Category: Writing

  • It Was Twenty Years Ago Today

    It Was Twenty Years Ago Today

    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…

  • Wanting To Adopt On Throw It Back Thursday

    Wanting To Adopt On Throw It Back Thursday

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23560 – 1217 Here’s the haps: I was rifling through some archives and found this to share with you. In the entertainment world, including the circus, people often give themselves stage names that are easy for people to say and remember but yet seem to capture their persona…

  • Copyright Notice Protecting Against AI And Machine Learning

    Copyright Notice Protecting Against AI And Machine Learning

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23551 – 1216 I started this post several weeks ago and it was just hanging out in my drafts folder. I usually leave all the tabs open that pertain to what I’m studying until I’m done with the sources but this time they got away. I could spend…

  • The Herb Date Palindrome & A Quick Update (new edit/add)

    The Herb Date Palindrome & A Quick Update (new edit/add)

    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…

  • Two! Two! Two Days For The Price Of One!

    Two! Two! Two Days For The Price Of One!

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23434 – 1200 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>If you want more about our friend, Art Vegan, click here.<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Dear Readers,One of my favorite cartoon characters was Inspector Gadget. He was voiced by Don Adams who also starred as Maxwell Smart on the show, Get Smart. He was also the voice of Tennessee Tuxedo.…

  • Da Winnah!  Terrible Poetry Contest!

    Da Winnah! Terrible Poetry Contest!

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23344 – 1187 Hi all, Here’s The Haps: Back on December 14, I told you about my entering Chel Owens’ Terrible Poetry Contest. I made 4 entries and I won with my version of “What child is this?” What Child Is This What child is this, who scrapes…

  • 4 Submissions For Chel Owens “Terrible Poetry Contest” – Holiday Edition

    4 Submissions For Chel Owens “Terrible Poetry Contest” – Holiday Edition

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23322 – 1184 Here’s The Haps: One of the large number of blogs I follow, Chel Owens, runs an occasional “Terrible Poetry Contest” where the rules are made by the previous winner. This one is a bit different because she has made the rules and you can read…

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