I thought I never really liked sorbet — until my son-in-law and daughter served me some of their homemade, low-sugar, mango sorbet last weekend. It wasn’t sweet like ice cream, and it wasn’t as creamy, but it tasted good, and the texture was quite appealing. Most excitingly, they had made it from scratch on their ice cream machine. I pleaded with my wife for the same machine. The jury is still out.

Old? Not me. They say, “You’re as old as you feel.” Uh-oh.

It sounds like a duel between the two stomach aids. Is it acid indigestion, or just gas, or do you have both? Can you really tell how much of each you have?

Solar panels to produce electricity are different from solar panels to heat the pool. The former are quite expensive and convert the sunlight into power to run your appliances, such as air conditioners. The latter are less expensive and produce warm water when the sun’s rays heat up water that is diverted into narrow black tubes.

What’s your favorite yogurt?

Where’s that Allen wrench? Where’s that stamp? Where’s that black marker?

Assembling and repairing a PVC pipeline for a pool is much like working with Tinkertoys. Tinkertoys was all fun. You could add or subtract pieces with a simple twist of the wrist.

“Share your toys.” We have all heard that, or something like that, from the time we were kids. But what constitutes too little sharing, too much sharing, or just the right amount of sharing?

One of the greatest inventions, as far as a pool owner is concerned, is the pool heater. Yes, a pool cover can generate some heat, but unless the water temperature is about 80 degrees, swimming is postponed.

I AM CALM AND CHEERFUL. I HATE NO ONE. I ENVY NO ONE. THERE IS NO WORRY OR FEAR IN ME. I TRUST IN GOD ALL THE TIME.