Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Well since he addressed you as 'Sir' I assume that you outrank him. If that's the case, then you are truly doing your duty by leading the men, getting right in there with them and showing them you can handle whatever happens! (Good thing you planned to take Thursday off!)
To quote the wacky captions: "The hobbits show exordinary resilient to deceive all."
Among the first hints that Bombadil could be some sort of nature spirit is his first mention in Letters: in Letter #19, Tolkien asks his publisher "Do you think Tom Bombadil, the spirit of the (vanishing) Oxford and Berkshire countryside, could be made into the hero of a story?" Like the early drafts of LotR, this 1937 letter cannot be considered trustworthy: Bombadil may have changed a great deal as he was assimilated into the legendarium. However, it provides a starting point for our investigation, showing that Tom Bombadil was a "nature spirit" when Tolkien first imagined him. It seems reasonable to wonder if this view remained unchanged.
http://tolkien.slimy.com/essays/Bombadil4Spirits.html
I find the 'nature spirit' explanation dissatisfying.
Your wife sounds a lot like me! My mother was always the house cleaner, though we did chores, etc when we were younger. Sir SuziQ loved it when she would come to visit because she cleaned like a fool; she just couldn't sit still! I did not inherit that ability! His mother was a real neatnick, so he likes an ordered household. Luckily he has mellowed as he's gotten older, and I've gotten a little better about cleaning, though I'll admit, not much.
SSQ says I need to do a house crap dump before we can begin remodeling. It is very paralyzing thinking about it because it is hard to know where to start; there are so many places that need it!
As far as Jr. and football, maybe he'll get so into video, he may forget about playing and start thinking about 'filming' the games! That's something that would be great about homeschooling; he would have time to 'follow his bliss' and photograph and video to his heart's content. I think that is a great idea about letting him go with you to your college and sit in on some classes. When he gets to high school age, he could probably take classes for real at a local community college. You could call it high school credit, and he'd be racking up college credits as well.
You mentioned your wife worked at a homeschool academy. Could Jr. take some of his courses there?
LOL! I have a 'Fruitcake Cookie' recipe that a neighbor of Mama's gave me just after SSQ and I got married. I laughed when I saw it because it says it makes 300 cookies; that's 25 Dozen!! I've never gotten 25 dz out of it though; I guess I make them bigger than they are supposed to be. I hate fruitcake, but I love these cookies. That's why I'm not making any of them this Christmas. I'm the only one who likes them and I don't NEED them!
I just stopped by for a bit to say hello. My dad arrived from Chicago tonight and will be staying with us until Tuesday. I'm a bit disappointed he couldn't stay one more day to see TTT with me, but oh well.
JenB - I'll echo the "good going" comment on your test! I'm sure you did great! :)
Good news all around! :)
Rose and I are thinking of taking a half-day off next Wednesday to see The Movie at 4:00 pm... will find out tomorrow if we can take the time off, hopefully!
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