[TheForge] rust redux

[Andy Vida]

Kevin Donahoe wrote:
> 
> Andy,
> 
> Managed to make it to 49! so I consider myself lucky. 

	I'll say.  My vision went from abnormally strong to utter
	blindness in about two years.  It was very distressing to
	discover my arms were not long enough anymore.  I'm not a
	big fan of glasses, but my eyes don't tolerate contacts
	very well and I'm not sure I trust the Lasik technology yet.

	Anyone here had it done?

> Have a brother that's
> 45 and doing fine, but we suspect he can't read anyway, ha! 

	No, that would be me.

> Fortunately, the darlin' companion is  a life long glasses wearer
> and she can read the menu when I can't.

	It's annoying as hell to pick up the menu, which is printed
	in 2 point type, and find you ahve no glasses.  Then Seshat
	has to read to me.
> 
> what the heck is a diopter, anyway?

	I think it is a measure of refraction, but I don't know this
	for certain.