Spectacles
When I got my new glasses I had
the choice between conventional bi-focals or the new “progressive” lenses. Both eyeglass places I visited suggested I would
be happier with the progressives (despite
the awful feelings the term gives me) so I made
that choice. In hindsight, I’m not so
sure it was a good idea. It is nice to
not have a line where the prescription changes, but I was not aware of the
distortion the progressive lenses would create.
When I first started using them, I
was concerned because nothing seemed level to my eyesight. Then the realization came that it was the
lenses that were causing the problem. The
end result is that I don’t trust my own eyes anymore when it comes to hanging
pictures or leveling a board.
And the other problem is that I have
to move my head up and down until I find the correct part of the lens for the
distance I want to see. Sometimes that
creates an odd image. But I can see, so I
guess I will accept that for now.
Anger
Getting mad used to be a common
part of my life. It didn’t take much –
but I usually didn’t explode into a rage or turn green. Mostly I would ignore people or make
sarcastic remarks (or make up dumb rules for the
kids to show them who was really the boss).
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| See, I don't turn green!! |
Age has mellowed me to a
considerable degree and I tend to not get angry much anymore. There is still a lot of sarcasm (though much less than before)
but not the biting kind that hurt so much.
Much of my ‘rage’ was a result of
feeling inferior to other people but I have since realized that everyone has
weakness – I’m just more familiar with mine than others.
There are lots of things in my
life that I regret but being angry so much is way up near the top of the
list. I apologize to those who were the
objects of my insanity and hope my adult-self will be a sign of the changes.
Books
A year or so ago I borrowed a
book from Brian called “The Book
Thief.” The story starts out a
little strange (turns out death is the narrator)
but after a couple of chapters it became very
intriguing. If you need a good story,
try this one – you won’t be disappointed.
Clayton Christensen has a new
book out called “The
Power of Everyday Missionaries” that is a great primer on how to share the
gospel. This man is no slacker when it
comes to good ideas and this book has some wonderful examples of how to share
without being afraid.
I’m still reading this book, “ Unbroken:
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption”
On a lighter note:
Brian gave Joel a book called “Shades
of Grey” for Christmas. Of course,
we all mistook it for that other book with a similar name and were confused by
the choice (as Brian had hoped). Teresa
is currently reading it and has decided it isn’t as bad as the “other” grey
book is purported to
be so maybe I will try it when she is done.
GoPro
In preparation for our trip to
the Bahamas this summer, we have purchased a little GoPro Hero2 camera. It’s supposed to be great for the adventures
we are planning as we scuba and travel to new environs. I think it will take a little practice so I might
end up posting a video or two for that purpose.
BTW, one of the reasons is so we
can video our Shark Dive while we are in the Bahamas. This is not a cage dive but one where we will
be right there with the dangerous beasts!!!
Everyone is excited except a couple of the in-laws. We will let them take care of the kids while
we are getting eaten by the big-tooth fish.
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