VILLAGE IDIOT
The nurse asked me if I had a living will. “Yes, I do,” I said.
“Did you bring it with you?”
“No, I didn’t.”
“Why not?”
“Well, I’m only here to have my teeth cleaned. I didn’t really think I’d need it.” I could see how important that would be if I was having a filling, or a wisdom tooth pulled, but a cleaning? Was it really that life-threatening? Maybe I should be looking for a new dent…
