My Stories – The Haps With Herb

Two! Two! Two Days For The Price Of One!

April 5, 2024 Herb 5

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23434 – 1200 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>If you want more about our friend, Art Vegan, click here.<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Dear Readers,One of my favorite cartoon characters was Inspector Gadget. He was voiced by Don Adams who also starred as Maxwell Smart on the show, Get Smart. Continue Reading[...]

The Return Of Heinrich Von Googleheimer On NaBloPoMo Day 3

November 4, 2023 Herb 15

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23282 – 1167 Here’s the haps: I introduced the shiftless ne’er-do-well stereotypical mad scientist, Heinrich Von Googleheimer, on the Throw It Back Thursday of August 14, 2020, but he hasn’t been seen much since that time. His plot was defeated Continue Reading[...]

Throw It Back Thursday: The Pen Is Mightier

July 27, 2023 Herb 8

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23182 – 1145 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> If you want more about our friend, Art Vegan, click here. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Here’s the haps: Art Vegan was out visiting his friend, Farmer Billy Bob. Bill was not really experienced in farming and he had some strange Continue Reading[...]

An Indelible Memory I Just Made Up

June 15, 2023 Herb 23

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23140 – 1137 Greetings, Salutations, and Hi there, Herb’s Habitués! Here’s the haps: Whenever I used to tell my kids a big story and they didn’t believe it I would say, “Well, it could have happened that way.” I still Continue Reading[...]

Throw It Back Thursday: Art Vegan Beats A Blackmailer

June 1, 2023 Herb 9

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23126 – 11131 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> If you want more about our friend, Art Vegan, click here. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Here’s the haps: It was a dark and stormy night when Art Vegan sat in his van watching the blackmailer’s house, fully aware that this Continue Reading[...]

Throw It Back Thursday: Art Vegan And The French Monks

January 26, 2023 Herb 12

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22300 – 1064 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> If you want more about our friend, Art Vegan, click here. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Here’s the haps: Art Vegan was not doing very well in his quest to learn French. Part of the problem was that he lacked real Continue Reading[...]

No One Except My Imagination Knows

December 30, 2022 Herb 7

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11, Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22973 – 1050 Here’s the haps: You are working in the shop with Jesus who is sawing some lumber and boards to make a manger for the Continue Reading[...]

Travel, Travail, And Training

December 29, 2022 Herb 12

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22972 – 1049 Here’s the haps: You often wonder why Nazareth in Galilee? Perhaps obscurity is better, but really, most of the people here are closer to Continue Reading[...]

Kill The Usurper! He Must Not Escape!

December 28, 2022 Herb 11

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22971 – 1048 Here’s the haps: The large Hebrew-speaking communities just across the Sihon River are considered Egyptian territory even though everything is under Rome. It only Continue Reading[...]

Where Is The King?

December 27, 2022 Herb 12

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22970 – 1047 Here’s the haps: You think about Jesus as you hold him. You often forget about his origin and just enjoy holding him and talking Continue Reading[...]

At The Temple With The Old Folks

December 26, 2022 Herb 13

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22969 – 1046 Here’s the haps: As you wend your way to the temple, you find it hard to believe that the forty-four days of Mary’s purifying Continue Reading[...]

The Name

December 25, 2022 Herb 18

navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22968 – 1045 Here’s the haps: The next several days are filled with strangeness and wonder. Curiosity seekers, the humble and reverent, even those who scoffed and Continue Reading[...]