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Category: My Life

  • A Milestone For Me

    A Milestone For Me

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    Herb

    Back in August I made a commitment to followers of this blog that I was going to write in this blog every single day for as long as I could. That was on August 9, 2019. Today marks the 300th day after that. Yes, I have missed a couple of…

  • Anniversary Prep & Critters

    Anniversary Prep & Critters

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    Herb

    When June 5th arrives I will have been married for 40 years. I’m afraid I’m doing something wrong though because it’s all been to one woman. Anyway, we would have liked to have done something spectacular and go away somewhere but instead, we are going to do a sort of…

  • 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…

  • Vote For My Friends

    Vote For My Friends

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    Herb

    We have some friends in the restaurant business here in Colorado Springs. The name of the place is El Taco Rey and they have been here in the Springs since 1976. It is, pretty much literally, a hole in the wall. A little building with awesome food. We met the…

  • Happy Birthday Billy S

    Happy Birthday Billy S

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    Herb

    Word of the day · Todaybardolatry[bärˈdälətrē]NOUNhumorousexcessive admiration of Shakespeare. Forsooth! Canst one tell the day? The time? Of a truth, today is “Talk Like Shakespeare Day” and if thou wouldst indulge me in a small bit of bardolatry I will shortly relate, if it be not long, how I came…

  • Essential Employee – Me

    Essential Employee – Me

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    Herb

    I was reading about how Walmart and some other big retailers are providing bonuses and/or hazard pay to employees on the front lines. I asked what we were going to get. “Oh, we just get that letter from the CEO.” “What letter?” “You didn’t get the letter?” “No.” “Well, it…

  • Good Tradition

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    Herb

    And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy…

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