This week, I needed more time researching and writing a new post. I never found it because I was mentoring a prospective dental student, which I thoroughly enjoyed doing. Additionally, my family and I stayed in New York City, Skated at Bryant park, saw the tree, and ate at the famous Pete's Tavern. Pete's does a great job of decking their halls for the holidays because it is where O. Henry wrote the beloved Christmas tale, The Gift of the Magi. In the story, the husband sells his watch to buy his wife expensive combs for her exquisite hair, which, sadly, she had cut and sold to buy a watch chain. Although useless, the gifts are a sacrificial gesture of love, similar to the gifts the three wise men gave to Jesus. Rather than skip this week, I decided to do a non-health-related post. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you enjoy the holidays.

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