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  • Resolve or Set Goals?

    Resolve or Set Goals?

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    Herb

    Okay, a lot of people have changed from saying they are making New Year’s resolutions to saying they are making goals for 2020. I was not getting the difference myself, really. I mean, either way, you are saying you are going to change your ways and create new habits or…

  • I Received A Shout-Out

    I Received A Shout-Out

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    Herb

    It was really nice to read on the Brothers Campfire blog that he has received so many hits and in today’s entry he says that I am an excellent storyteller and mentor. Well, when you get a shout out like that it makes you want to bear down and live…

  • Even Steven

    Even Steven

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    Herb

    Many of you already know about my OCD and a couple have made comment about it. I wrote this story originally on 1/2/09. I am entering it here with a few minor corrections, but no major edits like I did with the story, Dave Gets What He Deserves. <><><><><> 1/2/09…

  • Another Personality Test

    Another Personality Test

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    Herb

    I sometimes like to do these things, especially when I have a lot going on and I am looking for something to post when I am on a time crunch. That way I feel like I can take the time to create some of the better pieces you see here.…

  • Interrobang‽‽

    Interrobang‽‽

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    Herb

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 21839: Ah, that much maligned, hated on, non-punctuation mark, the combined exclamation point and question mark, the interrobang. One of my favorite marks of punctuation, it is not accepted as standard. “What?!” You may exclaim wonderingly, but, much to your dismay and chagrin, there is not a punctuation…

  • Catching Up On Filling In

    Catching Up On Filling In

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    Herb

    Dear E-Mail Subscribers and Other Readers, As I have been going through some old, backed up Word files I have been rewriting and posting some of the better ones here currently. I was in the 2008 folder and went to see if an entry had been copied here when I…

  • The Ultimate Penultimate Pen

    The Ultimate Penultimate Pen

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    Herb

    People who’ve known me for any length of time know that I like pens, especially fountain pens. I have been this way for a long time and in fact, Carter and I coined a term, SPIP. Standard Pen In Pocket. I have, over the years, discovered a new term that…

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