tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post8990572113267013429..comments2024-03-11T03:55:02.214-05:00Comments on Coffee with the Hermit: Don't Take Things For Granted...!HermitJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-24562247658176285522009-07-23T09:40:25.577-05:002009-07-23T09:40:25.577-05:00Hey RW...
Good to see you this morning! I'm th...Hey RW...<br />Good to see you this morning! I'm thinking that maybe the best way to get through to some folks is to just tell them a story , then the message!<br /><br />Maybe that will work...nothing else will!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by today. my friend!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-45216501898370278742009-07-23T09:27:11.296-05:002009-07-23T09:27:11.296-05:00Good way to make a very important point! Perhaps I...Good way to make a very important point! Perhaps I'll stay with the coffee a while longer.<br /><br /><br />RWriverwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575212890278793911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-52521240953630511962009-07-22T11:47:56.102-05:002009-07-22T11:47:56.102-05:00Hey FCH...
Glad you liked the story and agree with...Hey FCH...<br />Glad you liked the story and agree with the message.<br /><br />I sure do appreciate you dropping by for a visit, my friend!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-16170233472336762622009-07-22T11:05:24.561-05:002009-07-22T11:05:24.561-05:00That was a cute story and a valuable lesson learne...That was a cute story and a valuable lesson learned also.Frugal Canadian Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177261116826690085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-24906799699455379452009-07-22T08:54:38.839-05:002009-07-22T08:54:38.839-05:00Hey Anon 5:36...
Thank goodness you saw him using ...Hey Anon 5:36...<br />Thank goodness you saw him using your toothbrush and changed it...<br /><br />Kids, you just gotta LUV 'em! I imagine that bad taste, real or imagined, stayed with you for a long time!<br /><br />Thanks for the visit, my friend!<br /><br /><br />Hey Rae...<br />Good to see you today! Part of the problem I fell is that we have got so use to the word "free" that we don't question the fact anymore. I think that we all now know that there is never really anything that's totally "free" at all.<br /><br />Good programs, supported by voluntary participation, is a good thing. "free" programs, with hidden strings attached, are NOT worth dealing with!<br /><br />We should always want to know where our "tea" is coming from...<br /><br />Thanks for coming by, Rae...<br /><br /><br />Hey Ken...<br />I'm glad you got a giggle from it this morning!<br /><br />Good thing to keep in mind...like you said "always a catch!"<br /><br />Hey, I appreciate you coming by, brother!<br /><br /><br />Hey YOF...<br />Sure is good to see you here this morning, my man!<br /><br />Never hurts to start the day with a bit of a grin, I'm thinking!<br /><br />Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by this morning, buddy!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-10666277472991991182009-07-22T08:38:48.622-05:002009-07-22T08:38:48.622-05:00Now that's funny there. And a good thought pro...Now that's funny there. And a good thought provoking post.<br />Kudos HJ.<br />YeOldFurtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-55722964956629296612009-07-22T08:24:43.041-05:002009-07-22T08:24:43.041-05:00...that's the kind of giggle that keeps on gig......that's the kind of giggle that keeps on giggling...lol<br /><br />...always a catch,just keep sayin' it,always a catch...good post JimKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559414057439356066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-73200836677392800602009-07-22T07:01:46.146-05:002009-07-22T07:01:46.146-05:00Vary good thoughts. I guess I had never looked at...Vary good thoughts. I guess I had never looked at things quite that way. Thanks for making me think.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-11417062828142214432009-07-22T05:36:18.928-05:002009-07-22T05:36:18.928-05:00Lol, that is funny - thanks for letting us in on t...Lol, that is funny - thanks for letting us in on that one. I have one of similar nature, this some years ago, when my autistic son was two or three.<br /><br />I let him take his nightly shower first, and then got in while water was still going on. I sensed he was still in room, and when I peeked behind shower curtain, I saw him scrubbing the floor with a toothbrush. My toothbrush. Scrubbing the urine he had just done on the floor.<br /><br />Gross!<br /><br />I'll tell you what, I changed toothbrushes right there, but for quite a while after that, I still wondered if that funny taste was just my imagination . . .<br /><br />Man, kids add so much in the human condition . . . have a good day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-53744656356714197322009-07-22T02:19:17.461-05:002009-07-22T02:19:17.461-05:00Hey K...
The fine print is always the last thing t...Hey K...<br />The fine print is always the last thing that people want to read! Seems as though they never expect that there may be strings attached.<br /><br />I think the main problem now days is that the gov. wants to force the participation of both the givers and recievers. Forced charity is NOT charity!<br /><br />Hey, I do appreciate you dropping by...<br /><br /><br />Hey Marie...<br />The use of children in any scam is so wrong! Bad enough when the scammers use the school as a front, but to involve the children!<br /><br />Hey, Marie...I do appreciate the visit today!<br /><br /><br />Hey Wyn...<br />Gotcha with that one, huh? Don't feel bad, I got taken in as well!<br /><br />It does go to prove the point, though!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by tonight, Wyn...HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-16089551928664962652009-07-22T01:32:15.342-05:002009-07-22T01:32:15.342-05:00That was horrible, and here I was thinking hey tha...That was horrible, and here I was thinking hey that is very loving and cute father daughter story. LOLWyn Bonifacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07202722475742406305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-47219536363501079022009-07-22T01:25:01.501-05:002009-07-22T01:25:01.501-05:00Love the story--Felinae beat me to it, but one of ...Love the story--Felinae beat me to it, but one of the first things that came to mind was "if it's too good to be true, it probably is." Reminds me of an instance where there was school fundraiser that was a total scam on everyone involved except the company/individual who instigated it, who apparently wasn't above using and tricking kids to make a profit. It was a great deal that didn't actually exist--and people got taken in because who would have thought someone would do something like that? Research, research, research, and make sure what you are getting yourself into, and if it's actually a good thing... Sorry to be so long--good post!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08264276199843769399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-83806242222057427142009-07-22T00:45:14.594-05:002009-07-22T00:45:14.594-05:00Good morning, Mister Hermit, sir.
Funny story, th...Good morning, Mister Hermit, sir.<br /><br />Funny story, that!<br /><br />When something is given freely, with compassion and love, I am happy to have it. <br /><br />But when it is taken by force from another, I can't accept it, however I may benefit. <br /><br />In my lifetime, I've certainly qualified for more than one "assistance" program, but have never used them - the money to fund them is NOT freely given, and so (to me, any way) untouchable. I'd rather do without than know I benefit from what amounts to government sponsored theft and bullying.<br /><br />Not that I feel strongly about it or anything.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong - I'm all for social programs...that are supported voluntarily, by the communities they benefit.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I wish more people would look at the fine print, see the way they are shackled by their dependence, selling their freedom for measures of comfort or safety, and say "Enough!"...but the blinders are so comfortable, aren't they? <br /><br />Easier not to see, not to think, not to stand and take responsibility for our actions...<br /><br />Whoopsie...went off on a rant.<br /><br />As Miss Felinea is bringing zucchini bread, I'll offer up some good Irish butter for your repast...<br /><br />Shade and Sweetwater,<br />KKyddrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668797984157146798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-50669045441014113622009-07-22T00:39:20.354-05:002009-07-22T00:39:20.354-05:00Hey Felinae...
I'm sure glad to see you here t...Hey Felinae...<br />I'm sure glad to see you here today! That bread sounds great! I think it would be just the thing to go with the coffee...<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-80414486417662702722009-07-22T00:24:17.221-05:002009-07-22T00:24:17.221-05:00Hi Uncle Hermit,
That story always makes me chuck...Hi Uncle Hermit,<br /><br />That story always makes me chuckle :D<br /><br />More great advice, and I agree, we should never blindly accept something without knowing all the facts. Usually if it sounds too good to be true, there is a catch somewhere.<br /><br />I would love to join you for coffee today and how about some zucchini nut bread to go along with it?<br /><br />Hugs~Felinae~Felinaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997272830181104083noreply@blogger.com