tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post5977348992901918260..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Birthday BoyMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33067875865592390102011-10-18T22:01:47.060-07:002011-10-18T22:01:47.060-07:00Chris! Henry and Oliver! You're raising Englis...Chris! Henry and Oliver! You're raising Englishmen!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62356795891958781302011-10-15T21:25:22.987-07:002011-10-15T21:25:22.987-07:00Geez...Murr. We have an Oliver too. He is two no...Geez...Murr. We have an Oliver too. He is two now.Chris Thomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58134018494229371732011-10-15T10:16:25.740-07:002011-10-15T10:16:25.740-07:00I think I may now understand how I can be so depre...I think I may now understand how I can be so depressed over the last two or three years, and still show an optimistic cheerfulness to the outside. The latter is genuine, but so is the former. Yes, we are going down, but we can also be the best we can try for as small people.<br /><br />Maybe that will help, if enough small people try for it.Waynehttp://sparkleberrysprings.com/v-web/b2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32909060640333076062011-10-14T08:47:57.817-07:002011-10-14T08:47:57.817-07:00Thanks, Tech, honey, for tossing James my way, and...Thanks, Tech, honey, for tossing James my way, and James, hope you stick around when I start writing about poop again. Which I do, pretty regularly.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87074742368098031752011-10-14T05:58:44.256-07:002011-10-14T05:58:44.256-07:00Welcome to the world Oliver. Now let's make th...Welcome to the world Oliver. Now let's make the planet <em>really</em> wobble. Small steps can make a big difference. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12608935478546311472011-10-14T05:32:54.552-07:002011-10-14T05:32:54.552-07:00Oh my, TechnoBabe sent me your link and I, too am ...Oh my, TechnoBabe sent me your link and I, too am as entralled with your writing as she is. A beautifully wise - and sharp - mind at work on the page. <br /><br />The crackers next to the cheese food product in the plastic compartments may be more nutritionally deadly than we've ever imagined. After reading "Wheat Belly", and giving up wheat (all grains), we are seeing amazing Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295794524135726030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45788925153970226342011-10-14T05:20:44.444-07:002011-10-14T05:20:44.444-07:00Terrific writing. So true and heartfelt too. I so ...Terrific writing. So true and heartfelt too. I so hope this gets read by lots and lots of people. I will email it to some people I know. Scary to think of the world Oliver has joined and what he will have to face and live without unless more people heed the things you mention in this post.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50896409811850145462011-10-13T22:09:15.740-07:002011-10-13T22:09:15.740-07:00Along with some Occupy Movement colleagues, I'...Along with some Occupy Movement colleagues, I've been thinking a lot of the same thoughts, too Murr. <br />Our ecological footprint at the Bear's den is getting smaller; it will get smaller still.<br />I just wish our ecological footprint as a planet would get smaller. A lot smaller.<br />And that we would re-learn how to care, deeply, for each other.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31562939727749145412011-10-13T17:52:53.365-07:002011-10-13T17:52:53.365-07:00That's "Saint Molly." Bless ya. Also...That's "Saint Molly." Bless ya. Also, Shaatzie, I love it when people say "it was a glory"...one of my favorite expressions.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88213710359880618582011-10-13T16:25:07.291-07:002011-10-13T16:25:07.291-07:00Blew me away. Covered so much that I've been t...Blew me away. Covered so much that I've been thinking, and it was a glory to read it.<br /><br />You are the "right now" Molly Ivins. May have spelled her name wrong. We need you seriously to get this stuff out into the world. Someone needs to say it, and that someone is you.Shaatzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10457635804918240702011-10-13T13:50:47.261-07:002011-10-13T13:50:47.261-07:00Thanks all. I've been on vacation (that means ...Thanks all. I've been on vacation (that means OFF THE GRID) and not chiming in as regularly as a blogster is supposed to. I am heartened by "amens" and "buggers" (well...) and I'm quite certain the people who should read this do not read my blog, because I never hear from them. So far I'm operating a troll-free zone by pure luck.<br /><br />This post was written a Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14124678368693683362011-10-13T11:17:25.278-07:002011-10-13T11:17:25.278-07:00Hallelujah and AMEN!Hallelujah and AMEN!Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46181578731310633062011-10-13T05:46:06.869-07:002011-10-13T05:46:06.869-07:00"Maybe you could work on your spelling."..."Maybe you could work on your spelling." Yeah, that's a good one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77214602985712383942011-10-13T05:37:25.438-07:002011-10-13T05:37:25.438-07:00Little does Oliver know just how dysfunctional the...Little does Oliver know just how dysfunctional the world has become. The human world that is, not the natural world. I hope he enjoys a few years of blissful ignorance before the awful truth dawns on him that humanity is eating itself.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21679675577940438152011-10-13T04:21:23.682-07:002011-10-13T04:21:23.682-07:00Would that that kind of wisdom would pour forth ev...Would that that kind of wisdom would pour forth everytime a child were born.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9314266142927159592011-10-12T22:53:49.698-07:002011-10-12T22:53:49.698-07:00You said it, sister.You said it, sister.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39037191263889290372011-10-12T20:49:28.498-07:002011-10-12T20:49:28.498-07:00Happy birthday Oliver. And listen to your Great A...Happy birthday Oliver. And listen to your Great Aunt. She is wise and she is funny. Both rare, but in the same package, priceless.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33084805311617042742011-10-12T19:20:49.615-07:002011-10-12T19:20:49.615-07:00What a wonderful baby! Happy (real) birthday to hi...What a wonderful baby! Happy (real) birthday to him!<br />I certainly hope the world improves for him. If not, it won't be for lack of his great-aunt's trying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36836819446427706882011-10-12T18:18:36.175-07:002011-10-12T18:18:36.175-07:00Congratulations to all! But especially to you and...Congratulations to all! But especially to you and Dave. Baby nieces are even better than grandchildren in this respect: you have absolutely no responsibilities at all except spoiling them silly at every opportunity.<br /><br />Enjoy.Billhttp://crackerboy.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63133445082118393312011-10-12T17:59:38.028-07:002011-10-12T17:59:38.028-07:00Murr, you dear wonderful woman you, I want to stan...Murr, you dear wonderful woman you, I want to stand on my computer chair and give you a thunderous ovation. I'll just *share* you on FB and hope this gets out there somehow.<br /><br />And wee Oliver, a blessing has been sent your way. You got one with the aunt you got but another one won't hurt.Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36846786572985535602011-10-12T17:43:17.638-07:002011-10-12T17:43:17.638-07:00Whatta sweetie. Indeed, newborns are the Creator&...Whatta sweetie. Indeed, newborns are the Creator's promise that there's hope. Thanks for sharing it and inspiring us to keep rooting in the bottom of our baskets where it's sifted into the corners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76032376760475549972011-10-12T16:47:28.500-07:002011-10-12T16:47:28.500-07:00OMG, that's a newborn? Most newborns I've...OMG, that's a newborn? Most newborns I've seen look like a red prune wired for sound. Oliver is awesome!!roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62041162594731123702011-10-12T16:18:19.050-07:002011-10-12T16:18:19.050-07:00Yes, baby steps.Yes, baby steps.dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69566454641529822292011-10-12T16:10:33.179-07:002011-10-12T16:10:33.179-07:00Welcome to the world, baby boy!
Great post. Well...Welcome to the world, baby boy!<br /><br />Great post. Well said.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57013885105964724582011-10-12T13:35:25.883-07:002011-10-12T13:35:25.883-07:00Amen! Wait! I'm an aetheist, that probably sho...Amen! Wait! I'm an aetheist, that probably should be bugger!origa-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628501262873862887noreply@blogger.com