tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post7716532840155682819..comments2023-08-15T06:27:34.315-05:00Comments on Spunky Senior Authors and Talents: Meet Spunky Senior Author, Skydiver and Urban Chicken Rancher, Michael MurphyMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-597444509774271292013-02-07T18:02:43.057-06:002013-02-07T18:02:43.057-06:00Good for you, Michael! I applaud you!Good for you, Michael! I applaud you!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-76164319366926300292013-02-07T08:25:38.333-06:002013-02-07T08:25:38.333-06:00Like many of you, the unanticipated life changing ...Like many of you, the unanticipated life changing event of losing my job, created life changing opportunities. I'm a full-time writer now and spend more time with my wife, family and yes, chickens. My sky-diving days are behind me. Michael Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483135903100647813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-3446626646416196542013-02-07T07:23:42.732-06:002013-02-07T07:23:42.732-06:00I think the grumpy old men yelling at kids to stay...I think the grumpy old men yelling at kids to stay off the lawn belong more to the Greatest Generation rather than to Baby Boomers. The only Boomers I know who are inactive suffer from illness. The rest of us are out there still trying to change the world. I too recast my life as a writer. My first book, Mad Max Unintended Consequences, is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Betsy Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871010122475160477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-38667976526983994792013-02-07T06:48:00.096-06:002013-02-07T06:48:00.096-06:00Welcome to Spunky Senior Authors and Talents, Mich...Welcome to Spunky Senior Authors and Talents, Michael! I'm in awe of anyone who tries skydiving! And that chicken is so cute!<br /><br />Have a good time here!Morgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-25888853580556044302013-02-07T06:39:43.882-06:002013-02-07T06:39:43.882-06:00Great pictures and the book sounds great, too. I t...Great pictures and the book sounds great, too. I think the 60s ARE the new 40s if for no other reason than most of us didn't have time to be 40 when we actually were!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-51827419175542774752013-02-06T21:43:12.011-06:002013-02-06T21:43:12.011-06:00Hi Michael. I loved your post and can SO relate to...Hi Michael. I loved your post and can SO relate to you because I, too, am a Boomer. I started this writing thing in my late 50's and now, at 61, I finally have an agent. I swear, we're the new 40-year-olds of 2013~<br />PattiPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512099085568969698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-25947834591121112332013-02-06T21:19:10.476-06:002013-02-06T21:19:10.476-06:00Hello Fellow Boomer,
I too retired suddenly, but p...Hello Fellow Boomer,<br />I too retired suddenly, but predictably, as illness took me out of my classroom a few years earlier than I'd planned. And I too dealt with my grief by writing, and self-published six books in the first six months of retirement.<br /><br />Welcome to Spunky Seniors!Quilters' Quartershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164862226942626710noreply@blogger.com