The content of this blog, my website and any other of my works in any other form are my original creation. They are not free to use in any way or form without my express, written license and consent except as provided for by U.S. copyright law. This includes, but is not limited to, use for training of generative artificial intelligence, large language models, and any other technologies past, present, or future which use any part of the work of the author.



Category: Writing

  • Entering Chel Owen’s Terrible Poetry Contest – 3 Attempts

    Entering Chel Owen’s Terrible Poetry Contest – 3 Attempts

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23691 – 1230 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 normally made by the previous winner. This particular contest is a bit different because she makes the rules (You can read them here if…

  • Metaphysical Photography On A Halloween Throw It Back Thursday

    Metaphysical Photography On A Halloween Throw It Back Thursday

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23644 – 1222 (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, one-eyed newts, and Frogs, Here’s the haps: (You may not remember these characters since I only used them once…

  • 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.…

Verified by ExactMetrics