Write out the answers to the following questions posed by Meryl Moritz, a coach with Leadership Strategies in Princeton, N.J.
What outcome do I want to see? Read more…
Art elements (line, shape, form, color, texture) relate to each other in many interesting ways. When we think of the relationship of one part to another, and each part to the whole, we’re dealing with proportion. An elephant’s ears — on an elephant — are in proportion to the awesome creature’s body size. Just imagine how similarly large ears would look on a cat, or a cow, or us! Read more…
Also known as Year-Round Education (YRE), it may be more accurate to call the plan an extended school calendar. Most other countries have a longer school year than we do in the U.S. It has become more common in this country as school districts search for ways to make better use of facilities that are empty for the summer months. Read more…
Postoperative day 1
On Saturday, Dec. 20, I awoke at 6 a.m. and carefully opened my eyes. The shields were partially blocking my view. Everything seemed less blurry than last night, but I had to be sure. I quietly worked my way to the window and slowly opened the blinds. I carefully removed the eye shields and looked toward our car. I could read the license place on our car from the second floor of our hotel room! I let out a whoop and quickly put on my pants and boots. I ran outside and looked around me at a beautiful world. Read more…
Some pictures were taken with my wife, Terry, and me, and after receiving an encouraging and loving hug from her, I entered the laser room. In my own operating room after hours, I had practiced lying on the Dexta operating table and looking at the lights under the Visx Star, so I was prepared. Betadine (povidone iodine, Purdue Frederick) always smells weird to me, but felt cool and calming. Read more…
Wednesday, December 17 was a busy surgery day, with cataracts and intraocular lenses in the morning and LASIK cases in the afternoon. Wearing glasses was not enjoyable; my peripheral vision was constricted and I needed to adjust the operating microscope. We had patients in from Austin, Texas, and Maui, Hawaii, as well as a popular Los Angeles disc jockey. I was thinking about how much pressure eye surgeons face. We cannot afford to have a bad day or an off day, no matter what is going on. By taking time out to have LASIK, I realized I was not only showing my complete confidence in the procedure, I was also betting the farm. Read more…
For years, I have compiled the features of an ideal procedure, from a patient’s and a doctor’s perspective. These features included safety and effectiveness for almost any range of nearsightedness and astigmatism, ease of the procedure for the doctor and patient, little or no discomfort during or after, quick visual recovery, visual stability, negligible long-term effects, and minimal side effects. The procedure should also be suited to being done bilaterally. LASIK has all these qualifications. My decision was made. Read more…
As I sat on the lanai of our Maui suite in the middle of January 1998, I was astounded – not only by the island’s beauty, the panoramic view of the Pacific, lush green gardens, and colorful tropical flowers, but by the realization that I was seeing it all without my contact lenses or glasses. Read more…
Moving into a new home is always an exhausting business. What looked to be in good shape when viewed with all the furniture in place suddenly looks very grubby with marks where pictures hung and dust piled up in corners that were once hidden by sofas and chairs. One is always faced with an enormous cleaning task, and more often than not, a huge decorating task. Read more…