Begging for Snippets!

Randomiser wrote:

Keith_w wrote:
I was heading out to work the other day and stopped to chat with my neighbour who was taking his dog for a walk. He told me that he had had cataract surgery the day before and was amazed at how much difference it had made to reading and watching TV that evening. I was amazed at how soon he was able to do that. Hopefully David has the same sort of experience.

Indeed. Some people experience immediate wonderfulness; for others it seems to take 2 or 3 weeks before everything settles down and they get the final effect. I guess it depends on their eyes and what was done. My father-in-law had corrective lenses implanted and, now, for the first time in years, he doesn't need glasses. In the UK SOP seems to be to do one eye at a time and let that heal before doing the other. Part of that may be because the operation is typically being done on people a fair bit older than RFC.

Randomiser wrote:

Keith_w wrote:
I was heading out to work the other day and stopped to chat with my neighbour who was taking his dog for a walk. He told me that he had had cataract surgery the day before and was amazed at how much difference it had made to reading and watching TV that evening. I was amazed at how soon he was able to do that. Hopefully David has the same sort of experience.

Indeed. Some people experience immediate wonderfulness; for others it seems to take 2 or 3 weeks before everything settles down and they get the final effect. I guess it depends on their eyes and what was done. My father-in-law had corrective lenses implanted and, now, for the first time in years, he doesn't need glasses. In the UK SOP seems to be to do one eye at a time and let that heal before doing the other. Part of that may be because the operation is typically being done on people a fair bit older than RFC.

Alistair wrote:Still no snippet

Duckk wrote:For those who don't visit the Honorverse forum, here's an update from David:

The workload is that the page proofs for At the Sign of Triumph and Shadow of Victory came in literally back-to-back. That was 600,000+ words that had to be turned around in less than 1 week for each book. Note that I do not blame the publishers for the time crunch. The delay from my end in delivering the books is what created the problems for everyone, including my copy editors and typesetters, who have done yeoman duty to actually hit the release windows on both books. I am awed by how well they've done, to be perfectly frank.

However, I was working 16 to 18-hour days for the space of just about 10 days, and I'd already been pushing it to get the books delivered. So exhaustion has been part of what's kept me off the boards.

The other thing that's kept me off them is doctor's orders. I'm having some vision problems, which is why the cataracts operation has been moved up by three months. At the moment, it's very difficult for me to read anything, even the outsized monitor on which I work in the office. (And I’m sure you can imagine just how much that “helped” with the page proofs!) In addition, skeletal system seems to have reached its "use by" date. The arthritis is really flaring up in my left hip, which wasn't giving me any problems at all six months ago. The long-term damage to my right hand and wrist also seems to be coming home to roost. That appears to be a new neurological problem, not the arthritis and bone spurs I already knew about. And, finally, I am experiencing vertigo. Well, dizziness. I've had recurrent vertigo for about 15 years, but it's always come in fairly short flares, and I'm familiar enough with it that I know this isn't vertigo. Whatever it is, though, it's severe enough that I am now walking with a cane and avoiding driving after about 4 p.m., because the dizziness gets progressively worse as the day goes on. I have an appointment with a neurologist, but we all know about delays in finding appointments with specialists, so I haven't been able to see him yet. In the meantime, my GP strongly suggested to me that I should stay completely away from the office for at least one week, because he thinks exhaustion is an aggravating factor. Unfortunately, Sharon knows he said that, so I've been trying very hard to stay away from stuff.

n7axw wrote:We are not really pestering RFC. We are entertaining ourselves. If RFC is reading this stuff at all, he is probably getting a chuckle out of it.

With barely over a month to the publication date, I confess I'm not overly concerned about the snippets.

Don

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