Q: Can you cook? A: As much as it would make sense to start with a different question, this is invariably one of the first questions I ever get asked after people find out I’m legally blind. This first and then, something like what on earth does it mean to…
It’s always good to have more than one writing project going on. -22 will explore the interesting questions I get when people ask me about my vision. Since it’s both a Q&A I will also provide answers, and explain things to the best of my ability. This should be another…
If you thought I was done this writing project you would be wrong. I had another eye appointment. All the same things happened as in the previous one. Except this time the the Glaucoma test actually worked on me without them having to resort to the “freeze your eye and…
“I notice your glasses are thick,” she said as she passed by me in the lobby of my local library. “Do you have a problem with your eyes?” “Yes, I can see things close up, but as they get farther away it becomes more challenging.” I didn’t want to get…
For the record, I am what they call “legally blind.” I can still see, but my prescription is very strong so getting glasses becomes like an election campaign where I go to several different vendors to see who can give me the best deal. Now that you have all the…
I received this interesting comment on one of my previous stories a few days ago. *** The Sustainabilitist November 22, 2014 at 8:08 pm “We hope you’re doing well. By the way, myopia doesn’t happen magically – it’s the result of a combination of prescription abuse and prolonged close work…
One night I was having dinner with some dear friends of mine. It was a great ham dinner. One for the ages really. My friends, who we’ll call Gordon and Ethel had done a fantastic job preparing it for us. Several more of our friends were there. The plan was…
It may seem odd for a person who is legally blind, and not allowed to drive, to have anything to do with the Department of Motor Vehicles, but I did indeed have to make an appointment there one time. I was in need of a some government issued identification, and…
The following anecdote is the same sort of situation that happens every time I get new glasses, so it could describe any one of those incidents. However, for the sake of easier memory, I attempt to describe for you the most recent time this happened. I had gone through the…
It was a Friday night, some friends of mine were actually all free at the same time. So we decided to meet up and have a games night. Board games were something we all loved and it had been a while since we could all get together to play one.…