Wierd Al Yankovic at the Palace in Greensburg

To my dismay, my 11 and 9 year old daughters are Wierd Al fans. How did they even find out about him? Anyway, my wife and I took them to see Wierd Al Yankovic at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg last night. The Wierd Al show seemed to be a near sell out. Since I joined the Wierd Al Fan Club, I was able to get great tickets during the internet pre-sale.

The crowd loved the show and Wierd Al is very entertaining. The highlight of the night seemed to be the Star Wars parody of Don McClean's American Pie.

The Palace Theatre in Greensburg has a lot of good shows. Keep an eye out.

http://www.thepalacetheatre.org/

$20 rebate on your contact lens evaluation...

When I fit you in new Coopervision lenses! Stop in today. The new Avaira lenses is extremely comfortable. The new Proclear "bifocal" contact lens is working out really well for patients.

Mt Carmel 5K

Very, very hot out again. Fortunately, the hills weren't as steep. I did not have a Sonicburger for lunch, but instead had a delicious chicken salad sandwich and strawberry poppyseed salad at Panera. I also made certain I drank plenty of water throughout the day. Much better results than the Woodruff run. My time was 2 minutes faster. We got free Italian dressing from Carbones, sauce from Rizzo's, a cool shirt and a 3rd place finish in my age group. I also was able to enjoy a hot sausage from the church festival. Nothing like running 3 miles in the hot sun and then eating sausage! Rhonda ran well. I had the energy to run back to meet her and finish the race with her. All in all, a very good time!

Are all WalMart Optometrists the same?

The answer is no. (Same answer and argument can be made for the question: Are all optometrists the same.)

As a patient, you cannot walk into every WalMart Vision Center and expect the same level of care. Each optometrist is independent. The level of care available depends on the amount of investment the independent optometrist is willing to do. In my case, I have invested in digital visual acuity charts, electronic medical records, a digital retinal camera, a digital anterior segment camera, a corneal topographer, ocutouch patient education software, and a macuscope to evaluate for risk of macular degeneration.

I also have many years of experience and take excessive amounts of continuing medical education. I practice to the fullest extent of my license which means diagnosing and treating eye disease. In addition, I move patients into the latest in contact lens technology allowing for the most comfortable and healthy wearing experience.

So, when looking for an optometrist, please realize that all optometrists do not have the same amount of advanced instrumentation available to take care of your eyes. At the Uniontown WalMart, we are on the forefront of instrumentation and contact lens technology.

My wife is profiled in the United Way annual report!

Rhonda thinks the United Way does great things for the community. If you have the option to choose charities for which your employer donates to, please consider the United Way. If you are just looking for a charity to volunteer or donate to, please consider your local United Way.

To check out the Westmoreland County United Way, please visit their website http://www.unitedway4u.org/

John Woodruff 5K in Connellsville

Ugh! Hills for about the first 1 1/2 miles! I haven't been running any hills. I thought I was going to die at the first mile mark. I ran the first mile in about 7 1/2 minutes, but finished the race over 25 minutes. A full 2 minutes slower than Friday's race. I am going to blame the puppy, Samantha, who kept me up all night. (or maybe the Sonic burger for lunch)

My wife, Rhonda, did well. She improved upon her last race.

The people running the event were awesome and special thanks to Bud Murphy's for the free post-run beer. Too busy to eat there. We ate at Goos in Mt. Pleasant. That place was fantastic. I can't believe I have never heard of it before. I am certainly going back there to eat again.

New addition to family

My new guard dog. We haven't named her yet. We can't come to a consensus in the house.

Latest 5K

My wife, Rhonda and I ran a 5K on July 4th. Here we are at the finish line. We are not actually crossing together. I had already finished and ran back to get her.









For the record, I am wearing progressive addition high index transition lenses in a Lucky Brand frame. I love my progressives. I can do anything in them. I don't even realize that I am wearing bifocals!

Times:

Perry: 23:48
Rhonda: 28:42