Tuesday, June 5, 2012  Looking For Adjectives  Parts of Speech
Bears  I had cataract surgery yesterday. I learned nearly a year
ago that it was time to remove the cataracts that had been
sitting idle for some time but had finally advanced to the point
of needing to be removed. Because I'd worn hard contacts for 50
years (yes, 50!) I had to go back to glasses for five months,
then another complication with necessary eyelid surgery. It was
one obstacle after another. Finally, the time had come.
Yesterday's surgery went well and the result is---well, let me
say that there are not enough adjectives to describe the result.
I am thrilled with the clarity, sharpness and brilliance of
colors. It seems as if I'd been viewing the world through a
curtain before and now it has been magically drawn aside to let
me see the world as it really is. If it's this good with one eye
done, what will it be like next week when the second eye is
taken care of?  What are some of the adjectives I'd use to
describe the changes? How abo