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Poe’s Death Day: OCT 7, 1849, What Happened?
Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22525 – 859 Here’s the haps: January 19, 1809 – Oct 7, 1849, 40 years old. He wrote approximately seventy stories, sixty-nine poems and I don’t know how many non-fiction articles about writing and literary criticism. Many of you know…
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Herb’s History With Computers – Putzing Can Be Fun
Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22513 – 858 Here’s the haps: As I was working on the recovery of my wife’s data I learned quite a bit, by which I mean I learned just enough to be dangerous. There is always something new to learn…
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Where Ya At, Herb?
Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22487 – 857: Here’s the haps: Hi Folks, Sorry for the delay in posts. I have been on the computer but it’s been actual work. My wife has an external hard drive with almost 3tb (terabytes, not tablespoons) of data…
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The Bully Chicken
Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22476 – 856: Here’s the haps: Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt often used the phrase, “Bully for you!” This meant you had done something commendable or extraordinary. “very good; excellent.” The way we more commonly use it (in American English)…
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Throw It Back Thursday – They’re Grownups Now
Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22469 – 855: Here’s the haps: Once upon a while ago, I’m not sure exactly when, a couple of lads were growing up together in a Greek neighborhood in a large city. These two lads were fast friends. Their names…
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Bootleg Recording and A Smart Blog
Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22463 – 854: Here’s the haps: I had planned on doing a humorous piece about how mattsnyder1970 jumped the gun and made a recording of my Country & Western song, Celery Country. He did it in his post For The…
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Hijacked Herb‽ Well, -ish
Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22463 – 853: Here’s the haps: Hi everyone: Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, Foundlings, Froot Loops, and Filial Frogs, I apologize that I have not been making the rounds of your blogs and have not been responding to comments in a…
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Throw It Back Thursday on Tuesday – The Country and Western Celery Song
Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22460 – 852: Here’s the haps: I was over at the incorrectly named Dumbest Blog Ever and read with increasing sadness how the DumbestBlogger was afraid he wouldn’t make it as a country musician because the only sponsor he could…
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