tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post6426056391763369476..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Straight UpMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87982648498215259182011-04-05T15:28:41.031-07:002011-04-05T15:28:41.031-07:00Oh incredible country, nothing like it around here...Oh incredible country, nothing like it around here. And you've served to remind me of short hike to Hublien Castle, short, but so steep a grade, the benches set to the side of the path about every eight feet, had one side propped with a three foot log, the other side 'bout four inches. Out of the blue, and gaining quickly behind me, rushed an entire troop pf little Cub Scouts... Like Entre Noushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00186796216462041421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3601352139513887402011-04-05T15:28:40.608-07:002011-04-05T15:28:40.608-07:00Good one, Murr. Time for the Dudley/'publican...Good one, Murr. Time for the Dudley/'publican signs to come down now.Reynolds Potternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50006482123191668232010-11-04T14:17:40.897-07:002010-11-04T14:17:40.897-07:00Good one, Murr. Time for the Dudley/'publican...Good one, Murr. Time for the Dudley/'publican signs to come down now.Reynolds Potternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56997594192839863982010-11-01T22:55:56.616-07:002010-11-01T22:55:56.616-07:00Any trip you make to SF will have to include a sta...Any trip you make to SF will have to include a stairway walk or two!! We usually went *down* the stairway that looked like this, but made up for it on the way to and from.Chris Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312206000778947056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22199017232319248472010-10-25T21:37:40.787-07:002010-10-25T21:37:40.787-07:00Hah! I laugh at your toughness. We START at 5,000 ...Hah! I laugh at your toughness. We START at 5,000 feet here, and go up from there all the way to 14,000 feet plus! Come here and test yourself, Murr!MikeWJ at Too Many Morningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357719098554598893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-28972951806249193722010-10-25T20:41:20.435-07:002010-10-25T20:41:20.435-07:00Vodka, maybe I need to put my scale up on a foot-h...Vodka, maybe I need to put my scale up on a foot-high block to make it seem worth my while. <br /><br />Entre Nous. Bienvenue. I've seen those very Cub Scouts ricocheting around on every trail, only they always turn out to be terriers.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16605932264534020422010-10-24T15:27:03.629-07:002010-10-24T15:27:03.629-07:00Great blog. I love the humor [sarcasm]
As one oth...Great blog. I love the humor [sarcasm]<br /><br />As one other commented you must be incredibly fit. I thought we had mountains in New England..apparently not.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog and I get your comment now.. you probably never have to step on a scale with all your mountain climbing.Vodka Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870805969416858519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62303776662474679062010-10-24T10:56:26.825-07:002010-10-24T10:56:26.825-07:00Oh incredible country, nothing like it around here...Oh incredible country, nothing like it around here. And you've served to remind me of short hike to Hublien Castle, short, but so steep a grade, the benches set to the side of the path about every eight feet, had one side propped with a three foot log, the other side 'bout four inches. Out of the blue, and gaining quickly behind me, rushed an entire troop pf little Cub Scouts... Like Entre Noushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186796216462041421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65195422768741120812010-10-24T04:13:51.859-07:002010-10-24T04:13:51.859-07:00Super awesome blog and those are so beautiful sigh...Super awesome blog and those are so beautiful sights!<br />Thanks so much for stopping by and your wonderful comments!<br />Nice to meet you and have a great Sunday!<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />BettyBetty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1565273503476906302010-10-23T20:43:14.470-07:002010-10-23T20:43:14.470-07:00That looks a bit like the flight of stairs that La...That looks a bit like the flight of stairs that Laurel and Hardy hauled the piano up... several times.<br /><br />So you got assigned that route as a cub postal carrier and never put in for a "flat" route? A buddy of mine just retired from his postal job... he entered retirement having both his hips replaced. NOW, when he doesn't need to any more, he can walk!!Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33577502137504173632010-10-23T20:33:38.280-07:002010-10-23T20:33:38.280-07:00Ha! Love the piece and yr comments!Ha! Love the piece and yr comments!Cynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32877355899189432952010-10-23T18:03:14.164-07:002010-10-23T18:03:14.164-07:00Vivi, you'll have to learn Italian. That shoul...Vivi, you'll have to learn Italian. That should occupy you for about three days.<br /><br />Dale, they start at the foot of Broadway Drive, right around Sherman St.<br /><br />I wanna bag a Munro!<br /><br />Mme. DeFarge, being out of breath is just about as exciting as anything gets.<br /><br />Julie, I just wrote something today that was a completely gratuitous slap at Republicans, not evenMurr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27698695721881676132010-10-23T17:23:22.792-07:002010-10-23T17:23:22.792-07:00And this is why I am tempted to move to Italy some...And this is why I am tempted to move to Italy someday, where pizza is authentic and everything is downhill.Vivi Rrrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919519271629524764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61600554495632456232010-10-23T17:17:30.293-07:002010-10-23T17:17:30.293-07:00You sound like my Scottish relatives whose idea of...You sound like my Scottish relatives whose idea of a "wee walk" is to climb up a sheep path on the side of a mountain, inhaling clouds, stopping for a dram at the top and then leaping back down like a mountain goat. It's called "bagging a Munro". To qualify as a Munro, the mountain has to be over 3,000 feet. I much prefer those stairs with the thoughtful rest stations, Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72933169307130687952010-10-23T16:15:08.484-07:002010-10-23T16:15:08.484-07:00That settles it. We're going to meet on the pr...That settles it. We're going to meet on the prairies and go for a walk around a bog where gay flowers proliferate!Susan Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155106135649887676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5454324797609256512010-10-23T15:41:22.377-07:002010-10-23T15:41:22.377-07:00What a fabulous house. I'd say well worth the...What a fabulous house. I'd say well worth the trek.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79648614815196033872010-10-23T13:23:34.353-07:002010-10-23T13:23:34.353-07:00Your post left me breathless, both from memories o...Your post left me breathless, both from memories of agonizing climbs of yore, and from laughing at your turn of the phrase.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65967339269749734582010-10-23T12:17:59.152-07:002010-10-23T12:17:59.152-07:00I do recall seeing cars in Portland. Wouldn't ...I do recall seeing cars in Portland. Wouldn't it be easier to drive to the top? Or is the excitement in being out of breath?Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72948221145198339012010-10-23T11:48:28.672-07:002010-10-23T11:48:28.672-07:00Oh DJan said it for me. You are a brilliant comed...Oh DJan said it for me. You are a brilliant comedy writer. But having some idea of the location you were describing, I was going along for the scenery until you knocked me out with the Republican yard signs!<br />On Queen Anne Hill in Seattle we have a similar landscape, with stair climbs all over the hillside, connecting old mansions, views of the city and the mountain (Rainier here, not Hood)Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78019903122702669472010-10-23T11:33:32.998-07:002010-10-23T11:33:32.998-07:00Fave passage: I peer up, but the apex is shrouded...Fave passage: I peer up, but the apex is shrouded in clouds and eagle butts and angel feet. The steps are in good condition, rarely used; Icarus's younger, timid brother installed them when he got a good deal on lumber. <br /><br />Murr just said "in gay profusion" to annoy the one Republican who still reads her blog.Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31903809476343172402010-10-23T11:29:32.548-07:002010-10-23T11:29:32.548-07:00Where does this stairway start? I've never see...Where does this stairway start? I've never seen it.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9542860705686958832010-10-23T11:00:46.955-07:002010-10-23T11:00:46.955-07:00If only the Republican signs really WERE gay...If only the Republican signs really WERE gay...The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57739405208397794862010-10-23T10:32:56.124-07:002010-10-23T10:32:56.124-07:00All I saw was "Murr has a body of steel."...All I saw was "Murr has a body of steel."<br /><br />Djan, if you want to see why I was in the Post Office all that time, check out the video under the Political Poop. If there's one thing this here artiste doesn't want to be, it's starving.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34279698442819016702010-10-23T09:10:49.637-07:002010-10-23T09:10:49.637-07:00Murr DOES have a body of steel, and a mind where o...Murr DOES have a body of steel, and a mind where only the softest, warmest, fuzziest interpretation of events leaks through. Thus she never remembers the agony of these vertical hikes where she leads the unsuspecting victim into the clouds and is blissfully unaware of their cries for help and their petitions to "please God, make it stop!". She marches on, with a smile on her face as Elizabeth Brewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22714539410663425782010-10-23T08:07:50.211-07:002010-10-23T08:07:50.211-07:00You guys must have bodies of steel.You guys must have bodies of steel.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.com