The Haps With Herb

There are more than 600 million blogs on the internet, thanks for stopping by!

The content of this blog, my website and any other of my works in any other form are my original creation. They are not free to use in any way or form without my express, written license and consent except as provided for by U.S. copyright law. This includes, but is not limited to, use for training of generative artificial intelligence, large language models, and any other technologies past, present, or future which use any part of the work of the author.

Category: Blogging

  • Profanity Is Not A Sign Of Intelligence

    Profanity Is Not A Sign Of Intelligence

    •

    Herb

    Curmudgeonly Monday I think I will make this a new, weekly feature where I just rant and rave and carry on about things that make me feel surly, crusty and ill-tempered. Or old, which makes me feel curmudgeonly. Something that my favorite teacher ever, my tenth grade English teacher, Mrs.…

  • Restarting Streak

    Restarting Streak

    •

    Herb

    Dear Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, Family Members, Followers, Foundlings, and other assorted Phenomenal Ephemeral Floaters, Greetings, Salutations and Hi there. Long time, no see. I picked the First of March somewhat randomly to restart my blogging streak. It just seemed easy to remember. I have to thank you all for…

  • And Then Ninety-two Years Later – A Re-Blog from Sarah Angleton

    And Then Ninety-two Years Later – A Re-Blog from Sarah Angleton

    •

    Herb

    I don’t think I have ever done a “re-blog” here before and even though the “Reblog” button is there, I still asked permission from the owner before I just went and did it. I have broken my streak, but have not given up on my commitment. This story touched my…

  • Hats Off To The Hospital Workers

    Hats Off To The Hospital Workers

    •

    Herb

    Note to readers: If you don’t like to read about hospitals and death or near-death, and feel it may bother you, I won’t be offended if you skip this one. I may leave out a bunch of details but I am really kind of tired. On the other hand, I…

  • 0202 2020

    •

    Herb

    Well, not only did I wake up to find that the world-famous groundhog, weather prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil has declared there will be an early Spring this year but today’s date is also a once-a-century palindrome. Went to the store yesterday and had forgotten that people would be preparing for the…

  • Truth? Beauty? Fit the Somewhat More Serious aka Fit the Final

    Truth? Beauty? Fit the Somewhat More Serious aka Fit the Final

    •

    Herb

    For the Mystery Blogger Award I was nominated for but haven’t actually done anything for and haven’t attempted to claim, Ben at Brothers’ Campfire, posted some interesting questions as part of it. The one I’ve been trying to answer today goes as follows:The poet John Keats once wrote (in his…

  • Truth? Beauty? Fit the Second

    Truth? Beauty? Fit the Second

    •

    Herb

    For the Mystery Blogger Award I was nominated for but haven’t actually done anything for and haven’t attempted to claim, Ben at Brothers’ Campfire, posted some interesting questions as part of it. The one I’m going to start trying to answer today goes as follows: The poet John Keats once…

Verified by ExactMetrics