Category: Throw It Back Thursday
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Patricia Gets A New Job
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22958 – 1037 Here’s the haps: Patricia Whack had had more than enough. Like many customer service types she just kind of burnt out on the whole thing. The last straw had been that whole incident with Kermit Jagger over at the bank. It was ridiculous to accept…
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Where Did She Ever Go?
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22944 – 1033 Here’s the haps: A ninety-five-year-old woman in the nursing home received a visit from one of her fellow church members. “How are you feeling?” the visitor asked. “Oh,” said the lady, “I’m just worried sick!” “What are you worried about, dear?” her friend asked. “You…
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Throw It Back Thursday – Useful Conversion Chart
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22930 – 1018 Here’s the haps: Sometimes you have to make conversions in a hurry and a little chart showing, for example, how many ounces in a cup to how many cups in a pint and that sort of thing can be very useful, like these: Ratio of…
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Throw It Back & Throwback Thursday: Half A Dozen From The Archives
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22923 – 1010 Here’s the haps: As some of you know, especially those who have met me in person and seen my desk, I save everything. I was going through the archives of emails I received years before I started this blog. Some of these have made the…
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Throw It Back Thursday: John LaFoote, Jean LaFitte, and a Thousand Words
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22916 – 1003 Here’s the haps: Many of us, especially in the United States, who are of a certain age, know, of course, about the famous pirate, John LaFoote, ze barefooted pirate who constantly tried to steal the treasured secret of Cap’n Crunch cereal which was (and is)…
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Some Things, Like Toys, Are Built Better Than Others
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22813 – 991 Here’s the haps: So, the two-year-old grandson was here today. They come frequently and I am blessed in that I get the chance to see my grandkids on a fairly regular basis even though I don’t always chronicle every visit. Grandchildren are God’s reward to…
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Blogging A – Z Challenge 2022: V is Violin for Art Vegan‽
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22723 – 972 Here’s the haps: <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> If you want more about our friend, Art Vegan, click here. Also, I think I may have missed some of your comments and I apologize. I appreciate comments and try to respond but my schedule has been somewhat overwhelming. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Art…
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Blogging A – Z Challenge 2022: N is for No Tail Light Or Nothing Is New Especially Not This Post
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22714 – 964 Here’s the haps: An oldy from about 10 years ago. A sad but untrue tale of unpaid attention to detail. “How long have you been driving without a tail light?” asked the policeman after pulling over a motorist. The driver jumped out, ran to the…
