British physicist Josh Silver - now retired - is finally realizing the culmination of two decades worth of work. What did he do? He invented a pair of eyeglasses that the wearer can adjust to his own prescription without expensive equipment or the need of an optical specialist.
The eyewear, called "Adaptive Glasses," operate on a water-based system. You put them on and then use a special syringe to add or subtract water from a thick plastic membrane until you can see clearly.
And talk about an ambitious project for the new year ... Silver is making arrangements to get one billion pair of these glasses into the hands of the world's poor.
Dream big dreams, people. And then go chase them into the waking world.
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AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE
Arthur is 90 years old but he's played golf every single day since he retired 25 years ago.
One day he arrives home after his game, looking downcast. His wife asks what's wrong.
"I'm going to have to give up golf," says Arthur. "My eyesight has gotten so bad that once I hit the ball, I can't see where it goes."
His wife makes sympathetic sounds and fetches him a cool drink. "Why don't you take my brother with you and give it one more try," she suggests.
"That's no good," sighs Arthur. "Your brother is a hundred and three and practically senile. He can't help."
"He may be a hundred and three but his eyesight is still perfect! He can tell you where your ball went."
So the next day Arthur heads off to the golf course with his brother-in-law. He tees up his ball on the first hole and gives it a mighty whack, then squints down the fairway. "Did you see where it went?" he asks his brother-in-law anxiously.
"Of course I did!" replies the brother-in-law. "I have perfect eyesight!"
"Great!" exclaims Arthur. "Where did it go?"
"Where did what go?"
[seen many places, but most recently in Joke of the Day]
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We are deep into our annual new year cleaning and rearranging of several rooms in the house. We always like to at least rearrange the living room furniture so that it "feels" like a new year is starting. This year we're also rearranging our daughter's bedroom and some storage in the laundry room.
So we'll certainly be keeping ourselves busy this weekend. I'll see you on Monday.
Mark
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WEB SITE of the WEEK: Can you name the Seven Wonders of the World? Which wonders, Mark? Ancient Wonders? The Wonders of the Medieval Mind? The Forgotten Wonders of the World? Natural Wonders? Underwater Wonders? Modern Wonders? Hmmm. I wonder. You can find them all, with photos and a history at http://www.wonderclub.com/AllWorldWonders.html.
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WORDS for YOUR WEEKEND: "Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures." (H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)
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