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   Daryl Stout to August Abolins   
   Re: my mask, version 1   
   21 Sep 20 11:32:00   
   
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   PID: Synchronet 3.18b-Win32  Sep 12 2020 MSC 1927   
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   August,   
      
    AA> I don't wear reading glasses.  And I don't think I could pull   
    AA> off wearing a bow tie.   
      
     I wore glasses for over 40 years, being severely nearsighted.   
   When I had to stop driving at night at 35, it was discovered that   
   I had cataracts. The visual acuity was 20/2000 -- but after the   
   surgery with intraocular lens implants, it improved to 20/20.   
   However, I have to use reading glasses when looking at the   
   smartphone, documents, or at the computer. Or, as the late Red   
   Skelton noted as Clem Kadiddlehopper, Doctor Of Fool-ology, noted,   
   "I don't really need these. But, I've reached the age where   
   curiosity is greater than vanity".    
      
    AA> I *do* slip on a pair of 0+ blu-blocker glasses when I feel   
    AA> that my extensive staring at the screen would affect me for   
    AA> the worse.  I find that those glasses make a huge difference   
    AA> in reducing dry-eyes and restoring normal sleep pattern.   
      
     I've been dealing with the eyes being too dry or too watery   
   lately. Part of it may be spending too much time at the computer,   
   watching YouTube Videos of military personnel coming home to   
   surprise their families...or their girlfriends, with a marriage   
   proposal.   
      
   Daryl   
      
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