Showing posts with label Low Vision. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Low Vision. Show all posts

Saturday, June 7, 2008

My BLOG Title and Poker!

So you may be wondering how I came up with the title of my BLOG....or not. Please tune out if ya don't care haha!

As you already know, I am short and legally blind. I have no peripheral vision and the central vision is a little foggy. Bright light or dim areas are not good for me. I wear a hat almost always, as it blocks out the overrhead light so I may see just a little bit better. My computer is adjusted to mostly black background with white or yellow letters. I need a very HIGH contrast to see things and BIG fonts. The" too much light" thing goes for objects around the house, etc. My counter top is dark and I put a white paper towel on it if I am putting a dark object down..to give me contrast. If the counter top was a light color, I would have to put out a dark towel down in order to see a light object on the counter. When I travel, I bring 2 facecloths with me, a white one and a dark green one. This way, in the hotel bathroom, I can use the cloth that is opposite of the counter's color down and place my toiletry items on it for easy sight of them.

OK, I digressed there, but back to the title. Hubby and I were sitting at a poker table in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo (Our favorite hotel) and in poker there are sort of 2 antes. One is called the BB-Big Blind and the other is called SB-The Small Blind. When it was my turn to be the small blind, it just hit me "I AM the Small Blind" haha. So I came up with the title of my book that I am writing called "The Small Blind Life". Seems to be a catchy title, so it stuck with me. Now I am sharing it with you and someday you can buy my book and remember how I got the title! 8)

The Monte Carlo poker room is awesome. It is small and intimate and is NOT overcrowded. The staff is very professional and friendly. As a matter of fact, they are VERY accomocating to me, as I need to sit directly across from the dealer to help me see the cards and they push the cards closer to the line towards me on every hand. What a pleasure playing there!