I woke up this morning kind of hung over. It was a combination of the Tylenol PM pill I took last night and the fact that my peristalsis was not working properly. I made two decisions. First, I decided to hide the Tylenol PM pills. I would rather be a bit tired in the morning than out-of-it most of the … Read More
Breathing Room, Boys – Give Him a Chance
Robert Ebsen
I can’t tell you how difficult it is for me to watch the major news networks and some cable news shows. A little bell goes off in my brain at every nuanced sly remark and facial wince or grimace, and at every criticism of our new president. On the other side of the coin, how happy I am now to … Read More
Why Isn’t Everyone Interested in 3-D World?
After weeks of experimentation, this morning I finally have really great quality 3-D movies on my iPhone-in-VR-headset. In a nutshell, here is what I did: Using DVDFab, I ripped a 3-D Bluray DVD to a side-by-side file of that Bluray movie. I opened my Mac’s VLC media player and dragged the incorporated side-by-side m2ts file to the desktop. Using Wondershare … Read More
Two Dollars Can Infuriate a Guy
Robert Ebsen
Two f***** dollars is the price for reserving a seat at the movies. Who would not want to pay a measly extra two dollars for a reserved seat? Okay, I hear you. You say, “I would feel uncomfortable if I paid for a reserved seat, and then found that the theatre was mostly empty when I got there.” I say, … Read More
My Buddy and I Could Be Twins
Elf is my favorite 2-D movie. Its royalty is noted by the fact that it joins my 3-D movies on my iPhone’s flash drive. My longtime dream was to have a special movie theatre near me that showed all the old 3-D movies. This never was realized. But My virtual reality setup is much better. I am thrilled that I … Read More
Deciding on My Favorite Flavors
As readers may remember, I tried making my own ice cream two years ago. It just didn’t make the cut. I knew I was going to have to eat store-bought ice cream. The problem is all that sugar and fat. Last week my son asked if I knew about Halo Top, the relatively new, healthier ice cream. I went out … Read More
Tell Me a Story
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Forty-two years ago, when my first child was turning two years old, I began telling stories. I love making up stories spontaneously. I must have told scores over the years. Now that I have grandchildren, I am doing it again. This time technology is helping out as I record each story. I want the stories to be entertaining. As a … Read More
True, I Had Been Warned – for Days
Robert Ebsen
Why do we seem to only check things out when there is a shock? Would you believe a $56 increase in our phone bill this month? My wife, my daughter and I got messages on our iPhones that we were nearing our limit on data usage this month. I thought we would make it. After all, in past months we … Read More
Duh, I Should Have Known Better
Robert Ebsen
For those of you following my Duhs, you know they have been written about infrequently. Since 2008, I have written essays containing only 86 Duhs. After I received a package today with three items, I began thinking that each one is a Duh. Hey, maybe everything I receive is a Duh. Maybe everything I do is a Duh. For those … Read More
Mac Breaks, 3-D Improves
Robert Ebsen
On Tuesday evening I tried to restart my never-has-failed seven-year-old iMac. All went well until it asked for my password. I tried to type it in, but no letters appeared. I Googled possible solutions for an hour, and tried them all, but to no avail. It was time to take my baby to the Genius Bar. Imagine the curiosity of … Read More