tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post8352821434448647700..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: The Tiny Hat ClubMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77190070293134428152015-12-06T14:45:43.886-08:002015-12-06T14:45:43.886-08:00I've only had one real job post-college, and I...I've only had one real job post-college, and I'm about to leave it. I think I will be quite happy if most of what happened there in the last 39 1/2 years fades like disappearing ink. There were some good times, but I intend to overwrite them forcefully with lots more better times now. (I confess to looking up "palimpsest" in the dictionary approximately 14 times before its Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23867217693790346752015-12-06T06:20:11.739-08:002015-12-06T06:20:11.739-08:00I miss our mailman Carl. He used to pull in the d...I miss our mailman Carl. He used to pull in the drive and honk if there was a parcel, so I didn't have to drive into town for it. If I wasn't home, he'd prop it up against the front door. Now we have the official truck with the person who bends my magazines but makes me drive into town for a parcel which would have fit.<br /><br />Went back to visit work a couple of times after I Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19920974611588911052015-12-06T04:43:34.838-08:002015-12-06T04:43:34.838-08:00My mum said that too! But she was speaking of hers...My mum said that too! But she was speaking of herself, because she was a Murr-sized person. Also, I remember when postal workers were allowed to deliver a letter that had one number wrong in the address, because they knew where it was meant to go - but now they never even see it I guess. Some machine just spits it out and stamps it "undeliverable as addressed." And finally - I need a Kimbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603650665536244583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14826151762464766432015-12-05T20:47:27.186-08:002015-12-05T20:47:27.186-08:00Have I mentioned this before? I have been amazed a...Have I mentioned this before? I have been amazed at the memory and dedication of postal workers, especially since I got a letter from my grandson, addressed to "Grama Soo", and with the wrong house number and postal code. He did get the street name right, but it was a long street, and I was not the tenant of record. The letter was still delivered, and quickly, to boot.<br /><br />So if Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58676687981140620142015-12-05T19:06:30.652-08:002015-12-05T19:06:30.652-08:00Do you remember the classic Cheers episode when Cl...Do you remember the classic Cheers episode when Cliff the mailman delivered mail to all these apartments down a hallway and then congratulated himself on a job well done? He disappears and then doors begin opening all down the hall as people exchanged their mail.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91966559072827583812015-12-05T18:07:45.147-08:002015-12-05T18:07:45.147-08:00In my old neighborhood our mail was often mis-deli...In my old neighborhood our mail was often mis-delivered and at the end of the day many of the neighbors would be re-delivering the mail to each other. One of the neighbors remarked that it was a good way to get to know our neighbors! It went on like that for 11 years! Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-92093467068821847252015-12-05T16:21:59.559-08:002015-12-05T16:21:59.559-08:00I think I need that hat. Not the bottled water tho...I think I need that hat. Not the bottled water though! Horrors!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59934796008855181562015-12-05T16:15:36.569-08:002015-12-05T16:15:36.569-08:00My mum used to say that very thing!My mum used to say that very thing!Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51687045421044917082015-12-05T16:11:07.164-08:002015-12-05T16:11:07.164-08:00I remember saying I'd pop in and see people wh...I remember saying I'd pop in and see people when I left my job and I have a couple of times, but only because I was in the area seeing the dentist and decided to buy a bottle of water or something for the bus ride home.<br />I have a small head too, child size hats fit, but the brims are never wide enough to keep the sun off my whole face. So I have a washable cotton sunhat with a drawstring Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73070927638248581052015-12-05T15:42:54.352-08:002015-12-05T15:42:54.352-08:00in the GOOD way, of coursein the GOOD way, of coursejenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-29549170074863100172015-12-05T15:42:35.867-08:002015-12-05T15:42:35.867-08:00hahaha ... and he's righthahaha ... and he's right jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52251378444587938362015-12-05T15:38:39.928-08:002015-12-05T15:38:39.928-08:00Yeah, well, Dave says "it's little, but i...Yeah, well, Dave says "it's little, but it's dense."Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51320350688365363712015-12-05T15:33:13.450-08:002015-12-05T15:33:13.450-08:00For a person with a small head, you still have an ...For a person with a small head, you still have an incredible amount of stuff in there, and it works just fine. Your brain must be one of those compact jobs, with all the features and leg room of a full-size but easier on gas and easier to park.<br /><br />I sense my metaphor leaves something to be desired, but, hey, I'm not the writer person in the room.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45172964248115874602015-12-05T15:17:19.078-08:002015-12-05T15:17:19.078-08:00That actually sounds quite lovely. Yeah, I weighed...That actually sounds quite lovely. Yeah, I weighed under six pounds. I guess my mom showed up at church with me when I was a week old and a lot of people didn't even realize she was pregnant.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49255899138076026522015-12-05T15:16:16.889-08:002015-12-05T15:16:16.889-08:00Well shoot. From what I can tell, Facebook is wher...Well shoot. From what I can tell, Facebook is where you don't really have to use things right.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48952463004020427492015-12-05T15:15:51.109-08:002015-12-05T15:15:51.109-08:00Okay, if you palimpsist!Okay, if you palimpsist!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85055688701182156092015-12-05T15:04:44.542-08:002015-12-05T15:04:44.542-08:00At least your small head probably was a relief for...At least your small head probably was a relief for your poor mother. There is a local guy referred to as "punkin' head" because of the size of his noggin. His wife was known as one of the bravest women in the county. <br />I don't think I can retire, but maybe I'll just fade slowly into the sunset.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37325737112956981672015-12-05T13:53:09.982-08:002015-12-05T13:53:09.982-08:00Of course I had to look it up. But I used it in an...Of course I had to look it up. But I used it in an appropriate sentence on the Facebook post.<br />Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87504181260138110432015-12-05T13:40:00.929-08:002015-12-05T13:40:00.929-08:00You almost had me most impressed. I had to immedia...You almost had me most impressed. I had to immediately look up palimpsest, only to find out I used to know that meaning, then continued to read to find you were helping out the poor dunces by providing the definition.<br /><br />And I think all your writings are winners. Pleas don't stop. Marilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19408282669627237562015-12-05T12:24:24.144-08:002015-12-05T12:24:24.144-08:00And those are your words, Mr. Woodward. I was so h...And those are your words, Mr. Woodward. I was so honored to be interviewed by you and I'm really glad we're friends.<br /><br />PS I can't believe I told you I was a scrimshander. I ain't too proud of that.<br />Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26894929317752512822015-12-05T12:17:14.963-08:002015-12-05T12:17:14.963-08:00This column sent me running to The Oregonian archi...This column sent me running to The Oregonian archive for August 16, 2008, and this is what I found:<br /><br />Murr Brewster -- mail carrier, artist, gardener, pianist, scrimshander -- always thought of herself as a writer, even if no one else did.<br /><br />"I'm pretty sure," she says, "it's because I've never actually written anything down."<br /><br />With Steve Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925496438261019913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35230575611356410132015-12-05T11:41:49.897-08:002015-12-05T11:41:49.897-08:00Sounds like what is happening to the teaching prof...Sounds like what is happening to the teaching profession. Used to be they just told us what to teach, which is great. But then they started telling us how to teach it. As if we were idiots instead of masters of the art of connecting with the kids.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82161237004724076572015-12-05T11:08:39.278-08:002015-12-05T11:08:39.278-08:00Congratulations on loving your job! How unusual. I...Congratulations on loving your job! How unusual. I think most people remember more stuff than I do. You probably will too. I seem to shake that Etch-A-Sketch every single night.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9195866085215919012015-12-05T11:07:33.573-08:002015-12-05T11:07:33.573-08:00Everyone says that about you.Everyone says that about you.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24792385983083855432015-12-05T11:01:49.036-08:002015-12-05T11:01:49.036-08:00I haven't retained clear memories of my previo...I haven't retained clear memories of my previous jobs (except memories of the jerks), perhaps because they were boring, draining, and hateful. I love my current job, so I wonder if I'll remember it in more detail when I retire decades from now.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.com