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The Hobbit Hole XX - And take the hidden paths that run...
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Posted on 03/05/2005 11:51:13 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
And take the hidden paths that run...
New verse:
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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! |
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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! |
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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: Bear_in_RoseBear
Really, you didn't read them? I read all the famous ones... my favorite is "Around the World in 80 Days".
1,341
posted on
03/12/2005 7:23:04 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
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.
1,342
posted on
03/12/2005 7:25:37 PM PST
by
Bear_in_RoseBear
(Life's a game and I aim to win it, but my pocket's got a hole in it)
To: JenB; Bear_in_RoseBear; ExGeeEye; All
1,343
posted on
03/12/2005 7:25:50 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(23 days until my Colorado adventure begins!)
To: RosieCotton
Sleep well! ;)
1,344
posted on
03/12/2005 7:28:57 PM PST
by
Bear_in_RoseBear
(Life's a game and I aim to win it, but my pocket's got a hole in it)
To: Corin Stormhands
1,345
posted on
03/12/2005 7:34:35 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
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....
1,346
posted on
03/12/2005 7:38:10 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
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.
1,347
posted on
03/12/2005 7:40:51 PM PST
by
Bear_in_RoseBear
(Life's a game and I aim to win it, but my pocket's got a hole in it)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
I don't want to miss any of the good ones, so I read 'em all!
1,348
posted on
03/12/2005 7:43:37 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
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! ;)
1,349
posted on
03/12/2005 7:49:46 PM PST
by
Bear_in_RoseBear
(Life's a game and I aim to win it, but my pocket's got a hole in it)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
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...
1,350
posted on
03/12/2005 7:53:24 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
Yeah, I know where you're coming from... for me, it's got to have that "sensawunda".
1,351
posted on
03/12/2005 8:03:25 PM PST
by
Bear_in_RoseBear
(Life's a game and I aim to win it, but my pocket's got a hole in it)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
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.
1,352
posted on
03/12/2005 8:17:39 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
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.
1,353
posted on
03/12/2005 8:22:38 PM PST
by
Bear_in_RoseBear
(Life's a game and I aim to win it, but my pocket's got a hole in it)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
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.
1,354
posted on
03/12/2005 9:00:34 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
I've been reading a lot of web comics lately. Some of them can tell a heck of a good story.
1,355
posted on
03/12/2005 9:10:59 PM PST
by
Bear_in_RoseBear
(Life's a game and I aim to win it, but my pocket's got a hole in it)
To: Corin Stormhands
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.
1,356
posted on
03/12/2005 9:42:34 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: g'nad; Ramius; osagebowman; Sam Cree; HairOfTheDog; ExGeeEye
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.
1,357
posted on
03/12/2005 10:03:36 PM PST
by
300winmag
(FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
To: 300winmag
mmmmmmmmmm.... trajectory....
only thing missin' izzuh built-in laser range finder...
1,358
posted on
03/13/2005 4:55:42 AM PST
by
g'nad
To: All
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.
1,359
posted on
03/13/2005 5:05:05 AM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(Never mind...)
To: osagebowman; Overtaxed; Corin Stormhands; 2Jedismom; 300winmag; SuziQ; Bear_in_RoseBear; ...
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...
1,360
posted on
03/13/2005 5:13:14 AM PST
by
g'nad
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