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

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

But not yet weary are our feet...

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...
• Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

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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[Ramius]

Bang

[300winmag]

Okay, her's my (wannabe) ride:

And the torque wrench setup that I'll be using for all future knife work. No more guessing, now I'll know.

[Ramius]

Dang it.

Aim small, miss small.

[Ramius]

re: Ride. Uh... OK... now I'm officially worried. :-)

re: torque wrench. Yow... that's the coolest little torque wrench I've ever seen. I gather that it does really precise torques on small screws like that?

[HairOfTheDog]

HA! Thanks! Argh..... got yours too!

Will update momentarily!

Evening Ramius! did you see the photo album?

[JenB]

Love Leiber - Fafhrd and the Frey Mouser rock!

Dislike Moorcock.

Thought Auel = Stone Age Porno. No thanks.

Never read Gene Wolfe.

Now: Lois McMaster Bujold? Harry Turtledove? L Sprague deCamp? John Ringo? Vernor Vinge? Orson Scott Card?

If you haven't read at least one of those, I'll be amazed.

Oh - and you've got mail.

[Wneighbor]

I'm glad you're better.

I coulda helped ya with that thermostat!

Get yourself feeling better for the evening now. :-)

[Fedora]

That torque wrench setup looks fantastic!

[Ramius]

I *did* see the photo album... very cool.

[Fedora]

I was going to mention O.S. Card next if I hadn't reached #500 by then :) I actually haven't read Auel yet, but somebody gave me a copy of The Mammoth Hunters which I've been meaning to read. Out of the others you mention I've read some DeCamp. Wasn't John Ringo with the Beatles? :) I'll check the mail shortly.

[ecurbh]

Thanks, got your photos added to the album!

[Wneighbor]

Great picture!!! Now, howcome you were with the weinermobile?

[Wneighbor]

Great picture!!! Now, howcome you were with the weinermobile?

[JenB]

Hehe. John Ringo is a newish writer. Has a pretty decent military SF series I like, starts with "A Hymn Before Battle". He's also with Baen, and that book's online too - beware, I read it and promptly bought the sequel.

DeCamp had a couple great books. "Lest Darkness Fall" is of course the classic, and "The Glory That Was". And "The ?Unbeheaded King" was fun. Best were the stories he wrote with Fletcher Pratt, though, the "Compleat Enchanter" pieces.

Er, you now have two mails.

[Argh]

You're welcome. There's one handsome guy in that bunch going by the dubious name "President Bush": you'd better keep an eye on Miss Hair, ecurbh!

[Ramius]

What?

[Ramius]

What?

[300winmag]

The torque wrench was rescued from inside an IBM mainframe being scrapped. It reads in increments of 2.5 inch-pounds, and was used to seat certain water-cooled components to the radiator assemblies. It cost IBM about $300, which is why they switched to a fixed-torque screwdriver-type device, which cost only $100.

Hair, I'll be sending you an email with higher-definition versions of the pictures.

[HairOfTheDog]

OK - If you have a higher res version, we'll update with that when it comes!

[Wneighbor]

What?

I know, I know... now you're wanting one too!