Woke up yesterday to find a small blister on my lower eyelid.  This morning it was larger and when I touched it with a kleenex it oozed some violet-colored puss.  Well, damn. Looks like I’ve welcomed a stye into my life.

I’d considered just letting it run its course but my boss suggested I should see a doc and get it looked at prior to the weekend.  She even called and made me an appointment with an eye doctor at Soonchunhwang hospital.  So this afternoon I found myself gazing into the eyes of the lovely Dr. Son.  Her diagnosis matched mine, I do indeed have a stye on my eye.  She prescribed some antibiotic eye drops, some steroid eye drops, and a cream containing antibiotics and steroids.  We share the hope that these wonder drugs will clear up the problem prior to my next appointment on 9 August because otherwise she’ll have to perform a procedure that included the word “scraping”.  We’ll see.

The latest editions to my medicine cabinet.

I found some encouraging words on the walk home from the hospital. At least I felt encouraged enough to take a photo…

Enjoyed these sunflowers on my sunny walk into work this morning…

…and paused to reflect on the anniversary of the armistice as I passed by the Korean War museum.

What else?  I’m not sure if my loneliness problem is an inability to get past no or a failure to get to yes.  Reckon I’ll have to do some research on that topic.

Yes?

or no?

In the end I suppose it doesn’t matter…

Lonely and winsome
Calling for someone
Living right now
Something is shallow
Ugly and hollow
Doesn’t even allow
You to want to know how you might
Live for the living and
Give for the giving. 
Moment by moment
One day at a time
It doesn’t matter
It’s nothin’ but dreamin’ any how

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