getting old

One of the things that has come to my attention (which is another way of saying that it was trying to come to my attention before but was always shouted down by the dozen other things trying to come to my attention - most of which started with a "Mom" kinda yell) is that my eyes are not as great as they used to be.

Squinting at the board is becoming commonplace and while in recent past I could chalk it up to poorly designed power point presentations at conferences - it is getting a mite worse.

So I had my eyes checked today and the nice eye doctor wanted to perscribe me a pair of modern bifocals - I cannot remember what he called them - I wish he could prescribe me something for my failing memory.

These were going to cost at least $150 but his very nice assistant quietly told me to go to the drugstore next door and just by reading glasses for $15 bucks. I wonder how long the nice eye doctor (who sells nice expensive glasses) will keep the nice pragmatic assistant.

So now I have a pair of funny looking tiny reading glasses - which make the words on the page appear much more clearly but make anything else a complete blur.

Why reading glasses when I am having problems seeing the board? apparently because my eyes cant switch between distance and close the way they used to.

I have a theory that looking at a computer all day is the optical equivalent of becoming a couch potato. I should be staring off into the mountains and forests - hunting and gathering, then my eyes would be able to see!!

But no - now I will just have to look like Mrs. Claus.