Do you remember the Cyclops of Greek mythology? A cyclops (pron.: /ˈsaɪklɒps/; Greek: Κύκλωψ, Kuklōps; plural cyclopes /saɪˈkloʊpiːz/; Greek: Κύκλωπες, Kuklōpes), in Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, was a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead.The name is widely thought to mean “circle-eyed”. It is upon Homer’s account that Euripides and Virgil based their accounts of the mythical… Read More Cyclops!
I opened the newspaper this morning to the headlines, VACCINE ACCESS EXPANDS, with the good news that people in my age group are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. My doctor’s office called me in the early afternoon to schedule a vaccine appointment which will take place on Tuesday, just four days from now. Yippee!… Read More Good news!
People often inquire about my eyesight, given the knowledge that I was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in both eyes nearly 7 years ago: wet AMD in my right eye and dry AMD in my left. Over the past seven years I have been receiving monthly injections in my right eye, which has not… Read More As blind as a bat
One of my favorite commercials on TV goes something like this: Whenever I hear those iconic words, “O say can you see…” I always say to myself, “Not that good!” So many times people whom I haven’t seen in awhile come up to me and say, “How are your eyes? How’s your vision?” usually I… Read More ‘Oh, say can you see’
Nearly two weeks ago, Carol Langner sent out a press release announcing the appointment of Mark Wong as the next organist of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. She sent me a courtesy copy which included Mark’s biographical details, but also mentioned that Mark was the successor to my 35-year tenure. Well, this is how reporter… Read More Overshadowed