Saturday, September 15, 2007

Symmetry in life....

It's funny how often we find symmetry in life.......well I do!

Two weeks ago my better half 'eL' went to have an eye check and discovered that her distance vision was a little off and it was time for glasses. This of course turned into a style exercise which wasn't cheap......but they look fabulous darlings!!!!

Last week I had an eye test (because I thought it was time.....) and who would have guessed....my distance vision is also a little off and I need glasses........another style exercise which cost even more (not my fault....she did the choosing of frames!!)

It occurred to me that I'm the last of my siblings to need spectacles.....some comfort I guess. The interesting thing about my vision is that it's above average for distance but it is a little blurry at the extreme range so technically and legally I have really good vision but I still need glasses......apparently my brain is too good at working out what I am seeing and compensates for the blur....an interesting dichotomy!

So now we will both be able to clearly see how little money we have left after buying glasses.......typical........:-)

5 comments:

Odyssey said...

Hmmmm, did not a certain piratical brother once get glasses way back in high school? Glasses he never wore mind you. So perhaps you can claim both first and last!

JollyRgr said...

Ouch....you remembered! In my defence I did wear them until my eyes appeared to get better.....must have been the high functioning brain compensating....:-)

Odyssey said...

Your eyes improved remarkably quickly. I wonder if the optometrist misdiagnosed you?

mouthfulofpancake said...

Boys!!!

Welcome to the club!

Goose said...

Quite a club! My eye doctor was so pleased at the rapid deterioration in my right eye on my last visit... He says it's finally catching up to my left...