Over Forty Eyes
Bleck. I am officially old. Went in for a LONG overdue eye exam, and sure enough, I get to have *bifocals. Nurse! where is my walker and stewed prunes, dammit!?
Don't laugh, it could happen to you too. Presbyopia -- Condition in which the aging eye beginning at around age 40 is unable to focus at all distances, often noticed when print begins to blur. Additional symptoms include eyestrain, headaches, and squinting.
(Sigh.)
At least they have a cutesy little name like "progressive" lenses. Isn't that taking political correctness just a little too far? Oh wait, the other term for PC is "Fool the Masses Into Believing That Something Previously Known as Icky is Actually Something Else That is Really Totally Kewl".
I.E. Perception of Janitor vs Sanitation Engineer:
Janitor = dirty, unshaven dreg of society who cleans public toilets, usually while wearing a grimy one piece overall very similar to a prisoner outfit.
Sanitation Engineer = Clean shaven, wears-Old-Spice-kinda-guy of excellent moral fiber in a spiffy white shirt and tie who somehow magically cleans the very same toilet but without ever getting his hands (or reputation) dirty.
Sheesh. Just another marketing ploy to get the tail end of the baby boom generation to accept its aging process gracefully. "Ooooh, proGRESSive lenses! AWEsome!"
Here is an Ad Blurb for Progressive Lenses " The baby-boomer generation is maturing, but "mature" doesn't have to mean "old" anymore. If you're a 40-something who is having trouble reading the fine print, you have more options than just the lined bifocals your parents wore. Progressive lenses, sometimes referred to as no-line bifocals, not only provide visual correction for distances that traditional bifocals can't, but they also hide the fact that you even need reading glasses. No one else has to know whether you're sporting a pair of glasses just for fashion - or because your arms have "grown too short" to allow you to see up close."
ACK! Glasses for FASHION? Who are they kidding? Please, spare me.
Don't laugh, it could happen to you too. Presbyopia -- Condition in which the aging eye beginning at around age 40 is unable to focus at all distances, often noticed when print begins to blur. Additional symptoms include eyestrain, headaches, and squinting.
(Sigh.)
At least they have a cutesy little name like "progressive" lenses. Isn't that taking political correctness just a little too far? Oh wait, the other term for PC is "Fool the Masses Into Believing That Something Previously Known as Icky is Actually Something Else That is Really Totally Kewl".
I.E. Perception of Janitor vs Sanitation Engineer:
Janitor = dirty, unshaven dreg of society who cleans public toilets, usually while wearing a grimy one piece overall very similar to a prisoner outfit.
Sanitation Engineer = Clean shaven, wears-Old-Spice-kinda-guy of excellent moral fiber in a spiffy white shirt and tie who somehow magically cleans the very same toilet but without ever getting his hands (or reputation) dirty.
Sheesh. Just another marketing ploy to get the tail end of the baby boom generation to accept its aging process gracefully. "Ooooh, proGRESSive lenses! AWEsome!"
Here is an Ad Blurb for Progressive Lenses " The baby-boomer generation is maturing, but "mature" doesn't have to mean "old" anymore. If you're a 40-something who is having trouble reading the fine print, you have more options than just the lined bifocals your parents wore. Progressive lenses, sometimes referred to as no-line bifocals, not only provide visual correction for distances that traditional bifocals can't, but they also hide the fact that you even need reading glasses. No one else has to know whether you're sporting a pair of glasses just for fashion - or because your arms have "grown too short" to allow you to see up close."
ACK! Glasses for FASHION? Who are they kidding? Please, spare me.
posted by 40angst @ 10:54 AM
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