Author: Herb
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An Open Letter To Anyplace That Uses A Phone Tree – Curmudgeonly Monday On Tuesday
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22599 – 912 Here’s the haps: People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. The chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches. Adam…
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Herb’s Causing Marriage Problems At The Walmart Store (Maybe)
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22598 – 911 Here’s the haps: I was in the sporting goods aisle looking at some of the camping equipment and had noticed a young couple who were discussing something a bit intently and I walked away. When I came back the young man was still there. I…
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Parlor Magic – A Reprint Sort Of Thingy
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22597 – 910 Here’s the haps: I wrote this back around Christmas 2005 when I didn’t have very many followers. There are a few dauntless fans who read the original by either clicking the “Complimentary Tastings” button or because in a couple of cases people have gone through…
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A Blog Post Curated For you By Me
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22596 – 909 Here’s the haps: There are a couple of words that have been overused, misused and flat out abused. Lately, the word curated seems to come up everywhere in regard to pretty much anything. The second definition of the word means to organize and sift through…
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Happy Birthday Mrs. Herb
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22595 – 908 Here’s the haps: It was Mrs. Herb’s Birthday today. We didn’t have a party but one of her longtime friends came over and they did some crafts together. Her friend used materials that have been stashed around here, including some of the things we brought…
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Well, We Got The Boxes Down From The Attic
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22594 – 907 Here’s the haps: Well, I climbed up into the cold (I want to use the word “depths” here because it feels right but I also can’t because it doesn’t.) heights (see, that doesn’t sound right either, but instead of mincing words I shall carry on…
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Tired Out So You Get Some Memes
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22593 – 906 Here’s the haps: I like doing the longer, serious posts like yesterday, but even if it’s a repost of something I did before, I still go through and proofread it and edit it and change it, and rewrite bits. Some bloggers can turn out posts…
