Elaine has been having some medical problems so we were not able to get our monthly haircuts today. However, I hear that the "scruffy look" is "in" these days.
I went to an appointment about my hearing aid. It wasn't working... but now I learned that I have to hold the remote control within a few inches of my body for it to work. Otherwise, it works on someone else's network.. and even picks up music. I also did not know that I have to charge my remote once a week. So, I get to give it some more time.
Look!
PTER
FZBDE
UFLCTG
APEORFDZ
Guess what that it? Yes, it's the top four lines of one of the eye test posters used a few years ago. Someone who did not want to wear glasses could make up a sentence using the letters shown. For instance: PTER could be made into Poor Tom Eats Rubbish. When it came time for the eye test, that person would just have to remember the stupid sentence and beat the test.
Now if you think that is ridiculous, think again. We kids did not want to wear glasses, no matter how poorly we saw the blackboard. In High School, the test was not with scrambled letters, it was made up with black capital "E's".. and these E's were rotated all over a poster, and the child being tested had to point to the direction the E's middle line was oriented to. My buddy, Jim, thought he was doing me a big favor by standing off to the side while I was being tested and pointing his hand the way the E was aimed. So, I watched him out of the corner of my eye and pointed as he was pointing and always passed my test... when Jim was around. But one day, he had skipped school and wasn't around, so I gave away my poor vision secret: My right eye was LAZY!
The solution for lazy eye was easy. Wear a patch over the good eye; thereby, forcing the good eye to wake up and work properly. As a stupid teenager who thought that he knew everything, I decided that I didn't need to wear the patch. And I didn't. So... after a while, I had to wear glasses because of that damn right eye. But, of course, I didn't wear the glasses except when I couldn't make out what I was reading.
Even in my job as a cryptographer, I resisted wearing glasses. It was only when I became a computer programmer that I realized that I had to wear glasses if I didn't want to make costly coding mistakes. In my retirement, I learned that my lazy right eye had succumbed to Macular Degeneration, and to a regimen of "eye pokes" with a serum filled needle. Dumbbell me! I should have worn that damn eyepatch!
The New York Post
I love that "sheet!" It's always filled with juicy details about criminals and movie stars and crooked New York politicians. And their (Tribune) Crossword Puzzle has grown into a very tough nut to crack. So, needing a fix on juicy details and tough crosswords, I hurry to the Giant grocery store to get a copy of the Post before other scandal sheet junkies get there first.
Wake Up!
The Post reports that Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy wants to shorten the workday by getting rid of the Siesta! Now, the typical Spanish worker gets to work at 10 am, takes a 3-hour nap in the afternoon, and gets off work at 8 pm. Mr. Rajoy wants his workers to end their days at 6 pm.
I think such a schedule would have been great for me before I retired. In fact, I had folks "working" for me that did take a "siesta" every afternoon. But then again, I probably worked them too hard from 8 am until noon. Some government bosses would probably be happy to get a good 4 hours work from their charges.
The Deceased helped start 911
The Post also reported the demise of Winston Moseley at the age of 81. He was a "lifer" at Dannemora Prison in New York. His claim to fame was his rape and murder of Kitty Genovese on a Queen's Street in 1964. It is said that 38 people witnessed this attack and nobody tried to stop Mr. Moseley or report it to the police.
This case shocked the nation and triggered the creation of the 911 call system.
Sweet Tooth Shoplifter may get a Life Sentence
The Post also talked about the 34 year old shoplifter who will probably get 20 years to life for stealing $31 worth of candy bars. He had five prior candy thefts in the past, so that makes him an "habitual offender" under Louisiana law and is eligible for a long stay in prison.
They finally got the Goods on Whitey
The Post also mentions that Boston will be auctioning off personal items belonging to the convicted gangster, Whitey Bulger, who is serving a life sentence. He is now 86. The money raised will go to the families of people who were killed or scammed by Whitey.
I think that I told you earlier about my encounter with New Bedford's own Joe Barboza, a sociopath who did some "rubbing out" for Whitey, and who met his maker on the streets of San Francisco.
Cuban Lullaby
Finally, from the Post.. There are now 89 prisoners being held at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba. President Obama wanted to get the prison cleared out during his term in office. Two prisoners left today for Libya. Now there are 35 more cleared for transfer. So, the numbers have gone way down, but our next President will still have some more to deal with. Raul Castro has made it known that he would like to get that Cuban real estate back.
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