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  • Patricia Gets A New Job

    Patricia Gets A New Job

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22958 – 1037 Here’s the haps: Patricia Whack had had more than enough. Like many customer service types she just kind of burnt out on the whole thing. The last straw had been that whole incident with Kermit Jagger over at the bank. It was ridiculous to accept…

  • Throw It Back Thursday:  John LaFoote, Jean LaFitte, and a Thousand Words

    Throw It Back Thursday: John LaFoote, Jean LaFitte, and a Thousand Words

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22916 – 1003 Here’s the haps: Many of us, especially in the United States, who are of a certain age, know, of course, about the famous pirate, John LaFoote, ze barefooted pirate who constantly tried to steal the treasured secret of Cap’n Crunch cereal which was (and is)…

  • Blogging A – Z Challenge 2022: V is Violin for Art Vegan‽

    Blogging A – Z Challenge 2022: V is Violin for Art Vegan‽

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22723 – 972 Here’s the haps: <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> If you want more about our friend, Art Vegan, click here. Also, I think I may have missed some of your comments and I apologize. I appreciate comments and try to respond but my schedule has been somewhat overwhelming. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Art…

  • Throw It Back Thursday – Art Vegan Visits Greece

    Throw It Back Thursday – Art Vegan Visits Greece

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22636 – 940 Here’s the haps: Art Vegan looked around the museum at the Parthenon. Greece was such a fascinating place and it was almost as if he could feel the ancient poets and writers, the philosophers there with him. As he entered the museum he noticed a…

  • A little Neglect May Breed Great Mischief – A Reprint-ish Sort of Thingy

    A little Neglect May Breed Great Mischief – A Reprint-ish Sort of Thingy

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22627 – 935 Here’s the haps: There are times when I write a joke or a story or, more usually, a combination and I go back and re-read it and I think, “That’s really good. Did I write that?” Of course, there are opposite times as well. “Who…

  • Christmas With Joe – Part One Of Seven

    Christmas With Joe – Part One Of Seven

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22600 – 913 Here’s the haps: In 2007 I originally wrote a series of 4 posts about how I imagined Joseph may have seen things. In 2010 I took it down and fleshed it out to a total of 7chapters. A couple are over 2,000 words and one…

  • Christmas With Joe – Part Two Of Seven

    Christmas With Joe – Part Two Of Seven

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22601 – 914 Here’s the haps: In 2007 I originally wrote a series of 4 posts about how I imagined Joseph may have seen things. In 2010 I took it down and fleshed it out to a total of 7chapters. A couple are over 2,000 words and one…

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