What it do, Readership!
Thanks for all your kind comments and e-mails. I greatly appreciate your concern. As it turned out, the Lasik surgery didn't go quite as well as planned. Apparently, I have enormously large pupils and freakishly thin corneas, therefore making me an unsuitably poor candidate for Lasik. So in lieu of Lasik, I had what's known as a photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), which is basically an earlier form of laser surgery. Unfortunately, the procedure is a little more painful and recovery can take a bit longer. But I'm slowly getting my vision back and today's the first day that I can even look at a computer screen. I feel like I've been in solitary confinement for the past 5 days and I've missed keeping up with all of you.
As for me, I think it's going to take a few more days before I fully regain my powers of sight. But I will say that one of the great unexpected fringe benefits of undergoing PRK (and having one of your buddies be the operating surgeon) is the generous party favor bag filled with Vicodin. In fact, I don't feel like I just had surgery. I feel like I just left Robert Evan's birthday party with Courtney Love. I just popped two Vics with a healthy glass of Scotch and I'm starting to feel great. A little loopy but still coherent. In fact, the dog and I just had a great conversation about how watching Samuel Alito's confirmation hearing is like watching Adrian Zmed in "The Battle of the Network Stars." You keep waiting for him to screw up but when he doesn't, you start getting the scary feeling that he might actually get through the damn thing!
Anyway, I'll stop babbling now. In passing, I just want to say that this week is not only the holy Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha but it's also National De-Lurking Week (begun by my lovely friend Sheryl.) This is the week where loyal readers, sporadic visitors, virgin commentors and long-time lurkers come out of the woodwork to leave a comment on the blogs that they visit. So, if you're out there, c'mon out and just say hi. Tell me about yourself, where you're from and why you like visting MetroDad. And then, go over to my buddy Dutch's site and help lighten his wallet for a good cause.)
Happy De-Lurking Week! (Is there a Hallmark card for that?)
Delurking from the DC metro area. Wishing you a speedy recovery from your surgery!
Posted by: Nancy | January 12, 2006 at 04:44 PM
De-Lurking Week, eh? Well...I sort of wandered over here a while ago from Laid-Off Dad and I kept reading your blog because I love your sense of humor and the way you write. =]
Posted by: Laura | January 12, 2006 at 05:24 PM
MD,
'twas wondering when you'd be back. Perhaps the new microchips they implanted in your eyes will allow you to see several kilometers or through walls (accompanied by a "da-na-na-na-na-na-na-na" sound)
Posted by: CroutonBoy | January 12, 2006 at 05:48 PM
De-lurking from Argentina. Your sense of humor is soothing comfort for this transplanted father-to-be.
Posted by: C. | January 12, 2006 at 05:54 PM
Despite your acerbic wit and sharp sense of humor, you not only clearly come off as a really good guy but also as an incredibly loving and involved father. I enjoy hearing a man's perspective on fatherhood and I think you have a great one. Keep up the great work. I enjoy reading your humorous posts as well as all the thoughtful and sensitive ones about the Peanut.
Posted by: Elizabeth Charles | January 12, 2006 at 05:57 PM
I come from time to time, as a therapy when I really freak out with canadian parents. As a French mum now in Canada I'm amazed by this parenting culture : don't drink in front of your kids, don't go out, be healthy, don't be rude, mum are mummifying themselves...So your blog feels like some fresh air...
Posted by: I. | January 12, 2006 at 06:00 PM
Courtney Love? Ew. My condolences.
Best of luck on the optical mend.
Posted by: LOD | January 12, 2006 at 06:42 PM
Hi, my name is Wicked and I am a lurker.
Whew, I feel SO much better now.
Glad you got through the procedure and with lots of Vicodin!
Posted by: Wicked H | January 12, 2006 at 07:21 PM
MD...Back On The Block!
As you can see from you loyal readership, we've missed you.
Sorry that the planned surgery didn't work, but glad that you're OK.
Yes, those vic's do a number on ya...two of my son's had wisdom teeth removed over the holidays...had vic prescribed...they were puffed up like chipmunks, but had no pain! What a comedy that was...:-)>
In the illustrious words of RayCharles, "Let's Go Get Stoned"...
Posted by: LeeMarvin | January 12, 2006 at 07:34 PM
How I loved BotNS. Adrian Zmed. Scott Baio. That other guy off that other show that I never watched.
And who can forget Circus of the Stars?
You take me down memory lane, MD. Keep it up!
Posted by: Laura (Kidlet Chronicles) | January 12, 2006 at 07:52 PM
Delurking to say hello! I read you regularly and love your sense of humor. Thanks for the laughs.
Posted by: Christine | January 12, 2006 at 07:53 PM
Good to see your back on deck buddy. I see that you had enough vision to find the scotch bottle!!!
Posted by: Chocolate Makes it Better | January 12, 2006 at 09:15 PM
ahhhh....that was meant to be 'you're' I thought you might convulse at my inability to spell.
Posted by: Chocolate Makes it Better | January 12, 2006 at 09:17 PM
Cool monkey!
P.s. I'm glad you're not blind now.
Posted by: Sassy | January 12, 2006 at 10:23 PM
glad you're back and with eyeballs, too!
enjoying the crap out your blog.
kara
Posted by: Kara | January 12, 2006 at 10:55 PM
You, kind sir, are a very funny man with a wicked sense of humor. I read a lot of boring parenting blogs but I always come here for a refreshing change of pace and perspective. For a guy who's a relative newbie, you've got a pretty good mind for parenting. Keep up the great work!
Posted by: Julianna | January 12, 2006 at 11:11 PM
Like Chocolate I must apologize for the your / you're gaffe. Forgive me for inflaming your tender grammar governing synapses while you are recuperating. Je suis désolé.
Posted by: mo-wo | January 12, 2006 at 11:56 PM
Forgive me Metro for I have been lurking, it has been two days since my last lurk.....I am a new lurker from the great state of North Dakota, you know, the one state you haven't visited. Stumbled across your site by accident one night and have been hooked since.
Posted by: Yanks Fan | January 12, 2006 at 11:58 PM
Dude, given how smoothly this procedure went, I'm already starting to fret about the inevitable vasectomy post! Call me if you and Diego get scared while watching PASSIONS.
Posted by: Luper | January 13, 2006 at 12:27 AM
Lurker sneaking out of the woodwork...*whispers* Hi. *scurries back into the shadows*
Posted by: Cori | January 13, 2006 at 01:27 AM
Glad you came out ok. Eye surgery is the most creepy thing I can think of, I would never Never! have done that!
Enjoy the good stuff while it lasts!
Posted by: barbex | January 13, 2006 at 05:36 AM
Hey MetroDad, Kellie from Sydney here.
Why do I read your blog? Because it's funny. In fact, it borders on hilarious at times, and it's those times that I end up laughing insanely at my laptop and my partner starts thinking that my loose screw finally fell out.
Added to that, I love hearing about how a man - a bloke even (that's a compliment of the highest order, you know) - becomes a daddy. It's an amazing journey and we're lucky that you share it. Keep it up!
Posted by: Kellie | January 13, 2006 at 06:15 AM
Consider me delurked.
I think you look good in this picture.
Posted by: Sarah | January 13, 2006 at 10:28 AM
I can hardly call myself a lurker but hope that your surgery goes well. Since I seem to have the all time high score in horrible eyes I would like to offer you a challenge. If your eyes were worse than mine before the surgery I will buy you the finest single malt on my upcoming trip to NYC. Deal? I'm nearsighted and my prescription for glasses is -10,5 and -9,5 for contacts. Beat that if you can! I'm blind as a bat....
I'm coming to NYC in a week or so but I'll send you a separate mail and hopefully we can hook up
Nice weekend and get well.
H
Posted by: AdventureDad | January 13, 2006 at 11:15 AM
Oh by the way. I'll print this excellnt photo of yourselves so I know what you look like when we meet up.....
H
Posted by: AdventureDad | January 13, 2006 at 11:17 AM
De-lurking here from Memphis! I just wanted to say thanks for all the endless hours of entertainment. My hubby and I love reading your blog and have even been known to print out pages so we could read them later. Thanks for all the laughs!
Posted by: Allison | January 13, 2006 at 11:45 AM
Official lurker. Right now I'm listening to Phantom of the Opera if that tells you anything about how different we probably are. :) <<--Also, that.
I stop in on occassion for a belly laugh and you always supply one. So, thanks!
Posted by: MySelf | January 13, 2006 at 03:15 PM
Delurking from Texas.
Posted by: Geo | January 13, 2006 at 03:38 PM
WTF? I have my uterus mangled and I get Motrin? Where's my Vic?
Glad you're making your way back, SERIOUSLY hope the pain isn't too bad,(or bad at all). I am also horribly sorry about the concert, although I think you should post video of the dancing...I'd almost pay money to see that!
Posted by: mabel | January 13, 2006 at 08:13 PM
yes, I lurk. I lurk daily. why? I lurk because this is where I find inspiration as both a writer and a parent. I lurk because because there's no Dad in my daughter's life or husband in mine. I lurk because someday I hope there will be a man in our lives and I'd like him to be as dedicated to my family as you are to yours.
Thanks for letting us lurkers lurk, (and for not clobbering me over the head with a grammar book after reading this!)
Posted by: Es Muss Sein | January 13, 2006 at 09:45 PM
i'm a little late with this but "de-lurk" it up. I still don't get the whole de-lurking thing but i love me some MD so wtf.
Posted by: girls gone child | January 13, 2006 at 09:56 PM
Hi there MD,
AM here.
Cheers.
AlieMalie
Posted by: AlieMalie | January 13, 2006 at 10:12 PM
Hello, Ms. Mama here from the Netherlands. I have commented a few times, so I guess I am a bit more than a lurker. I discovered your site when pregnant with my lil gal (now almost 8 months old) and while I started by sending your posts onto my husband, I soon became addicted. Keep it up, I can't get enough :-)
Posted by: Ms. Mama | January 14, 2006 at 04:39 AM
Oh boy... not the news I was hoping to hear. Sorry it's taken me awhile to get up to speed here. Hope you're feeling (and seeing better) by the time I get to your next post!
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