tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post150845225755768534..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Break On Through To The Other SideMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65669336573444099942020-07-23T07:50:05.040-07:002020-07-23T07:50:05.040-07:00I so agree - am appalled @ how much of our lives a...I so agree - am appalled @ how much of our lives are spent fussing over our appearance - are we not more than that ? Just think what we might have contributed to the really big problems in the world...or at least had way more fun !!! Not speaking for you Murr - you had it all along, the fun I mean...and maybe the defiant look of "this is me", get used to it (or go away).sonoran Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555002631877237032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36437247491323783792020-07-23T07:49:30.745-07:002020-07-23T07:49:30.745-07:00SPOT ON to not going down the paths of hair dye, e...SPOT ON to not going down the paths of hair dye, etc. I think it's easier to accept the changes if you're not working so hard to deny and hide them. Much more comfortable, too, but it definitely takes a certain level of confidence to go for it. Melissahttp://melwestemeier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40444864999987621222020-07-23T07:42:10.403-07:002020-07-23T07:42:10.403-07:00I love this. Thanks for posting it. I am hitting ...I love this. Thanks for posting it. I am hitting 50 this year and feel so lucky to have no qualms about the old lady hot on my trail- she is me and I am her and I am ok with that. She is funny, smart and beloved. Who am I to complain? I'm a Bubbe now and it's the nicest thing to be. My man loves me and we are aging together. <br /><br />I've never been one to fuss over make-up, I donBeckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271846510998634837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31939364442443452322020-07-19T22:27:30.328-07:002020-07-19T22:27:30.328-07:00Forty plus twenty-three is "ish."Forty plus twenty-three is "ish."Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67792986570342104902020-07-19T17:56:56.450-07:002020-07-19T17:56:56.450-07:00I came to a jarring reality when I was 24, in the ...I came to a jarring reality when I was 24, in the middle of a "makeover" by a beauty product saleswoman, that the "someday" I'd been waiting for (to be better-looking) wasn't going to come. I worried about it a bit until I hit forty, then relaxed. I may not be 'all that" on a daily basis, but I'm never worse for lack of putting on my face, either. What youjenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-55277639097882965632020-07-19T15:05:40.690-07:002020-07-19T15:05:40.690-07:00I will add, though, that my strategy of going with...I will add, though, that my strategy of going without makeup means I always look this bad, and that's all anyone expects, so I don't give myself the chance to look worse by forgoing the routine.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31613566095946412902020-07-19T10:26:38.264-07:002020-07-19T10:26:38.264-07:00No, I forget about them too.No, I forget about them too.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53547261894612168802020-07-19T10:26:10.026-07:002020-07-19T10:26:10.026-07:00OUCH!!!OUCH!!!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35129007964465600892020-07-19T10:25:46.835-07:002020-07-19T10:25:46.835-07:00I think most of that can be fixed with duck tape.I think most of that can be fixed with duck tape.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10132981072970755482020-07-19T10:25:12.608-07:002020-07-19T10:25:12.608-07:00My beer budget is considerable.My beer budget is considerable.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36251680557993952292020-07-19T10:24:19.916-07:002020-07-19T10:24:19.916-07:00Maybe on this tiny thread, but not in the world at...Maybe on this tiny thread, but not in the world at large. You go!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57087295593398754122020-07-19T10:23:11.522-07:002020-07-19T10:23:11.522-07:00I'm working on a rock path now that is keeping...I'm working on a rock path now that is keeping me squatting on my haunches for hours. Yesterday I got up from that and my right knee basically didn't. It's all straightened out now but I'm nervous.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11555280384135243002020-07-19T08:43:02.333-07:002020-07-19T08:43:02.333-07:00Vanity does suffer when contemplating being here n...Vanity does suffer when contemplating being here no more. Which, lately, seems to happen a lot. Still a bit surprised when drawing on said eyebrows (the last regimen to go) by the sight of furrow lines/wrinkles,etc. I keep a picture of me in my prime @ age 45, right next to that mirror, to remind me I did "have it" @ one time..Oh, well. "Beauty fades" is the line from sonoran Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555002631877237032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70732631104689355852020-07-19T08:33:39.839-07:002020-07-19T08:33:39.839-07:00Suddenly, our neighbor's raised beds for tomat...Suddenly, our neighbor's raised beds for tomato plants made more sense.Cop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/cop_cars_beat/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10987124740597732462020-07-19T08:31:34.561-07:002020-07-19T08:31:34.561-07:00I think it's the only "early onset" ...I think it's the only "early onset" I still qualify for.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31311280532326874032020-07-19T03:04:25.981-07:002020-07-19T03:04:25.981-07:00I thought I still had it. Was so pleasantly surpri...I thought I still had it. Was so pleasantly surprised when the cashier behind the counter was batting her eyes and demurely smiling, flirting. Pulled in my gut, stood a little taller. Then she shyly leaned across the counter, chin down, eyes looking up at me longingly as if to whisper...instead she cupped her hand to her mouth and loudly and slowly enunciated "do. you. need. help. carrying. Chris Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401772309953538355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80036603646770681122020-07-19T01:42:40.852-07:002020-07-19T01:42:40.852-07:00I'm right there with you, on my side of my old...I'm right there with you, on my side of my old lady face. Not so many wrinkles, but the jowls are a bit saggy and the skin hanging over my eyelids looks like it got melted in the heat.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7157088799226270962020-07-18T18:20:34.017-07:002020-07-18T18:20:34.017-07:00I'm stealing it too - that's it EXACTLY!I'm stealing it too - that's it EXACTLY!<br />birdgardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192307375822551474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1180288227816231202020-07-18T18:14:17.867-07:002020-07-18T18:14:17.867-07:00Replaced by "too close to dead" ROFL.......Replaced by "too close to dead" ROFL.....Mikibirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455623057801607734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9455586324121932652020-07-18T18:05:45.283-07:002020-07-18T18:05:45.283-07:00Not much of a fan for gloopy stuff on face. Oh, s...Not much of a fan for gloopy stuff on face. Oh, sure, when pancake face stuff was the "in" thing, of course a I tried it.But only til I saw what it did the my sparkling white collar! And spending hours under a thick layer of greasepaint under hot stage lights was another turn-off. I do wear lip stuff;sometimes with colour, but most days just plain lip balm.More money to spend on dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35840559737443374242020-07-18T18:03:33.645-07:002020-07-18T18:03:33.645-07:00Yeah! What's with having to throw a hand (or t...Yeah! What's with having to throw a hand (or two) out to get up off the damn floor? What's with thinking about whether we really want to put something on the ground, because then we'll have to bend over to pick it back up? I have a lot more stuff on my counters now. Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66533694042778618192020-07-18T13:59:08.722-07:002020-07-18T13:59:08.722-07:00I'm gonna steal that phrase from you the next ...I'm gonna steal that phrase from you the next time I get up from a crouch and groan... loudly. <i>Early onset rigor mortis.</i> mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62245714875180067842020-07-18T13:06:41.552-07:002020-07-18T13:06:41.552-07:00My hair went away about 40 years ago. I got over i...My hair went away about 40 years ago. I got over it. Sagging and softening is continuing, too, but if I stay in one position too long I stiffen up and not in a good way. I think it's early onset rigor mortis. It's my body's way of preparing me for the inevitable.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63348306253815306682020-07-18T12:30:49.847-07:002020-07-18T12:30:49.847-07:00But what is one saving time for? FaceBooK? Cute ...But what is one saving time <i>for</i>? FaceBooK? Cute cat videos on YouTube? TV? If looking good helps one to feel good, then it is worth the time and money. It may seem unimportant to some, but frankly, when I look into a reflective surface, I like to see something at least resembling what I <i>feel</i> that I look like. Yes, it may involve a little bit of denial, but I prefer that to a mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53558516482667256022020-07-18T11:50:21.148-07:002020-07-18T11:50:21.148-07:00Yes! Fifty was when all my fucks disappeared and I...Yes! Fifty was when all my fucks disappeared and I had no more to give!cbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417290733581551242noreply@blogger.com