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Author: Herb

  • Happy Mother’s Day

    Happy Mother’s Day

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    Herb

    Just thought I’d share our family tree with you first: I was feeling a bit overwhelmed this morning. I do have to say, before I say anything else, our newest son-in-law is a class act all the way around. He took our youngest grandson out shopping early for both his…

  • The Phone Call

    The Phone Call

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    Herb

    Yesterday I felt humbled and a little awed by a phone call I received. Readers who have been with me for a while now will have noticed that the subject of Sunday School comes up from time to time. I love teaching and I love reading the stories and imagining…

  • The French Connection (Hint: not the book)

    The French Connection (Hint: not the book)

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    Herb

    The other day my wife handed me a sheaf of papers to go through. This is nothing new, especially since I am a slob and a pack-rat. These papers were some reprints of blogs and articles that I had printed off for her, I don’t remember why. One that caught…

  • The American Allegory

    The American Allegory

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    Herb

    This is for our friend, Ishaan, who asked what he thought was a simple question over at Brother’s Campfire. He asked, “Who is the allegory of America? Do you have one? Is it lady liberty?” He is from India and said that the Indian allegory is “Mother India.” The entire…

  • About Who? An Addendum to the About Me Page

    About Who? An Addendum to the About Me Page

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    Herb

    It’s kind of interesting to me that one of the most popular entries here is actually my “About Me” page. It was one of those 100 things about me posts that you’re supposed to do after you’ve made your first 100 posts. I got to thinking about it, especially after…

  • Second Place and Tag Me Tuesday

    Second Place and Tag Me Tuesday

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    Herb

    First, thank you all for voting for my friends, they came in a close second and got a $15,000 prize. Subject to taxes, etc. I was very happy for them! Mrs. T’s Corner left a comment stating they had nominated me for an awesome blogger award but the link did…

  • Mudgeonly Monday – Why We Need Technology

    Mudgeonly Monday – Why We Need Technology

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    Herb

    I found this in a folder of items copied from a 3.5 floppy to an external hard drive. The date on the original e-mail was 5/14/99. I wonder if they had the technology of today way back in those ancient times if this joke would have made it. Actually, I…

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