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The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
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Posted on 09/02/2004 2:18:28 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...Pass them by! Pass them by!

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: RosieCotton

They're morons, Rosie. Don't let it get to you.


301 posted on 09/03/2004 11:16:20 AM PDT by JenB
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To: RosieCotton
I misread! Im sorry! Yeah, I'd be bummed too! Little twerps. Immature brats.

Its because they aren't conservative yet (liberal at 20, conservative at 30...)...conservative men know a goodlooking conservative woman when they see one, and they just having got there yet, is all!!

But I know what you mean. I think Im invisible to most myself at 37.

302 posted on 09/03/2004 11:18:57 AM PDT by Alkhin (just another one of my fly-bys...he thinks I need keeping in order.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

LOL! I've seen a lot of Ds over the time I've been here, I think. Tried to talk a few of them through logging in. It isn't possible.


303 posted on 09/03/2004 11:20:36 AM PDT by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: JenB; RosieCotton; RMDupree; HairOfTheDog; g'nad; All
Okay, my weekend adventure is taking shape...

1. Nana is being moved from the hospital to the nursing facility tomorrow. She has to stay in the hospital another day for Medicare to pay for the nursing facility.

2. Wife starts back to teaching next week, but Luke's pre-school doesn't start until the 13th. Plan had bee for Luke to stay with Nana during those three days.

3. Richmond sister who will keep Luke in the afternoons after pre-school is a) clueless, b) very self absorbed, c) both. (i.e. Nana's been in since Tuesday night, this sister hasn't been to see her, but did manage to get a sitter last night so she could go to her quilting class).

4. Sister in Greensboro has offered to let Luke come down there for next week. However, she just had gall bladder surgery and can't drive yet.

Sooo....

Tomorrow, Luke, Jr. and I will drive to my Mom's house. Sunday we'll attend the family reunion (on wife's side) and let Luke go home with that sister and her husband. He'll spend next week there.

Jr. and I will come home on Sunday.

304 posted on 09/03/2004 11:22:35 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Prayers offered up, Corin!


305 posted on 09/03/2004 11:24:53 AM PDT by Alkhin (just another one of my fly-bys...he thinks I need keeping in order.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Good grief, that's complicated. I'm glad my family situation isn't as nutty as yours.

Hope everything ends up working out. How long will Nana be at the nursing home?


306 posted on 09/03/2004 11:25:54 AM PDT by JenB
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Speaking of prayers needed, I think these folks could use some:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1206689/posts

Just makes me sick. I can't even fathom what this must have been like and the troubles they're still dealing with.


307 posted on 09/03/2004 11:26:10 AM PDT by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: Alkhin

thanks


308 posted on 09/03/2004 11:26:38 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom.)
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To: JenB
Good grief, that's complicated.

Heh...feels "normal" in our house. ;-)

I don't know how long she'll stay. Wife hasn't talked to the doctor today (that I know of). I guess it depends on how the therapy goes.

309 posted on 09/03/2004 11:28:16 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom.)
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To: RosieCotton

Yep...THOSE are the REAL babykillers!!!!


310 posted on 09/03/2004 11:28:46 AM PDT by Alkhin (just another one of my fly-bys...he thinks I need keeping in order.)
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To: All

Later folks, I'm gonna go get the estimate on the truck.


311 posted on 09/03/2004 11:53:09 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom.)
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To: RosieCotton
Now...I realize that to them, I'm an old hag already, and that I don't exactly dress "hot"

Hardly. They're ignorant, infantile snots (I used to teach high school so I can say that with authority), and will be for at least another 10 years. They're like Beevis and Butthead... they drool over women and if they're lucky enough to "get some" it's with some female analog of their own lazy, low-rent, illiterate selves.

It's time for you to become a snob. Get haughty. You outclass them in EVERY regard. So throw your shoulders back, keep your chin up, act your station. If you do have to interact with them, keep your expression bland and a little sardonic... as though you smell something really foul and suspect one of them is responsible. Smile ocassionally, but be sure it's forced. And if you have to talk to them, treat them like five-year-olds. Nod a lot, but don't really listen and throw in a dismissive, "I'm sure that's very nice," every now and then.

I recently sat in a class at a community college full of human debris recently graduated from high school. So full of themselves, so convinced they're God's gift to mankind. I caught the "that woman" reference when some slug behind me noticed I had aced an exam that he had failed. My heart sank, at first. But then I realized how wonderful it was to not be one of them. I didn't have to compete with any of the skankily-clad bimbos for the attention of the boys. I OUTRANKED THEM ALL. The prof treated me much more courteously, because of my age. It was great.

*YOU* need to hold out for the very best and ignore the children.

312 posted on 09/03/2004 12:04:03 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Argh- it never ends, does it? Good thing the Lord doesn't give you any mor than you can handle. (He must think well of you!)


313 posted on 09/03/2004 12:06:15 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: Corin Stormhands
She'll pay for it in her premiums.

If she can afford the car she drives, she can afford a new bumper.

314 posted on 09/03/2004 12:08:55 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: JenB; ecurbh
Just a warning if you do get up to Aspen. There's NO air up there. Vey high elevation.

So, I recommend staying three or four days to get acclimated. ;)

315 posted on 09/03/2004 12:11:00 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: SuziQ

Rounding out my Suzi-style funkle.


316 posted on 09/03/2004 12:11:54 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: Lil'freeper
Wow...well said! And you're right, of course.

I'm really looking forward to the course itself. I know very little about networking, really, at least as far as the in-depth stuff. I've gleaned a lot, but for the most part, I'm still "just" a PC person. This will open a lot of doors, PLUS help me better understand a lot of the issues and problems I deal with from the PC side.

And as a bonus, the department is paying for my books, and my boss also said if I take the Network+ exam at the end and pass, they'll reimburse me for that as well. Cool beans.
317 posted on 09/03/2004 12:16:11 PM PDT by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: RosieCotton
I'm not THAT much of an eyesore, I don't think.

Far from it, quite the contrary in fact, you are an attractive and talented lady.

318 posted on 09/03/2004 12:28:44 PM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: Lil'freeper; JenB
Just a warning if you do get up to Aspen. There's NO air up there. Vey high elevation. So, I recommend staying three or four days to get acclimated. ;)

Very true. I was there a couple weeks before hiking much at all, and even then, started with easier ones before heading for the high passes.

And when I got back to Tucson in the fall, my cardiovascular endurance was much improved... Could ride my bike nearly twice as far before becoming winded, compared to the previous spring. (It helped my trombone breath control too!)

But the clarity of the air at those elevations, deep in wilderness area, is really something to behold. And the quiet... no sound but the wind. ~sigh~ I really want to visit again.

319 posted on 09/03/2004 12:47:56 PM PDT by ecurbh (Having come this far, our tested and confident Nation can achieve anything.)
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To: HairOfTheDog; ecurbh; RosieCotton; JenB; 2Jedismom; Bear_in_RoseBear; Corin Stormhands; g'nad; ...

Well everyone, I've lost power once already and the moment it came back on, I decided to hop in here real quick to let you know I may not be back if it goes out for good.

Talk to you all soon! A feeder band is headed west towards my neighborhood (Everglades), so I want to unplug my PC in case the lightening gets heavy.

Love you guys!


320 posted on 09/03/2004 1:10:47 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington....)
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