• Award Winning Wednesday – Tony Laplume At Tony Laplume

    Award Winning Wednesday – Tony Laplume At Tony Laplume

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22125-696: Tonight’s award is a little different because I actually do know Tony in person. We became acquainted when we both worked at the big blue box. We didn’t have a lot of conversations or spend a lot of…

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  • Dog Or Cat Or Whatever

    Dog Or Cat Or Whatever

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22124-695: I’ve grown up around critters. Mostly cats and dogs and cows. As a parent, I’ve been exposed to more variation. When my son was growing up he had snakes and turtles and an iguana and rats and I…

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  • The Origin Of Pets – Or Not

    The Origin Of Pets – Or Not

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22123-694: I had been cruising along with my daily blogging fairly well, scheduling posts ahead of time, then I got hit by a truck and now I have fallen behind. Well, I am still maintaining my streak and my…

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  • Place Your Fingers On The Home Keys Homeboy

    Place Your Fingers On The Home Keys Homeboy

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22122-693: A re-written piece from Jan 14, 09 Herbdate 17876: He sat staring at the blank screen the way the old-timers had stared at a blank sheet of paper in a typewriter. He couldn’t move. Paralyzed by depression and…

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  • Bear Back (Not horses)

    Bear Back (Not horses)

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22121-692: I purchased a couple of bearproof trashcans last year from Ace. We have a large (400 pound, maybe) male black bear and at times we have had a sow and two cubs, that roam the neighborhood once in…

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  • Semi Truck Versus Pt Cruiser = Ouch!

    Semi Truck Versus Pt Cruiser = Ouch!

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22120-691: I was really glad that I had a post scheduled yesterday. Mrs. Herb and I were in a car accident yesterday and it was only the graceful hand of God that it wasn’t worse. We were in the…

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  • Even Steven

    Even Steven

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22119-690: I had written this originally in January of ’09 but I don’t think I ever posted it until December of 2019, before the advent of Covid-19. The character of Steven is loosely based on my personality, but I…

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