Category: Writing
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Joseph’s Tale
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navigation: Intro,Pt 1,Pt 2,Pt 3,Pt 4, Pt 5,Pt 6,Pt 7,Pt 8,Pt 9,Pt 10,Pt 11,Pt 12/Epilogue Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22961 – 1038 Here’s the haps: Commercial-mas is almost upon us this year and things are as crazy as ever. Since I grew up in a religion that didn’t believe in any celebrations of any…
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Patricia Gets A New Job
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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…
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Throw It Back Thursday: John LaFoote, Jean LaFitte, and a Thousand Words
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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)…
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Blogging A – Z Challenge 2022: Y is for You, Youse, You Guys, Youse Guys, You All, Y’all, and All Y’all, et al.
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, Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22726 – 975 Here’s the haps: I know I probably missed a few but these few colloquialisms in the title are meant to indicate that I have a widely varied audience, not just in the U.S. but in other countries, as well. You. You are important to…
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Blogging A – Z Challenge 2022: W is for Writers’ Cafes
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22724 – 973 Here’s the haps: The other day when I was visiting Brother’s Campfire there was a guest post there, by Cassa Bassa of Flicker of Thoughts blog, called Community. She had written a six-sentence story, also called Community, on her own blog and it was about…
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Blogging A – Z Challenge 2022: V is Violin for Art Vegan‽
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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…
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Throw It Back Thursday – Art Vegan Visits Greece
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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…
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A little Neglect May Breed Great Mischief – A Reprint-ish Sort of Thingy
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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…
