tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post6552530992865751260..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Advice To The YoungMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72258897966713505912014-10-11T17:26:24.151-07:002014-10-11T17:26:24.151-07:00I think it was the students in my case, too. When...I think it was the students in my case, too. When I was in graduate school (yes, I doubled down and got a Master's degree), I had an assistantship that required me to teach freshman-level history classes. The first time, I was nervous as a cat. After that, I couldn't wait to get up there again. Talking to adults (or near-adults) is a lot better than dealing with ankle-biters.bpadgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517111873755808766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4571307986310948272014-10-11T17:01:37.092-07:002014-10-11T17:01:37.092-07:00I always write whilst weeding. So I am guessing it...I always write whilst weeding. So I am guessing it's mostly the inertia. Know what? What finally got me started writing was when a great friend decided to call my bluff and asked me to write an essay on any subject for him. In two weeks. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88263126882834643682014-10-11T16:53:16.676-07:002014-10-11T16:53:16.676-07:00Weeding. And inertia.Weeding. And inertia.Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79909646545379594432014-10-11T14:50:57.567-07:002014-10-11T14:50:57.567-07:00I've always liked that idea myself. I should h...I've always liked that idea myself. I should have done it, because I was not ready for college. Everybody has to do something--if not the military, public service. Why hasn't that gotten any traction? Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80956480943325468122014-10-11T14:49:45.740-07:002014-10-11T14:49:45.740-07:00Oh I can draw, but there's no comparison betwe...Oh I can draw, but there's no comparison between me and a real artist. Not a comparison in which I come out well, that is.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87030964247946035612014-10-11T14:49:08.560-07:002014-10-11T14:49:08.560-07:00I have a distinct memory of not wanting to grow up...I have a distinct memory of not wanting to grow up. I was about eleven or twelve at the time. I saw what growing up entailed, and I had no interest. Part of adolescence is just getting past that horror and acquiescing. Bleah.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69750958931793763422014-10-11T14:47:48.434-07:002014-10-11T14:47:48.434-07:00You neglected to put down your personal trajectory...You neglected to put down your personal trajectory!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31785551565162809602014-10-11T14:47:15.412-07:002014-10-11T14:47:15.412-07:00These days, "not owing" is just about th...These days, "not owing" is just about the same thing as having money. At least, that's my observation.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54873823294828536372014-10-11T14:46:22.503-07:002014-10-11T14:46:22.503-07:00Thanks! Of course, it IS cheap.Thanks! Of course, it IS cheap.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88559859923078729552014-10-11T14:46:07.755-07:002014-10-11T14:46:07.755-07:00What's stopping it? Hmmm?What's stopping it? Hmmm?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50897583346876007002014-10-11T14:45:39.388-07:002014-10-11T14:45:39.388-07:00I think I'd love to be a teacher, except for t...I think I'd love to be a teacher, except for the students. I probably should have tried to be a science writer, but there's no guarantee I'd have been any good at it, and I'm happy with how things turned out.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43420496936593158832014-10-11T14:44:23.027-07:002014-10-11T14:44:23.027-07:00My parents always figured I'd fall back on my ...My parents always figured I'd fall back on my insanely good luck. I know they didn't think I'd marry someone rich. Or someone at all.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-71225494745124116222014-10-11T14:40:18.687-07:002014-10-11T14:40:18.687-07:00I think even the people who don't feel like th...I think even the people who don't feel like they're stumbling through life will, at some point, stumble hard. Enjoy the trip.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77129080288613485132014-10-11T14:39:35.726-07:002014-10-11T14:39:35.726-07:00What she said.What she said.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69889076508889606802014-10-11T06:33:44.174-07:002014-10-11T06:33:44.174-07:00No career - lots of jobs. Best one was 12 years a...No career - lots of jobs. Best one was 12 years as a professional hand-weaver in the fabric design department of Pendleton Woolen Mills. Hobby turned success. Serendipity. <br /><br />Compulsory National Service makes sense to me. Gets you through that awkward stage when you have to get out of the nest but you still don't know how to fly very well. AND, you learn how to iron your own roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61593758796593422682014-10-10T18:20:47.655-07:002014-10-10T18:20:47.655-07:00After seeing your wonderful drawings in your book,...After seeing your wonderful drawings in your book, I'm surprised you didn't become an illustrator!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764229284389816099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45042213630597463122014-10-10T18:15:46.005-07:002014-10-10T18:15:46.005-07:00By her book and find out!By her book and find out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764229284389816099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14907836282493706262014-10-10T06:29:07.973-07:002014-10-10T06:29:07.973-07:00Agree with both of you. One of the best things abo...Agree with both of you. One of the best things about Murr's blog: reading the comments & Murr's replies.Ann Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326133713766811369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59836475282227501952014-10-09T10:57:51.928-07:002014-10-09T10:57:51.928-07:00Plans, schmans. I never did know what I wanted to...Plans, schmans. I never did know what I wanted to be when I grew up. (The obvious solution was 'don't grow up', and I'm pretty sure I nailed that one.) I've been everything from an interior designer to a computer geek, but the one thing I knew for sure was that I'd never write fiction.<br /><br />Uh-huh.<br /><br />Trousering Your Weasel is fabulous! Hope you get lots Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23420275870318995152014-10-09T07:27:24.263-07:002014-10-09T07:27:24.263-07:00This is a great post, because that IS the way it g...This is a great post, because that IS the way it goes down. Thank you.Betsy MacWhinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196224762137517300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45103226415404393782014-10-09T01:57:23.820-07:002014-10-09T01:57:23.820-07:00When I was young all I wanted was to be rich, so w...When I was young all I wanted was to be rich, so we no longer had to count every penny. Now that I'm grown, all I want is to be rich so I no longer have to budget every penny.<br />That may sound like no progress has been made, but I don't have outstanding accounts being eternally paid off like most parents did back then. I don't have much, but I owe nothing, that's progress. <br Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8734070451811983152014-10-08T22:53:54.977-07:002014-10-08T22:53:54.977-07:00I wanted to be a dancer...artist...and marry someo...I wanted to be a dancer...artist...and marry someone famous. Three strikes...<br />I have your book and it is worth the priceRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947644382715395538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82603243154935027732014-10-08T17:48:42.337-07:002014-10-08T17:48:42.337-07:00Oh the long and winding road...after waffling arou...Oh the long and winding road...after waffling around a fair bit, I finally finished a couple of degrees in English Lit. The Ph.D. got defenestrated (I love that word) when the twins got born because juggling those two and a full-time job was it for my multi-tasking abilities. The job was admn. assist. to a Dean at a college of a uni. There is no training available for not being afraid of Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27297209471972954122014-10-08T17:24:52.962-07:002014-10-08T17:24:52.962-07:00I wanted to be a teacher from the time I was in el...I wanted to be a teacher from the time I was in elementary school, because girls who got good grades became either teachers or nurses, and I knew I didn't want to be a nurse. Fortunately, my university had a very progressive (for the time) College of Education which sent its students out into real classrooms during their freshman year, hoping to prevent them from spending four years studyingbpadgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517111873755808766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65086823690034522662014-10-08T15:54:19.516-07:002014-10-08T15:54:19.516-07:00Majored in English because I liked to read! Still ...Majored in English because I liked to read! Still use it every day editing apostrophes out and correcting the grammar of others.<br /><br />Computer programming turned out a better vocational possibility when I was 37 and newly divorced. That one served me well for nearly 25 years.<br /><br />Thank God I didn't take my parents' advice to "get your teaching degree so you have Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.com