Routine: A regular, more of less unvarying procedure, customary, prescribed, or habitual, as of business or daily life.

Luckily for me, I'm a routine guy by nature. In fact, capitalization would not be inappropriate in this case. Call me The Routine Guy. I have been known to floss in the jungle, take ice cold showers if the hot water is out, and eat a yogurt every day. Would it kill me to not floss today? It might. Under duress, I would consider using a different brand of floss or flossing right before bed instead of right after dinner or trying a different flossing technique, but I will, I must floss. Do not get between me and my floss.

Fortunately, I have been able to translate these almost dangerously compulsive habits into a strength of sorts. There are no stray pieces of spinach stuck between my back molars, for instance. This is a good thing, particularly if you have to look at me for any length of time, which many people consider unpleasant even when they don't have to ignore the occasional piece of vegetation. My nickname is Horseface, after all.

I'm totally off track this morning. See what the topic of flossing does to me? The only idea was to talk about how important it was for me to develop a healthy routine in my recovery program, and I picked up the thread of flossing, so to speak, and I was off and running.

This will all make sense tomorrow.