The Haps With Herb

12 Year Old Saves Drowning Man From Hypoxic Blackout – Nice On The Net Saturday

September 16, 2023 Herb 12

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23233 – 1158 Here’s the haps: Daughter TNT sent me a link to this story thinking it would make for a good addition to this series and I think so, too. This is the kind of story I like because Continue Reading[...]

Throw It Back Thursday – Better Late Than Never Edition

September 14, 2023 Herb 14

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23231 – 1157 Here’s the haps: To my dear and beloved fans, friends, fiends, foes, foundlings and frog-scrapers, greetings, I have been busier than the proverbial one-armed paper hanger in a windstorm. As I sat down to write that sentence Continue Reading[...]

Baker’s Dozen Of Memes For Your Perusal And Pleasure

September 7, 2023 Herb 17

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23224 – 1156 Here’s the haps: Another collection of personal favorites:

How To Make An Aluminum Foil Cowboy Hat

September 5, 2023 Herb 33

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23222 – 1155 Here’s the haps: On a blog that I follow called NOTES FROM THE CACTUS PATCH, written by Phil Strawn, a teller of tales (Occasionally tall tales) and spinner of yarns from the great state of Texas, there Continue Reading[...]

There Are Still Good Kids Being Raised Right – Nice on the ‘Net Saturday

September 2, 2023 Herb 27

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23219 – 1154 Here’s the haps: Part I – One Year Ago Imagine that you’re a hardworking Iowa farmer and you don’t get to take a lot of vacations so when you get a chance to, you book yourself a Continue Reading[...]

A Few Memes For Throw It Back Thursday

August 31, 2023 Herb 10

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23217 – 1153 Here’s the haps: I am working on a couple of projects right now but I also have more memes saved than I could ever possibly post in any useful fashion. Therefore, here for your perusal are an Continue Reading[...]

I Possess A Sly and Wily Scheme

August 30, 2023 Herb 30

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23216 – 1152 Here’s the haps: I need to write. I also like to blog and one of the reasons I started blogging was to exercise my writing, which I’m not doing enough. I also love humor, memes, cartoons, jokes, Continue Reading[...]

Fifteen Year Old Saves Dad By Punching Bear: Nice On The ‘Net Saturday

August 26, 2023 Herb 18

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23212 – 1151 Here’s the haps: In Sweden, they apparently have bears that are called brown bears but are members of the grizzly species. In Colorado, we have black bears, which are not normally as aggressive as grizzlies but still Continue Reading[...]

Wrapping My Brain Around Some Things

August 25, 2023 Herb 21

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23211 – 1150 My Dear Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, and Frothers, I apologize a lot on this blog. I believe people stop by here to see what I have written and when I haven’t, I feel guilty. At one point Continue Reading[...]

Yesterday, But No Beatles – A Sweet And A Bitter Day

August 20, 2023 Herb 22

Hi Folks, I will post all my standard apologies and excuses for not writing on a different day. Today I just want to get something off my mind. I have two friends who are very different from each other. My one friend Continue Reading[...]

14-Year-Old Saves Brother on Nice on the ‘Net Saturday

August 5, 2023 Herb 13

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23191 – 1148 Here’s the Haps: I had never heard of either the Mountbatten Award or the Royal Lifesaving Society Commonwealth but I learned about them both recently. The RLSS, as they refer to themselves, are committed to a mission Continue Reading[...]

Cocaine‽‽‽ Curmudgeonly Monday – Secret Service Says…

July 31, 2023 Herb 21

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23186 – 1147 Here’s the Haps: I have not been doing a lot of politics lately, it’s just a weariness of mind to me. The Left is still mindlessly marching in lockstep and the media regurgitates their talking points. The Continue Reading[...]