Eye Caramba!

I got a bill this week from the surgical center where my cataract surgeries were done last month.

It appears that the bill is just for the left eye surgery that was done on Dec. 12. The total cost is a staggering $13,232! Happily, all but $197 is covered by Medicare. That's the same Medicare that was deducted from my paychecks since 1965.

I assume another bill will be forthcoming for the right eye surgery performed on Dec. 26, raising the total charge to $26,464.

So it wasn't really free. I paid for it over the 52 years I've been contributing to the Medicare fund.

Whatever. I now have perfect vision for the first time in my life.