Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
LCS, I think the lesson here is to never forget that she is a the top of the food chain, so don't tick her off or lose your living usefullness!
That's right! My dog had a very close call after she bit my son!
[Just kidding!! I'm just kidding!]
Yum, yum, Monday's dinner!
Goodnight LCS... talk to you later!
Today is the day that 2JM eats the Easter Bunny I think!
The sky is clearing here, which is good, but with the buckets of rain that came down last night, I am afraid all the trails would still be too muddy to venture onto today!
I am watching the Eagle Cam the Dimensional Door folk are always talking about. This pair is located in Kent, which is about 40 miles north of me. They are sitting on some eggs that are due to hatch next week. The eagles trade off sitting while the other hunts... Perhaps if you watch you will get to see one of them bring home a bunny for his honey.
Are you having coffee now? If so, I can put on another pot. The seedcake is on hold for now. I need to locate cracked wheat and am considering braving the food terrorists at the local health foods store tomorrow. (But then again, I might just say the heck with it and use whole wheat!)
Amping up!
All this carnivore stuff
This conversation kind of got my attention as I took up deer hunting in my old age. Before deer season, at night I sometimes dream with dread of actually being the deer, looking for safety, but once in the woods I am the happy predator... The family feast, later, which includes wine and vodka along with the venison, is joy.
But this has got me thinking about all that sword fighting in LOTR (and medieval times). Think of what it must feel like hacking away at someone (and being hacked at). You'd think the blood, gore and pain might be horrific.
Still, I admire the swords, they are simple, elegant and lethal. I think Tolkien must have considered them to be companions for their owners as well as works of art as they mostly seem to have been given names.
Not for the faint of heart. I think the weapons, the swords in particular, are very much a work of art and an heirloom to the bearer. I normally would not rave about movies that had a lot of that gore-type stuff in it for the sake of gore, but I am drawn to the artistic nature of the battles in LOTR, and the choreography of the battle as it plays out. The battles are fought with tremendous style by our heroes, and in Legolas, also grace.
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