The New Hobbit Hole

[g'nad]

A little country that nobody messes with......

cuz anyone who does will wind up dead...

[carton253]

You know what... I don't care why. I don't give a flying leap why they flew those planes into our building. I will leave that up to the historians. Right now, I care about never letting it happen again.

I don't think a war to end all terror is foolhardy. I think it is necessary. Hopefully, that doesn't make me a good German.

Since I don't have the time to really get into this debate, (time and work interfere) I will have to let it go at that. I have noted your opinion and thank you for it.

[carton253]

You gave me nothing to do. I'll be the alarmist...

[Overtaxed]

We could become like Switzerland. A little country that nobody messes with......

That's where all the loot is stashed.

[2Jedismom]

This sounds so fun! A little dream society. Sigh.

Hey, you could also put me in charge of BARGAIN FINDING! I did a great job of finding a bargain in little boys shoes yesterday!! And to top it off, they are shoes I've been looking for for about 2 years now and almost bought them online paying full price!

Here they are!

The webpage that is selling these have them listed as on sale for $29. I bought the boys both two pairs in 2 sized (four pairs each iow) for $4.47 each!!

Now I know some of you might think they are goofy, but I think they are completely cool and Matthew and Josh just look adorable in them! Like Arther, you know? On the show "Arther"? And McGee...in the show "McGee and Me"! Sooooo cute!

As soon as I can, I'll take a picture of them in them and you'll see. Too cute!

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

And have you asked yourself why?

ACK! Please clarify. You're not saying it was our fault, surely?

Again I say....ACK!!!

[ksen]

Whoops, I forgot to tell you happy birthday. Well, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

What does one get for the Dwarf that has everything?

Eewww, here's a thought I just had and it is too terrible not to share: do Dwarf husbands ever get their wives Dwarven lingerie?

[g'nad]

yup all kids... it's in NE Laclede County, just outside Lebanon...

[ksen]

You gave me nothing to do.

Yes I did, I made you in charge of our foreign relations.

[Lil'freeper]

Since I have the Silmarillion in my little hands today... Regarding Orcs:

But of those unhappy ones who were ensnared by Melkor little is known of a certainty. For who of the living has descented into the pits of Utumno, or has explored the darkness of the counsels of Melkor? Yet this is held true by the wise of Eressea, that all those of the Quendi who came into the hands of Melkor, ere Utumno was broken, were put there in prison, and by slow arts of cruelty were corrupted and enslaved; and thus did Melkor breed the hideous race of the Orcs in envy and mockery of the Elves, of whom they were afterwards the bitterest foes. For the Orcs had life and multiplied after the manner of the Children of Iluvatar; and naught that had life of its own, nor the semblance of life, could ever Melkor make since his rebellion in the Ainulindale before the Beginning: so say the wise. And deep in their dark hearts the Orcs loathed the Master whom they served in fear, the maker only of their misery. This it may be was the vilest deed of Melkor, and the most hateful to Iluvatar.

[2Jedismom]

I also got both boys a new pair of Levi's 550s each...Joshua is finally old enough to wear the 4 Slim (with the cuffs rolled up once). It's a good thing, because Matthew put on his best jeans just a while ago and suddenly (and I mean it) they are an inch above his ankles!!

So I'm frantically drying his new jeans. We're having lunch with Steve again, Thanksgiving Party at work.

[JenB]

Yes, that needs some... clarifying, I'd say. Personally, like carton, I couldn't care less why they did it, I want to get rid of them all so they don't do it again. There is no valid reason for what they did, therefore their motivations are irrelevant.

[HairOfTheDog]

Good choice in handguns, ma'am

Thanks!... Both were gifts from my father. The .357 for my 21st birthday, and the Airweight a few Christmases ago when I was starting to carry more often.

I never keep the rounds for my CCW more than a year... that may be overly pessimistic of me, but I figure, if I need, I need it...

That is the worry that has been building in my mind. I don't know if they are still good until I fire them.

my CCW is a ParaOrdnance P-12.45...

My hands are too small to hold a .45 properly. I can shoot them... but the grip is just too big for it to be a good gun for me.

I will look for the CorBon rounds for both guns. My friend can't replace the bullets I have because he retired from the loading business. What a tragedy that was for me. He used to give me thousands of rounds at a time for free. What a great thing that was. I have never had to buy bullets before. I just used the last 500 box of his the last time I went shooting. :~(

Regarding the Glasers... Have you ever actually shot something with them? - I ask because my same friend (same friend with the loading business later) bad-talked them after an experience he had on patrol as a deputy. He was called to shoot a sow pig that had been hit by a car. He shot it at point-blank range in the head with glasers and it jumped up and ran off. He said he never used them again after that. But we did acknowledge that they are not intended for used in hard bony areas like pig skull, but instead for soft tissue areas. What do you think?

[carton253]

Then I missed it. I would make a good Secretary of State. Thanks!

[JenB]

Thank you!

And deep in their dark hearts the Orcs loathed the Master whom they served in fear, the maker only of their misery. This it may be was the vilest deed of Melkor, and the most hateful to Iluvatar.

That is the most important part of this, I think. I agree that this is the vilest deed of all that Morgoth did.

[HairOfTheDog]

G'nad can be in charge of our military, RM can be in charge of the kitchen, 2J can run the school, Jen can be our resident Middle-Earth historian, I'll go ahead and set up a church for those who want one, RWRF can be in charge of our banking system, Hair can watch over our animals, Corin can be our PR guy, carton can be in charge of our foreign policy, Sam can fish, OT can be our resident mad scientist (maybe we can even build her a little tower), Rosie can be in charge of entertainment, Bear can be the network administrator, and everyone else can find a niche they would like to fill, and fill it.

I love your plan ksen! - Do we have to wait for the country to go down the tubes? - Or can we just find an island someplace and declare our independence now?

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

do Dwarf husbands ever get their wives Dwarven lingerie?

Oh yeah.... We make a nice couple, don't we?

[carton253]

Amen! I don't care why the Germans thought they had to kill the Jews. I don't care why Moussolini thought he had to take over the world. I don't care why the Japanese thought bombing Pearl Harbor justified.

Their motives mean diddly squat to me. Call me simplistic, call me narrow-minded... I don't care. I have read the terrorists writing, (give me 18 months and I'll be able to read it in Arabic) and I know what they are saying. What they say is why I will fight. Because they aren't stopping until we are defeated. And I won't loose this war. Not to them.

[HairOfTheDog]

I just closed on a hundred acre spread in Southern Missouri...beautiful country... there's about 3,000 acres of timber around it with parcels for sale... I wouldn't mind anchoring a Shire enclave...

Sounds good to me!

[JenB]

I guess I'm simplistic too. I believe there are evil people in the world and the best way to improve the place is to get rid of them. And I think the President agrees.