Category: My Life
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In Response To Chel Owens’ 11/3/2024 Post About Things I Did As A Kid
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23649 – 1225 Here’s the haps: I read with interest Chel Owens’ post called, “I Wish I Was Special… But I May Be Like Everyone Else” about (apparently) growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. She watched this video and then made a list of all 30 things…
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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23617 – 1221 (NB: If you’re not reading this on https://thehapswithherb.com/ or on the WordPress Reader from that site, you’re reading an unauthorized copy.) Dear Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, Foundlings, First-Time-Visitors, and Frogs, Here’s the haps: It was twenty years ago, todayUncle Herb thought he had somethin’ to sayIn many…
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A Shout Out To My Friends Here At The Blogosphere & IRL
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23601 – 1219 Here’s the haps: Consistency. A word that I have seldom laid claim to. When I posted the “Remember” picture on 9/11 I didn’t think about how long it had been since my last post. That’s where my Herbdate came in handy. It was 34 days…
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The Herb Date Palindrome & A Quick Update (new edit/add)
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23532 – 1214 Here’s the haps: We have had a lot of things going on the last several weeks. Mrs. Herb’s cousin, a farmer from Wisconsin, brought one of his farmer friends and rented a tractor to do some major landscaping work for us. We would never have…
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Day 2 – The Durango To Silverton Steam Train Ride
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23503 – 1213 Here’s the haps: Last April, on the A – Z challenge I did a post about wanting to ride the Durango to Silverton steam train. In 2022 the train company and the forest service decided to suspend the ride due to the dry conditions. People…
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Day 1 – Wolf Creek Pass to Durango, Colorado
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23502 – 1212 Here’s the haps: Back in 2022, when we went to the Grand Canyon for TNT’s graduation, our intention was to drive over Wolf Creek Pass, stop in Pagosa Springs and then go to Durango to ride the train. Well, we did the drive but the…