Robert Ebsen
Portrait of a Mature Man in Love
This is an unusual day, with nothing scheduled. It's 7:44 a.m. I had a good sleep last night, thanks to a whole Tylenol PM. I have...
Waiting for Next Year’s Refund
I just finished doing my taxes online for the first time. It was really a lot of fun. The only problem is that my...
The Day I Broke Free from Tradition
I have been filing my taxes with accountants for over forty years.
Last year I experimented with three online tax services. I wound up liking...
Pool-ing Resources to Lower Gas Prices
How can I find out how much it costs to heat my pool to 86 degrees during these cooler months? All I could think...
Where Else Is It 82 Degrees?
I love my Piper security system, and I love my greenhouse-enclosed above-ground pool. Now they are working together to make my life even more...
Why Didn’t I Do This Long Ago?
I have had above ground pools for over 30 years. Swimming is my exercise. I love it.
Overnight, during these colder months, the temperature of...
You May Say I Have Good Taste. Yum!
My favorite pizza place closed several months ago here in the San Fernando Valley. It was the only place I would order pizza because...
Googling Falls from Grace
Usually I can Google any problem, and find a solution online. I have been stymied, though, for the past couple of months. Little by...
These Warning Signs of My Times
Things seem to come together in life for a reason.
Just last week I was thinking that I need to slow down. At 75, I...
Meet My New Hot Friend
My new friend is my new pool heater.
When turned on, it rumbles. The rumbling, which I can hear in my bedroom with the window...
