Warning–I am going to be politically incorrect here and insensitive but I just can’t help myself. Let me set the scene: I went with my mom to her eye specialist today so that I could drive her home afterwards. She has been getting a shot in each eye about every 2 month or so. The shots have been keeping the wet macular degeneration at bay. We are very grateful that they are working. I have great sympathy for those with issues with their sight. But I could not help but grin this morning…
As we sat down to wait for Mom’s turn, I perused the magazine selection and found “The White Cane Magazine” published by the Iowa Department for the Blind. I had to smile. That struck me as ironic. It was just a regular magazine. It was not in Braille but the font was larger than most magazines.
I have to say it was very informative. This issue featured an article about the history of the white cane, now called the Iowa Cane because of our states’ innovative development of the use of the cane and it’s unique features. I was proud of our state.
The magazine also told about resources that are available from the Iowa Department for the Blind. The resources include audio books and magazines. That article included a list of magazines available including Red Book, Wallace’s Farmer, and (wait for the drum roll…) Playboy. That’s right, Playboy magazine. I guess in this case, the subscribers could truthfully say they buy the magazine just for the articles!
Forgive my poor sense of humor but I had to smile and could not resist a comment.
