Writing

15 Years

October 4, 2019 Herb 2
It was fifteen years ago today,I picked up my pen with something to say,Nowadays blogging may be out of styleBut still, I want to try to make you smileSo may I reintroduce to youThe blog you’ve known for all these yearsPrudentia Sit Continue Reading[...]

Rich Daddy

October 3, 2019 Herb 2
The rich young dad walked around the house with his tape measure, preparing for the work he wanted to get done. He only had a certain amount of time from the beginning to the end of the project and it had to Continue Reading[...]

Sir George the Good Knight

October 2, 2019 Herb 2
10/14/03 17:53 is the date stamp for the original file. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>  Sir George the Good Knight stood surrounded by the minions of the Dark Kingdom.  “The Kingdom is mine, Sir George.  Surrender to me now and I will only put out your Continue Reading[...]

The Archives Interest Me

September 27, 2019 Herb 4
I suppose this sounds very self-aggrandizing and egotistical, but I really like a lot of the stuff I write and have written. I have been going back to the roots of why I started this blog in the first place, as a Continue Reading[...]

A New (to me) Resource

September 23, 2019 Herb 3
I was looking up “viz.”, one of those Latin phrases that people use in writing, e.g., i.e., etc. and came across a very useful reference page, Latin Terms and Abbreviations from the University of North Carolina Writing Center. I think it’s very Continue Reading[...]

Dave Gets What He Deserves

September 21, 2019 Herb 3
Here’s a new story.  I won’t give you the prompt until the end. Dave Gets What He Deserves When a day and a half went by and she hadn’t gotten a call, she started to worry.  Al always called her.  Always, as Continue Reading[...]

Breaking A Run

September 20, 2019 Herb 1
Dear Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, and Foundlings, I had been doing so well for the last 30 days and now, just when it looks like I should be working on the start of my second month of entries, lo and behold, it’s Continue Reading[...]

Habit Forming

September 19, 2019 Herb 2
Well, yes, I hope you will start forming a habit of following my adventures, exciting and dull (to you perhaps) but I am talking about my current run. I have posted something in this blog every single day for the past 30 Continue Reading[...]

Blog May Go Missing For A Few Days

September 16, 2019 Herb 4
Probably not that long, but I am seriously considering switching from Godaddy to a different hosting service. SSL is the new trend in website security and Chrome browser is starting to warn people not to go to sites with http: but rather Continue Reading[...]