It has been a year since I last wrote about the extremely interesting things (the Duh things) happening in my life.

Why so long? It’s not that I haven’t thought of Duhs. I think of them all the time.

It is because I haven’t written them down. I would think I was going to remember them, and I forget them.

Well, I recently devised a plan to remember my Duh. It is simple. I now have a folder on my Notes App called Interesting Things. Now, when I think of an interesting thing, I dictate it to Siri.

Here are a few recent Duhs.

Fabric Velcro

A couple of weeks ago, my wallet fell out of my side pocket after I sat reclining at the movies.  Since I had stuck a label with my cell phone number on the wallet, I soon got a call from the theatre management.  I was happy to get my wallet back, and determined not to let it happen again.  At home, I sewed strips of Velcro to the insides of my pocket.  The sewing almost broke my fingers, and the Velcro came loose.  I decided to look for Velcro on Amazon.  Could it be true? A Velcro that doesn’t need sewing, and that bonds to your clothing? It was true.  Duh. It took a few seconds to apply the Velcro. Now my pocket is well protected from that wallet wandering off.

Tooth Sticks

I suppose that most of us use dental floss.  I have, for many years.  But each time I visit my dental hygienist, she spends lots of time picking at the plaque that forms in between my lower incisors.  The hygienist, at the end of my visits, offers me little sticks with brushes on the end.  The problem is that those little brush sticks BEND right away. I went to several stores and bought up every kind of interdental brush stick I could find. But they either bent or broke.  Then, a few weeks ago, I spotted Stim-U-Dent tooth sticks on Amazon.  Not brushes, but actual wooden sticks.  I sent for, received, and used the Thin type of stick, and I have been in tooth heaven. After flossing, the thin wooden sticks get out lots of stuff.  And won’t my hygienist be surprised to see those wide-open interdental spaces!

Curly Laces

Curly shoelaces are great.  I don’t have to worry about tying my shoes anymore.  My feet easily slide in and out of my Nike shoes, and those shoes stay comfortable on my feet all day.  An added attraction:  I get to watch my two-year-old granddaughter pulling on the curly laces and laughing as they snap back.

Mr. Ebsen may be contacted at robertebsen51@gmail.com