Recent content by lucky penny

I had cataract surgery on one eye 2 months ago & will likely have it for the other eye in a year or 2, (don't need it yet). I got a toric lens (a curved lens) for $1,750, which was needed for astigmatism. I didn't wear glasses before surgery (one eye was deteriorating, but the other eye was...

I just found it on Google on my computer: went to Images, then clicked on the camera icon. It gives you the option of uploading a photo or dragging it from your computer.

Just tried it now & it is pretty nifty. It quickly identified photos of a basil plant, Mark Twain's house, & Mohonk Mountain Lodge. It would be very good with travel photos if you have no idea what the place or building is. On the other hand, I tried it with photos of several autographed...

My local state legislator, whose office is nearby, has free test kits available once a week. The state obtained them from the federal supply. You might try looking into something like that.

FACT: 32 total murders in subway trains & stations since January 2020. Not to minimize that, but don't throw out numbers that are wildly inaccurate. I take the subway everywhere (with 3.2 million others every day) & have never had problems.

I wish those who make knee-jerk anti-NY comments would reconsider. (I count at least 4 so far.) I strongly doubt I'd ever want to live where you folks do but don't feel the need to jump in & say so whenever the location is mentioned. I moved to NYC after college & have never wanted to live...

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I'm your age & never heard that usage of boomer.

I guess I'm in the 4th category: Medicare is my primary insurance; my supplemental plan is Empire Plan/UHC for retired NYS employees. Individual coverage is currently $175/mo., but I pay $0 since my unused sick leave was converted to an amount that will cover the premiums indefinitely. Nice...

^^ Excellent advice.

I was never that young.

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. My book group chose it & I had zero interest in reading it ("a re-imagining of David Copperfield") but it won me over. Vivid characters & splendid storytelling, bringing Dickens' tale to life by placing it in Appalachia as the opioid crisis was arriving...

Oops! I was momentarily distracted & accidentally voted for the Chiefs. I'd love to see the 49ers win & would bet they do (by 7 or less). Would someone with no interest in the result do me a a favor & vote in my place?

Pretty nifty, I think. If I actually had to write that eulogy & was having writer's block, that AI draft would definitely get me started.