Oh no! My optometrist suggests reading glasses, as my eyes are very tired from working in the microscope and at the computer so much (although, to be honest, it's more the computer that tires my eyes out). I am myopic, wear contact lenses, and apparently this is a common problem for myopics that work at the computer a lot. Rats, rats, rats, rats. I'm not even forty!!!!!!!! I feel old and broken.
So, in an effort to spend less time at the computer, maybe I'll audioblog so you can hear my melodious and mellifluous voice. Dulcet tones discussing pathology and shoes. Or something like that.
Also, on the way out of the office, I saw an elderly woman in great big eyeglasses and a purple coat and hat asking for a pair of 'readers.' As she left, she turned and said, "I wish you a happy holiday. I wish you peace and health." She looked about a hundred, stooped and gray, and yet so vital. Her voice was surprisingly strong and rumbled when she spoke. "I wish you peace and health."
How to Podcast with Cheap Crap from Radio Shack!: http://www.cadence90.com/wp/index.php?p=3340
Cut out the cell phone and you're there.
It would be a nice writing exercise to go see something that you know a lot about and just describe it in realtime, good for limbering up the writing muscles.
The other nice thing about podcasting -- besides the lack of eyestrain -- is that it's mobile, you can get up and walk around while you do it.
Posted by: Lisa Williams | December 19, 2004 at 02:10 AM
Dear Madhu, I have just emailed you the below report via BBC online. Sorry it was returned as undeliverable. Maybe your email address has changed or I have copied it incorrectly. Here's thinking of you and wishing you a peaceful and restful holiday break and a great new year and puppy in 2005.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4100721.stm
PS Best wishes to Lisa too and thank you for the neat item and visual on podcasting. I shall link to at a later date and post with info on audio blogging when I find instructions on how it works outside the U.S. The last time I looked Blogger had the facility but only for those located in America.
Posted by: Ingrid | December 20, 2004 at 04:12 AM
Ingrid, thanks for the link to the bbc article. Promising, but early days yet.
Lisa, thanks for the link. Time to podcast.
Posted by: MD | December 20, 2004 at 05:57 PM
"readers smeaders" I just got my first pair of "progressive lenses" (i.e. bifocals) last week. hoolee, moolee...I'm still getting used to them and yes I am over forty..I choose a dark red funky frame in hope that I dont look too much like a grandma ;-)
Posted by: sandra | December 23, 2004 at 04:09 PM
I am sure they are appropriately funky and ungrandma like :)
Posted by: MD | December 24, 2004 at 03:37 PM