There is an anecdote told about Abraham Lincoln rejecting a man suggested for a Cabinet position as Lincoln did not like his face. His advisor remarked that a man is not responsible for his face. To which Lincoln purportedly replied that anyone over 40 is responsible for his own face.
I did a cursory search on the Internet to verify the veracity of this statement. It may or may not have been said by him. Similar comments have been attributed to several folks over the years. It seems to have been a meme current at that time, but I am going with Lincoln.
I have riffed on this anecdote and said something somewhat similar — anyone over the age of 40 is Continue reading “Reading While Blind”