The Hobbit Hole XIX - Tomorrow we may come this way...

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Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Tomorrow we may come this way...

• 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...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...
• Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...
• Seventh Thread: The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...
• Eighth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we may meet...
• Ninth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone
• Tenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole X - That none have seen but we alone.
      Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
• Twelfth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XII - Tree and flower and leaf and grass
• Thirteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XIII - Let them pass! Let them pass!
• Fourteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XIV - Hill and Water Under Sky
• Fifteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
• Sixteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVI - Still round the corner there may wait...
• Seventeenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVII - A new road or a secret gate...
• Eighteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVIII - 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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[Ramius]

~in fact~ dangit.

[Sam Cree]

My daughter bought me "Van Lear Rose" by Loretta Lynn. I am stuned by it - I think it's the best thing she ever did, and I've been a long time fan of hers.

[JenB]

Yeah, I'm not sure three cats are even allowed. I'm going to have to start looking into things...

[Corin Stormhands]

I gots a "literary" question...Wife is teaching "The Death of Ivan Ilych." The book doesn't really describe the illness that kills him....

To Ivan Ilych only one question was important: was his case serious or not? But the doctor ignored that inappropriate question. From his point of view it was not the one under consideration, the real question was to decide between a floating kidney, chronic catarrh, or appendicitis. It was not a question the doctor solved brilliantly, as it seemed to Ivan Ilych, in favour of the appendix, with the reservation that should an examination of the urine give fresh indications the matter would be reconsidered.

He later describes the taste of metal in his mouth. It's never clear exactly what it is.

But wife figgers the students will ask. Anybody know?

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Oh, yeah... I've not heard the whole thing, but the radio station we listen to has played a number of songs from it. Some of them I like, some I don't, but I will agree that it's the best thing she's done in years.

[RosieCotton]

A very nice post.

I tried reading that thread, but found it too aggravating. My gosh there are a lot of FReepers who are ready to dance on his grave...

I guess I'll just have to wait for more news.

[2Jedismom]

I don't think so, but it might have made me a great shot-giver! I never had a complaint! :-)

I couldn't take care of kids though...I had to during nursing school and I hated it. It's emotionally exhausting. That and burn trauma nursing requires something special in a nurse.

On the other hand, head trauma rehab is my thing...I used to be quite good at it, imo and enjoyed it a lot. I'd like to get back in to it someday, when the kids are older.

[osagebowman]

That'll give her more chance to 'chatter' at the bushy tailed thievin varmints that you have there. Annie likes to harass ours.

[Ramius]

He later describes the taste of metal in his mouth. It's never clear exactly what it is.

The taste of metal in your mouth is, among other things I think, a symptom of high radiation exposure. Though given that Tolstoy was a 19th century writer... this is not a likely possibility. Not sure what else would 'splain it.

[ExGeeEye]

--oy--

[300winmag]

Cool... can I have "Ride of the Valkyries" dubbed up whenever I throw open the computer room door?

I prefer the "Star Wars" opening theme, myself.

On one proejct I was on, I was taking laptops from a basement staging area up one floor, then taking the elevator next to it that went to the floor of the hospital I really wanted. The "Inspector Clouseau" theme started playing in my head, without any prompting on my part.

[osagebowman]

With Sam mentioning he has never had perch, wonder if he has missed out on 'fish boils' and 'smoked chubs' as well? Can you tell I spent some summers in Door County WI?

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Well... it could have been mercury poisoning, which can cause the metallic taste as well as kidney problems (the side pain).

However, I think the real answer is, "It's not important." It's just a MacGuffin; the importance of the story is how the character deals with his illness, not what his illness actually is.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Have you ever gone smelting?

[Sam Cree]

Not sure who Ivan Illych is...is that the guy on Man from Uncle?

[Sam Cree]

"Not sure what else would 'splain it."

Fighting a giant marlin all night and trying to fend sharks off unsuccessfully once the marlin is beaten and lashed alongside?

[SuziQ]

Yeah, bless his heart. He's seen and done much in his 26 years as Pope, and has aged so much during that time. I remember when he was chosen; we were living in Florida, and I heard that non-Italian name on the radio and I was so excited!

It was a strange time, being that John Paul I had only served for about a month. I remember going in to work and seeing the headline on the newspaper and thinking, why is this old newspaper still here from Paul VI's death? Then I saw the new Pope had died. It was wierd.

But JPII has been wonderful, and is widely admired by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. He is certainly in my prayers.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Nah, that was Ilya Kuryakin (left) and Napoleon Solo (right).

[ExGeeEye]

mmm...Chicken Marsala...

There's a place here that does a perfectly perfect Sirloin Marsala.

Jen wants no part of it :)

[JenB]

Napolean Solo?

Good grief. But it was a spy comedy, no?