Category: My Family
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NaBloPoMo Day 24 – A Lot To Get Done And We Aren’t Even Hosting This Year
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22572 – 885 Here’s the haps: Due to Mrs. Herb’s and Daughter Dynamite’s (her initials are TNT) health struggles, we’d decided to change our Thanksgiving routine. Normally, every year for the last forty-ish years, with only a few exceptions, we celebrate Givethanksing Day at our house with turkey…
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NaBloPoMo Day 16 – From the Phone
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22565 – 878 Here’s the haps: I’m sitting at the table writing to you on my phone because the computer is in use by College Daughter who is writing a paper on communication. It’s a big part of her grade and has a couple of special personal challenges…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 15 – Halfway There & Special Delivery!
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22564 – 877 Here’s the haps: I have a new grandson who came by a fairly normal delivery but of course, it’s special to us. named after Grandma Pike and a mountain his name is Pike Yama. Yama is “mountain” in Japanese. The obvious play on Pike’s Peak…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 10 – The Maroon Bells Don’t Tintinnabulate But They Are Beautiful
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22559 – 872 Here’s the haps: We dropped the intrepid explorers off at the park at the bottom and saw them off. Their backpacks were packed in the most efficient manner possible for a 3-day trek into the wilds. About the only “frivolous” items were the 2 plastic…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 9 – Independence Pass On The Continental Divide – 12,095 Feet Above Sea Level
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22558 – 871 Here’s the haps: The last time I had tried to embed a map in a post I wound up having problems with everyone being able to see it. I’m going to try it again because if you look at the hairpin turns and the mountainous…
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NaBloPoMo – Day 8 – Introducing Independence Pass On The Continental Divide
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22557 – 870 Here’s the haps: In July of 2019 my son and his wife went hiking for their wedding anniversary in a treacherous area of the mountains called the Maroon Bells. The town of Aspen and the ski resort of the same name attracts a lot of…
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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…
