Because of the hundreds of questions I receive from the thousands of visitors every day here on Bob’s Blog (okay, enough with the sarcasm), I’ve added a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page. It covers such topics as how much money I’m making from the blog, how many books I’m currently writing, my favorite writing tools, the one mistake I made in 1999, windmills, accordions, … [Read more...] about FAQ Page Added
Educational
Voting by Mail — An Update
Yesterday I received my official ballot to vote in Pennsylvania’s Primary Election on June 2, 2020. I had requested it a few weeks ago when the pandemic was at its peak, not knowing if I’d be able to get out and vote but not wanting to miss the opportunity to express my opinion at the polls. Voting by mail is certainly not new. It started in the 1860s during the Civil … [Read more...] about Voting by Mail — An Update
Buses Move America
As many readers already know, my full-time job for the past 18 years has been driving motorcoaches across the US and Canada for Hagey Coach, Inc. of Souderton, PA. Hagey’s is one of approximately 3,000 motorcoach companies in the United States. I was laid off mid-March, one of nearly 88,000 employees of motorcoach companies in the US, as COVID-19 shut down virtually every … [Read more...] about Buses Move America
Zooming
The pandemic COVID-19 has brought with it some new vocabulary and new practices. We wash our hands, we take our temperature, we shelter in place at home, we watch YouTube and Netflix, we practice social distancing and we wear our masks on the rare occasions we need to leave the house — and we Zoom. Zoom.us has been around since 2011 but many have only recently heard of it. … [Read more...] about Zooming
How to Post a 3D Photo on Facebook
No doubt you’ve seen some of those cool 3D photos on Facebook (if you haven’t, take a look at my profile — most of my photos are public and many are 3D). So, how can you do that? First, you need a compatible phone — it must have at least two cameras on the back, or it must be capable of capturing photos in Portrait mode. But the photo itself doesn’t necessarily have to … [Read more...] about How to Post a 3D Photo on Facebook
Masks and More
Does wearing a mask, especially a homemade mask like so many of us are wearing now, cause more harm than good? One of the posts circulating on Facebook right now trumpets the dangers of anoxia (absence of oxygen) or asphyxiation (being deprived of oxygen) from rebreathing the carbon dioxide that we exhale into the mask as we breathe. The claim is that as the concentration … [Read more...] about Masks and More