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I Can See Clearly Now The Lens Has Gone

Yesterday I had cataract surgery; today I find myself living in a new world. This world is sharper, this world is more vibrant, this world is more detailed. Looking out the window gives me pleasure; it’s more than just a blur. I have not seen this well without glasses since college. This morning I got […]

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Not Looking Good but Looking Well

I’m not sure how this will go but I’m going to attempt a limited vision edition of Wise Madness. This is the story of my cataract surgery. I had to be at the hospital at 6 which meant getting up at 5. I tried to go to sleep early but to no avail. That lack […]

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Larry and Teresa and Mark and Alice

I woke up this morning with a very sore shoulder and I’m typing this through the pain. That is how much I love My Gentle Readers. But I’m not crazy, I’m taking acetaminophen; I’ll be right back after a word from our sponsor. It doesn’t work that fast but I feel better, placebo effect. I’m […]

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Bobtown Garden City

Last night I went to see Bobtown so I have something to write about. I suspect only My Most Loyal Gentle Readers enjoy when I philosophize. I’d love to hear that I was wrong about that. I do know it’s easier to write about things I did. It didn’t used to be that way; it […]

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How Come There’s No Such Thing as Bar Mitzvah Bias? Antisemitism?

I owe you an apology; I didn’t blog yesterday. I got a call from Jane that she needed my help and I went over there instead. I hope you managed to survive without my words of wisdom. I’m helping Jane clear out her apartment. Anybody know how to get rid of a collection of vintage […]

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Prejudice Blindness

Sometimes fate helps me write Wise Madness. I had today’s entry planned out for days without any tie in to my personal life. Yesterday, right on time, the topic affected me. I’ll let the story unfold. Jane is back in City Island trying to get her apartment in order and I went over to help […]

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It’s Showtime Folks!

I spent the night with two breathe right on and it helped. I’m not exhausted. I’m going to do this till I run out of my supply of medium strips. Being able to breathe is not a luxury. I have two items in my ideas bin, one a very serious examination of prejudice and public […]

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Bringing Sicily to the World

Sadly I’m back to having breathing problems which leads to me having sleeping problems. I often can’t breathe through my nose which leads to sleep apnea. I wake up unrested. When it is at its worst I will weak up in the night and feel like I’m being smothered. It always takes me a second […]

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Taylor, James, Jean, and the Idiot

I’m behind in my blogging but now is the time to catch up. You can read about me seeing Jean Rohe, James Shipp, and Taylor Ashton, a big scare I had, and an idiot story. Don’t touch that dial. We pick the story up on Friday after therapy. I had to make it from Harrison, […]

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Get Out of Jail Free

So sorry that I teased explaining why I’m not going to jail on Thursday and then didn’t write on Friday. I’m back to having sleep issues and didn’t have time to write yesterday What makes it worse is that I wrote a short depressing entry on Thursday and now I have tons to write about. […]