Mike Carruthers

Who said that?

So at some point, somebody said, well, what if we can correct vision without glasses?

And we came up, I guess, with contact lenses.

And when did that happen?

Do you see a day, I know you're not a doctor, but do you see a day, because we hear about surgeries that some people think are great and other people, you know, there's mixed results on that, but that at some point this whole idea of fixing vision with lenses will disappear?

Well, what a fascinating history.

And I'm so glad we're not buying our eyeglasses from the peddler with the box around his neck, asking you how old you are and giving you a pair of glasses.

I've been talking with David King Dunaway.

He is a professor of English at the University of New Mexico, and he's author of a book called A Four-Eyed World.

How Glasses Change the Way We See.

And he has a website, too, called aforeeyedworld.com.

And there's a link to his book and to his website in the show notes for this episode.

David, thank you.

I appreciate you sharing all this with us.

Thanks.

It's been a pleasure working with you.

Think about the last time something annoyed you, like a bad meal or a surprise hidden fee or a freezing movie theater.

And you thought about complaining, but then you didn't.

You just let it go and moved on.

Well, why is that?