(no pun intended...)

A couple of weeks ago, I was at my cubicle at work and took off my glasses. I noticed a really pronounced difference in my vision between my left and right eye. I've had roughly the same prescription since I got glasses over 15 years ago and the same strength for each eye (-2.25). But that morning, I noticed the vision in my right eye was considerably more blurry than in my left eye.

So, I was off on an odessy to the optometrist. I would have visited the one I usually go to in downtown San Francisco, except that, well it's in downtown San Francisco. Ever try getting around downtown San Francisco by car? And park? At Christmastime? Yeah, so I looked for one here on my Island of Misfits. I finally landed at the local Pearle Vision centre, simply because the receptionst was nice and seemed to have a handle on things.

I went in for the exam (and to get contact lenses since I'm so tired of dealing with glasses) and discovered that my right eye remains at -2.25...but the vision in my left eye IMPROVED (it's -1.75 now)! The doctor had no explanation for that (usually a person's vision gets worse, not better). He also was much more thorough in getting the right contact lenses for my eyes and making sure they fit comfortably than the folks in San Francisco (and the other folks I had visited on the Island a few years previous).

Now, considering what a bloody disaster my artistic life has become--I've become so blocked that I've actually felt like I've gone blind--it's either cruel irony that the vision in my "photographing" eye has improved, or it's a positive sign of great works of art to come.

Obviously, I'm really hoping that it's the latter.