May 25, 2006 09:30
It started like many encounters start: I was sitting, minding my own business. Random person walks by, we make eye contact. And then it begins:
Pharm: "Hey...Do you use Palm or Windows?"
Me: "Ummm, Palm." [curious look on face]
Pharm: "Well, do you want something, I can beam it to you."
Me: "What's that?"
Pharm: "It's the new antibiogram--hot off the presses! It's not even published yet!"
Me: "Uh sure, let me get turn it on and make sure it can accept you" [I pull out my Clie and fidget with it and get it ready to 'receive']
Pharm: "Here you go! It should be coming shortly."
Me: "Oh yeah, I've got it now. Thanks!"
And with that he turns to leave and I have something to remember him by--a gift that keeps on giving. Typical! I wonder if he'll call...
geeking,
interests,
computers,
letters from a young doctor,
just a tad horny right now