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Prescription eyeglasses are a constant in my life.  They’re my identity – with them, I’m Clark Kent; without them, I’m Matt Murdock. If you wore glasses in school, you were the nerd, the geek, the dweeb, you were “four eyes” or “windshield face” or something less pleasant than that.  Kids would take your glasses and…

This is one of the days when I feel it’s appropriate to use this blog for a charitable fundraiser.  And if you’re able to donate … if you’re able to help today … I ask that you do. Cancer affects all of us – those who battle this horrible disease, and the family and friends…

So here’s the deal.  I’m scheduled for cataract surgery this winter.  Right eye first, then left eye – the right eye right now has the visual acuity of nylon hosiery, the left eye is holding up but I suspect it’s looking for a package of L’eggs soon. I recently visited the optical surgeon who will…

The flyer at the top of this blog post says it all.  Next Monday there will be a charity fundraiser at the Philly Bar & Grill in Latham, with the proceeds of the event going to the family of Denise Caulfield, a woman who went to work one day – and ended up attacked by…

NOTE: This blog post is about Santa’s Land in Putney, Vermont. it is NOT about Santa’s Workshop, a theme park in the Adirondack Mountains, and no confusion should be made between the two locations. Four yearsa go, I wrote a blog post about the horrible and deplorable conditions at Santa’s Land, a Christmas-themed roadside attraction…

It’s a location with an amazing, breathtaking view of the Adirondack High Peaks. But it’s a hike.  A major hike for the inexperienced. Trust me.  I’ve done it twice.  And I’m still surprised I can walk today. That being said … there may be a plan that can allow me access to the Boreas Ponds…

Let’s get one thing straight.  I hate diabetes.  I was diagnosed years ago as a Type II diabetic, and I’ve been fighting the disease ever since. And one of the things I detest about diabetes is the constant “finger sticks,” pricking my finger and dripping blood on a test strip, then checking my numbers against…

I do not consider myself a tax expert.  All I know is that the government wants my money, they’ve already gotten plenty of it via withholdings, and all I want to do is get my fair share back. And with that in mind … the minute I received my W-2 forms from work … I…