Lou and I had an exchange about reading glasses in comments to the post immediately below that went sumthin' like this:
Or, you can wear them on your head as an accessory - like me.
I prefer the Eccentric Old Fart look, Lou. You know: glasses perched on the end of the nose so's ya can look over the top of 'em and sneer when ya say "Get OFF my lawn!"
Well, I've been practicing that look.
I still think you should wear a black pirate patch over one eye, and go for the sexy blonde Johnny Depp pirate look.
ReplyDeleteAh, but methinks I'm too long in the tooth for serious piratin', Red. ;-)
ReplyDeleteKeep wearin' 'em like that and yer neck will get a serious crick in it.
ReplyDeleteI don't think so, Deb. I've had to do a LOT of experimenting with these things today... and wearin' 'em like this is the ONLY way I can see both close-up and distance (i.e., beyond six feet). It's all in the way you move yer eyes, yanno?
ReplyDeleteMy progressives are killin' me. By the time I get home my neck is killing me.
ReplyDeleteLooking over the glasses and down the nose is good for making a point. Deb is right - you will get a sore neck. When you are not using them, you will lay them down. The next thing you know, you need them, but where the hell are they? Better to wear them on your head. Do not get one of those old lady chains for your glasses. A bula loop is not so bad. My father carried a pocket protector with his glasses and pens in it. Made him look very intelligent. Of course, I gave it to him.
ReplyDeleteI've tried the over the top look. I couldn't determine how effective it is because I can't see when I'm looking over the top of my glasses.
ReplyDeleteDeb is right - you will get a sore neck.
ReplyDeleteWell, I've been doin' this all day and so far, so good. I don't worry about misplacing the glasses... ECMdP is so small that that's a virtual impossibility. I DO worry about carryin' the things around, however. Tee shirts don't have pockets and that's about as dressed up as I get... in the Spring/summer/Fall. I'm thinkin' hard on THAT.
Uncle Skip: As noted above, I HAVE to do the "over the top" thang if I wanna see anything beyond six feet.
Yep, I've been practicing that look for a few years now. I've got my computer pair, my kitchen pair, my traveling pair and a pair for reading in bed at night.
ReplyDeleteI tried it on my head just now, under advisement from Lou, but the dang nose pad things got all tangled up in my hair.
That look works better if you're shaking your fist at somebody.
ReplyDeleteNaw, you're good, Buck. You're a natural...got the cranky old bastard look down pat.
ReplyDeleteAndy's right. You got the lawn-scowling look down pat.
ReplyDeleteAbout tee shirts with no pockets -- fold the specs and hook one of the earpieces through the neck of your tee shirt. Then, don't bend over. Works great for my sunglasses -- I can't do the top of the head thing cause it wreaks havoc with my hair.
Bec: I'm thinkin' I'm gonna acquire several pairs of these thangs, too. But I will NEVER wear 'em on top o' my head.
ReplyDeleteJim: Heh.
Andy: Thanks. I think.
Moogie: I did that sunglasses-in-my-shirt-collar thang last week and damned near broke 'em when I bent over to read a label in Wally-World. We have a learning curve here...
Yep, the look is right!
ReplyDelete"We don't take kindly to yer kind round these parts..."
ReplyDeleteI think you need to try it with a cigar.
Stop it, you beginning to scare me.
ReplyDeleteAs I recall, 'Get off my lawn!' was always immediately followed by 'You little bastards!' That was how it worked in my neighborhood, anyway.
ReplyDeleteEd: Thank ya, Sir.
ReplyDeleteLaurie: I have tried it with a cigar. There's no photographic evidence, tho.
Dan: Beginning to scare ya?
Dano: Yup. You got it.