s awfully chummy with the toilet. There are 3.2 million microbes per square inch in the average toilet bowl, according to germ expert Church Gerba, PhD, a professor of environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona. When you flush, aerosolized toilet funk is propelled as far as 6 feet, settling on the flor, the sink, and your toothbrush. ‘Unless you like rinsing with toilet water, keep your toothbrush behind closed doors - in the medicine cabinet or a nearby cupboard,’ Gerba says.

“Aerosolized toilet funk”…

I simply couldn’t rest without warning you all.

OK, there’s so much more to blog - and I will! Probably even this weekend, when I’m supposed to be writing a term paper. The semester is wrapping up, and things will liven around here, I promise!