The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...

ecurbh

[ecurbh]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

[Wneighbor]

Hello!...... Im awake now.

Uhhh.... what's happening? i saw 3 purdy good movies sometime in the last day or so! And drove for 10 hours.

[Professional Engineer]

but did you have PIE for lunch?

[Wneighbor]

No. It was either pie or good seats in the theater. Pie was out.

[SuziQ]

Woo Hoo! We're fixing to head out the door! SSQ was able to get away so we can go to the 3:20 feature!!

[JenB]

Good for you! Have fun!

[300winmag]

You two did a wonderful job of defending the honor of the Hobbit Hole. Not that we need much defending, except among the incurably ignorant.

I just got back ten more HHD knives from the engraver. Interestingly enough, now that I'm working the helpdesk phones, rather than roaming through the hospital, I learned that the guy in the demi-cube next to me is in the Air Force Reserve. He's a medic, and has to attend a six-day refresher course in January.

We got to talking, and he admitted that seven guys from his outfit will be called to active duty. He said he wasn't going to volunteer, but if ordered, he'd go.

This looks like the first time I can just hand someone a HHD knife, rather than mail it. It's going to be a unique experience for me, if not for him.

[JenB]

Are you secret? Are you safe?

[AnAmericanMother]

Hey!

Finally got a decent picture of the Gracie mare & me at the Hunt last Saturday (this is before we both fell down and got grass in our braids and mud on our good coat).

She's standing funny, but isn't she cute?

[Wneighbor]

Corin and WN, did you like your gift from New Line? I thought they were awesome. ;^)

Yes I did!!! That was a surprise to me!!! Also, the theater where we were gave away small posters to everyone who bought a refillable popcorn for the duration of the film! That was nice. There was also a drawing for more posters and theater tickets but we didn't win any of those, still it was nice that the theater did all that!

Oh yeah, and my butt didn't even notice that it had been in a theatre for 12 hours....

I didn't notice either!!! And the woman who went with me has been giving me a tough time about how I prolly couldn't handle it at my age. (She's 10 years younger than me) She was miserable by the end of FOTR!!! I never noticed!!!

It was definitely worth my day skipping work to go up there!!! I loved my day!

[Wneighbor]

I think we were both wishing for better food options tho. There was an Arby's right outside, but they wouldn't let you bring it in.

That was another nice thing about the theater where we were. It was near the food court at the mall and they allowed people to bring in any of the food from there.

[RosieCotton]

Are you secret? Are you safe?

LOL! Not secret, but yes, safe! Thanks for asking! Took me twice as long as usual to get home, but it was mostly just slushy at this point. Plus now that it's warming up, all that snow that we got earlier this week is melting a bit and there are HUGH puddles in some places.

It's still raining cold rain. My siblings wanna get in line two and a half hours earlier in hopes of getting under the overhang thingie outside the theater. I'm betting the hardcore geeks already have it staked out...gonna drive by in a few minutes on my way to my brother's apartment, so I can check.

[JenB]

Drop them off to hold the line!

[Wneighbor]

BTW, with Christmas coming, I'm wondering if anyone has any good cookie recipies.

YEAH!!! I was wondering that too!!!

[xzins]

300 & Corin,

I want to thank you for the support you showed my son as he prepares to deploy to Iraq. It's an amazing thing that this Hobbit Hole would care enough to offer up a prayer for an unknown person, my son.

But you did more that that. You also sent him a boot knife of sterling quality. It set someone back some serious money. And I understand you do this for lots of deploying troops.....and more.

This is the list that I saw posted elsewhere about the DOINGS of the Hobbit Hole.

the Hobbit Hole has generated friendships and relationships

the Hobbit Hole has Arminians and Calvinists and Catholics and Jews and Agnostics that still manage to respect each other

the Hobbit Hole has a continual list of prayer concerns and has actually seen the results of that prayer. Healing, job situations, relationships, finances.

the Hobbit Hole has a steady list of men and women in uniform that it prays for on a daily basis. (Including xzins' son.)

the Hobbit Hole that has spent thousands of dollars sending care packages to Afghanistan and Iraq... To men and women we've never met..

the Hobbit Hole that turns away no person in uniform? ... dropped $50 earlier this week for a care package for a soldier who is the friend of the son of a FReeper who is a friend of a member of The Hobbit Hole

Jim/John Rob,

I mention this just to be another of those who have probably pinged you about the treasure you have here at the Hobbit Hole.

And I'm a very infrequent visitor here. They owe me nothing. They certainly owe my son nothing.

There's only one answer.

Patriots.

God Bless America!

Xzins
Chaplain (Retired) US Army

[RosieCotton]

They aren't here, though! They're over at my brother's place.

The plan as I understand it is that some are going to stand in line while the others are supposed to go get hot coffee and some treats and come back. People getting really cranky about people holding places in line...but lots of people do it, so I guess it'll be OK.

Finishing up an early dinner sorta thing (big egg, pepper, onion and cheese omelet) before going to get them.

[Wneighbor]

I loved it too.

I absolutely LOVE the last hour.

Me too!!!! And that last few minutes.... I was just out of control!

[HairOfTheDog]

And bless you xzins!

Thank you very very much for all those kind words. T'is a small thing, what we do here.

We appreciate your service, and that of your son, Greybeard's son, the 82nd unit, WN's SIL's unit, and the others who are over there today while I sit safe at home talking about good movies.

[Wneighbor]

I'm not sure I can in good conscience watch the movie without them.

You are SO much more compassionate than I am!!!

[HairOfTheDog]

Come over here, and let's talk!

FReeper Reviews of Return of the King (Spoiler FILLED)

[JenB]

Sir,

Drop in any time. Keep us updated on your son so we can pray for him! I haven't been able to contribute to the care packages (though I hope to change that by February) but I can pray for them.

Or just drop by - sometimes you need a break from the Religious wars or whatever. Thank you for your kind words.

I'm pinging two of our ladies who are the most active with the care packages just so they don't miss your post 2554.