tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post1817491417007040135..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: A Hare Under 5'4"Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37465265085496216852011-10-21T14:26:55.728-07:002011-10-21T14:26:55.728-07:00I'm tallish, the product of a diminutive mothe...I'm tallish, the product of a diminutive mother and a freakishly tall father. I associated being tall with being awkward; I'd have given my eyeteeth to be short like my mother. <br /><br />My great-grandfather looked a lot like Mark Twain and also came from Missouri. That was all he had in common with the great man, but he still made the most of it.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42598963871310228202011-10-20T10:21:39.243-07:002011-10-20T10:21:39.243-07:00See, always, I figured it was because you were shy...See, always, I figured it was because you were shy. Thank you for "interheight dating." I'll steal that!<br /><br />Mr. Charleston, hm. First I'd have to READ his writings...I'll keep it in mind. Among other things, he was way religious. Which, of course, drove Mark Twain nuts. This apple has done rolled a long, long way from the tree.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15632758399868297322011-10-20T10:13:08.991-07:002011-10-20T10:13:08.991-07:00I am part of the Roxie and Andrea team, at 6ft. ta...I am part of the Roxie and Andrea team, at 6ft. tall. It is especially hard for a girl to be tall, and back in the day (before Title IX, online clothes shopping, and interheight dating) it was particular challenging in a small town. My husband is shorter than I, and claims that his "genetic package" was able to moderate our children's height-two are 6 ft., one is 6'4". My 6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1734194075893798502011-10-19T03:21:17.736-07:002011-10-19T03:21:17.736-07:00Hey Shorty! Would love to know more about your gr...Hey Shorty! Would love to know more about your grandfather. How about a post about him and his writings?Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63370290513128116912011-10-18T21:53:06.201-07:002011-10-18T21:53:06.201-07:00It does, KGMom!
I loved my job, jack. It allowed ...It does, KGMom!<br /><br />I loved my job, jack. It allowed me to be what I wanted to be most of all: a retired mailman.<br /><br />And Angeluna, George Cable grew up and lived in New Orleans and fought in the Confederate army. He was credited with pioneering the "local color" movement, transcribing dialect in prose, and that dialect was Creole, mostly. He had to skedaddle after writingMurr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46612805906808136332011-10-18T16:18:43.594-07:002011-10-18T16:18:43.594-07:00My mother was all of 4' 11" full grown. ...My mother was all of 4' 11" full grown. And she was as mighty a woman as I have ever known.<br />So be little and be mighty.<br />Mighty Murr.<br />Has a ring to it, no?KGMomhttp://kgmom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56210521418158125672011-10-18T10:22:12.216-07:002011-10-18T10:22:12.216-07:00Take heart, Murr. I read somewhere that short peo...Take heart, Murr. I read somewhere that short people live longer, although that is not reassuring for our tall sons, daughters, husbands, and friends. I'm 5'3" which was about average in my day. Now, I'm suddenly "short!" Note to Roxie; you are statuesque. That's a compliment.mplanckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484283605391411204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48284563622012448622011-10-17T16:26:11.159-07:002011-10-17T16:26:11.159-07:00Your use of language in pulling those three pieces...Your use of language in pulling those three pieces together is sheer genius. How the hell did you do a mail route for all those years and not 'go postal'? (My dad and my uncle were postmen.....)jack-of-all-thumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890408896745938386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1055054974323353132011-10-17T06:37:42.060-07:002011-10-17T06:37:42.060-07:00Hey Murr! Height is overrated. My first girlfriend...Hey Murr! Height is overrated. My first girlfriend was tiny, just five feet ("...and one half inch, goddammit!") tall. I'm 6'5", so you can imagine what we looked like. Height has brought me no advantages; a superiority complex, an tendency to loom, deterioration of my lumbar discs (at 40!) and obesity. Tho that last one might be the pizza. Erm. So anyway, you should enjoy Indigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40073674144180421502011-10-17T01:05:31.157-07:002011-10-17T01:05:31.157-07:00I'm tired of my kid patting me on the head. F...I'm tired of my kid patting me on the head. For mother's day he'll get on his knees and I get to order him around for an hour, watching his fake shortness do chores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19443900144279422492011-10-16T14:40:05.650-07:002011-10-16T14:40:05.650-07:00"...a sea of tits and armpits.." just sa..."...a sea of tits and armpits.." just says it all. Being a bit taller, when I hug shorter friends I realize they are getting crushed in my cleavage. Also off-putting.<br /><br />What's your great-grandfather's New Orleans connection?Angelunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333889782201425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72831904168529574672011-10-16T12:11:56.118-07:002011-10-16T12:11:56.118-07:00I am so impressed, anon! Maybe I'll haul out m...I am so impressed, anon! Maybe I'll haul out my musty old copy of The Grandissimes and try again. It's the dialect that slows me down. I have a feeling if it were read aloud, as he did when he was on the lecture circuit with Twain, it would go down a lot easier.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11093098477430172312011-10-16T11:29:58.499-07:002011-10-16T11:29:58.499-07:00(My first try at a comment was lost.) I see where ...(My first try at a comment was lost.) I see where you get your writing genes. I really loved your great-grandfather's book, "The Grandissimes." Once I'd read this line I was hooked: "'Now I'll put my feathers on again,' says the plucked bird."<br /> I don't consider the book unreadable, though the first chapter is confusing, but that just drew me in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15834013892080603802011-10-16T05:01:05.750-07:002011-10-16T05:01:05.750-07:00You do crack me up. I am 5'4" and having ...You do crack me up. I am 5'4" and having to use a step stool every single time I need something in an overhead cupboard gets to be such a drag but that is just the way it is. My favorite animal has been giraffe because of their glorious view from up there. They wouldn't need a step stool.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45437725296960181632011-10-16T00:24:22.790-07:002011-10-16T00:24:22.790-07:00"...a sea of tits and armpits..." LOVE ..."...a sea of tits and armpits..." LOVE IT!!!!Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31367617803407612292011-10-15T22:58:08.722-07:002011-10-15T22:58:08.722-07:00Well, he was popular THEN. He's nearly unreada...Well, he was popular THEN. He's nearly unreadable now. Believe me, I've tried. For anyone interested in giving him a shot, it's George Washington Cable, as mentioned in Bill's link. Also of note, he was good friends with Andrew Carnegie and got into his will. What happened to all THAT?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17018807163416692282011-10-15T22:49:38.662-07:002011-10-15T22:49:38.662-07:00"my great grandfather was a popular author&qu..."my great grandfather was a popular author" who needs tall genes anyway?origa-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628501262873862887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6712693641218316052011-10-15T22:17:07.437-07:002011-10-15T22:17:07.437-07:00Oh, the woes for the vertically challenged.
But, ...Oh, the woes for the vertically challenged. <br />But, I can relate. At six foot something, I feel very small beside our adult children, who practically tower over their father. <br />Good genetics plus great feeding produces giants. You can trust the Bear on that.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49763232561061159722011-10-15T20:08:06.556-07:002011-10-15T20:08:06.556-07:00Clearly the bunnies weren't of Harvey's tr...Clearly the bunnies weren't of Harvey's tribe.<br /><br />You've probably seen this, but just in case:<br />http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/huckfinn/hftourhp.html<br /><br />Anent tall v. short: Dave's taller than me, but not by much, and I agree that the world's made for short people. Standing at work stations and counters made for the "average" person for any Billhttp://crackerboy.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37884185248939883692011-10-15T19:48:31.970-07:002011-10-15T19:48:31.970-07:00I was always the very shortest in the class. I on...I was always the very shortest in the class. I only made it to 58 and a 1/2 inches. You'd look tall to me!Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52771033615242325652011-10-15T18:35:37.531-07:002011-10-15T18:35:37.531-07:00You are wee thing. Seems like a good thing to m...You are wee thing. Seems like a good thing to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86418825113352360682011-10-15T18:01:07.884-07:002011-10-15T18:01:07.884-07:00I was with you at the front of all school classes ...I was with you at the front of all school classes and photographs until I turned 15. That year I grew 8 inches. And kept inching up for a few more years. So I have looked at life from both sides now... I really, really hope my girth never equates to my height though. Thanks for a good chuckle.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85872222687836882312011-10-15T12:33:12.747-07:002011-10-15T12:33:12.747-07:00Just 5 minutes ago...the laundry light bulb blew i...Just 5 minutes ago...the laundry light bulb blew it was practically new, but that's another story...)and as soon as The Man wakes I shall ask him to fetch the ladder.Of course, if Andrea and Roxie were closer I could just holler...dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60961256206566840352011-10-15T12:15:40.022-07:002011-10-15T12:15:40.022-07:00I'm trying! I'm trying! Unhh. Unhh.I'm trying! I'm trying! Unhh. Unhh.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26230850077063469682011-10-15T11:50:26.890-07:002011-10-15T11:50:26.890-07:00It's all in the interpretation. You think you ...It's all in the interpretation. You think you were visible being in the front row? Try standing in a crowd and being the only 6' tall woman and then we'll talk.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150477394533914410noreply@blogger.com