Eyes and Other Worries

The DoGe bros continue to decimate our national government, laying off/firing thousands of workers, not knowing what anyone is doing, including themselves. Opps, fired those who watch over our nuclear arsenal; perhaps better rehire. If only we hadn’t closed down their federal email so we could get in touch with them. Our bad.

There is a measles outbreak in Texas, 124 ill, so far 2 dead. However, RFK Jr assures us it’s “only” in the Mennonite community and that outbreaks happen every year. He cancelled the meeting of experts who make the educated guess about which strain(s) of flu next year’s vaccine should tackle. All good?

My current schlocky novel is a mystery (perhaps true) that involves White supremacists and their crazy beliefs. Fairly scary.

I went to retina specialist Dr. Kraut who assured me the only thing he found wrong with my eyes is a small wrinkle in my right retina, too small to bother operating on, which might be the cause of my poorer vision in that eye. Probably just another result of old age. Usual refrain.

However, I have been sleeping well, which I attribute to our walking every day, already up to 2 miles per outing. Except for the couple of days it rained all day, we are on a 10 day streak. Grant’s pace is slow, but I’ll worry about that later. Just continuing the habit is my current goal.

Bottom line is that I can do little to nothing about most of my anxieties. Keep walking, painting, and perhaps choosing better books to read. Sell some of our stocks and buy more CDs before the inevitable market fall.