Author: Herb
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Award Winning Wednesday – Tony Laplume At Tony Laplume
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Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22125-696: Tonight’s award is a little different because I actually do know Tony in person. We became acquainted when we both worked at the big blue box. We didn’t have a lot of conversations or spend a lot of time together but have you ever met someone…
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Dog Or Cat Or Whatever
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Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22124-695: I’ve grown up around critters. Mostly cats and dogs and cows. As a parent, I’ve been exposed to more variation. When my son was growing up he had snakes and turtles and an iguana and rats and I don’t know what all. Another child had a…
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The Origin Of Pets – Or Not
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Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22123-694: I had been cruising along with my daily blogging fairly well, scheduling posts ahead of time, then I got hit by a truck and now I have fallen behind. Well, I am still maintaining my streak and my commitment so I guess I’m not really behind.…
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Place Your Fingers On The Home Keys Homeboy
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Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22122-693: A re-written piece from Jan 14, 09 Herbdate 17876: He sat staring at the blank screen the way the old-timers had stared at a blank sheet of paper in a typewriter. He couldn’t move. Paralyzed by depression and fear of rejection he minimized the word processing…
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Bear Back (Not horses)
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Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22121-692: I purchased a couple of bearproof trashcans last year from Ace. We have a large (400 pound, maybe) male black bear and at times we have had a sow and two cubs, that roam the neighborhood once in a while. They’ve done everything from throwing it…
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Semi Truck Versus Pt Cruiser = Ouch!
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Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22120-691: I was really glad that I had a post scheduled yesterday. Mrs. Herb and I were in a car accident yesterday and it was only the graceful hand of God that it wasn’t worse. We were in the 2003 PT Cruiser on our way to a…
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Even Steven
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Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22119-690: I had written this originally in January of ’09 but I don’t think I ever posted it until December of 2019, before the advent of Covid-19. The character of Steven is loosely based on my personality, but I have never pummeled someone in the grocery store,…
