Ben East Books

Tag: Medical

  • Dental Fitness

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    Ben East
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    I can understand if the hygienist wants to talk: it’s the loneliest profession in the world. But why—WHY?—did the person with eight fingers and two implements in my mouth insist on asking questions?

  • My Barber, My Chiropractor

    My Barber, My Chiropractor

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    my barber is an artist with blades and attachments that buzz exquisitely around my head. He uses at least three different scissors snipping with casual abandon to create a snowstorm of clippings before clearing my face in a single stroke. He runs his blades across my eyebrows and whistles out my nose—only the Turkish barber…