Author: Herb
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NaBloPoMo – Day 15 – Halfway There & Special Delivery!
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22564 – 877 Here’s the haps: I have a new grandson who came by a fairly normal delivery but of course, it’s special to us. named after Grandma Pike and a mountain his name is Pike Yama. Yama is “mountain” in Japanese. The obvious play on Pike’s Peak…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 14 – It Should Be Sold By The Gallon
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22563 – 876 Here’s the haps: Finally. A product that is so needed by vehicle owners, especially Audi or Lexus (is the plural of Lexus Lexii?) and other higher-end vehicles. The owner’s manual probably has instructions for changing it but nobody ever reads those, do they? But you…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 13 – Nice Guy At The Store
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22562 – 875 Here’s the haps: I like to write about nice, uplifting things. I do write about sad or rotten things and I do vent about things that make me mad but really, I like it when I have something good to say. Sometimes a thing happens…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 12 – Independence, CO – Old West Ghost Town
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22561 – 874 Here’s the haps: Ever since I was a little kid I always had the impression, maybe from movies and Scooby-Doo cartoons, that when they talked about ghost towns they were completely standing up and the saloon had empty bottles in it and real ghosts haunted…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 11 – Interruption For A Shout-Out To Veterans – Happy Veterans Day & Thank You Sarah
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22560 – 873 Here’s the haps: On November 11, 1918 at 11 am, World War I, the War to End All Wars, came to a halt with an armistice and the day was celebrated as Armistice Day up until 1954 when, after the Second World War and the…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 10 – The Maroon Bells Don’t Tintinnabulate But They Are Beautiful
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22559 – 872 Here’s the haps: We dropped the intrepid explorers off at the park at the bottom and saw them off. Their backpacks were packed in the most efficient manner possible for a 3-day trek into the wilds. About the only “frivolous” items were the 2 plastic…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 9 – Independence Pass On The Continental Divide – 12,095 Feet Above Sea Level
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22558 – 871 Here’s the haps: The last time I had tried to embed a map in a post I wound up having problems with everyone being able to see it. I’m going to try it again because if you look at the hairpin turns and the mountainous…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 8 – Introducing Independence Pass On The Continental Divide
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22557 – 870 Here’s the haps: In July of 2019 my son and his wife went hiking for their wedding anniversary in a treacherous area of the mountains called the Maroon Bells. The town of Aspen and the ski resort of the same name attracts a lot of…
