Picking frames has always been difficult. I can't tell what new ones will really look like. I have myopic astigmatism.
What is Myopic Astigmatism?A myopic astigmatism is a specific type of astigmatism where the light focuses before it ever reaches the eye. This condition is classified as a combination of astigmatism and myopia, or nearsightedness. There are several different classifications associated with astigmatism, which helps to make treating these conditions more effective and efficient.
I was around six when a teacher discovered my poor eyesight. Just after my eye appointment I overheard my mother and thought she said, "He has my-optic-stigmatism" which I processed as something I got from her, which in a way I did.
So, most of my life I've viewed the world through glass. Over the years I've gone from the Buddy Holly look, to the aviator, the wise professor, the Jewish Mafia guy, the biker, the hipster, the beatnik, and the banker.
I've worn the same rectangular style for the past five years. I wanted to change frames because I thought they made me look old. My new frames are much different. They are round looking black wire Ray Ban's, very stylish. The first time I put them on I realized it wasn't the glasses that made me look old. It was my face.
It's been ten months and the fire house across the street is finished. The galvanized fence around the property was removed Tuesday. The delivery trucks have started rolling in. A washer and dryer were dropped off this morning. The place was a real pig-sty prior to the fire and now everything is brand new. I hope the owner keeps it up.
I don't know why it bothers me so much? Having negative thoughts about misfortune is not a gracious emotion. I hate to think I'm envious of all his new things in spite of the way they were obtained. Am I jealous of his nice new home? You know what I really think it is? I think it's anger.
I'm angry that the homeowner never did a thing to improve his property. I'm angry that his almost hoarding like lifestyle and total lack of upkeep helped fuel that fire. I'm angry that he said the fire was, "A godsend." I'm angry that with all his trips here he's never knocked on our door to ask about or thank us for taking in his cat, Silvia. Out with the old and in with the new.
This was the problem house of the block. The police would turn up there at least once a month. The adult son had drug issues and shady friends. The house, the garage, even the backyard were makeshift shelters to the people that came and went over the years. And the homeowner was oblivious to it all.
Yesterday I walked across the street to nose around. I saw expensive security doors, front, side, and back. Great looking outdoor light fixtures. Ceiling fans in all the rooms. Custom fit fireplace glass door with a heatilator blower. Carpet or tile in all the rooms. Everything very nice and very new.
I wouldn't wish a house fire on anyone. But the guy had slightly more than nothing a year ago, and nothing is what he should have now. I'm getting tired of seeing, and reading, and hearing about people who fall in shit and come out smelling like perfume.
I have always tried to be honest and live my life with integrity. I've always tried to be satisfied with what I have. What I say is what I mean. I don't covet, or desire materiel things. It's just that sometimes I get weary saying what I have is fine. Saying you can't take it with you. Saying possessions are not important. Saying what I have is what I worked for.
I've never had the 'fall in shit' experience but I know, if I had, I would come up smelling like.....shit.
Speaking of falling in shit.....I told you so! I don't mean to toot my own horn, blow my own whistle, or pop my own corn, but, the reality TV show on ABC "Splash" produced a few big ones. Louie Anderson all 400-plus-pounds of him did a huge belly flop from a 5-meter diving board. And Nicole Eggert the "Baywatch" star had a difficult time with a handstand dive. By the way, "Baywatch" ended it's run in 1994.
The Bird is the Word.
A Rhode Island woman whose cockatoo was accused of repeatedly using profanity won't have to pay a fine, police said. The bird lady fought the $10 noise citation in municipal court after her neighbor complained about the bird's foul (ha ha ha....foul...fowl) language. She appealed to Providence Superior Court and police decided to drop the case rather than continue to expend city resources attempting to enforce the $10 fine.
A scheduled television interview with the bird was cancelled.
I don't have an artistic bone in my body. I need a ruler to draw a straight line, a compass for a circle. I admire people who have talent, like this fellow. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. If this goes well I heard he's branching out to pistachio and walnuts.
Thanks for listening....I feel much better now. See you next week.
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