The English author Aldous Huxley wrote, “Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” There are many stories my family enjoys sharing year after year. This is one that is often shared among my parents, brothers and sisters—and now our own children—at Thanksgiving time. It is the abbreviated version of …
Thanksgiving time has always been about more than turkey and gravy at the Brinton house. It’s more than fun decorations and even more than time for family. For me, the greatest thing about Thanksgiving is that it serves as a vivid reminder to pause and consider all I have to be grateful for. 2017 has …
Twenty years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine a world where everything we do is based on screens. From reading to research and from socializing to shopping, we now navigate our world from smartphones, laptops, PCs, and SmartTVs. All of that information at our fingertips is great, but it’s also tough on our …
Don’t laugh, but it took a vinyl record-shaped device smaller than a grain of rice to disrupt the $800 million dollar reading glasses industry. In the early 2000s, a group of medical researchers and doctors began prototyping a surgical invention with a goal to permanently correct reading vision. While this curious little device— which would …
Cost of LASIK: St. Louis has more options than ever! If you live in St. Louis, there are more options than ever to pay for LASIK and its modern variations: ASA (Advanced PRK), Kamra, RLE, EVO ICL, LRI, or SMILE. In addition to financing with terms like no interest and low monthly payments, many patients …