John M. Ford 1957-2006

Announcement here

I didn't know him well; I liked what I knew of him. Others were closer to him, and I'm sorry for their loss, and mine.

Er, excuse me?

So, the appointment with the eye specialist today, the one with the ReallyREALLY bright lights.

Good news: My eyes are Perfectly OK (where "OK" is defined as 20/20 with correction and Hopelessly Nearsighted without).

Bad news: The "grey fog" that sometimes obscures the vision in the center of my left eye is an ....ocular migraine (no, I've never heard of it, either).

Good news: This kind of migraine is headache-free! And the fog dissipates in twenty minutes or so, no harm done.

Null news: The eye specialist gave me a referral to a neurologist all the way the heckengone down to Scarborough. But. My good friends at Mayo Clinic tell me that ocular migraines need treatment only if accompanied by a headache. So I'm thinking I'll cancel the appointment with the neurologist.

In other news, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood -- cool and not too humid; the cats are asleep, kinzel's at chess, and I'm going to retire to my corner of the couch to read.