“Let them eat cake!” Was it Marie Antoinette who coined that lovely phrase? I forget but I can tell you who it wasn’t … my wife. One measly granddaughter, and suddenly I have to be healthy. Has she forgotten that I am worth more dead than alive? More »

Reliability. I always say there are two things you can count on in this world:
1. Kohl’s is having a sale.
2. Somebody got shot last night in Huntington, West Virginia. More »

When I was in college, this topic was all the rage. In fact, discussing situational ethics ranked just below “Where do they sell kegs?” in importance. More »

Luxury. So changeable. So personal. So what? More »

My problem is that I am not nostalgic. My nostalgia bone is missing. More »

Why music and why now indeed? Like many other medical specialties, optometry is full of artistic people. For some reason, that has often surprised me. More »

I noticed, as a very young child, that I was sometimes humorous. For example, my ornery brother often told me that if you snatched a bumblebee off a flower really fast, it would not sting. More »

It looks like my new blog is starting with my fascination with one thing: words. Ok, two things if you count these: (1) words and (2) myself. Sorry about your luck, but those are perhaps the only two things I sort of know about. More »

What to name this blog … there is real pressure in a name. With a name like “Montgomery,” I should know. I have actually received mail with the salutation: "Dear Dr. Od." More »

Welcome to my blog. You know, 30 years ago, if I said that to someone, they would have either (a) punched me in the nose or (b) married me. More »