tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post2395020986945904499..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Be The Magic WandMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90204183760012011192020-08-26T06:09:27.734-07:002020-08-26T06:09:27.734-07:00Wow, boy howdy. Late to the party here, as usual. ...Wow, boy howdy. Late to the party here, as usual. There are a ton of gender ironies about my life, like deciding not to be a doctor and becoming a nurse because I wanted to have kids and didn't think I could do them justice being a doctor. And then not having kids. I am mystified by the whole princess thing too, especially since that was the very last damn thing I would have ever wanted to Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302884689188196191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10244278745198584692020-08-18T20:36:11.147-07:002020-08-18T20:36:11.147-07:00It is. We all, mostly, applaud Bernie. But a lot o...It is. We all, mostly, applaud Bernie. But a lot of us are beyond dismayed at the petulance of some of his supporters who intend to take their ball and go home. BTW, it's hellish hard to get into vet school The royalty gig might be a better bet.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58579151561019311992020-08-17T17:52:49.570-07:002020-08-17T17:52:49.570-07:00I have three granddaughters and the parents and I ...I have three granddaughters and the parents and I agreed early on there would be no slavish adoration of the "little princess" type. They have dress ups but the three year old twins are obsessed with stuffed animals and the favourite game of the moment is Doctor Pol. (American vet show) Yesterday there was a complicated giraffe delivery in the middle of the lounge room floor and they merethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269633942437517852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69890557338687752412020-08-16T23:04:10.295-07:002020-08-16T23:04:10.295-07:00And he'd say the same thing.And he'd say the same thing.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64360520191457827192020-08-16T23:03:52.321-07:002020-08-16T23:03:52.321-07:00"Butt-kicking princesses" is a phrase we..."Butt-kicking princesses" is a phrase we never heard growing up.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30257269035147949292020-08-16T23:03:28.238-07:002020-08-16T23:03:28.238-07:00Gotta agree they look happy about the getup.Gotta agree they look happy about the getup.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43621119578866968702020-08-16T10:56:58.052-07:002020-08-16T10:56:58.052-07:00I like the line about Bernie being right but not m...I like the line about Bernie being right but not magical. And the implication that he can't save us. We have to save us.Stig Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928888078024948188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23417402389152928492020-08-16T07:29:47.077-07:002020-08-16T07:29:47.077-07:00Our county (Sedgwick County KS) has announced that...Our county (Sedgwick County KS) has announced that they will be sprinkling drop boxes about the county. I'm thinking that our little city (25,000 people) will surely have one of its own.<br /><br />I took husband's and my ballot requests to our local post office two or three weeks ago.Cop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/cop_cars_beat/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21822246453321199002020-08-16T03:25:28.020-07:002020-08-16T03:25:28.020-07:00Modern princesses that kick butt are in She-ra and...Modern princesses that kick butt are in She-ra and the Princesses of Power on netflix.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018512498412540631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11711618861539167432020-08-15T23:29:12.981-07:002020-08-15T23:29:12.981-07:00I like seeing little Princesses everywhere, althou...I like seeing little Princesses everywhere, although not lately, since they are all staying home and being carefully safe. If my own grand daughter is anything to go by, these little girls are wearing these frills and flounces by personal choice and it makes them happy. It makes me happy too to see them all smiling and twirling. I hope that when the restrictions are lifted and we can all get Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53208902079515471802020-08-15T21:57:28.070-07:002020-08-15T21:57:28.070-07:00I am pretty certain that any half decent magic wan...I am pretty certain that any half decent magic wand could double as a sword if circumstances demanded it.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4795287162323374282020-08-15T21:56:10.693-07:002020-08-15T21:56:10.693-07:00They'd better be, cuz here we are!They'd better be, cuz here we are!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58471638819254768402020-08-15T21:55:46.834-07:002020-08-15T21:55:46.834-07:00I will admit that most of the princesses I see out...I will admit that most of the princesses I see out there are sort of soiled by now.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9826997137840511862020-08-15T21:55:04.529-07:002020-08-15T21:55:04.529-07:00They've just got to be different princesses th...They've just got to be different princesses these days. I think I'll have to switch my pique to the fact that the outfits and sequins are just more shitty plastic.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88579534835571023242020-08-15T21:54:17.086-07:002020-08-15T21:54:17.086-07:00I think you need a sword for proper smiting...I think you need a sword for proper smiting...Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57300441380564583232020-08-15T21:53:38.103-07:002020-08-15T21:53:38.103-07:00Only today was it pointed out to me that Trumpet w...Only today was it pointed out to me that Trumpet was quite the name for the president of the Guys. I was into the instrument at the time. When Dad asked me what instrument I might want to learn, I said trumpet. He wasn't going for that.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18457217658630940622020-08-15T21:52:10.376-07:002020-08-15T21:52:10.376-07:0046. And don't it, though?46. And don't it, though?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-306711418797419832020-08-15T21:51:24.806-07:002020-08-15T21:51:24.806-07:00Yeah, has to be. I haven't seen it. Or Star Tr...Yeah, has to be. I haven't seen it. Or Star Trek. Or Star Wars. Or Harry Potter. Or Tiger Whatever It Is. It's amazing how much Culture I've missed out on. (And I'm not bragging--I just seem to have been out to lunch.)Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12925393664418331752020-08-15T21:49:00.807-07:002020-08-15T21:49:00.807-07:00People who think in black-and-white terms don'...People who think in black-and-white terms don't recognize goodness in anyone Less Than.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5006133030878711682020-08-15T19:41:59.894-07:002020-08-15T19:41:59.894-07:00I think the princesses nowadays get to wear the pr...I think the princesses nowadays get to wear the pretty, sparkly things, but they're also fiercely independent - like Infidel said, they're the Frozen kind of princesses.<br /><br />I loved pretty clothing and dolls and always wanted to be a mom. Like you said, we all come out of the chute different. And my understanding of women's liberation is that all the iterations are okay.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44441560834984467872020-08-15T17:22:50.578-07:002020-08-15T17:22:50.578-07:00Yeah, this! Ordering something online, I'm to...Yeah, this! Ordering something online, I'm told repeatedly that it will take much longer than usual, not only due to Covid, but to the storms we have been experiencing in the east. Covid is not suddenly going to go away, and they are predicting a hellatious year for hurricanes. That being said, I will walk the two blocks to my local polling place and vote in person. I can only HOPE that mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42603859857263853232020-08-15T14:29:13.906-07:002020-08-15T14:29:13.906-07:00Murr, Oregon is one of 4 states not included in th...Murr, Oregon is one of 4 states not included in the USPS cautionary letter about mail-in ballot timelines. Most states have just finished their state primary elections; some still haven't occurred (NH's isn't until 9/8). Ballots can't be printed until results are finalized. There are hard deadlines for all the steps to general election which include printing a gazillion more Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46327131689822125862020-08-15T14:23:17.390-07:002020-08-15T14:23:17.390-07:00I wasn't much on dolls & I don't recal...I wasn't much on dolls & I don't recall having a stuffed animal until in my 50s or 60s when our daughter made me a white bear with pink roses. (At the same time, Hunky Husband, HH, was gifted with a tan bear in Scot plaid with a bag of golf clubs.) Since then, HH has given me a couple of Beanie Babies - since, passed on to our great-grandsons.<br /><br />A few years ago, our next-doorCop Carhttps://jelliclecat.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7091752712920343992020-08-15T13:00:24.947-07:002020-08-15T13:00:24.947-07:00I loved dolls as a child! I’d cut into them with k...I loved dolls as a child! I’d cut into them with knives, practicing various operations so I would be a fine surgeon when I grew up. I also knew I was really a boy and so could actually BE a doctor when I grew up. Some things didn’t go as planned, needless to say. I also don’t get this rampant princess thing...Amy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727347712147645140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39487716162693000532020-08-15T12:45:43.123-07:002020-08-15T12:45:43.123-07:00Princesses/dolls were a very, very minor part of m...Princesses/dolls were a very, very minor part of my childhood. I valued neither. I do find myself longing for a magic wand now though. A wand to smite people with...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com