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

See also: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net

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To: SuziQ

I love the smell of fresh paint.


7,241 posted on 01/26/2005 3:47:45 PM PST by Lil'freeper (Error 404. The requested file was not found.)
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To: HairOfTheDog; 2Jedismom; JenB; Ramius; ecurbh; Corin Stormhands; g'nad; Fedora; ExGeeEye; ...

More news on the Hobbit Hole knife project:

1. The 20 Ka-Bar/Dozier folders came in, and went out for engraving. They will help "smoothe out" inventory until the 100 CRKTs arrive.

2. Michelle at Camillus sent an email, confirming the 10 Cuda CQB1SGs were shipped today.

3. Michelle said she browbeat the warehouse manager, and found a small stash of the Cuda CQB3 with serrated blades, or with the smaller 4-inch blade. I told her we'd take them all. I'll find out tomorrow what "all" means.

Camillus has certainly earned one of our customized CQB3s for their collection, simply for going "above and beyond" in their efforts to help us help the troops.

Between the short-blade CQB3 and the BK2, these sheath knives with 4-inch blades are true utility knives, and don't qualify as "Hollywood knives" like those with longer blades. That means we shouldn't be embarrassed by giving them away, or the troops using them.

And there are still plenty of troops out there on pointy end who need and have earned the larger sheath knives.


7,242 posted on 01/26/2005 4:13:34 PM PST by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: Lil'freeper
I almost went into respiratory arrest while painting late one cold Dec. night! We had the carpet guy coming the following day to replace all the carpet upstairs. Our room was the last to be painted, and I had been sick with a bad cold, then bronchitis, but we HAD to get it done. I was doing the ceiling, and I'd lift the roller up, do about a 2 foot aquare area, then have to catch my breath. Finally at about midnight, our #2 son drove me to the emergency room. They gave me an inhalation treatment then sent me home with a biga$$ inhaler. SSQ had finished the job by the time we got home.

I found some really nice paint with low VOC (virtually NO smell) and I really like it. It's much more expensive than your best quality Benjamin Moore or Behr, but it lasts twice as long. I'd rather pay a little more up front and not have to do the job twice in the same time frame.

7,243 posted on 01/26/2005 4:19:04 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: All; g'nad; 300winmag; JenB
So...

Today I went hunting for The Reading Lamp to go on the bookcase headboard of The Real Bed. The standard was

--switch on the base, so I don't have to reach for it
--simple toggle or rocker switch, so I don't have to fumble for it
--reasonably directable light, so I don't have to move the whole lamp to adjust it.

I found it! Indeed, the display model had two rocker switches, one apparently controlling an upwardly pointed floodlight! "Aha," I thought,* "that's a very cool idea. I could definitely live with that."

So I looked around for one in a box. I have bought display models-- my dining room table is one-- but I, like most folks I know, prefer NIB when available.

Imagine my surprise when I found one in a box, and it turned out the upwardly pointed floodlight was actually the heat and light source for a cool little lava lamp!

Yes, that too I can live with.

g'nad...LogStat Line Eight Delta (Class V)...120 rds .30 Carb FMJ, 20 rds .30-06 JSP. A ShootEx this Saturday will consume 30 rds .30 Carb. A future ShootEx may consume the .30-06, but projections indicate intentions of ASP to obtain .30-06 FMJ, if available. Otherwise, stocks of .30-06 JSP will be plussed-up to 40 rds prior to ShootMoot.

300WM: The shootEx referenced above will include assorted workmates, including the one with the odd M44-like rifle. I'll try to get a better read on its identifying characteristics.

Jen: hope you survived the Perfesser.

*Yes, I actually thought "Aha." Isn't that wierd?

7,244 posted on 01/26/2005 4:40:04 PM PST by ExGeeEye ("Why is there a watermelon there?" "I'll tell you later.")
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To: ExGeeEye

OK, so what's the brand name of The Reading Lamp, and who makes it?


7,245 posted on 01/26/2005 4:48:47 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ
Task Motion Lamp, by Creative Motion Industries.

Found at Menards, orig. $20.00, on sale for 10.

7,246 posted on 01/26/2005 4:55:45 PM PST by ExGeeEye ("Why is there a watermelon there?" "I'll tell you later.")
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To: SuziQ
The "lava" is still thawing...
7,247 posted on 01/26/2005 5:14:14 PM PST by ExGeeEye ("Why is there a watermelon there?" "I'll tell you later.")
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To: All

Evenin' everyone!


7,248 posted on 01/26/2005 5:51:27 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My resolution? Spend more time with my friends in the Hobbit Hole!)
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To: ExGeeEye

Now that's a cool lamp!


7,249 posted on 01/26/2005 5:52:12 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Lil'freeper

I'm waiting!


7,250 posted on 01/26/2005 5:55:54 PM PST by big'ol_freeper (World Series Champion Boston Red Sox!! Has a nice ring to it.)
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To: All

Evenin' everyone too!

[sigh] I am just soooo tired of employee problems. I don't want to manage people anymore. People that don't get along with other people. People that are mean and spiteful and nasty that are mean to my people. Grrrr.


7,251 posted on 01/26/2005 5:56:39 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: Ramius

(((Ramius)))

Nothing I can do to help out with the employee problems, but vent away!


7,252 posted on 01/26/2005 6:00:07 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My resolution? Spend more time with my friends in the Hobbit Hole!)
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To: RMDupree
HI Ruthy! How are the girls? Is it a cold, or what?

The cold bug has gone through our house. I think Joseph brought it home from school. He just got a mild case, then Clare got the sniffles and sneezes, then I got a nasty head hold which thankfully didn't morph into full blown bronchitis which happens sometimes. I do have some chest congestion, but nothing too bad. SSQ is the last one to get it and he sounded worse than all of us. We've been taking Tylenol Cold Non-Drowsy formula and it has helped tremendously. Hot tea and LOTS of water have also eased the symptoms. Early on, I tried some of that Honey Flu concoction by Robitussin and it was just VILE!

7,253 posted on 01/26/2005 6:00:40 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper
I'm waiting!

Aint y'all just so sweet!

7,254 posted on 01/26/2005 6:04:39 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: RMDupree

Well... that was pretty much my vent. I can't vent here too much about such things, since I suspect they know my name here.

Got one piece of good news today... It looks like I'm getting a new office. A corner. [snicker] It's about fargin' time. :-) Still not sure yet, since there's some competition for such things. But we'll see. If nothing else it will be a good opportunity to clean out all the collected crapola in my office.


7,255 posted on 01/26/2005 6:06:07 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: SuziQ

Hey there Suzi!

Yeah, it's the same cold that seems to be traveling cross-country real quick. Sniffles, mild sore throat, stuffed up head and nasty cough.

Nyquil always works for me, thank goodness. I just dose myself every night and push through the dratted thing during the day. I tried that Honey Flu crap too and you're absolutely right....NASTY!

I'll just take the honey straight up, thank you very much. :-D

Both girls have finished the worst of it and just have the lingering cough and stuffy noses. I hope it'll be over by the weekend.


7,256 posted on 01/26/2005 6:07:03 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My resolution? Spend more time with my friends in the Hobbit Hole!)
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To: Ramius

I'm getting a new office in a double-wide. I'm out shopping for flamingoes.


7,257 posted on 01/26/2005 6:09:19 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Ramius

Congrats on the new office! Does it have a window at least? *grin*

My department's moving over to the other side of the building to be crammed in with 401k, benefits and external HR. The powers that be have decided to rent out our side. *rolling eyes*

No office for me though...just another cubicle. *sigh*

Oh yeah, and they've just informed us that we'll have less file space too. Whoopie.


7,258 posted on 01/26/2005 6:09:47 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My resolution? Spend more time with my friends in the Hobbit Hole!)
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To: RMDupree

Dang... Yah... we sublet part of our suite last year. Crammed everybody into the rest, though we lost enough people that it wasn't too tight a fit.

Yah... it'll have windows... though in our building, almost everybody has a window just because of the shape and layout there aren't many internal offices or cubes. The internal spaces are mostly conference rooms, copy rooms, computer room, kitchen... that sort of thing. It's a nice thing I've liked very much about working here.


7,259 posted on 01/26/2005 6:20:14 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: Ramius

The whole window cubicle thing is gonna cause an uproar in our department when the move takes place.

There aren't as many window seats available on that side and folks who have one now may have to give it up. It's gonna be ugly.

Hate to admit it, but there are some folks whose indignation I am going to enjoy immensely, albeit quietly. *wicked smile*


7,260 posted on 01/26/2005 6:31:28 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My resolution? Spend more time with my friends in the Hobbit Hole!)
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