tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253425232909087917.post7108692396909439577..comments2024-03-06T22:36:32.311-08:00Comments on Bob's blog: A New Year's E-mail to my First Writing Teacher and a Dunkin' Donuts Exchange About Writing in Coffee ShopsBob Dutcher aka Grandudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10181553280321294482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253425232909087917.post-88979943194597736822012-01-03T08:06:09.330-08:002012-01-03T08:06:09.330-08:00P.S., Anonymous: I'm just wondering. Did J.K....P.S., Anonymous: I'm just wondering. Did J.K.Rowling buy coffee when she was on welfare writing "Harry Potter" in the British coffee shop where she liked to write? Now I'm not on the dole, but I'm not earning any dol-lars, at least by way of earned, non-passive income, so perhaps you'll think that's not a pertinent analogy. Again, as we say on Facebook, lmfao.Bob Dutcher aka Grandudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10181553280321294482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253425232909087917.post-35794779409097724702012-01-03T08:02:22.820-08:002012-01-03T08:02:22.820-08:00Dear Anonymous (1-3-12 @ 6:18 a.m.),
Thanks ...Dear Anonymous (1-3-12 @ 6:18 a.m.),<br /> Thanks for your Comment and understandable suggestion about buying something to pay for my keep.<br /> I used to buy a croissant every morning and eat it with raspberry jam I'd bring from home. I don't like the coffee at Dunkin' Donuts. Every morning I have a few cups of strong Cafe Verona from Starbucks. I buy the beans, grind them, and drip it at home.<br /> Now that I'm not working, I'm feeling intense pressure, internally and from my wife, to reduce expenses as much as possible, to stretch our savings as long as possible, with the addition of Social Security, which I'm eligible for when I turn 62 on January 22, 2012. <br /> As it turns out, the kids at Dunkin' Donuts don't object to my sitting here, soaking up the heat, the wi-fi, and the conversations taking place around me during the mornings when I'm here. At night, it's empty after dinner until closing. One can even use the wi-fi after closing because the signal is so strong and the system is on 24/7. <br /> Your recommendation is a reasonable one, but consider this. Am I not giving Dunkin' Donuts free advertising, and a positive endorsement (except for the lousy coffee), by publicizing my preference for their facilities over McDonalds? As it turns out, as I said in my email to Sheila Murphy, my blog is being read all over the world, in many countries where I don't know a soul. I think Dunkin' Donuts has franchises all over the world, where they're fattening up the population the way they're doing here in the U.S. See today's NY Times article about how the U.S. Coast Guard has increased the average weight from 60 pounds to 85 pounds, for purposes of determining the weight capacity of boats and vessels. <br /> Perhaps if I DON'T financially support Dunkin' Donuts, they'll go out of business around the world. And, if that happens, perhaps the average weight of Americans will return to a healthier 60 pounds, which is my own weight. If that happens, won't my decision NOT to support the donut-pushers be the more moral stance? As we say on Facebook, lmfao.<br /> Happy New Year and may your average weight reflect what you dream it is,<br /> <br /> Bob DutcherBob Dutcher aka Grandudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10181553280321294482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253425232909087917.post-29239274325606196382012-01-03T06:18:14.453-08:002012-01-03T06:18:14.453-08:00Bob,
I think it's great that you are following...Bob,<br />I think it's great that you are following your passion for writing, as well as writing in interesting places (I happen to love Dunkin Donuts for writing),but the very least you could do is buy a cup of coffee. Afterall, you're getting free wi-fi and a warm place to write. Quid pro quo otherwise you give the rest of us writers a bad name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com