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

[Fedora]

Tolkien was a big-time onomatophile (I'm guessing at the Greek for "name-lover")

He was--even though I'm not sure that's a real word, LOL! I think "onomatologist" is real, though :)

[Fedora]

Make the peanut butter sammich and go where ya WANNA go!

That's my philosophy--LOL!

[300winmag]

And LF, winmag, I don't think we have ever seen pics of you! - wanna give us one to post?

I'll upload the two latest pictures of me I have. Both have me in the distance, standing in front of something. One is a Sidewinder missile cart, the other is the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. I'd prefer the shot with the Wienermobile, as that's more my style.

I'll also upload a picture of my torque wrench setup, the latest tool in the HHD knife project.

[Fedora]

I'd prefer the shot with the Wienermobile, as that's more my style.

ROFL!

[HairOfTheDog]

LOL! - I don't even know what that means! - But awaiting weinermobile pic!

[JenB]

Trust me, I don't walk unseen, I've won no rings, and never guested with eagles. The others may or may not be applicable.

I never read "Stranger in a Strange Land" - well, I started it but I kind of hated it, so I gave up. Heinlein got a little weird there. Too bad.

Still, he was the best when he was good.

Ever read any Keith Laumer? He's one of my 'recent' discoveries, within the last three years I've read close to half of what he wrote. He's best know for his "Retief" and 'Bolo' stories. I love Retief, hate the bolos. He also had a lot of grand old stories - dystopias, what have you.

[Fedora]

Trust me, I don't walk unseen, I've won no rings, and never guested with eagles. The others may or may not be applicable.

Next you're gonna tell me you're not a burahobbit :)

I haven't read any Laumer, but I like dystopias, at least certain ones (I should say, I like pre-cyberpunk dystopias). What's his stuff like?

[Ramius]

Hey howdy all! [sip]

I'm mostly here... mostly.

[JenB]

Some of his stuff is funny, some is darker. He specializes in "Planet/girl/humanity is in trouble. Hero saves the day by dint of his refusal to give up in face of insurmountable odds". The "Retief" stories are hilarious little pieces about a galactic diplomat who is always resorting to, um, more stringent negotations, to the horror of his superiors (it has some of the best beaurocrats I've ever met).

Baen has been reprinting a few of Laumer's books. In fact, you can read a couple of them online, free, at Baen's free library - the site seems to be down but go to www.baen.com and look for the link that says "free library" - it's not hard after that.

[Fedora]

I'm mostly here... mostly.

Howdy! Sounds like you're having another one of those, um, wine coolers :)

[Fedora]

I'll check that out. Baen publishes some good stuff. I have one of their old printed catalogs.

How about Stephen Donaldson?

[Ramius]

Uh... yeah, dat's it... dat's da ticket...

[Wneighbor]

Hi sweetheart! Feeling better now?

[Argh]

Thank you, MBY, but be careful, you might go blind.

Actually, I seem to have one on my home hard disk, I'll try to send it to Miss Hair.

[Fedora]

Uh... yeah, dat's it... dat's da ticket...

One-way ticket or round-trip?--LOL!

[Fedora]

Another author I was going to ask about: Fritz Leiber--ever read him?

[Fedora]

Or Michael Moorcock?

[Ramius]

Feeling better now?

Not as good as I'm gonna feel in about a half hour. :-)

But yes, that little nap and turning the thermostat way up in the bachpad all night really worked.

[Fedora]

Gene Wolfe?

[Fedora]

Jean Auel?