tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post521441179787261944..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: May As Well Try And Catch The WindMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5287705148144844782012-05-15T23:26:10.917-07:002012-05-15T23:26:10.917-07:00Good for Mitt. I await his reversal soon.Good for Mitt. I await his reversal soon.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-417351246442793672012-05-15T21:19:54.585-07:002012-05-15T21:19:54.585-07:00Well Mitt came out and declared that he believes m...Well Mitt came out and declared that he believes marriage should be between one man and one woman... not like it used to be in his Mormon grand-dad's day; between one man and several women.Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82121101956843961332012-05-14T18:04:11.295-07:002012-05-14T18:04:11.295-07:00We have Crater Lake on our quarter, which was form...We have Crater Lake on our quarter, which was formed when Mt. Mazama blew up a few thousand years before (technically) the world began, according to some.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45977563481875053942012-05-14T15:51:30.021-07:002012-05-14T15:51:30.021-07:00I keep thinking how sad it is that NC commemorates...I keep thinking how sad it is that NC commemorates on it's Quarter what two guys from Ohio did on their shores - "First in Flight." Now this, it's not a confident state, is it? Afraid of human variation and insecure in itself. <br /><br />No one is at their best when they are fearful.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53533428889509044652012-05-14T15:15:23.783-07:002012-05-14T15:15:23.783-07:00Word.Word.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76228383003617051952012-05-14T13:08:09.087-07:002012-05-14T13:08:09.087-07:00Yeah - it's the same mentality that thinks tha...Yeah - it's the same mentality that thinks that teaching abstinence actually works. Sigh.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-81296039883523584692012-05-14T10:45:08.212-07:002012-05-14T10:45:08.212-07:00North Carolina. Where it's okay to marry your ...North Carolina. Where it's okay to marry your cousin. Just NOT your GAY cousin.meleah rebeccahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116656129112106780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68175502597510221862012-05-14T10:18:10.408-07:002012-05-14T10:18:10.408-07:00It will be.It will be.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43480092326494604002012-05-14T10:17:50.049-07:002012-05-14T10:17:50.049-07:00They are mostly earnest, yes. And they think they ...They are mostly earnest, yes. And they think they are stemming the tide of homosexuality, because of course that's what anyone would choose given half the chance.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41585200443638441312012-05-14T10:15:51.649-07:002012-05-14T10:15:51.649-07:00I've heard it's important to support heter...I've heard it's important to support heterosexual marriages because it's what's best for the children. So they must assume Dave and I would be good parents. Have they MET us?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57456389334985716832012-05-14T09:45:58.937-07:002012-05-14T09:45:58.937-07:00Dangit Murr, I always put nutmeg in my apple pie. ...Dangit Murr, I always put nutmeg in my apple pie. Not too much, but I just think it needs it.<br /><br />I can't even put into coherent words how I feel about the marriage issue. I keep reminding myself that once upon a time, it was illegal for a white person to marry a black person. Thankfully that idiocy was overturned. I can only pray that this one will be too.Ginamonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708004928074429212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56886536657505428332012-05-14T09:35:36.741-07:002012-05-14T09:35:36.741-07:00I thought all Exes were supposed to live in Texas?...I thought all Exes were supposed to live in Texas?Ginamonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708004928074429212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22768861676403000982012-05-14T07:50:04.487-07:002012-05-14T07:50:04.487-07:00I'm from NC & I was really sad last Tuesda...I'm from NC & I was really sad last Tuesday when I found out the amendment had passed. I have a lot of friends still there who worked their patooties off to get the amendment to fail. And a lot of friends who "voted their conscience" & helped pass it. <br /><br />As much as I'd like to, I can't just write off the Southern Baptists of my youth. It's not as simple The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24499335974560115262012-05-14T04:38:45.420-07:002012-05-14T04:38:45.420-07:00@Lynda. Thank you. The term "adding insult ...@Lynda. Thank you. The term "adding insult to injury" does come to mind.Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34476122708969800022012-05-14T04:33:49.999-07:002012-05-14T04:33:49.999-07:00Thanks, Murr. Sorry to clutter your blog with tha...Thanks, Murr. Sorry to clutter your blog with that--I did veer a bit off point, but I saw a connection at the time.Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51645797950346487352012-05-13T13:47:24.835-07:002012-05-13T13:47:24.835-07:00I have one child that is not married but is in a r...I have one child that is not married but is in a relationship that has produced a my only grandchild. This couple is accorded all the rights of a "married couple", because they are two different sexes. And no one asks for proof of marriage when one of them is in the hospital and the other wants to visit. Either one can claim the other as a spouse for insurance purposes. <br /><br />ButMarilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-9745643073950579062012-05-13T13:18:58.469-07:002012-05-13T13:18:58.469-07:00You are 100% correct. I hesitated to single out No...You are 100% correct. I hesitated to single out North Carolina, as it is only an accident that it was the only state voting on this issue on this go-around. This issue will be decided person by person, as more and more people begin to learn about each other. Not that it should be. It shouldn't even be up for a vote.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24542091148775031112012-05-13T13:16:41.523-07:002012-05-13T13:16:41.523-07:00Basically, Elaine, you live in Washington, D.C. At...Basically, Elaine, you live in Washington, D.C. At the pointy-headed part of Virginia.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-81416443466473620022012-05-13T13:15:46.048-07:002012-05-13T13:15:46.048-07:00Interesting. I wonder how the vote broke down?Interesting. I wonder how the vote broke down?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35880450950313582932012-05-13T11:53:34.347-07:002012-05-13T11:53:34.347-07:00Love your post, Murr, and I have no problem laughi...Love your post, Murr, and I have no problem laughing at my home state of NC. However, I do find it disturbing that some of your readers have made this bigotry a southern problem. Thirty-one states have amended their constitutions to declare that marriage is between a man and a woman. Unless the South has cloned itself, this problem extends way beyond the south. <br /><br />What NC has done is Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20863812224939797532012-05-13T11:52:59.511-07:002012-05-13T11:52:59.511-07:00Personally, I wish Northern Virginia could break o...Personally, I wish Northern Virginia could break off and go its own way too. Downstate is constantly making it an embarrassment to live here in the Old Dominion. Maybe I'm just simple, but I never could figure out why women didn't just sue the U.S. for our rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness) as guaranteed under the Constitution instead of messing around with the ERA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60878240746084581312012-05-13T11:35:47.057-07:002012-05-13T11:35:47.057-07:00Murr,
As some one who calls NC home, we really ne...Murr,<br /><br />As some one who calls NC home, we really need a laugh right now. Thanks for providing.<br /><br />Like most places, my state is a quilt, with some blue squares amidst the red. I'm proud that my mostly rural county voted against that embarrassing amendment.jack-of-all-thumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890408896745938386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38006213611307553552012-05-13T09:26:37.941-07:002012-05-13T09:26:37.941-07:00Thank you very much. I'm intrigued by the idea...Thank you very much. I'm intrigued by the idea that NC is a place to stash husbands.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8475675950289183182012-05-13T09:25:37.887-07:002012-05-13T09:25:37.887-07:00I was wondering about that too.I was wondering about that too.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8041685619642851182012-05-13T09:21:20.698-07:002012-05-13T09:21:20.698-07:00I love NC and we have a lot of good blogging buddi...I love NC and we have a lot of good blogging buddies and FB pals from there. Hubby #1 even lives there. I'd have to have a cabin in the mountains far away from everyone else in order to live there though. You capture the insanity beautifully and, as I said, I'm sharing on FB.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.com