Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 21839: Ah, that much maligned, hated on, non-punctuation mark, the combined exclamation point and question mark, the interrobang. One of my favorite marks of punctuation, it is not accepted as standard. “What?!” You may exclaim wonderingly, but, much to your dismay and chagrin, there is not a punctuation mark to express your feelings […]
Dear E-Mail Subscribers and Other Readers, As I have been going through some old, backed up Word files I have been rewriting and posting some of the better ones here currently. I was in the 2008 folder and went to see if an entry had been copied here when I realized I have not copied […]
People who’ve known me for any length of time know that I like pens, especially fountain pens. I have been this way for a long time and in fact, Carter and I coined a term, SPIP. Standard Pen In Pocket. I have, over the years, discovered a new term that is used, not only by […]
Since the beginning of this blog, I have not had a streak like this. On Friday, August 9, 2019, I announced that I was going to post an entry every day. Now, from that announcement until August 14, it was 6 days until I dropped the ball. Then I went from August 16 until August […]
It’s really aggravating when you are subscribed to something and it is set to automatically update and while you are given a way to opt out, finding it is a real headache. Do you really think that by making me angry and practically forcing me to call your support line and request to have “the […]
One dark night,When we were all in bedMrs. O’Leary lit a lantern in the shedAnd when the cow kicked it overShe winked her eye and said“There’ll be a hot time in the old town, tonight!”Fire! There was a terrible drought in the Midwest in the year 1871. No one had seen such a dry hot […]
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 – Let common sense prevail! Yes, it may be hard to believe, but […]
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 be right. He didn’t make junk and he was getting ready for the […]
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 eyes and make you a slave in my house.” The Black Knight was […]
Writing – Page 15 – The Haps With Herb
