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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: HairOfTheDog

Good morning, All.

What can't you make up?


3,901 posted on 09/22/2004 6:24:03 AM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: RosieCotton
I suppose any gun shop should know about clubs that might help people get started?

Yeah... - of course, I've been taken more seriously at some than at others, just keep shopping, and buy the gun from the one that treats you well!

3,902 posted on 09/22/2004 6:25:40 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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To: All
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILBO & FRODO!!

Good morning Hobbit Hole! :-)

3,903 posted on 09/22/2004 6:27:02 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington....)
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To: HairOfTheDog

I'm wondering if there are any places where I could take a class sort of thing, using a borrowed or rented gun before I jump in with both feet.

I'll hafta look around, I guess. There are no shortage of gun shops around here...even this dinky town has several.


3,904 posted on 09/22/2004 6:29:21 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: Sam Cree
What can't you make up?

A school in Michigan that wanted to do an emergency drill involving terrorists blowing up a school bus... and instead of any old terrorist, for the purpose of the drill they decided to make them "wacky homeschoolers that hate public ed".

3,905 posted on 09/22/2004 6:29:21 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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To: Sam Cree

Here's ONE of the threads about it:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223188/posts


3,906 posted on 09/22/2004 6:30:15 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: RosieCotton; HairOfTheDog; SuziQ; All

See you later...school's starting!

PS: Joshua really needed a geo-board...I kept thinking "I'll have Steve make one" but never got around to it. A woman came in to co-op the other day and said "Anyone want a free geo-board?" Hehehe!


3,907 posted on 09/22/2004 6:33:00 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (My children were in my arms on 9/11, not in school.)
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To: 2Jedismom

What's a geo-board? Something to do with geography?


3,908 posted on 09/22/2004 6:33:35 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: RosieCotton

Are there any firing ranges or gun clubs, public or private? They might have classes. Gun handling is very 'home schooled'.... most learn from other friends or family.

Our 'public' range is actually owned by the police dept, and they do a safety class, but it's a short film and test and not a real gun handling class, but it's a place to start to see if there is anything offered.. It isn't rocket science. Once you have fired it, then you just need practice with lots of bullets, and to keep aware of bad habits you shouldn't get into. There are book perhaps on sighting and on the other things to consider in stance and style.

I think we should go shooting when you are here for the wedding!


3,909 posted on 09/22/2004 6:35:27 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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To: Sam Cree; HairOfTheDog; RosieCotton; 2Jedismom; RMDupree; Lil'freeper; JenB; g'nad; ExGeeEye; ...
Mornin'.

Gots a busy day. We're leaving tonite for Kentucky (alumni board). Will be back late Saturday night. We ~may~ have Internet whilst we're gone. We're taking Jrs laptop...since he won't be using it for the next two weeks. Something about a missed English essay. To be fair, apparently more than half the class didn't turn it in (which makes me wonder a bit). Still, it was assigned. Teacher contacted all the parents of students who didn't turn it in...we like this teacher.

~sigh~ Already been po'd by an email the boss sent out announcing the realignment of duties. I've come to terms with the fact that I'll report to Rasputin, I've known that was coming. But in two separate emails to the entire organization the boss really couldn't have been more demeaning towards me.

It's politics. I know that. But he was a friend before he took this job (we used to do worship team stuff together). That just makes it suck all that much more...

3,910 posted on 09/22/2004 6:37:24 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (John FORGE Kerry is RONG for America...)
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To: RosieCotton
That's right. It's a manipulative. Joshua's is a blue plastic one. It has different colored rubber bands.

Geoboard.

3,911 posted on 09/22/2004 6:39:10 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (My children were in my arms on 9/11, not in school.)
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To: HairOfTheDog
There are some firing ranges...I've never really looked into them before, but they may well have some basic safety classes. I'm pretty sure they're now requiring people to take a hunting safety class before getting a license (which people are ticked about, but that's another story), so they at least have those...but they're prolly rifle oriented. I dunno...maybe not! In any case, if I at least knew how to load and handle a gun I'd be a little less afraid to just experiment! But I'm also worried a bit about expense. This is probably an interest to be explored long term (like next summer, when heating bills are past) rather than this week. But it's certainly at the back of my mind.

I think we should go shooting when you are here for the wedding!

That would be vey cool!

3,912 posted on 09/22/2004 6:41:05 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: Corin Stormhands

Good morning Corin...

Jeeze. Did he take your Streamline stapler back too?


3,913 posted on 09/22/2004 6:43:01 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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To: 2Jedismom

Ah...geometry rather than geography. We used to use something similar just to play with, but ours was just a board with nails, and we mostly played around with getting musical notes from the rubber bands.


3,914 posted on 09/22/2004 6:43:07 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: RosieCotton

Make sure you plan enough time for some visiting here! We'd love to take you shooting, that's an easy thing to plan, and we'd and anywhere else touristy you'd like to go!


3,915 posted on 09/22/2004 6:44:46 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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To: RosieCotton

Why does that not surprise me! LOL

Joshua makes all kinds of designs with it. He just sits and plays with it too, like it's some great toy! I'm kinda surprised by that.


3,916 posted on 09/22/2004 6:45:27 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (My children were in my arms on 9/11, not in school.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Good morning, Corin!


3,917 posted on 09/22/2004 6:46:23 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (My children were in my arms on 9/11, not in school.)
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To: Lil'freeper

Oh! Good morning, Lil!


3,918 posted on 09/22/2004 6:48:06 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (My children were in my arms on 9/11, not in school.)
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To: HairOfTheDog; 2Jedismom

Mornin'

You know, I'm not gonna let it ruin my day. But I was a heck of a lot more motivated before I read that.

And it doesn't change how anything operates or what I do from day to day.

(I still haven't seen Office Space)


3,919 posted on 09/22/2004 6:49:20 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (John FORGE Kerry is RONG for America...)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Prayers for a safe journey, Corin.

And I'm sorry to hear that your boss and once-friend is acting like a jerk. Power affects different folks in different ways.


3,920 posted on 09/22/2004 6:49:59 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington....)
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