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The Hobbit Hole XVIII - Though we pass them by today...
The Freeper Hobbit Hole ^

Posted on 12/20/2004 9:01:36 AM PST by ecurbh

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Though we pass them by today...

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: Ramius

Guiness...

Ya know, for the most part, I don't like pints, but Guiness (on tap) is an exception. So are some batches of Dad's beer - the darker ones.

Still can't drink a whole glass, though.


1,341 posted on 12/27/2004 6:47:48 AM PST by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: JenB

Why would you be able to get in free? Does your sister work for the theater or something? I fergit...


1,342 posted on 12/27/2004 6:48:49 AM PST by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: 300winmag

What a great explanation! WWFD...I like it! ;-)


1,343 posted on 12/27/2004 6:49:23 AM PST by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: JenB; Lil'freeper; Corin Stormhands; 2Jedismom; HairOfTheDog; Overtaxed; RMDupree; SuziQ; ...

Good morning!

We got snow! Only a little, though. This is about the first year I can remember when we did NOT have a white Christmas. Pouring rain on Thursday took care of that. All I want for the rest of the days of Christmas is about a foot of snow, so I can go snowshoeing - and my boss can go snowmobiling so he's in a good mood. ;-)

Today is ROTK EE day! We've been so busy until now that I haven't seen it - I didn't want to watch it without the others for fear of reprisals. After one viewing, though, I'm gonna keep it to myself. Wanna check out the commentaries and all! And documentaries and interviews and artwork and...oh, everything! My preciousss...

Dad surprised me again last night...when we were over visiting that family, we had barely gotten in and settled and Dad said to EVERYONE "So, Teresa, did you tell eveyrone what Rosie gave you for Christmas?" And told them all about the book! I was so pleased that he's impressed, I just sat there smiling and blushing. Like I said, it is soooo cool to me that he is taking me fairly seriously on this, even if no one else does! And he's not one to pass out praise easily...so this is major for me.

Waiting for the roads to clear a bit and then I'm heading out to the house yet again for MORE food, MORE music, and later today, ROTK!


1,344 posted on 12/27/2004 7:00:54 AM PST by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: RosieCotton

How nice of your Dad!

We've all watched the first disk (Matthew got ROTK EE for Christmas) but we keep getting sidetracked in the second disk! We have GOT to get through it!


1,345 posted on 12/27/2004 7:04:04 AM PST by 2Jedismom (FMM)
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To: RosieCotton
Why would you be able to get in free? Does your sister work for the theater or something? I fergit...

She is a once and future employee - had to quit temporarily because they wanted her to work Christmas. But she'll be going back in March when the weather gets better. They really like her because she's a hard worker and weird. So we might get in free. If not, one set of grandparents (the least obnoxious but also the ones with apparently no interest in seeing us again) sent movie theater gift certificates.

Yawn. Lovely sunny day here. I'm hoping none of my friends at school had family affected by the tsunamis.

1,346 posted on 12/27/2004 7:22:58 AM PST by JenB
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To: 2Jedismom

Oh, XBOX....

My brothers have a Playstation2, which annoys me. I can't play video games - wrong set of motor skills - but XBOXen have some nice little features like playing computer-formats of files that PS2s don't.


1,347 posted on 12/27/2004 7:24:55 AM PST by JenB
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To: JenB

I wonder if it plays MP3s? The jedi's little DVD player doesn't.

I guess I oughta read up...


1,348 posted on 12/27/2004 7:26:43 AM PST by 2Jedismom (FMM)
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To: 2Jedismom

It ought to, it plays .avi and .ogm (my anime club sets up an xbox to play stuff, which is how I know).

My sister got an iPod. Grr. Macs. And I have to reformat her computer from WinME to Win2K.


1,349 posted on 12/27/2004 7:31:23 AM PST by JenB
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To: osagebowman
Did the ferris wheel get assembled?

Yep, and he's been told "don't take it apart."

Mornin'

1,350 posted on 12/27/2004 7:38:03 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (CHRISTmas: One season. One reason.)
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To: 2Jedismom
My parents got the jedis an XBOX.

That's a cool present. You can regulate playing time and the games they play. They'll enjoy it for a long time. Look at places like Blockbuster and eBay for "pre-played" games. You can get some bargains.

1,351 posted on 12/27/2004 7:41:27 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (CHRISTmas: One season. One reason.)
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To: HairOfTheDog; 2Jedismom
I think it will play DVD's too.

Oh yeah, it should. We used Jr's Playstation 2 for DVDs until we got a DVD player.

1,352 posted on 12/27/2004 7:42:45 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (CHRISTmas: One season. One reason.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

They got them a race car game and Joshua likes it and seems oblivious to the buxom girls in tight clothes...


1,353 posted on 12/27/2004 7:43:41 AM PST by 2Jedismom (FMM)
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To: 2Jedismom

Well, that explains why dad keeps wanting to play then... ;~D


1,354 posted on 12/27/2004 7:46:06 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

Ha!

I tell ya, I was really impressed with the graphics on the football game. It looked JUST LIKE a real game from a bit of distance, the Pickens stadium and everything!


1,355 posted on 12/27/2004 7:52:49 AM PST by 2Jedismom (FMM)
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To: 2Jedismom

Yeah - the graphics guys in video games have gotten as good as the movie animation people.


1,356 posted on 12/27/2004 7:54:44 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
This is what Steve and I got each other for Christmas...


1,357 posted on 12/27/2004 9:03:39 AM PST by 2Jedismom (FMM)
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To: Lil'freeper

Obsessive compulsive Italian drama queens? "Monk meets The Sopranos"?


1,358 posted on 12/27/2004 9:04:28 AM PST by SuziQ (It's the most wonderful time of the year!)
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To: SuziQ
An anorexic Monk meets Ray Romano's MIL.

Yup.

1,359 posted on 12/27/2004 9:07:48 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Error 404. The page you requested was not found.)
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To: 2Jedismom
Steve and Matthew played for an hour! LOL!!!!

Steve will probably end up enjoying it as much as the boys do!

Joseph bought an XBox for himself in the Fall, and we got a him a new game for it, "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic". St Nick brought Clare "Dance Dance Revolution" for the XBox and two dance pads. It is actually good exercise! She has two friends who do DDR for 1/2 hr. just about every day, and they both have lost 30 pounds this past year!. She doesn't need to lose weight, but she sure could use some exercise in addition to the Hydrobics a couple of times a week! With the two Dance Pads, she can play against other folks! Our David is really good at it. He and his housemates in Pittsburgh spent hours playing it!

1,360 posted on 12/27/2004 9:09:30 AM PST by SuziQ (It's the most wonderful time of the year!)
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