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More things I’ve been thinking

My health-related sleep issues are making it difficult to blog. I find myself sleeping till noon and never being properly rested. It’s not even major health problems, just a cold and a canker sore. Yesterday I had plans for something exciting, Seeing the Escher exhibit at Industry City. Shortly before I planned on leaving they […]

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Riding the Whirlwind

I saw two different surgeons today so I’ll start with that. First I saw my ophthalmologist for my post-op for my left eye and the pre-op for my right. Everything looks good. If my insurance company approves the other eye this week the surgery will be on March 4, otherwise it will be March 18. […]

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What Was I Thinking?

I was just reminded that people have two reactions when they are corrected on a matter of fact; being happy to learn or taking it as a personal attack. I’m in the first group but have to keep in mind that others are in the second. I find it difficult to keep quiet in a […]

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“I’m not a racist, some of the women I’ve impregnated were my slaves”

You know how you get stuck in a huge traffic jam expecting a big accident ahead and when you get to it you find a little fender bender and feel disappointed? It’s not that you wanted anyone to get hurt but you feel that something minor should not have created this mess. That’s what this […]

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Radar Love

Yay, I have things to write about. There’s music, there’s friends, and there’s medical news. Let’s play this backwards and start in the evening. It was the second Tuesday of the month and that means John Platt’s On Your Radar. The original lineup included two Budgiedome alumni, Martin Swinger and Quarter Horse. Then with less […]

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Lorelei’s Lament

Sorry I didn’t write this morning. I had a rough night. I’ve had a cold that’s been keeping me up at night. I spend the night coughing and with a sore throat. My plan yesterday was to stay in except for a trip to the drug store for cold meds and cough drops. Guess who […]

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I Must Be Whiskey, I was Charmed

You guys are in luck, I went out to hear music last night, so I have something to listen to. I went to see, The Whiskey Charmers at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3. The timing worked out oddly, I wanted to do some food shopping first but I left a little late and then the […]

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A Vision Shared

Sorry I missed blogging yesterday; the reason is what I’m going to write about today. This is going to be another vision/health edition of Wise Madness. Let’s recap where we were. Monday: Cataract surgery Tuesday: Shield is removed from eye and I see 20:25 and not only don’t need my glasses to see my computer […]

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Intuition and Prejudice with Zombies

My eyes are perhaps worse than yesterday. I’m wearing my glasses while I type this. I called the ophthalmologist yesterday and he was supposed to get back to me today. He didn’t so I called again and was promised he would return my call. They did apologize. I seem to see in the distance just […]

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The Vision Thing

This is disappointing, I’m not seeing as well today as I did yesterday. I know this objectively, I had to increase the screen magnification to be able to read on my computer. Perhaps it will snap back. I hope so. My hopes were so high yesterday. I have a slow-motion cold, maybe that’s to blame. […]