typewriting

my friend jon wrote me:

i know you've got world-wide fame and clout, so mention my website to everyone you know, link to my website, tell the press, because i got this crazy-ass art project going on, and i need people to support it.

this would be just a shameless plus, except that his art project actually is "crazy-ass" (he's drawing 1000 pictures in a week and selling them for only $1 each) and i like his art, so i would be linking to him even if i didn't know him personally (except that i wouldn't know about the project). but as an added bonus, he's a nice guy who deserves your money (not that you don't).

after that, a young woman came in. halfway through the test, she mentioned that she had been out under the sun all day, and her eyes hadn't quite adjusted to indoor lighting yet. the optometrist assured her that he watched very carefully for a patient's sun tan, and weighed this into his prescriptions. he prescribed to her bi-focals, as she had expected, because her friend who had recommended that she visit this optometrist also wore bi-focals. just out of curiosity, she asked about progressive lenses.

"i only prescribe those to people who can't focus," he answered, "people who are easily distracted by meaningless details. and by the way, i noticed a few cat hairs on your shoes. i'm giving you special cat-friendly glasses."