Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
As you know, last month I underwent cataract surgery to remove and replace a clouded lens in my right eye.ย The healing process seemed to work out well … But now it’s time to operate on my left eye.ย There’s a cataract in there as well. And now, all the nerves and worries are back.…
Read MoreSeven o’clock. Time for the eye drops. A little breakfast … nothing major, just an egg and cheese omelet, bachelor cooking at its best. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrDIGulnYSLDlR3spNqSP97nuHwYcer-AzXCCk0/ 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…
Read MoreThe car arrived bright and early.ย A black luxury Cadillac. The eye surgery center provides a custom limousine service to and from the procedure.ย And right now, I’m more nervous than a balloon on a cactus farm. I get in the limo.ย The driver tells me what everyone else has told me.ย I’ll be happy…
Read MoreMy upcoming cataract surgery is Monday.ย And I’m barely holding on to my sanity and my nerves. On Friday, I started my regimen of eye drops.ย It’s a cocktail of different eye drops that are administered in different doses at different rates three days before surgery and then for the two weeks after surgery.ย The…
Read MorePrescription eyeglasses are a constant in my life.ย 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.ย Kids would take your glasses and…
Read MoreThis is one of the days when I feel it’s appropriate to use this blog for a charitable fundraiser.ย 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…
Read MoreSo here’s the deal.ย I’m scheduled for cataract surgery this winter.ย 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…
Read MoreThe flyer at the top of this blog post says it all.ย 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…
Read MoreNOTE: This blog post is about Santaโs Land in Putney, Vermont. it is NOT about Santaโs 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…
Read MoreIt’s a location with an amazing, breathtaking view of the Adirondack High Peaks. But it’s a hike.ย A major hike for the inexperienced. Trust me.ย I’ve done it twice.ย 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…
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