The New Hobbit Hole

[Corin Stormhands]

That's right. Kick me while I'm down...

[carton253]

No, friend dwarf... where's the sport in that?

[ksen]

Maybe everyone involved in her case has their priorities screwed up?

Methinks you are probably correct.

[Corin Stormhands]

No sport at all...sorry just winded from fighting cave trolls on that other thread...

[carton253]

You did a good job. I think actually that you both right, but you have the stronger case.

Let me explain... you are right when you said the t-shirt was in bad taste... but I think the poster wants to fight back and stand up to the fear... he has chosen a poor way to do it.

[Overtaxed]

I can't get over this "Return to Fingal" tune that Lunasa plays...I just love it! Intriguing tune.

And it's easy to play. I listened to Lunasa on the way in this morning. Think I'll try playing along with the CD this afternoon.

[Overtaxed]

It's not likely, but I could run into the family of the Ashland victim.

I thought the Ashland victim was someone from out of state who just pulled in for dinner.

[Sam Cree]

You guys have beautiful daughters. Having a beautiful daughter is a wonderful thing.

[Sam Cree]

#36528 is supposed to be addressed to you too, somehow I left your name off it. We are lucky guys.

[Corin Stormhands]

but I think the poster wants to fight back and stand up to the fear...

And you know I really do understand that. He asked for an opinion on whether the shirts were "defiance or distateful"...

I think they're "distasteful defiance..." but apparently he can't handle that.

[carton253]

I think the victim is in the hospital, which is 2 blocks from where Corin works. Corin could be walking down the street and see the family entering the hospital. If he did, then would the family feel if he had a "sniper t-shirt" on.

[carton253]

And that's what they are... I like that... they are distasteful defiance...

[Corin Stormhands]

I thought the Ashland victim was someone from out of state who just pulled in for dinner.

You are correct, but they rushed him to the Medical College of Virginia hospital where they did the surgery. Unless I've missed this in the news in the last few hours, he's still there in intensive care.

[Sam Cree]

We also have a 23 year old son who just started law school this year.

[carton253]

of course I left out the most important word in my post, so I'll try it again. If he did, then how would the family fel if he had a "sniper t-shirt" on.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Good morning/afternoon, everyone...

Since homeschooling was mentioned earlier, I feel like giving a brief history lesson...

The Gonzales Flag

"In late September, 1835, Colonel Ugartechea, the commander of the Mexican garrison at San Antonio, sent a few men to Gonzales to recover a cannon that had been loaned to the town to fight off occasional Indian attacks. The citizens of Gonzales realized that the intent of the move was to disarm possible rebels, and so the request was denied. Ugartechea then sent dragoons under Captain Francisco Castaneda to demand the cannon unconditionally. As word of the conflict spread, the Texan force grew to over 200 armed men and the town was fortified. The cannon was mounted on a wagon, and blacksmiths hammered iron scrap and chains inth the cannonballs. Two ladies of the town, Cynthia Burns and Evaline DeWitt, painted a flag on cotton cloth, depicting the cannon, the lone star of Texas and a clear challenge to the enemy."

"The Mexican troops moved north to ford the river and approach Gonzales. The Texans decided that they had to attack before Mexican reinforcements arrived. They crossed the river at dusk, formed their battle lines at night and surprised the Mexicans at dawn on October 2nd. The battle that followed was brief; when the Texans opened fire, the Mexicans withdrew, abandoning their supplies. Stephen F. Austin joined the army as commander on October 10th, and the other Texans, under the command of James Collingsworth, took the Goliad the next day. On October 12th, the march on San Antonio began."

Aren't we lucky that defiance has always been a part of the American character?

[Overtaxed]

OK. It sounded like Corin expected his relatives to be neighbors or something.

[2Jedismom]

I love that story!

I wanna go home!

[Paul Atreides]

Here is a link to the review: Frank Herbert's Dune: Special Edition

And, here is another, that features some images: Another Dune Review With More Pics

I hope these are helpful!

[Overtaxed]

Speaking of DVD's.....I'm trying to play my Holy Grail DVD on my computer. I get sound, but the picture is just a bunch of horizontal streaks. I'm on a Windows 98SE OS and it happens on both the Maximus DVD software and the Interactual software that I have installed. I've got DirectX 8 installed. Any suggestions?