tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post1333703730173997133..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: New Year, ResolvedMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49182638027201756162012-01-08T01:40:41.847-08:002012-01-08T01:40:41.847-08:00Oh to spoon something off the floor! My weight los...Oh to spoon something off the floor! My weight loss programme starts in two weeks time. I decided not to jump in at midnight but to give myself some time to organise my cupboards for the 'big' event.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42195467437306688252012-01-06T07:56:16.649-08:002012-01-06T07:56:16.649-08:00You are giving your resoltuions until May? That&#...You are giving your resoltuions until May? That's ambitious, I prefer to let them go in February.William Dameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129769129251689759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86147427333994719742012-01-05T16:49:09.004-08:002012-01-05T16:49:09.004-08:00My best wishes to Dave. When I quit smoking in 200...My best wishes to Dave. When I quit smoking in 2003, I found the American Lung Association's website and message board community very helpful. <br /><br />I entirely agree that we should keep these resolutions under control. I have set the exact same one each year since my early twenties: Get goofier. I've never, ever missed my goal.<br /><br />Are those your new Margaret Day undies?Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70910670465222735432012-01-05T16:11:48.890-08:002012-01-05T16:11:48.890-08:00Having never tried a New Years resolution my self ...Having never tried a New Years resolution my self esteem remains undaunted. Now that you've explain how it all works maybe I should try one. :)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32778343462399203422012-01-05T15:21:33.843-08:002012-01-05T15:21:33.843-08:00You are a gem. But I prefer Wheat Thins to Triscui...You are a gem. But I prefer Wheat Thins to Triscuits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70346572809752034762012-01-05T14:49:41.179-08:002012-01-05T14:49:41.179-08:00Murr--I could have been among the first commentors...Murr--I could have been among the first commentors on this posting; but, as a physicist-gone-bad, I had to take the time to join in your intriguing quest. I promise you that there are no Higgs bosons laying about my house -zinging about, perhaps, but not laying where I could find them!<br />Cop CarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72240166026687183322012-01-05T02:33:22.661-08:002012-01-05T02:33:22.661-08:00After 32 comments, you're probably cross-eyed....After 32 comments, you're probably cross-eyed. Just saying I've had fun! Best in 2012! BJB.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46766055214298269252012-01-05T00:05:29.327-08:002012-01-05T00:05:29.327-08:00Great, Rose. Now I'M thinking about you learni...Great, Rose. Now I'M thinking about you learning to do ballet. That's going to keep me up at night.<br /><br />Barb, you're right. Anybody have any favorite choice curses?<br /><br />Tiffin: MT. My man. If I can't be reincarnated as Mark Twain I'll probably settle for rubbing myself up on his gravestone.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64240076519191481592012-01-04T22:05:32.239-08:002012-01-04T22:05:32.239-08:00I avoid making resolutions as I hate feeling the d...I avoid making resolutions as I hate feeling the disappointment at the end of the year. I prefer to say that I am thinking about doing something...Hmmm, I am thinking about learning to do ballet. If I do it, good. If not, no feeling unsuccessful.Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60925467978067107482012-01-04T21:20:26.245-08:002012-01-04T21:20:26.245-08:00Thanks, Murr, now I feel better about just closing...Thanks, Murr, now I feel better about just closing a door instead of actually cleaning a room. Unfortunately we're all living in the kitchen by now and could use Mr. Charleston's help with some descriptive adjectives to keep boundary lines between the sink and fridge from encroachment. Besides...true cursing is an art form...perhaps Mr. Charleston could sell tickets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56227426801715134562012-01-04T20:57:03.029-08:002012-01-04T20:57:03.029-08:00Thank you Murr!Words to live by"lower your st...Thank you Murr!Words to live by"lower your standards".I quit smoking about ten years ago because I was as cool as I was going to get and I didn't need the help,also I have no other bad habits to give up(except maybe I'm way too modest.....naw!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31018704329425785652012-01-04T19:44:29.082-08:002012-01-04T19:44:29.082-08:00I'm all over swapping out friends for a new/le...I'm all over swapping out friends for a new/less sensitive set. Words to live by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82519268606107057672012-01-04T17:59:00.682-08:002012-01-04T17:59:00.682-08:00"Now is the accepted time to make your regula..."Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual." Mark Twain<br /><br />Yup.Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64561867099702588292012-01-04T16:55:59.593-08:002012-01-04T16:55:59.593-08:00If it weren't for the principle of "goal ...If it weren't for the principle of "goal modification" i'd have never achieved anything. Now, i'm off to search for the Higgs Boson... and hoping i can find my car keys accidently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21083347764907011952012-01-04T16:50:03.567-08:002012-01-04T16:50:03.567-08:00@ Elephant's Child...at least down here we'...@ Elephant's Child...at least down here we're unlikely to get the kind of mid-flight lecture poor Murr had to endure at 35,000' Maybe we all have Tourette's Syndrome? Bloody hell!dinahmowhttp://moreidlethoughts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75349953195384148442012-01-04T15:45:34.113-08:002012-01-04T15:45:34.113-08:00You have just scared me again. Bloody is pretty c...You have just scared me again. Bloody is pretty clost to our National Word - perhaps as sacred as the emu and the kangaroo. Eeeuw.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70136359520100815222012-01-04T15:33:12.243-08:002012-01-04T15:33:12.243-08:00Full is good. Ahem.Full is good. Ahem.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7359519760422630162012-01-04T15:28:33.525-08:002012-01-04T15:28:33.525-08:00I made a resolution to eat good food and have lots...I made a resolution to eat good food and have lots of sex. It's the fourth day and man am I sore. And full.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40062054604268298712012-01-04T14:52:26.999-08:002012-01-04T14:52:26.999-08:00You are hilarious and oh so right! Happy New Year!...You are hilarious and oh so right! Happy New Year! I'm off to say something nice to someone that is exercising.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74564105094085647142012-01-04T14:51:26.552-08:002012-01-04T14:51:26.552-08:00Does "bugger" count?
You just reminded...Does "bugger" count? <br /><br />You just reminded me of the time I flew to London for my junior year abroad. I said to my seatmate something about having terrible body fatigue, and a woman leaned over from the other aisle and scolded me for saying "bloody," which I hadn't. "'Bloody' refers to the menstrual blood of the sacred Virgin Mary and a proper girl Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83962988465452941172012-01-04T14:34:18.770-08:002012-01-04T14:34:18.770-08:00Bugger! I had just resolved to quit swearing and n...Bugger! I had just resolved to quit swearing and now you tell me I have no bloody hope?.origa-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628501262873862887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84859109646459592442012-01-04T13:40:24.191-08:002012-01-04T13:40:24.191-08:00I quit smoking by telling myself i could smoke as ...I quit smoking by telling myself i could smoke as many cigarettes i wanted but i just could NOT INHALE. after three weeks of sucking in foul tobacco smoke without inhaling it, cigarettes began to taste SO BAD to me that I just quit. couldn't stand the thought of another one. and all the other times I'd quit, i'd CRAVE a cigarette after dinner or with a drink! not this time. the Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64947256626195992332012-01-04T13:21:07.116-08:002012-01-04T13:21:07.116-08:00I gave up on New Year's resolutions long ago. ...I gave up on New Year's resolutions long ago. That said, I have broken myself of various bad habits over the years. How do I do it? Usually gradually. I'm not good at cold turkey -- it usually just worsens things. My biggest triumph was nail-biting. I think I started biting my nails 10 minutes after my first tooth arrived. A young lady I knew was a manicurist and offered that gettingKay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87090744412376911422012-01-04T12:01:21.482-08:002012-01-04T12:01:21.482-08:00But a lot of us are as good as we're ever goin...But a lot of us are as good as we're ever going to get.<br />That is me to a T. Happy New Year and keep the humour coming at us.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56290895287943279612012-01-04T11:02:21.489-08:002012-01-04T11:02:21.489-08:00"The Higgs boson is a hypothetical massive el..."The Higgs boson is a hypothetical massive elementary particle that is predicted to exist by the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics." I resolve to be smarter this year and look up stuff I don't know. Thanks for that although now that I know what I don't know I still don't know what the hell it is.Susan Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155106135649887676noreply@blogger.com