So I recently discovered that my old computer glasses prescription was pretty much the same as my new one, leaving me suddenly with the ability to leave a pair at work and at home for my writing station. The old glasses were still in good shape, but the rims around the lenses were thin, although titanium.
To my surprise one day, I simply adjusted them on my head and heard a click. I soon realized what had happened when both lenses drooped to the side independently. My new found freedom of two computer glasses was literally breaking in two before my eyes.
As I sat there, holding both sides of my glasses awkwardly in my two hands, I had to laugh as the old movie “Revenge of the Nerds” came to mind and I seriously considered finding white first aid tape to fix them with. After all, no one would see me wearing them except my wife. No! I thought quickly, as I needed to still have my dignity, especially around my wife.
So what to do,.. throw away some perfectly good lenses? Heaven forbid. There had to be a better way to save these noble spectacles. Being into the SciFi genre, and having done a few electrical projects in my time, my thoughts went to a more permanent solution, perhaps involving solder. But as I soon found out, titanium doesn’t solder that easily, especially with an epoxy coating. I also realized that even if it did, it wouldn’t be that strong a bond, so I decided to add a copper wire binder to bridge the two sides together. With some help from my wife, who’s particularly skilled in the intricite art of wrapping wire tightly, I was able to solder my old glasses together again. The copper wire bonded excellently with the solder and I was back in business.
Granted,.. it’s not pretty, but it worked, and I have my home computer glasses back. My wife is still able to accept me wearing these while I work, especially since she assisted in making it happen, and my dignity is still intact,… somewhat.
Now,.. back to work.
Progress Report:
“Inheriting S.O.F.I.A.” Novel Progress: DONE, published
“Burt’s Bots” Novel Outline progress:
Outline: 19,742 words (Getting the story down first)
Novel 1st Draft: 13,367 (Went back to outlining 1st though)