Word: sightedly
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...natural affection." By 90, they were so senile that they could neither sustain a conversation nor read a book. Left alone to combat their assorted physical ailments, Struldbruggs could at best look forward to an eternity of "envy and impotent desires." They were, Gulliver concluded, "the most mortifying sight I ever beheld...
...medical breakthroughs that have already had the deepest impact are those that enhance sight and mobility. Nationwide, more than a million cataract procedures are performed each year to correct clouding in the lens of the eye. Until 20 years ago, the main treatment was the removal of the patient's lens and its replacement with a thick pair of cataract glasses to correct his vision. Now ophthalmologists are able to implant a new, artificial lens behind the iris, a procedure that has become so routine that it is usually done on an outpatient basis...
...were God, I would spread the magic that is baseball across America by instituting a neutral sight program. The Mexicans could see Fernando, the Venezuelans could watch El Presidente, and Ron Darling could get a heroes' welcome in Hawaii (if he were still pitching...
...more than too-little, too-late Internet technology, were silenced by the program's sheer undeniable quality. The browser's slick interface drew on Microsoft's years of consumer-products research. And though there were flaws--it has several prominent security holes, and no Macintosh version is in sight--3.0 had brightly colored, easy-to-use buttons, was cleverly designed and ran smoothly with Windows 95. In short, the thing looked like a high-grade consumer product...
...miraculously, wrong on the last one. For Fly Away Home is as much a hymn to human eccentricity--and inventiveness--as it is to the human spirit. To begin with, these birds have an interesting problem. They have to learn to fly and migrate; since Amy was their first sight on earth, "imprinted" on the goslings as their mom, the seemingly impossible job of getting them airborne is hers. Good thing Dad likes to fool around with ultralight aircraft, which fly at roughly goose speed. Good thing Amy has the gumption to fly one of those contraptions...