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The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...

Posted on 03/15/2004 1:45:41 PM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

But not yet weary are our feet...

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: HairOfTheDog
You've never, as a young fool, poured water into a pan of hot grease?

I have...

4,061 posted on 03/29/2004 10:40:21 AM PST by RosieCotton (Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton
I would think it would pop and spit.... but fire?
4,062 posted on 03/29/2004 10:41:27 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Pop and spit is an understatement. I was lucky not to lose skin.

And I'd think a lot of it would end up all over the stove and on the burner.

But I'd be skeered to test the theory!
4,063 posted on 03/29/2004 10:42:49 AM PST by RosieCotton (Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: 300winmag
Do you get asked, "Do you still work here?" at times? Looks like you've packed all your toys and moved on.
4,064 posted on 03/29/2004 10:50:26 AM PST by Professional Engineer (3/11/04 saw the launching of the Moorish reconquest of Spain.)
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To: Howlin
***The recipe says 1 cup water and 1/2 cup shortening in small saucepan over high heat - boil for 5 minutes! .....

Uhhhh....water and shortening don't mix. Never heard of anyone trying to boil a shortening mixture before. :)

4,065 posted on 03/29/2004 10:57:35 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: HairOfTheDog
It could ignite if the grease spatter hit open flame- gas stove comes to mind- or a hot electric element.
4,066 posted on 03/29/2004 10:58:19 AM PST by Lil'freeper (By all that we hold dear on this good Earth I bid you stand, men of the West!)
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To: Lil'freeper
Ahh.... well, I have never lived with gas appliances... only 'lectric.

It's ~not~ that I am just completely unfamiliar with the kitchen!

4,067 posted on 03/29/2004 11:08:59 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
I had a gas stove in an apartment once, but my experience with grease fires comes from woodburning stoves (there was a crazy person involved- and it wasn't me :P ).
4,068 posted on 03/29/2004 11:46:20 AM PST by Lil'freeper (By all that we hold dear on this good Earth I bid you stand, men of the West!)
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To: Lil'freeper; HairOfTheDog
Totally non-grease related...but I really like my gas stovetop! It's sooo much easier to get the heat level exactly where I want it. I DO think electric ovens tend to heat more evenly, though. My ideal stove would have gas burners on top and an electric oven, but I have no idea if such a beast actually exists.
4,069 posted on 03/29/2004 11:51:55 AM PST by RosieCotton (Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton
My sister's gas stove and 2 electric ovens are completely separate critters in her kitchen, that may be the only way for you to get what you want.
4,070 posted on 03/29/2004 11:55:54 AM PST by Argh
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To: HairOfTheDog

4,071 posted on 03/29/2004 12:43:49 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear (He's so tall! He's so tall!)
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To: RosieCotton
Yeah, yeah, yeah. ;-) I admit it HAS been on my mind. I at least want to visit!

Ok: ulterior motive time: everything there except rent seems to be cheap. I'm going to have it kind of tight when I move, unless I share with someone, and I don't just share with someone I don't know. So I want a roommate ;)

But of course you're welcome to just come visit... sigh...

4,072 posted on 03/29/2004 1:59:10 PM PST by JenB
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Wneighbor
Since y'all are on the subject, ahem.

W, Did you know that Marty Stuart is up for a Flame Worthy Collaborative Video of the Year award? -

Marty Stuart featuring Merle Haggard
"Farmer's Blues (featuring Merle Haggard)"

http://www.cmt.com/shows/events/flameworthy/2004/nominees_round_1.jhtml
4,073 posted on 03/29/2004 2:01:10 PM PST by My back yard (www.forpresident.com)
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To: RosieCotton
Going to do the run. Restarting week whatever, again.

Psst... Fort Collins is flat... and has nice sidewalks... good place to run outside, with a friend...

Ugh, I have the most miserable allergies today!
4,074 posted on 03/29/2004 2:02:30 PM PST by JenB
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To: Professional Engineer
Do you get asked, "Do you still work here?" at times? Looks like you've packed all your toys and moved on.

As long as my personal trackball, wireless headset, wrist wrests, and USB hub are still there, so am I. But at age 56, I've realized it doesn't pay to get too homey in a cubicle, so there's no artwork, family photos, desktop toys, etc.

4,075 posted on 03/29/2004 2:38:08 PM PST by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: 300winmag; Professional Engineer; SuziQ; Lil'freeper; RosieCotton; 2Jedismom; Corin Stormhands; ...
Urgent Prayer Request

Within the last hour one of our students here at my school has had her son kidnapped from the school at which he attends kindergarten. The boy was signed out by a woman who signed the mother's name as picking him up. This was not discovered until the grandfather arrived to pick the boy up from school about an hour ago.

The mother has just left to meet the police at the elementary school. All family members have been called and none of the family claims to have picked the boy up so it appears to have been a stranger. Thanks for prayers ya'll. Updates when I know something else.

4,076 posted on 03/29/2004 2:42:25 PM PST by Wneighbor (Well the view looks better from ahead than it looks behind)
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To: Wneighbor
Certainly W...

It isn't a stranger.... it is someone who knows the mother's name.... and someone the boy would have known well enough to go along with.
4,077 posted on 03/29/2004 2:52:22 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Ramius
I found yard ~banners~ big enough for the pasture or front of the boathouse...

And the price is a little steep! But I guess not if you consider it a donation.... I can't afford donations at this level, unfortunately.

The George W. Bush Online Store

4,078 posted on 03/29/2004 2:54:55 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Wneighbor
Good heavens! Will do!
4,079 posted on 03/29/2004 3:42:43 PM PST by Lil'freeper (By all that we hold dear on this good Earth I bid you stand, men of the West!)
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To: HairOfTheDog
That banner is a bit pricey, but the yard signs arent... really.

Big'ol just ordered us in some "gear": a yard sign, some buttons, bumper stickers and a pair of these:

4,080 posted on 03/29/2004 3:46:30 PM PST by Lil'freeper (By all that we hold dear on this good Earth I bid you stand, men of the West!)
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