Thank You Sarah Palin for Making Glasses Popular again!

Posted by L. Marie Dubuque Oct 5, 2008

My 13 year old son plays tennis and runs cross country. He is also starting high school in less than a year. So he thought this would be the perfect time to trade in glasses for contacts.

A few weeks ago we arrived at the optometrist's office to get fitted for contacts. But after almost two hours trying to put the lenses in, he finally gave up. "We'll try again in a year or two," I told him. I wasn't surprised contacts didn't work out. Fine motor skills aren't a strong suit in our family.

But instead of sulking, our son is actually walking around with somewhat of a status symbol on his nose, thanks to a certain vice-presidential candidate from Alaska. Now that she has made those wireless rims a fashion statement for both men and women, people who aren't lucky enough to be able to wear glasses wish they could.

Sarah, your entrance into the potical arena couldn't have come at a better time. Thank you.