Rantings

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

September 18, 2020 Herb 18

*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 – Continue Reading[…]

Curmudgeonly Monday On Throw It Back Thursday – Akismet Anti-Spam

September 3, 2020 Herb 41

Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22126-697: I wish that the WordPress spam filter, Akismet, made some similitude of sense sometimes. I mean, I am glad to have it because if you have ever looked Continue Reading[…]

Curmudgeonly Monday – WordPress Reader Comments

August 3, 2020 Herb 24

Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22095-665: Quite some time ago it was brought to my attention that people said they liked my blog but were having difficulty commenting using the WordPress Reader. I loosened Continue Reading[…]

So Just Change It Already

July 7, 2020 Herb 3

A few caveats out of the way up front so later I am not constantly qualifying everything I say. I am an American and when I use the term “football” I don’t Continue Reading[…]

Lawlessness Is Lawlessness

May 30, 2020 Herb 17

While I am working on a totally unrelated post I wanted to stop and interject something here. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a Continue Reading[…]

Double Dog Satisfied & Dislikes

April 29, 2020 Herb 18

The double-dog dare from yesterday was satisfied completely and honorably. This is not the dislike part. In fact, I’m so proud of him that I think that if Ben wants to have Continue Reading[…]

Curmudgeonly Monday – Cognitive Dissonance

April 28, 2020 Herb 6

Cognitive dissonance is very grumpificating to me. It means my brain muscles are being forced to turn the gears and I may have to admit that I have more thinking to do Continue Reading[…]

Essential Employee – Me

April 18, 2020 Herb 3

I was reading about how Walmart and some other big retailers are providing bonuses and/or hazard pay to employees on the front lines. I asked what we were going to get. “Oh, Continue Reading[…]

Whoops! Time Out!

April 15, 2020 Herb 16

I got nominated for two more “awards” today. Even if I do them like I did yesterday’s award there are still a total of seventeen questions to answer. I will answer them Continue Reading[…]

Children’s Classics?

April 8, 2020 Herb 10

As I sat reading The Cat in the Hat Comes Back to the grandson who lives here I realized that this Cat person is really nothing more than a vandal. And while Continue Reading[…]