My Treasures, My Stories

I love crispy chicken wings. I could sit and plow through a bucket of them in no time. They are the part of the chicken with the most skin to…

It seems that almost every big box store and many small retailers think that ordering online picking up in-store are great money-saving and time-saving ideas.

The process will certainly save you money on shipping but as for time-saving I’m convinced with rare exceptions, it’s a pretty poor plan especially when shopping at big-box stores.

My most recent purchase was a commercial shower I found online which I ordered after successfully searching for a 20% off coupon.

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I’m a fairly active guy and was a 3 to 4 day per week gym rat for over two decades.

For my 50th birthday (my second date with Catherine btw), I bought myself a three-year membership at Bally’s for $54 a month.

I’m 67 at the time of this writing 

At some point spending 90 minutes for a 45-minute workout because you have to commute to the gym and possibly change clothing (which I stopped doing to save time) that in Chicago traffic was 20 – 25 minutes both directions.

In the late 90s, I did marathon bicycling for about six years riding 1000 to 3000 miles a season.

Point is I’m in tune with my body and respect it.

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My review of Williams Eye Institute in Merrillville, IN

Let’s start with the basics:

Levels of Vision

20/20 – Normal vision. Fighter pilot minimum. Required to read the stock quotes in the newspaper, or numbers in the telephone book (if you can still find one).

• 20/40 – Able to pass Driver’s License Test in all 50 States. Most printed material is at this level.
• 20/80 – Able to read alarm clock at 10 feet. News Headlines are this size.
• 20/200 – Legal blindness. Able to see STOP sign letters.

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In March 2018 I visited Envision Eye Care at the Costco located on Clybourn Avenue in Chicago.

It was determined that I had astigmatism in my right eye.

I could get corrective lenses in the form of contacts or glasses.

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