The New Hobbit Hole

[2Jedismom]

Well, remember if you get inside it, to leave the door slightly ajar, for it is very foolish to shut oneself up in any wardrobe...

You never know where the back of it may lead...

[2Jedismom]

http://www.artistdirect.com/music/artist/card/0,,493160,00.html

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

I freeped it twice! Tied at 42%

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

For all of you cross-reality alternate-reality portal-transporting storytellers, I ran across this cartoon in the New Yorker that I thought you would appreciate:

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

And one for the squirrelslayer:

[SuziQ]

for it is very foolish to shut oneself up in any wardrobe...

What DO they teach in schools these days?

[2Jedismom]

LOL I read the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe to Matthew a year ago. Time to read it again, I guess. We're finishing up The Little House in the Big Woods.

[SuziQ]

Thanks for that great link. Looks like they haven't made a CD since 1988. That must have been the one I heard played a lot. I remember 'Broom O' the Cowdenknowes' and 'Donald McGillavry' quite well. I'm just gonna have to get that one. I'm also gonna check that site for some other older groups I remember from the Folk Show on WHYY in Philly. We used to listen to it on Sun. nights when we lived in NJ.

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

Well, the Spammers Anonymous meetings are kind of boring, to tell you the truth. Which is good. Feel like punishment, they do. Makes me long for the roaring fires, malt beer, and ripe meat off the bone.

Seriously, though, I can't believe what you are dealing with in your part of the world, Corin & g'nad. I am praying for an end to this sniper madness and and umbrella of protection over you and yours. Hang in there!

[Overtaxed]

do you guys think I was overreacting here? Was I being unkind? Cynical?

Naw...I don't think you were overreacting. That person should just mind his/her own business. What parent in their right mind is going to give their kid candy that some stranger sent?

[RosieCotton]

Or you could use hex code for red, blue, green

Do you know if there's a table somewhere for hex and/or text colors? I had figured out the font color= thing, but only know a few colors. And I'm clueless when it comes to the hex code colors...

[Overtaxed]

...it also seems to have straightened out my stomach a bit.

I'll look up chamomille in my herb book and see what else it does. I had my green/ginger tea after work.

[RosieCotton]

Rocket Ship Galileo was Heinlein's first novel, as opposed to short story. It was written, like all his juveniles, for 14 yr old boys. The juveniles also happen to be some of my favorite SF of all time; I enjoy his writing style and love all the scientific bits.

I guess this tells how much I know about Heinlein...I didn't know it was a "juvenile". Duh, I know! I guess that explains some things, though I stand by my dislike of Uncle Whatsisface (page after page of him playing mind games about the fact that they don't really know what's on the back side of the moon?!?) and the scientific jargon...guess I'm just a happy ignoramus, 'cause I don't like having to attempt to comprehend that stuff - too mentally stenuous for me! I ended up skipping some of the more mathmatical stuff, which probably didn't help my understanding of the story much...

[Overtaxed]

do you guys think I was overreacting here? Was I being unkind? Cynical?

On second thought, maybe I should go over there and tell them if they want to do something helpful, send a bunch of kevlar vests.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Both smaller scale. Pamela Bruner plays the celtic harp and sings. She adds some acoustic instruments (hammered dulcimer, oboe, flute, percussion) to her arrangements. But they're quite "quiet". She has the voice of an angel.

Rowallan Consort plays true medieval music (generally on ancient instruments). They play a wide range of such music, including celtic and Scottish. They are a duet but add musicians for most of their arrangements.

[2Jedismom]

LOL!!! I DARE YOU! Ping me to it if you do.

[Overtaxed]

Do you know if there's a table somewhere for hex and/or text colors?

I can look.

[RosieCotton]

I know you guys probably get tired of me plugging Green Linnet...but they published (whatever the right word is in the music industry!) several of Silly Wizard's albums, as well as all of Lunasa's, and they have whole albums you can listen to on-line! (Provided you have a decent connection speed, that is!)

Try here.

[Overtaxed]

Pinged!

[RosieCotton]

I read the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe to Matthew a year ago. Time to read it again, I guess. We're finishing up The Little House in the Big Woods.

That's funny! I just came from the house...stayed long enough to hear Dad read the last three chapters or so of These Happy Golden Years (the last of the Laura Ingalls books) to the kids.

As for the Narnia series, my favorite was definitely The Magician's Nephew. Guess I've always had a thing for magic rings!