The Hobbit Hole XX - And take the hidden paths that run...

The Freeper Hobbit Hole ^

[JenB]

Really, you didn't read them? I read all the famous ones... my favorite is "Around the World in 80 Days".

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Nope, I really didn't, except for the one. I'm also ashamed to admit that the only H.G. Wells I've ever read as an actual book was War of the Worlds. Otherwise, it's all Classics Illustrated and movie adaptations.

[RosieCotton]

Good night, all!

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Sleep well! ;)

[SuziQ]

Heh!

[JenB]

Sad... well, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" was kind of hard to get through - the writing style - but I highly recommend picking up a copy of "Around the World". Entertaining, and an interesting look at how people viewed the rest of the world back then...

Hmm, snow is coming down hard. Not looking good for church tomorrow....

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Eh... the way I look at it is, there are a lot of good stories out there to be read. There's no way I can read them all, even in a lifetime of reading. So if I miss a few, it's to be expected. I've read and enjoyed other stories in their place.

[JenB]

I don't want to miss any of the good ones, so I read 'em all!

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Ah, but I believe "good", in this sense, to be subjective. So there's no way I can know it will be "good", until I read it! ;)

[JenB]

Yeah, I read a lot of lame stories in my quest for good ones - that's what I meant by "them all". But I can rule out whole genres - romance, westerns, most thrillers - as not likely to have anything that will appeal to me. All I have to do is read 80% of the SF section and 15% of the mystery section and I'll be happy...

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Yeah, I know where you're coming from... for me, it's got to have that "sensawunda".

[JenB]

For me, the process of discovering a good book includes the disappointing lousy books I read. I go to the library and pick up a stack, and sometimes they're all crap, sometimes they're mediocre, but now and then there's a gem good enough to make the wading-through worthwhile.

If every book filled me with that "sensawunda" I might get jaded.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

I'm more jealous of my reading time (and my budget).

That's probably why I read a lot of graphic fiction; a little quick browsing can tell me whether I'll enjoy the story or not, saving both time and money.

[JenB]

Libraries are a wonderful invention! I haven't bought many books since moving out here, because the library system is so good.

But graphic novels are fun, too, and you're right, three chapters of one is enough to tell me if it's worth spending time on.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

I've been reading a lot of web comics lately. Some of them can tell a heck of a good story.

[SuziQ]

Y'all were discussing composers the other day, and I realized later that Fanny Crosby wrote one of the songs in the Tenebrae Service that we're doing next weekend. If you want to listen to parts of it, it's called The Shadow of the Cross . Scroll down the page to the description and there's a link to listen to it.

One of the most beautiful parts of it is the end, when we sing a capella, the last verse of "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" by Isaac Watts.

Were the whole world of nature mine
That were a present far too small
Love so amazing so divine
Demands by soul, my life, my all.

[300winmag]

Just saw this little item, available May 15. Biggest feature is that it contains a calculator that computes clicks or holdover for various scope reticles such as mildot and MOA. I guess you use the four buttons to input data, and select the measuring mode. With a street price of $200, I'll be looking for some critical reviews, first.

[g'nad]

mmmmmmmmmm.... trajectory....

only thing missin' izzuh built-in laser range finder...

[ExGeeEye]

Good Morning!

Spring is in the air!

Must be, 'cuz it isn't on the ground!

Went to see The Pacifier yesterday afternoon. Cute :) Vin Diesel self-parody, no language or "adult" (ahem) issues, little violence...the way Disney movies are s'posed to be, IMHO.

Previews: a remake of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner with roles reversed. I don't think that one will be quite as problem-free.

AND...for fans of this, this is coming. Looks fun.

Meanwhile, Don't Panic. April 29 will arrive on schedule.

[g'nad]

beauty day yesterday... got up tuh 70 here... lillies are sproutin'... dafodils are bloomin'...

hadda brush hog job down the road... some kin of our neighbors needed a spot cleared tuh put in a trailer... I told 'em I'd do it fer $30, cuz I thought it was next tuh the road, and they're short on funds...

I get there and she wants 3 acres cleared, and it is some nasty, nasty brush... downed trees, tight spaces... I went ahead and did it, but it was a job I would've normally charged $120 fer

high point of theday was I hadda a good friend from hi skool stop by on his way from Ft Worth to Iowa... seems his route takes him right thru Lebanon... he's a teacher/wrestling coach at Lamar HS... it was great to see him... his kids are the same age as my kids, and they hadda ball...

27 degrees here now... gettin' ready fer church... thenewboy is still runnin' a temp, so he and mrsnad are stayin' home...