While Mike Is Gone (Blog Note)

Thanks to all for the information, inspiration, and good wishes about my upcoming lens*...er, eye operation.

I've been working away at it, and I'm coming up with a sequence of postings that should keep you entertained while I'm away. I'm making good progress getting them loaded in (although [note to self!] I need to keep at it). They'll start on June 3rd and continue through the 15th, by which time I hope I'll be back in the saddle again.

Starting these "away" posts a day before O-Day enables me to check the system and make sure everything's working as planned. I won't be available to troubleshoot after that.

The only problem is that the comments will be closed for the duration. I apologize about that. I know comments are one of the very best things about TOP. However, the entire moderating staff will be convalescing too.  :-)

So all is well. Hope you'll enjoy the morsels I'm cooking up—"Past Blasts" and "Bon Mots," posted daily at 7:00 and 4:00 Eastern US Time.

Mike

*When I first met my ophthalmologist, she examined me and explained, "You're a photographer, so you'll understand. The good news is that all your problems are with your lens, not with your film."

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[Henk]

Best wishes for a total and speedy recovery Mike, take care and take your time to heal.

[John]

So we are ILC according to your doctor?

[David Raboin]

I wanted to write you the best "good luck" comment, but that's giving me writer's block.

Thanks for setting us up with some daily kibble while you're away. Looking forward to your speedy return.

This eye procedure should give you an even more unique viewpoint into photography. How many people with your photographic and writing experience have lost then regained their vision? You're a pioneer now.

[Benjamin Marks]

Good luck, Mike!

[Richard Alan Fox]

I wish you a full and speedy recovery.

[David Lee]

Get a Summilux Mike. The extra stop is very useful. Best wishes. See you soon.

[James]

Mike,
All the best wishes for a successful operation and recovery.
Your online family will all be here waiting for your return.

[V.i. Voltz]

I hope as well as any new content that you will post someth8ng from the archive each day.

Voltz

[Robert Newcomb]

Your book sounds really interesting. You should consider trying again with it. I promise to buy one.

[You're kind to say so. John Camp's words echo in my head. I asked him whether there wasn't a secret to writing a book, and he said "Just finish it." His observation was that when people finish things, good things come of it. I should have.... --Mike]

[Ann]

I hope all goes well with the surgery Mike and wishing you a speedy recovery. There are some great audio books now so try and relax and enjoy them when you come home.

Ann

[Pierre Charbonneau]

All the best Mike.
Do not worry, we will be around when you will be back..

[John Snell]

Thanks for sharing this. We are all just "T.A.B." (Temporarily Able-Bodied) souls. In the mid-90s I realized I could no longer see my son's jersey number when he was in the outfield. A year later I could again see thanks to a skilled surgeon and the donation of a cornea by a 42-year old woman who'd died in a car accident. The surgeon went on the create a worldwide organization, Curing Blindness, that performs thousands of cataract surgeries every year, mainly to correct the blindness the comes to the poor at high altitudes. Check it out when you can be back to a screen. Wishing you continued great vision.