after many years, my eye exam came up with a different result. too bad it was for the worse. So, new prescription which also means new frames - ouch! However, I refused to go the bifocal route. I’ll just extend my arms when needed 
So far, they are giving me a headache though far things do seem sharper and everything seems brighter. Maybe due to plastic instead of glass lens?
Shimon Leibovitz took photos,
http://nhgwed.hub.io/
http://view.break.com/473917
Past month or so, the fresh lettuce and flat spinach have been bug free. In fact, even dirt free almost. Only 1 small flying bug the past few weeks and not sure that it came from the lettuce.
Actually had a pretty good view, the clouds went away about 1/2 before the action.
Usually I have a good view of the Moon from the porch area, last night I went outside a few times to be in a darker area to watch.
I didn’t see the action from the start, I got to it after the Moon was in shadow (I misread the times - didn’t realize 7p was when shadow finished). The color seemed to me kind of dull orange , eventually turning to grey. It was really neat watching the Moon get out of the shadow - the bright white getting larger and larger.
In case you have not heard,
Annie Fialkoff Rosen, who is the last of our generation, and Michael’s daughter Nechama got engaged last week. Rumor has it the wedding will be April 01 in Lakewood.
Maybe we can all crash at Tvi Hirsh & Rayzel’s
I plan to head East at the beginning of Feb.
My only planned time in the NYC area is my layover times at Newark Airport traveling from Seattle to Norfolk on Friday (for Shabos) and on Monday upon my return from Baltimore (where i plan to be Sunday afternoon).
As of Oct 29 , 6:39p Pacific Time here is what I have:
mesechta perakym who
> Baba Kama 1-5---> LY & Rayzel
> Baba Kama 6-10---> LY & Rayzel
> Baba Meziya 1-5---> Eliezer
> Baba Meziya 6-10---> Leiby
> Baba Basra 1-5---> Chaim Ozer …done…
> Baba Basra 6-10---> Chaim Ozer …done…
> Sanheidryn 1-3 ---> Eliyahu
> Sanheidryn 4-7---> Eliyahu
> Sanheidryn 8-10---> M.M.
> Makos ---> M.M.
> Shavoos 1-4 ---> MosheDon
> Shavoos 5-8 ---> MosheDon
> Edyot 1-4 ---> Moshe Becker
> Edyot 5-8 ---> Moshe Becker
> Avoda Zara---> Sender
> Avos 1-3 ---> Josh …done…
> Avos 4-6 ---> Tzvi Hirsh
> Hooryos ---> R.P. …done…
Date to finish is: night of Nov 29th