Good to see you.

Oh, Hey.

So, how the heck are you?

Uh, great. Everything's great.

How about you?

Oh, you know, hanging in there.

I hear that.

Well, I better be...

Things have been real tough, you know, planning the funerals.

Uh, Th-th-the funerals.

Yeah. We'll have the wakes next Tuesday.

Closed casket, of course.

I know you're usually free Tuesday nights, which is part of the reason why I scheduled them then.

Oh, you really, really didn't have to do that.

I know you'd do the same for me.

Right. Well, I'm sorry for your losses.

Thank you. Thank you.

Well, enough about me, how is your dad doing?

I know he had knee surgery a couple of weeks ago.

Uh, well, uh, he's great.

You know, he's, he's got his painkillers, so he's feeling no pain.

The pain is killed.

Well, you know me, Gary.

I know all about that.

I was hooked on painkillers for years.

Nearly died. Went to rehab.

Got clean last year.

I'm never touching another one ever again.

Of course, you wouldn't.

But enough about me, how's the job going?

Are you still working for that consulting company downtown?

Oh, uh, yes, I am.

That's, that's just incredible, Gary.

Are you... still doing that job that you had previously?

No, thank God.

Yeah, yeah. I remember you hated that job.

Well, as you know, I was unemployed and living on the street before.

Well, thank God you have a job now.

So, uh, what is it?

It's what I always said I wanted to do.

Wow.

Well, that is great that you get to do what you always said you wanted to do.

-And you inspired me to go after it. -Wow.

I tell everybody.

I tell them, "My buddy, Gary, he's the reason I'm here."

I am flattered.

I've lost about 30 grand so far, but I'll make it back.

You've lost money at your job?

That's just one of the risks of being a professional gambler, Gary.

But enough about me, how's your girlfriend, Cynthia doing?

She's great.

Andrew blue, 2018, Hyundai Santa Fe, still running well?

Running like a dream.

But how about that 5K you were training for?

Oh, I-I ran it

All 5Ks.

Just r-ran them out.

That's incredible, Gary.

Well, I really have to get running, but it was great to see you.

Great seeing you, too.

Always great.

I'll see you around.

Oh, see you next week.

Oh, right. At the, uh, the, the funeral.

The, the wakes. Plural.

Right. Okay. Well, bye.

Bye now.

Jeez, that guy just dominates a conversation and won't stop talking about himself.