Had to share this...

Just had to share this poster...  

It's Friday morning and I'm preparing to go to the Eye Doctor. I have noticed lately that I have 'floaters' in my left eye. They generally do not bother me, but lately I find they are interfering with my reading.

Now from what I gather, floaters are common, and are generally not a problem. But I have also read that they could be a precursor to problems. So I thought it best to check it out.

Will continue this after I return from my appointment.

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After taking a picture of my retina to be sure that it wasn't affected, I was told it looked like a floater... and that my brain would most likely get used to it and I wouldn't notice it as much after a while.

I hope so as it is a nuisance more than anything.... another inconvenience that I will add to growing older (although it's not necessarily an age thing as I was told people of all ages get them). The doctor also mentioned that they could be caused by dry eye - so using Systane drops might be something I should try - and I will.

Anyway, I was happy to hear that it wasn't the beginning of a detached retina or macular degeneration. 

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Now next on the agenda - Hurricane Ida. I have been in communication with family in New Orleans about Hurricane Ida - which has the possibility of being a Category 4 hurricane when it comes on shore (it never ends, does it?) sometime Sunday.

I know people in Louisiana can handle hurricanes.  We grew up with them. Schools let kids off, houses are boarded up, people have hurricane parties... and clean up after.  We weren't afraid of them. At least that was how it was for me growing up in New Orleans. 

But Katrina changed all that. With the pumps failing and burst levees, people drowned in their homes. Something that we thought would never happen, happened. Changed my whole mindset.

Now I worry about family and friends when the hurricanes come. Will they evacuate? No, they don't plan to... and we never did... and I understand that. But still, it's a worry.  There could be a lot of rain and N.O. can't handle too much rain. Streets flood easily. 

And it seems so unfair to have a hurricane during a pandemic. I know that sounds silly and unrealistic to say, but it's how I feel. Is it the news media making the world smaller that it seems like there's just one catastrophe after another (fires, floods, buildings collapsing, earthquakes, political upheavals, etc.). Isn't the pandemic itself enough to deal with? 

That's my thoughts for today... not necessarily uplifting, but I have high hopes that things will get better.  (Remember that song he had high hopes... oops! there goes another rubber tree plant!) 

Hugs (virtual),

Rian