Who knew an annual eye exam could feel like a space mission gone wrong?
I went for my annual eye exam. I know it’s important, however, I’d prefer to eat a habanero pepper if I had a choice. Everything went well until a liquid was put in my eyes that made the pupils dilate. I was ready for the dilation, or I thought I was ready. I took a pair of sunglasses that would protect my eyes if I lived on Venus or Mercury. When I stepped outside with my glasses on I thought I was living the planet Mercury instead of planet Earth. The glare was so bright I was fumbling for the door handle on the rear bumper. Fortunately, the traffic was light on my way home. Traffic lights looked like huge glowing red or green circles. Brake lights looked like a bug on nuclear waste steroids. When I got home I checked my eyes in my bathroom mirror. The pupils looked like dish saucers. No computer work for a while. No scrolling through social media apps on my iPhone. What did they do to me in the name of good eye health? They said. at the end, my eyes were great, see you in a year. In the meantime, I will not contact Space X and request a seat on the next rocket to Venus or Mercury.
😂 Humorous Points to Ponder
- If sunglasses make you look like a space traveler, do you still need TSA clearance?
- Are brake lights supposed to resemble mutant bugs—or is that just the dilation talking?
- Should eye doctors warn patients that they’ll be starring in their own sci-fi flick afterward?
- If my pupils were the size of saucers, why didn’t NASA call me for telescope duty?
- Next year, should I just eat the habanero pepper instead and skip the dilation drama?
