The SEAT Center in Schenectady – the Social Enterprise and Training Center – works with more than 300 young people throughout the Capital District, young men and women who want to rebuild their lives through educational services, workforce training, leadership development, and community service in their home neighborhoods. The SEAT Center knows that the key…
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How to save $20 and lose two days
As a Type II diabetic, I’ve hated the idea and concept of “finger sticks” – pricking my finger with a sharp point, bleeding onto a test strip, then watching as the test strip tells a meter that my blood sugar is too high. Ugh. Some time ago, my endocrine specialist introduced me to the FreeStyle…
Read MoreThat’s not the “double vision” I mean…
So I recently finished up my cataract surgery. My eyes are healing reasonably well, and I should receive my new progressive lenses from my ophthalmologist in about a week. Until then, I’m using drugstore magnifying specs to get through my day – at least for close-up work. Distance viewing is fine. Which is why, last…
Read MoreI need them and I can’t walk away
“Which is better?” she said to me. “One? Or Two? One … Two…” “Two,” I said. This went on for about three or four minutes. A few moments later, the procedure repeated. Essentially … I’ll have new glasses in about two weeks. That “one and two” was an eye exam. After five decades WITH glasses…
Read MoreI’m offering a print of The AGFA Bridge Over Ansco Lake to help furloughed workers
There is an old adage, that when your fellow man is in trouble, you help out. You don’t ask why, you just help out. This is my first step in “helping out.” I hate that government employees – those who protect our skies and protect our food and protect our parks and protect our selves…
Read MoreFor the first time in 55 years…
It’s Tuesday night, and I’m recovering from my eye surgery. Things are getting sharper and clearer. I want to set up an appointment to see the Albany Patroons’ training camp, so that I can talk to the new players as part of my preparation for co-broadcasting the Patroons’ home games online. The director of the…
Read MoreThe left eye surgery shock
Anybody who tells you that cataract surgery is stress free and routine – those people are full of beans. And I’ll explain why. Last week, in preparation for the surgery, I received a phone call from the surgery center. “Everything’s all set, Mr. Miller, but please be aware that although you have health coverage, you…
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Okay … time for round two.
As you know, last month I underwent cataract surgery to remove and replace a clouded lens in my right eye. The healing process seemed to work out well … But now it’s time to operate on my left eye. There’s a cataract in there as well. And now, all the nerves and worries are back.…
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Seven o’clock. Time for the eye drops. A little breakfast … nothing major, just an egg and cheese omelet, bachelor cooking at its best. And then … Let’s drive. Ever since my recent cataract surgery for my right eye (the left eye goes under the knife in January), I’ve been taking baby steps torward my…
Read MoreCataract Surgery Day 1
The car arrived bright and early. A black luxury Cadillac. The eye surgery center provides a custom limousine service to and from the procedure. And right now, I’m more nervous than a balloon on a cactus farm. I get in the limo. The driver tells me what everyone else has told me. I’ll be happy…
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