Author: Herb
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The New Toe – A Review Sort Of Thingy
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22529 – 860 Here’s the haps: Back in August 2020, I did an Award Winning Wednesday and introduced you to The Lonely Meatball by A.J. McGregor. I really have enjoyed her blog, even though she’s had to cut back on the time she spends doing it. There’s something…
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Poe’s Death Day: OCT 7, 1849, What Happened?
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22525 – 859 Here’s the haps: January 19, 1809 – Oct 7, 1849, 40 years old. He wrote approximately seventy stories, sixty-nine poems and I don’t know how many non-fiction articles about writing and literary criticism. Many of you know that I am something like a fan of…
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Herb’s History With Computers – Putzing Can Be Fun
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22513 – 858 Here’s the haps: As I was working on the recovery of my wife’s data I learned quite a bit, by which I mean I learned just enough to be dangerous. There is always something new to learn with computers as well as many other things…
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Where Ya At, Herb?
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22487 – 857: Here’s the haps: Hi Folks, Sorry for the delay in posts. I have been on the computer but it’s been actual work. My wife has an external hard drive with almost 3tb (terabytes, not tablespoons) of data including many unique and original graphic collections. This…
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The Bully Chicken
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22476 – 856: Here’s the haps: Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt often used the phrase, “Bully for you!” This meant you had done something commendable or extraordinary. “very good; excellent.” The way we more commonly use it (in American English) nowadays is defined like Cherie White over at…
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Throw It Back Thursday – They’re Grownups Now
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22469 – 855: Here’s the haps: Once upon a while ago, I’m not sure exactly when, a couple of lads were growing up together in a Greek neighborhood in a large city. These two lads were fast friends. Their names were Euripides and Eumenides. As is often the…
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Bootleg Recording and A Smart Blog
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22463 – 854: Here’s the haps: I had planned on doing a humorous piece about how mattsnyder1970 jumped the gun and made a recording of my Country & Western song, Celery Country. He did it in his post For The Love Of Celery. He did it A Capella…
















