Connected?
I was offline most of today as I set up BT broadband at home - not as smooth as promised but all the 'puters are on the net now.
Rest of the day I had to get my eyes checked as I think I'm going shortsighted - £400 later I know I am and will start wearing glasses... bugger.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition: \Short"sight`ed\, a.
1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See {Myopic},
and {Myopia}.
2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to
understand things deep; of limited intellect.
3. Having little regard for the future; heedless. --
{Short"sight`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Short"sight`ed*ness}, n.
Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison.