’nuff sed about this’un
October 14, 2009 (Wednesday)
The cataract surgery went as expected, except somehow the cornea was scratched and I spent the rest of the day with some discomfort. I seem to be fine today. I went to my eye doctor here in Rockport this morning, and she put a contact bandage in my eye to cover the abrasion and promote faster healing. Once that was done, I had no sensation of any kind of a problem with my eye. It feels normal. I think my vision in the eye with the new lens will be great once everything settles down.
I don’t like to write about my ailments; everyone has enough of his/her own. It’s just that this seems to be my “news” these days. I have to see the doctor tomorrow and next week, but I promise I will write no more about my eye unless I develop xray vision or something newsworthy. The surgeon said it will improve each day.
It’s a pretty day today, but due to warm up considerably this afternoon. After another day or two of hot stuff, we will get to turn off the A/C again soon. Weather is in the news in all parts of the country in the fall. Cold, hot. Dry, floods. Stagnant, windy. You name it. When can you remember a baseball playoff game being snowed out?
Relief from drought here in Rockport also brought hordes of mosquitoes in numbers so great that even the old-timers could hardly believe it. Did you ever have to spray your door to disperse the mosquitoes so you could get in your house? They don’t exactly entice tourists to come to town. How does the Chamber of Commerce handle bad weather, mosquito plagues and red tide? They might try these ads:
Bad weather: “Meteorological anomaly guaranteed to get your blood pumping.” Mosquito infestations: “Miniature flying organisms rising from their anhydrous hibernation, set free by the long-anticipated precipitation event.” Red tide: “A colorful manifestation of nature that provides ichtheological egress thus heightening the challenge for sports fishermen.” Advertising specialists can make the Sahara seem like Miami Beach.
How you say something is all-important. I remember when Loyd Chapman had his 80th birthday, he laughed as he told me, “I am chronologically challenged.” But Loyd was so energetic and enjoyed life so much that he won the challenge for a number of years, setting a great example for the rest of us.