The Hobbit Hole XIII - Let them pass! Let them pass!

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[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...Let them pass! Let them pass!
(Note to dwarves, this is only meant figuratively)

• 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...
• Seventh Thread: The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...
• Eighth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we may meet...
• Ninth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone
• Tenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole X - That none have seen but we alone.
      Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
• Twelfth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XII - Tree and flower and leaf and grass

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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[Corin Stormhands]

Consider it ordered. ;-)

[RMDupree]

I received an e-mail this morning!! I don't know how he ended up with my addy, but I'm glad he did!!

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My name is Lance Corporal D.H. X.
I am currently stationed in Baghdad, Iraq.
Some of my fellow Marines and I recently
recieved some of the CRKT knives. I visited
the site, but found nowhere to sign a guest
log to say Thank you. So I am emailing you
Mrs. Dupree to say Thank You to you and
your fellow Hobbit-Hole "Freepers!"

Semper Fidelis
Lcpl. X

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I sent him a direct link to our Hobbit Hole, so be sure to wave at him in case he comes by! *waving*

[Fedora]

Mostly post Middle Ages Europe or post Civil War America.

Here's some suggestions:

James H. Billington, Fire in the Minds of Men (traces the rise of Communism from the French Revolution)

Laurence Lafore, The Long Fuse: An Interpretation of the Origins of World War I

Bernadotte E. Schmitt and Harold C. Vedeler, The World in the Crucible: 1914-1919

Sally Marks, The Illusion of Peace: International Relations in Europe, 1918-1933

John Keegan's recommended reading list for World War II (to which I'd add, if you like military history: John Pimlott, The Historical Atlas of World War II, and Stephen Badsley (ed.), Atlas of World War II Battle Plans; Eric Larrabee, Commander in Chief, a great study of the Allied war plan; and anything by William B. Breuer who is one of my favorite historical writers on WWII and the Cold War)

Martin Walker, The Cold War

Post-Civil War America:

Frank W. Klingberg (ed.), A History of the United States: from 1865 to the Present

Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas, The Wise Men (a biography/history of six key US foreign policy advisors from WWII to the Vietnam War)

John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America

Steven M. Gillon, Politics and Vision: The ADA and American Liberalism, 1947-1985 (traces the Democratic Party's internal conflict between radicals and moderates)

Len Colodny and Robert Gettlin, Silent Coup: The Removal of a President (on Watergate)

[JenB]

Have you read the John Adams bio that came out a few years back? I really enjoyed that.

Hullo all. I have strep throat officially now. So I get medicine, yay!! And I came home. I'm in bed for the rest of the afternoon. Right now I'm making pretty labels for my cds...

[Fedora]

That Joseph Plumb Martin stuff sounds interesting!

[2Jedismom]

Most are the same...some are different...you have to get the "old" edition to go along with some of them. So I'm going to the used curriculum store here in Tulsa in just a few minutes...

But some of the videos go with a more updated edition of books...so you gotta do little research. I just now got it all figured out.

They tell ya..."This is the stuff you need for HomeSat...not the stuff in the regular in the BJ catalog".

I just figured out that the editions I had listed for Joshua's kindergarten are the new editions! They don't correspond with the videos!

Whew...I'm mentally wore out! I'm glad I got started on this early...it's taking me all summer to get ready!

Caught it before any harm was done...

[2Jedismom]

Some of my fellow Marines and I recently recieved some of the CRKT knives. I visited the site, but found nowhere to sign a guest log to say Thank you.

Ecurb!! Can you fix this?? Maybe have some place where the servicemembers that go to the link have a place to check in??

I dunno...you're the expert...

[Fedora]

Who was the John Adams bio by? I'd like to read that.

Sorry to hear you have strep--I'll pray for a quick recovery on that. I haven't had strep in a while--is that one of those illnesses where you still have enough energy to lay in bed and read/watch TV or is it one where you're so tired/lightheaded you don't feel like doing anything?

[Corin Stormhands]

Heh...I'm not going to be gone that long...

But thanks for the list. I'll print it out and keep it for reference.

[Corin Stormhands]

Haven't read the John Adams bio.

Now put down the label maker and get some sleep.

[Fedora]

Thanks for posting that Ruthy! And thanks to Lance Corporal D.H.X. for a fine job :)

[JenB]

I'm just playing around on my computer. I'm propped up on two pillows, lights turned down, no noise. Pretty relaxing, and if I don't concentrate on something, my nausea will get me.

Might sleep in a bit, though. Or watch a movie.

[Fedora]

"Heh...I'm not going to be gone that long..."

I figured after you finished reading the Bible you'd probably have some free time :)

[Corin Stormhands]

I figured after you finished reading the Bible you'd probably have some free time :)

It's the translating from Hebrew and Aramaic that's time consuming...

[Fedora]

Yeah I know what you mean: the conversion from Hebrew to Dwarvish text can get pretty involved. At least it doesn't take as long as translating into Entish, though. . .

[SuziQ]

Clare wants to know if you need any more FMAs.

[Corin Stormhands]

Thou Shalt Not Be Hasty

[RosieCotton]

I'm thinkin' the Entish version of the Bible wouldn't be very portable...

Probably not something you'd wanna take on vacation.

OK, I'm off for a bit. Gonna get home, read for awhile, and make dinner.

[RosieCotton]

Might as well...

[RosieCotton]

Might as well...