I'm talking toothpaste tubes people.  What were you thinking? 

I was brushing my teeth this morning.  (I do this regularly.)  ( I've come a long way since 1st grade.)
I realized that my Colgate tube, (Do I get kickbacks for dropping brand names?) looked like my four year old took a help-daddy-hammer to it.  I'm thinking this is a symbol for my life.

All I care about is getting the paste out quickly.  The top, the sides, the middle, wherever, I'm just focused on getting the job done.  Dang green people have me worried about letting the shower run too long before jumping in.  Yeah, but here's the thing green people, I appreciate the invention of hot water and so I feel it is a tribute to the inventors to be patient and wait for the signs of steam.  It's the least I can do.  I'm a giver.

Dear green friends of mine whom I may have offended in my prior paragraph,

I'm not a litter bug.  And I love trees.  The end.

I think my hammered toothpaste tube can be used as a metaphor for writing.  Oh yes, it can.  When writing a book, write from wherever you want, just keep writing and eventually the tube will be empty.  Well, except for that annoying bit at the top that never comes out.  Oh come on, it's a nearly perfect metaphore. 

And just so you know, my teeth are minty and clean and have less tartar, and are somehow supposed to be whitening, and reducing the chances of gingivitis, and producing less stinky co2.  I'm really green at heart.