Sunday, July 6, 2008

Dr. Merkowski (July 4)

My dentist is the guy who will talk the entire time he has a bunch of tools in your mouth. This would be fine except that he tends to ask questions. He also sometimes tells the same stories about things currently going on which is very strange for somebody you only see twice a year. Since he has kids close to my age I hear the stories about them going to college, where they are going, what they are studying etc. and though I don't remember the details from the previous time, I remember hearing them before.

He also makes the same speech about his procedure every time, word for word, as if I don't know what to expect after 20 years of dental exams.

He asks me about sports, my opinion on the war, how college was going (it's been a while since I've been), how my grandparents are doing, etc. etc.

My answers are usually something like this "Grah, uh uh...erm."

I guess if you want to be a talker, it's easy if you get a job where your clients can't speak for most of the time you're with them.

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