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Subject: Re: [OM] First poster ?
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:45:39 -0500
Sounds like you're carrying quite a load, I hope it all works out for 
you.  That's good news on your eyes.  I've been wearing contacts since 
'81.  I've occasionally considered lasik but am still a little wary. 
Every 6 months I have my eyes checked and tested for pressure and the 
possibility of glaucoma.
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John Hermanson  |   CPS, Inc.
21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121  |  www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html


John A. Lind wrote:
> Hi John . . .
> 
> It's been mostly work.  There is ultimately a light at the end of the 
> tunnel . . . perhaps in another year or two.  Even though the salaried 
> staff where I work has been cut by roughly 1/3rd this year, we still 
> have the same load of work to accomplish.  We're having to do things 
> quite differently as a result . . . carefully picking and choosing work 
> activity with greatest "value added" and jettisoning any activity that 
> doesn't have sufficient value compared to the effort required.  Until 
> the dust settles from the drastic restructuring and reorganizing that 
> has been going on for nearly two years, there will be quite a few long 
> days at work.
> 
> I still organize an annual juried photo show here a local art 
> association.  This will the fifth year of it . . . and most likely the 
> last year for me.  It consumes most of Spring as it has about 90-110 
> gallery presentation entries and the show is installed for an entire 
> month.  I still have all my camera, lighting and studio gear, including 
> the medium format system.  At some point I'll feel inspired to undertake 
> another photography project which is where I had been turning my energy 
> . . . spending more time doing series of photographs exploring and 
> spanning broader scoped subject material.  In the meantime I remain 
> lurking on this list and a couple others related to photography . . . 
> and read the postings periodically in batches.
> 
> More recently . . . I pitched viewfinder dioptric correction 
> completely.  Don't need it now.  Two years ago I had cataract surgery in 
> my left eye.  The doc predicted the right eye would need it within five 
> years.  They were "young man's" cataracts . . . occurring about 20 years 
> sooner than age related cataracts . . . result of long-term high UV 
> exposure courtesy of my military career with Uncle Sam.  A little 
> different compared to "age" related cataracts . . . but with the same 
> effect on vision . . . cloudy lenses in the eyes . . . and the onset in 
> each eye was very rapid.  Had the right eye done a couple weeks ago . . 
> . as the doc predicted, it clouded over just like the left one . . . the 
> doc that did the surgery is extremely good at it.  Both eyes are 20/20 
> now . . . collectively (both eyes working together) I have 20/15 
> acuity.  After nearly 40 years of wearing glasses, I'm finally 
> completely free of them for distance vision.  What a difference it has made!
> 
> Thanks -- Best Wishes . . . and hope all is well with you.
> -- John
> 
> John Hermanson wrote:
>> Hey, welcome back.  Where have you been hiding?
>> ___________________________________
>> John Hermanson  |   CPS, Inc.
>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>> 631-424-2121  |  www.zuiko.com
>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>
>>   
>>
> 
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