I recently had to go get new glasses. It is a chore I put off for as long as I can, because I always have trouble adjusting to the new ones. This time it is particularly difficult as I opted for the no-line bi-focals because, as the technician put it, “Lined bi-focal glasses are almost obsolete” and it would “help with computer work.”

Well, I guess, she can add me to her list of “ancient” and “obsolete” devices. I should have remembered that popular adage – If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The new glasses are driving me crazy!

They are fine for driving, and reading, when I am sitting still. But anyone who types knows that you are constantly moving your head back and forth from the computer to the copy you are typing. The minute I move my head even slightly, everything starts spinning and I get dizzy. Walking with the glasses on is also difficult. I tend to stagger and bump into things.

So, if there are typos in the newspaper for awhile, please overlook them. And if I bump into you on the street, please excuse me. Getting accustom to these “new fangled” glasses may take awhile!!

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Happy birthday to: Margaret Clifton, Kathy Weathersby, Glynn Bassett Sr., Jennifer Fleming, Alexandria Lane, Nan Bowers, Thurman Kent, Kyler Pierce Cook, Megan Frye, Quinn Weaver and Katelin Muckerson.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries are: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dwelle, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Small and Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Edenfield.

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Military Active Duty List: SSGT Jeremy Chestnut, U.S. Air Force, Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS; E-5 SSgt Roy T. Davis Jr., U.S. Air Force, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom; Spc. Jeremy Allen Johnson, U.S. Army, 59th Quartermaster, Afghanistan; Spc. Joe Boone, U.S. Army, 877th Engineers, Afghanistan; Akeam Williams Sr., U.S. Army, Afghanistan; 1LT Justin Grey McBride, U.S. Army, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; Lt. Col. James E. Davis, U.S. Air Force, Department Of Defense Inspector General’s Office, Pentagon; Sgt. Darcelyn M. Kimbro, U.S. Army, Fort Gordon, Augusta, ; Specialist Jeremy Johnson, U.S. Army, 59th Quartermaster Company, Ft. Carson, Colorado; Cpl. Adam T. Lanier, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Bt. 6th Marine Regiment, Weapons Co., Scout Sniper Platoon, Afghanistan; Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, 29 Palms, California; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; E5 Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; Senior Airman Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Shaw AFB, Sumter, S.C.; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Major D. Slade Burke, U.S. Air Force, 733d Air Mobility Squadron, Kadena AB, Okinawa Japan; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Chief Petty Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 25th Infantry Division, Schafield Barracks, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/E-Division, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Baghdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Staff Sgt. Charles “C.J.” Amerson, U.S. Army, Afghanistan.