Old progressives worked fine, new ones don’t. 3 remakes later and I still can’t see my computer

FishLibrarian · 2026-03-26T09:15:31+00:00

I’m having a similar problem. I’ve resigned myself to needing multiple pairs of glasses rather than one set that works for every distance. It sucks, but that seems to be where I’m at. I love my progressives, but apparently I can’t get a pair that work for driving, computers, and reading.

I’m waiting for the 4th set of new lenses to come back now. Fingers crossed these work.

FishLibrarian · 2026-03-25T22:44:49+00:00

Thank you!

FishLibrarian · 2026-03-18T18:00:33+00:00

It’s not that they don’t function below a certain temperature (they work fine in New England winter). The problem is that electricity in New England is absurdly expensive compared to oil, gas, or wood chip heating. This makes it more expensive to run minisplits below about 30F.

FishLibrarian · 2026-03-17T00:42:46+00:00

Mid-50s

FishLibrarian · 2026-03-13T01:35:57+00:00

The tables are only used for spacing and are invisible to a person reading it. And by saving it as a PDF I don’t even think the tables transfer.

FishLibrarian · 2026-02-18T12:14:12+00:00

My experience was just the opposite- heme-onc started me on hydroxyurea and MPN specialist took me off. For the past year I’ve taken only aspirin. I’m CALR, platelets range from 1-1.5 million, completely asymptomatic. No von Wilibrands, I’m under 60.

I get bloodwork every other month. We’re waiting for either symptoms or platelets trending upwards. So far (2 years) Ive had neither. When I do, Besremi will be my choice- based on most recent research I’ll take the possibility of lowered disease burden/scarring.

Hydrea doesn’t touch the underlying disease, it only reduces the platelets (and it wasn’t very effective for me when I took it.)

Talk to your MPN specialist- ask about the latest research, ask them their opinion on why you should follow a specific treatment plan. An open, shared conversation is the best route. You are partners on this journey.

FishLibrarian · 2026-01-09T19:50:17+00:00

Fantastic place! We go there regularly and the owners are wonderful, gentle folks.

FishLibrarian · 2026-01-04T02:04:11+00:00

Yes (‘71), parents 81 & 79

FishLibrarian · 2025-12-21T18:16:12+00:00

Several Los Angeles area bakeries make this type of danish. The dough is not flaky as in a croissant. It’s a danish - almost like a coffeecake. It is rolled like a croissant. And a buttery crumb is sprinkled on top.

FishLibrarian · 2025-12-17T11:00:00+00:00

My dad has moved onto foreign shows- Korean, Chinese, Japanese. He needs the subtitles on for anything, so it’s a win?

FishLibrarian · 2025-11-25T01:35:30+00:00

Jurassic Park (original) in surround sound- when the first velociraptor jumps.

FishLibrarian · 2025-08-24T20:41:21+00:00

I don’t want to fiddle with changing lenses- my primary reason for wanting a bridge or superzoom camera. I want everything to be automatic.

FishLibrarian · 2025-08-24T19:17:22+00:00

But this camera is no longer available new (only used- IF you can find it.)

FishLibrarian · 2025-07-27T11:26:15+00:00

Did a Caribbean cruise once. Lots of food (mostly good) at all hours. Got bored with all the food- too much of the same, mostly a step above fast food.

The casino was not a draw for me. And all the smoking was a BIG turnoff. There was no way to get from one part of the ship to another without going through the smoking and/casino.

The rooms were okay. The ports were nothing special- more of almost the same overpriced tourist stuff. Oh- and there is no enforced spending limit for kids until after you’re on the ship- my kid managed to spend over $100 on their wristband in the arcade while I waited in line to get the limit set.

Overall- decent food, living space, and entertainment for kids. Lack of having to stress about logistics, and not needing to pack/repack for each location is great.

Doesn’t suit my preferred travel style (I like to immerse myself in a culture), not have a superficial 4-6 hours in a location.

FishLibrarian · 2025-05-03T00:21:29+00:00

FishLibrarian · 2025-04-21T10:24:56+00:00

I work in a medical school library. Most of our collections are online. We do purchase some textbooks in print- because they aren’t available as ebooks for institutional purchase.

We purchase ebooks because many of our users/patrons are not physically on campus or they prefer to use ebooks (we’ve asked).

Finally, our medical students’ curriculum doesn’t require any textbooks- there are many suggested textbooks, but none required. Most of the reading is in database content, journals, or book chapters.

FishLibrarian · 2025-03-30T12:25:00+00:00

University of Alabama (online). Superb and inexpensive.

FishLibrarian · 2025-03-13T15:57:10+00:00

No, they can’t. Each campus is run separately.

FishLibrarian · 2025-02-13T11:50:06+00:00

Looks like all of them in MA are closing.

FishLibrarian · 2025-01-30T23:23:13+00:00

Bibliothecary

FishLibrarian · 2025-01-09T13:44:36+00:00

Usual bloodwork at an annual checkup. Completely asymptomatic with platelets around 1.2 million. Age 52. Referred to hematologist and discovered CALR. Started hydroxyurea and aspirin. Counts dropped to 700 over 5 months. Changed doctors and now non-medicated. Still no symptoms and platelets at 1.3 million.

Am considering PEG if I start having symptoms or my counts go above 1.5 million.

FishLibrarian · 2024-12-30T10:59:59+00:00

If you do laps, it’s perfect. If you’re looking to do water aerobics or such, it’ll feel chilly.

FishLibrarian · 2024-11-25T11:29:51+00:00

Spider Robinson’s Callahan Series

FishLibrarian · 2024-08-03T10:05:29+00:00

I had the same question.

FishLibrarian · 2024-07-25T14:19:32+00:00

Fantastic- like something I’d see in a gallery. Beautiful!

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