Column: In land of blind, one-eyed man is king

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The other night, I broke a bottle of soy sauce unloading the groceries. No, this wasn’t me being a clumsy old man. I had removed another item from the same bag, and it simply tipped over and shattered like a stage prop on the counter. Loose leaf paper is thicker than that glass.

If you have ever cleaned up such a mess, you know a few ounces of liquid in a container magically translates into gallons on the floor. Read the full article as previously published in the Montgomery Advertiser August 8th 2016…