Robert Ebsen
A Taxing Time of the Year
Taxes and insurance. Together they compose the escrow part of the home mortgage.
Twenty-fifteen was the first year we decided to dispense with the escrow...
Why I Feel Like a Kid at 75
I am often complimented on how young I appear for all of my 75 years. Of course, that makes me feel very good.
There are likely...
This Is One Way of Having Fun
As you may recall, the pool heater repairman did not show up for a week, and that motivated me to fix my pool heater...
Thank God for Tomorrow
Why can’t they build a pool heater that cannot break?
Duh! I know the answer. You know the answer, too. Planned obsolescence. Just think what...
Now This Is Class: Balancing My Life
It sounds like a lot of money: $115. It is. But when you spend that amount of money, the returns can be immeasurable.
I mean,...
I Forget if I Remember Your Name
I have been learning the names of the people at my mom's new retirement home. I remember a name by associating it with an...
Finding a New Home – at 98!
My almost 98-year-old mom recently got notice that the house in which she has lived with three other ladies for 13 years, was being...
Cook Plays While Wife Is Away
The eggplant parmigiana at the Olive Garden is one of my favorite dishes. Oh, how I have wished I could make that dish at...
Watch What I Do with My Junk Food
This evening, while watching Law & Order SVU, I ate four caramel scones, a bunch of caramel pretzels and almond milk. I am angry...
Tums Are for Somebody Else’s Tummy
I am lying in bed, dictating on my iPhone's Notes app at 1:11 a.m. Thinking about the eggplant slices I had for dinner last...
