Refraction Enthusiast Gifts

"Mom, what's refraction?"

"He's got no clue how easy he has it compared to his ancestors."

Welcome to the Team

'No, I'm not stranded. This is the only place I could find that has no distractions.'

"Can we please just stick to the core business?"

"Existentialist Trail. Get lost then found. Nietzsche Park System"

"Manhatten Brooklyn Hoboken Long Island"

"This crucial pre-game drill keeps you focused and eliminates distractions!"

"Stargazing sure is less painful at night."

"It's going over the top? D' you realise what you've just said?"

A man looking into a mirror saying "HA!"; his reflection looking back at him from the mirror is saying "!AH".

Hospital Departments

It's to stop you getting side-tracked.

Are you able to concentrate on your work? My mind wanders a lot but fortunately it's too weak to go very far.

Musical Eye Test

'It makes you look fifty years younger.'

'He's wearing a toupee.'

'No cheating'

'Pretend you don't notice him.'

A series of cameras go through a war zone.

Artistic license.

The Formal Street Artist

The optician's arrival ended Phil's short sightedness and his 15 year island exile.

"Of course you don't look anything like your reflection in the mirror."

"It's beginning to appear as if I'll never have greatness thrust upon me."

"Oh, that's my cousin. I'm the Bluebird of Mid-Life Existential Despair!"

A wise man marvels at the commonplace.

We bonded over a shared lack of assertiveness. Vive la diffidence!

'Hey, look how tiny the Earth appears through this end!'

Videographer. Zoom in. Zoom out.

"I was 13 once. It was hard."

"A minute on the lips"

Antiques

"The side lenses will help you maintain visual acuity when looking askance."

Pirated mirrors.