tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post2905117535275154968..comments2023-07-02T08:35:26.441-04:00Comments on Den of the Beastly Bear: What NOT to wear to school for Halloween...Joe Ormerodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03337984962516170189noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-29284195442446061012015-04-15T16:09:34.436-04:002015-04-15T16:09:34.436-04:00Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for dropping by! And thank yo...Hi Jennifer, <br />Thanks for dropping by! And thank you for your kind words, never a dull moment it seems... LolJoe Ormerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337984962516170189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-63295286542427479562015-04-15T09:50:03.805-04:002015-04-15T09:50:03.805-04:00I wonder what happened to that boy. I hope others...I wonder what happened to that boy. I hope others tried to be a good influence on him too, so that he saw the difference between right and wrong. Change is possible - it just needs to be chosen, not waited for. Hopefully he chose well. Thanks for sharing this - you are really good at writing your life!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13216313056892138588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-30497931763100725442015-03-14T02:20:17.625-04:002015-03-14T02:20:17.625-04:00Yeah, I'm pretty sure Mr. Bennetts would have ...Yeah, I'm pretty sure Mr. Bennetts would have had a time with just Hiram, let alone he and his Dad both! Probably helped I got to stand there holding the bat through the whole thing. LolJoe Ormerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337984962516170189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-82796066360524113812015-03-14T01:03:54.184-04:002015-03-14T01:03:54.184-04:00Wow, I can't believe he had the guts to wear i...Wow, I can't believe he had the guts to wear it to school, mostly I can't believe he had two parents at home who let him! So glad you stayed with Mr. Bennetts, and I'm pretty sure he was glad you stayed too! He would've been no match for those two if things had escalated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-6506861783244908542015-03-02T19:56:10.383-05:002015-03-02T19:56:10.383-05:00Thank you, Thomas! I hope so, I think he definitel...Thank you, Thomas! I hope so, I think he definitely had the deck stacked against him!<br />Thank you for stopping in and leaving a comment, I hope to see you again. Joe Ormerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337984962516170189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-47921670428626246322015-03-02T19:21:52.503-05:002015-03-02T19:21:52.503-05:00That is a great story, and well told. I have known...That is a great story, and well told. I have known kids like that (not so brazen) but the ones that have a terrible home lives. There was this one kid, he was the biggest bully, but he grew up to be a kind and respectable member of the community, and he treated his children better than his father treated him; maybe Hiram turned out just fine. tjamespickard@gmail.comhttp://tjamespickard.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-66671620776958572142015-03-01T15:09:21.475-05:002015-03-01T15:09:21.475-05:00All we can hope for is that Hiram rose above his u...All we can hope for is that Hiram rose above his upbringing, Kathy.Joe Ormerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337984962516170189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-87898381871324182762015-03-01T15:06:25.390-05:002015-03-01T15:06:25.390-05:00Well Hey Jo, long time no see...hope Florida is ag...Well Hey Jo, long time no see...hope Florida is agreeing with you!<br />He sure was a piece of work and Daddy was a damn sight worse if first impressions are any indication.<br />Thank you for the compliment on the writing too!Joe Ormerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337984962516170189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-76262078566256551182015-03-01T13:09:59.044-05:002015-03-01T13:09:59.044-05:00Geez, pretty obvious the dad had no regard for rul...Geez, pretty obvious the dad had no regard for rules either and did not care one iota. I bet Hiram is either in prison or dead. Just saying. He didn't really have much option considering how he was raised.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-60710816556086525142015-03-01T12:36:29.687-05:002015-03-01T12:36:29.687-05:00Wow. That's such a horrifying story. Not becau...Wow. That's such a horrifying story. Not because the family was active in the Klan, it was a volatile time, but because this boy never had a chance at learning tolerance. He may have embraced his parents ideals anyway, but he never had that choice. Just makes me sad.<br />Great writing, btw...I was right there in that office with you. Only difference, I was crying.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-87777160886865917382015-02-28T21:51:19.242-05:002015-02-28T21:51:19.242-05:00That would not surprise me at all JoJo...
There wa...That would not surprise me at all JoJo...<br />There wasn't much supervision at home near as I could tell!Joe Ormerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337984962516170189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-33928784110161944902015-02-28T08:19:11.035-05:002015-02-28T08:19:11.035-05:00Wow. That's messed up. I wonder whatever hap...Wow. That's messed up. I wonder whatever happened to Hiram? What a horrible way to be raised, in a home like that. I bet he's doing time.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-69399913131818355152015-02-27T19:29:36.111-05:002015-02-27T19:29:36.111-05:00Wow, Joeh that was eerily similiar...except your y...Wow, Joeh that was eerily similiar...except your young man was THE "polar opposite" of old Hiram! Glad nothing happened to him!!!Joe Ormerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337984962516170189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306564427395253617.post-52078123835409893522015-02-27T19:04:10.880-05:002015-02-27T19:04:10.880-05:00Another great story. I suspect the Principal woul...Another great story. I suspect the Principal would have had a tougher tie if you had not stayed around.<br /><br />I had a similar, story about a different kinda kid, my son's good friend wore his alter boy outfit with a hood (not a klan hood). He went as a Phantom...the school thought otherwise.<br /><br />http://joeh-crankyoldman.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-phantom.html joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com