teeter totter watch from the 70's

Do you know the teeter totter nursery rhyme? It says, teeter totter, teeter totter, wash your face in dirty water… A sure recipe for getting sick, don’t you think? Well, I’ve been sick for a few days now, and last week was really busy at my “real” job, which I still do offline until Watchurself.com takes off and I can retire from my window tinting business.

What’s Up? I’ve added a Like button in the sidebar to the Right, and I’m still posting the Daily Deals, but not doing much creative writing for the “blog” part of this site.

By the way, isn’t it funny how “slow” time seems to go when you’re sick? I’m taking vitamin C, NyQuil, Ibuprofen, cough drops, etc. and waiting until I start to feel normal again.

Another related fact: a study done by Royal Hallamshire Hospital in the UK showed that medical workers who wear a watch have around 1000 times more bacteria on their wrists than people who do not wear a watch. Other items like ties, stethoscopes, and rings play a part, too, as you can probably imagine. The article recommends that we ask our doctor if they’ve washed their hands since the last patient they saw but who but the boldest person is going to do that? I have seen doctors wash their hands in front of me in the exam room, though and I think that’s pretty smart.

On yet another semi-related fact: did you know that several thousand women during WWI were paid to paint radium paint on watch dials in the U.S. and Canada? They did this by hand and would use their tongue or lips to keep the tip of the paintbrush sharp! An unknown number of them developed radiation sicknesses as a result. It’s definitely something to be glad about that the modern workplace is generally kept free of this type of activity but I wonder about other countries.

Radium Girls Painting watch dials

That’s all for today but I hope to recover soon and get back to more informational writing!