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Time Marches On! (and drags me along behind it, kicking and screaming)

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Today's post is a rambling, random mishmash of things that have happened recently and thoughts that have been in my head. *   *   *   *   * I can think of a whole bunch of things I'd rather do than spend two hours on a Tuesday morning at the eye doctor's office trying to determine whether or not I have glaucoma.  They used to do that puff of air blast to check the pressure in your eye.  I was never a big fan of that test, but at least it was quick.   They have newer tests now.  I have had enough of stinging yellow drops and focusing on the blue light.  I've had enough of staring at the red light and the blue ball while cameras zoom in and make a video and take pictures in an MRI, of sorts, of my eyeballs.  I've also had QUITE enough of the tedious side vision, video-game-like test where I have to push the button on the clicker in my hand every time I see a flash of light---thank you very much. Good news is that the doctor found lots...