Reflective thoughts and poems

palides2021 said:
Well, today's my 69th birthday. I have spent the whole day grading papers and videotaping my lecture for Monday. I also have been answering calls from family and friends wishing me "Happy Birthday" greetings. All my family members live far away, and I haven't celebrated a birthday with anyone from my family in many years now. I've grown accustomed to living alone and being far away from them. I have finished my work for the day, and took a break to write this:

Birthday Thoughts

It is a dreary and rainy day outside.
The gray skies did not cheer me up.
This pensive mood is not glowing.
At least it's not cold enough to be snowing.

There is no birthday cake, no nearby family,
No husband or son to watch me
Blow out the candles. But I am used to it.
Everyone's texting birthday wishes instead.

I considered driving to the mall.
It's only twenty minutes away by car,
Maybe shop and walk around.
But my knees hurt and keep me homebound.

I feel a little sad, as I'm one year closer to being 70.
I saw a video on how the faces of movie stars aged
A comment stated that the video made them depressed
Age has been creeping up on me.
When was I 10? 20? 30? 40? 50? 60?

In the blink of an eye, I am almost at the 70th milestone.
Life is zooming by. Yet at the same time,
For each day I live, I have found
That many blessings still abound.

Although it didn't happen today,
I will be celebrating my birthday
Soon, with good friends.
I am looking forward to spending time with them.


P.A. 1/10/26
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Happy Birthday! Lovely poem.
 
Every day, I try to finish my classes by 8- 8:30 pm, so I have time to watch a Hallmark movie and unwind. These are the only movies I know I can relax with. I find actors and actresses I like in these movies, then I look for more of their movies. However, the strain of reading on a computer screen daily has me wondering if there are glasses that make it easier to read the screen up close and TV farther away.

Last night, I discovered what's called "adjustable glasses." These are glasses that you can adjust the focus of to suit your eyes. It goes from near-sighted to far-sighted. I am curious if anyone has ever experienced this. Instead of having several glasses with different numbers, this eyeglass has a little dial on each side that you turn to get the right magnification. I included a link to the Amazon information below for more information:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=adjustable+focus+glasses&crid=14H6IZY1N75XK&

I ended up not ordering from Amazon because there were too many low reviews. I found a review site that reviewed these types of glasses and went directly to the company that makes them. So I ordered the Flex adjustable glasses. When I receive them, I will let you know how they turn out. Keep my fingers crossed, because lately the stuff I have ordered online hasn't been as good as expected, and I've had to return a few items.
 
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