I have, alas, reached the age where reading glasses are my constant companion. My kindly optometrist suggested I keep numerous pairs around the house, sage advice I've taken.

One pair sits atop my computer. Another pair rests beside my chair so I can read the listings in the TV Guide. I keep a pair in the kitchen, another in my purse ... you get the drift.

The beauty is that the things are so cheap I can indulge my fantasies. Depending on my mood, I can look scholarly in hornrims, fashionable in a fancy design or motherly in wire rims. And best of all, unlike all those clothes in the closet, they always fit from month to month and year to year!

So how about you? Have any eyeglass experiences to share?