tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40903237043447222812024-03-05T09:01:30.132-05:00Herb of DCHerbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.comBlogger428125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-32283362987180239252012-09-23T16:09:00.001-04:002012-09-23T16:10:24.754-04:00Attention U Street Retail Clerks!Although
perhaps, you're well meaning when you say "I've seen you in here before"
there is a slight chance that the mildly OCD person hears something
else like: "I see you in here every Saturday at exactly 9:25 am
carrying your battered off-white canvas shopping bag and you circle the
store clockwise stopping only at the condiments stand and refrigerator
case. You never buy anything Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-84514879552004893102012-09-17T08:13:00.001-04:002012-09-17T08:37:19.622-04:00More Triangle!More triangle! More triangle!
Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-56518930420037233352012-09-16T11:12:00.001-04:002012-09-16T11:54:56.300-04:00Cab Drivers and RestroomsOn one of those last hot days of September, I decided to treat myself to a cool, relaxing cab ride home. A cab almost immediately stopped and picked me up in front of the Starbucks by work and the driver overshared that he had planned on going into Starbucks to use the restroom.
"It's a nice restroom" he explained.
Recognizing the destination intersection I gave him he pointed out Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-11261054589940614002012-09-15T08:54:00.001-04:002012-09-16T10:11:24.702-04:00My iPhone 5!I felt left out on Metro when everyone became intensely involved with their phones and mine was at home. Finally I pulled out my brown leather wallet and spent several minutes faux Facebooking, trick tweeting and mock messaging. The highlight was when I loudly took a call and everyone glared at me wondering who I was and what I had done to get a beta version of the Tommy Hilfiger leather Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-15260346891610582602012-09-14T08:51:00.003-04:002012-09-16T10:10:59.010-04:00Decisions, DecisionsI've been in a bit of a funk lately. Skippy the Licensed Therapist, in between discussing his disastrous kitchen renovation, recommended I return to blogging. Dr. No, when not discussing Skippy the Licensed Therapist's disastrous kitchen renovation (they are friends) thinks I should return to the gym. Exercise and writing are similar activities in that they involve people Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-59713540381935621872011-05-30T16:48:00.002-04:002011-05-30T17:04:11.122-04:00Memorial Day Weekend in the Shadow of LoganNo need to leave town when the Logan Circle area goes all out for Memorial Day weekend which is appropriate since Logan is named for General John Logan who is credited with creating the Memorial Day holiday.
First up is the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle clubs annual Buffalo Thunder rally a few blocks away at the African American Civil War memorial. This annual event attracts hundreds of Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-47229333454121625312011-05-08T14:44:00.000-04:002011-05-08T14:44:19.555-04:00A Ransom Note for Mother's Day!
At the end of my junior year of college, I delayed my return from Indiana University for a week to party network which meant I would arrive home Mother's Day weekend. Along with my return for the summer I would be bringing a semester's worth of dirty, smelly turn-the-socks-inside-out-and- spray-with-deodorant-and-wear-again laundry. To announce this, I painstakingly cut out words and Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-35762935718671258912011-05-07T09:48:00.002-04:002011-05-07T09:53:22.467-04:0014th and U Farmer's Market ReopensFinally! The Market reopens for the season!
Saturday May 7 (9:00 am to 1:00 pm) 2011 14th and U St NW in front of the George "Superman" Reeves Center (Washington, DC)
Vendors include:
Kuhn Orchards
Truck Patch Farms
Mountain View
Northern Neck Produce
Dolcevezza
Plantmasters
Whisked
Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-11167492478036700502011-04-20T18:56:00.004-04:002011-04-20T20:41:06.416-04:00My Baby Boomer Birth Certificate
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With all this birther nonsense I decided to look at my baby boomer birth certificate for the first time in many years. Not sure what the birth certificate says about me and the person I would become but it certainly reveals something about government and society at the time.
The good news--the State of Texas officially certified that I am legitimate! Yep, there it is in Box Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-31830550902597372032011-04-09T08:36:00.001-04:002011-04-09T08:36:22.935-04:00The Final Word on the Government ShutdownHerbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-9580120014185509162011-04-07T18:08:00.001-04:002011-04-07T18:27:50.843-04:00Shutdown-Mageddon: The BAD News is that DC Parking Enforcement Will be Suspended!Whether on televised newscasts or online, the chattering Shutdown-Mageddon class all agree on one thing in regards to the looming Federal government shutdown: “The good news is that DC parking enforcement will be suspended!” [insert snicker here]
I never thought I’d be defending DC parking enforcement but it’s time we had an adult conversation here. I’ve certainly made light of DC’s Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-44020398674098575832011-04-03T20:26:00.014-04:002011-04-06T17:22:19.940-04:00The "Other" Cherry Blossoms (With Bonus Cheesetastic Video)
Want to get your cherry blossom on but don't feel like fighting the mob scene at the Tidal Basin? Some of the most beautiful cherry blossoms in the Metro area aren't at the feet of Thomas Jefferson, but are up the road in Bethesda's Kenwood neighborhood located just beyond the DC border. The 1200 white and pink blossom Yoshino cherry trees line the streets of Kenwood, Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-28668899167897040772011-03-17T07:35:00.002-04:002011-03-17T07:35:37.899-04:00Happy St Patrick's Day!Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-80011213584021132882011-03-08T17:17:00.000-05:002011-03-08T17:17:53.282-05:00The Smoking PigeonDogSitter: I figured out what was making the noise in the chimney. Herb: What noise?DogSitter: The fluttering and flapping noise. At first I thought I had inadvertently opened a portal to another dimension when I smudged your house during a Wiccan ceremony but instead it's just a pigeon.
Herb: How do you know?
DogSitter: ‘Cause he’s flying around your house. I have to leave now. Bye!Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-55080487550833540752011-03-06T14:13:00.007-05:002011-03-06T15:38:27.179-05:00Ronald Reagan 4 Ever!The scene: Saturday, March 5, 2011 14th and T Post Office, Washington, DC2 windows open27 people in lineAfter completing a long series of transactions, a young lady asks for three "Forever" stamps. The clerk replied very apologetically, "All we have now is Ronald Reagan. Is that okay?" The young lady appeared stunned, and just stared at the clerk. Finally, she said "Ronald Reagan? Are you Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-37580494710959497892011-03-06T08:15:00.001-05:002011-03-06T08:21:31.743-05:00Apples to Oranges Solved!Infographic by Smarter.orgHerbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-67301406953666609932011-03-05T13:10:00.012-05:002011-04-05T18:25:59.504-04:00Tell Me Your JNR Construction Story!
Tell me your JNR Construction story? Who doesn't love those fun lovin' kids from Maryland! Those fine folks at the Better Business Bureau give them an "F" and I suggest that stands for FABBO!
Can you say it as well as their own profile?
Excellent Quality for an Affordable Price
#1 in customer service Your own personal project manager From start to finish Over 20 yrs Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-4212256167063162212011-03-03T16:46:00.006-05:002011-03-03T17:25:23.460-05:00Does Anyone Really Like the Month of March?Does anyone really like the month of March? March is the hump day of months---better than the frozen two that preceded it but you are really looking forward to the warmth of the two that follow it. It is said that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. In other words March is that blowhard Uncle who gets drunk and violent at the family reunion, cruelly teases the younger children and Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-76331632119785767532011-03-02T17:06:00.006-05:002011-03-03T07:56:38.034-05:00I Climb on the Tiger Blood BandwagonI know I should be above this--it's too cheap and easy a target plus when this doesn't end well, we are all going to feel awful. But there are winning songs about being a total bitchin rock star from Mars..And Jimmy Kimmel and Charlie Brown and Charlie Sheen...The train wreck that just keeps giving and giving...Even my employer, The American Red Cross is doing it...Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-59284350109925855222011-03-01T17:06:00.006-05:002011-03-02T12:11:27.749-05:00Dogsitter Do's and Don'ts!Dear DogSitter:Once more I am obligated to remind you that by the term "sit" I actually mean "walk." And no part of "sit" includes "smudging your house by burning sage in a Wiccan ceremony to remove evil thoughts, bad spirits and negative energy." Although I am sure that the dogs appreciate that their house is cleansed both physically and spiritually you cannot deny that it now smells like Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-55118779356540212452011-02-28T08:02:00.000-05:002011-03-01T08:03:25.695-05:00Kids Don't Make Me Start Up This Blog Again!Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-24838000973945794722010-08-09T17:21:00.004-04:002010-08-09T18:47:59.235-04:00Parking Tickets with Attitude!DC has added some new text to parking tickets. Not only did I over stay my two hour limit but these terms were "CLEARLY POSTED."Oh, snap. Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-79774461208864262852010-08-05T22:01:00.009-04:002010-08-05T22:31:24.262-04:00DC Is One Thing DC Housewives Is Not!10:03 PM Quick Recap of "The Real Housewives of DC" premiere (RHoDC) a/k/a "The Real Housewives of I-66."Michaele and Tareq Salahi host the sparsely attended Goat Cup Polo match at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon, VA and she scares the few guests by sneaking up and hugging them. "This is why I was casted just for my hugs. I'm shy so instead of talked I hug" she said as she made up odd baritoneHerbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-8615952417232307112010-08-01T13:40:00.009-04:002010-08-01T15:53:53.593-04:00Four Reasons to Return to Blogging1. The Power of Being a Blog Bitch--I've had some success using Facebook and Twitter to escalate complaints about customer service suckage but there is nothing better than a long and snark filled blog rant about how The Large Monopoly Cable Company can kiss your Area of Dominant Influence (ADI) as defined by the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Plus there's the satisfaction that knowing that Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4090323704344722281.post-89382631008871150222010-07-03T16:13:00.009-04:002010-07-03T18:22:30.367-04:00Happy 4th of July from the Brady Bunch and HerbSometimes I miss my blog, especially around the holidays when I turn to the Brady Bunch for familial love, companionship and coordinated outfits. What could be more Americana, 4th of July and apple pie than the Brady Bunch singing, dancing and synchronized swimming to "Yankee Doodle Dandy?"Have a Happy and Healthy 4th, y'all*.*Y'all includes the 4 or 5 people who still come to this blog daily Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626002998992467374noreply@blogger.com3