September 2020 – The Haps With Herb

Award Winning Wednesday – Colin McQueen at Getting On

September 30, 2020 Herb 12

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22151 – 723: The other night Colin McQueen of the blog Getting On paid me a very high compliment indeed, when he said, “…Loved the poem. If I spoke with an American accent, I would hear myself talking.” Well, Continue Reading[...]

A Little About My New Schedule

September 28, 2020 Herb 11

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22150 – 722: Thanks to the scheduling feature in WordPress I am able to set this to go at about the time I have been posting. During my training period my posts may be short, like this one or Continue Reading[...]

A Couple Of Short Poems I found In The Files

September 27, 2020 Herb 14

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22149 – 721: Sometimes when it’s getting late or I don’t have any inspiration, or like the guy in the cartoon above my muse just isn’t working, I go traipsing through the archives and files trying to find something Continue Reading[...]

The Much Promised, Highly Vaunted Villanelle – I Did It And It Was Okay – Also A Tiny Bit About An Old DOS Game I Enjoyed

September 26, 2020 Herb 15

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22148 – 720: I sat down and wrote this and I feel pretty good about it. I am highly honored to know that there are, in my very audience, at least two actively working school teachers, one of who Continue Reading[...]

This Is Not The Villanelle I Promised You – But It Is A Poem With An Introduction That Turned Into A Post

September 25, 2020 Herb 15

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22147 – 719: I think I have a structure for the newer poem lined out but it’s not even close to done yet. But here’s a piece from before I started blogging. One of the things I enjoy about Continue Reading[...]

The Slave-Free Business Certification Act (S. 4241) – One response So Far

September 24, 2020 Herb 11

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22146 – 718: You may recall the post I wrote about the Communist Chinese using the Uighur Muslims as slave labor making name brand products. That post is here. In that post, I told you about a bill by Continue Reading[...]

Award Winning Wednesday – Trev Jones at Silly Old Sod

September 23, 2020 Herb 18

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22145 – 717: When I started writing these award winning Wednesdays what I really wanted to do was recognize blogs that I just really like. The problem that I keep running into is there are so many cool blogs Continue Reading[...]

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho It’s Back To Work I Go

September 22, 2020 Herb 36

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22144 – 716: Some of you may recall that I had started job hunting a couple of months ago. I have been increasingly disappointed by the lack of hours the office supply store was giving me, down to a Continue Reading[...]

A Gate Of A Fence or Offense

September 21, 2020 Herb 12

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22143 – 715: A couple days ago I posted the meme about a fence and right after that, we had a real incident about a fence. Our neighborhood is at the top of a hill and ours was one Continue Reading[...]

The Art Of The Apothecary

September 20, 2020 Herb 13

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22142 – 714: When I got that first job at the drugstore back in 1974 (see the entry “Changed”), I learned a lot. I don’t know how much I knew I was learning at the time, but I think Continue Reading[...]

Changed or Pardon Me, Do You Have Two Tens For A Five?

September 19, 2020 Herb 19

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22142 – 714: This has been posted by me a couple of different times but the last time was 11 years ago, I think. The events took place in the summer of ’06 I believe. I entered the work Continue Reading[...]

I Found This Entry Without A Link Back To The Owner – What To Do? Netiquette On The High Seas

September 18, 2020 Herb 21

*EDIT/ADD 9/19/20 – Since this theft was posted about here and on Ben’s blog, Mr. Hamson replied to Ben’s e-mail and removed the post from his site.* Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22141 – 713: Arrgh, Since tomorrow, 9/19/20, be International Talk Like A Continue Reading[...]

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