I have a broken toe!

Ray LaMontagne at the Palace last night

My wife and I saw Ray LaMontagne at the Palace last night in Greensburg. Great show.

I flet unstoppable today

I was suppose to run 13 miles slightly faster than my goal pace today, but I couldn't slow down. Felt incredible!

New Project shows eye exams important for kids

From Primary Care Optometry News:

Members of the Connecticut Association of Optometrists (CAO) along with nurses from public schools in Hartford found that 46% of children screened had acuity worse than 20/50 that was previously undetected and untreated.

Cooper Proclear Multifocal (Bifocal) Contacts

I attended a fitting seminar the other night presented by the individual who designed the Proclear Multifocal. I learned a couple of new things about the lenses. I refit the lenses in my own eyes based on what I learned. The difference was awesome. I am seeing very well at both near and far. I couldn't be happier.

Contact me with your questions or concerns

E-mail me at uniontowneyecare@yahoo.com if you have anything to ask me. The e-mail goes straight to my blackberry and I will be able to respond quickly.

Update since I haven't posted in a while.

• Training for the Pittsuburgh Marathon is going very well. I am up to 16 miles for my long run. My wife is going to run the Marathon relay.
• We are approaching our 1 year anniversary at the new location and I am happy to report that I am almost moved in.
• Saw Fleetwood Mac at the Mellon arena. Lindsay Buckingham was awesome and almost 60 years old. I have some pretty good shows coming up on the horizon: Glenn Tilbrook and the Fluffers, Ray LaMontagne, Arlo Guthrie, and Bruce Springsteen
• I am starting to use the Electronic Medical Records to their full advantage. For me, it seems to improve the management of complicated medical conditions and contact lens fits.
  

I've been waiting about 10 years for this record!

The Jayhawks are my favorite band, EVER! The original two front men broke up over 10 years ago. They reunited a couple years ago for a tour. Rhonda and I drove in a blizzard to see them at the World Cafe in Philadelphia. Awesome show! Their new CD is finally out. Mark Olson and Gary Louris Ready for the Flood Check it out. It is really good. Watch the little documentary below. It gives you a good feel for Mark and Gary.

My patients are very cool!

The ringtone on my phone is Jason Mraz "I'm Yours" Everytime it goes off, patients tell me how much they like the song. Even folks who have never heard it before. Here is a live, acoustic performance of the song.

The weather!!!!!

10 miles in snow and ice yesterday. I am trying to run at a faster pace. The ice did not help.

This weather is ridiculous!

Ever see Rocky IV when Rocky was training by running in high snow? That's what it was like on Sunday. I didn't enjoy it! 6 miles today. I don't know where I am going to find a good place to run.

New camera now available

In addition to our retinal camera, I know have an anterior segment camera to aid in patient care. With this camera, I can take photos AND VIDEOS of contact lenses on the eye, corneal injury/disease, cataracts, eyelid abnormalities and it can also take videos of the retina.

Just another way to offer the finest eyecare available.

Weather seems to be improving.

Took the this morning to Starbucks for a puppy latte and the roads got really bad while we were out. I ran for miles on the treadmill yesterday. Today, I need to run 8 miles. No way I can do that inside. Should be fun running in the snow. At least, the temperature is in the 30s.

No way I am running outside today.

Suppose to run for 1 hour. Looks like I am hitting the elliptical.

Today, only 3 miles

I had to use the treadmill. Too cold out. I swam laps after running for good measure. Last marathon I stopped swimming. I am going to keep swimming during training. Hopefully, I will have a bit more energy when I hit mile 16 this time.

Training starts for the Pittsburgh Marathon!

Wow! What awful weather to start! I haven't run since the turkey trot. Today's run was a problem. Wife had the Garmin GPS which gives me the pace/time/distance. I had to use my cell phone as a stopwatch. Didn't work. I ran the first two miles entirely too fast.

Today was 2 miles at goal pace, 2 miles at tempo, 2 miles at goal pace. Even with the timing fiasco, it was a good run.