Category: Reading
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An Old Addiction Is Back!
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23662 – 1227 Howdy Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, and Everybody Else! Here’s the haps: Some of you may know that I have suffered for years from an addiction. Sometimes I kind of forget about it and I think I’m done with it but then it comes back. What…
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared – My Thoughts
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23249 – 1161 First, rather than bore you with lengthy, though heartfelt, apologies I can only say that life has become somewhat more hectic and sporadic (albeit interesting) at the moment for both good and bad. This means that posts will likely be even less predictable than before.…
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Banned Book Week – Books Can Be Beaten Down
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22874 – 998 Here’s the haps: I was over at Author Sarah Angleton’s blog today and was reminded that it’s Banned Book Week. If you’ve never visited Sarah you are missing out. She takes strange, sometimes esoteric incidents from history and weaves them into a post about modern…
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Ain’t Throwing It Back Thursday On Saturday – Bio Optical Organized Knowledge Device
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22589 – 902 Here’s the haps: <><><><><><><><> Please note that I did not create this piece. I wish I did. It’s about ten years old and my copy had no accreditation. But, I would consider trying one of these devices. Just sayin’ <><><><><><><><> Introducing the new Bio-Optical Organized…
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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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Blogging A – Z Challenge 2021: Q Is For Quotations
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22355 – 819: Here’s the haps: Many of you read this blog on the WordPress reader and never visit the actual blog itself. That’s cool, but I have a couple of things on the main page of the blog that I am proud of and/or really like. One…
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Please Read or Re-Read Fahrenheit 451 (please)
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22308 – 792: Here’s the haps: Sixteen years ago I wrote a post called, “Which Books Should Be Banned?” In that post I described the processes that should be undertaken if a particular book is considered offensive. Now, I read where Dr. Seuss’s publishing company, which is owned…
