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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:

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

Heh... well, you won't always be on east coast time. ;~D

Go get some coffee!


5,421 posted on 04/08/2005 8:08:21 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog; Corin Stormhands
Back when I lived with my parents, we had a dog (Boston terrier) that we fed Purina Dog Chow. We always kept her dish full; if it started getting low, we'd pour some more in. Thing was, she only ate it when someone came home. Literally, when someone came in, she'd dance around, run to her dish, eat some food, come back and dance around some more, run back to her dish and eat a little more, etc. Otherwise, I never saw her touch the stuff.

I think she "got by" on all the scraps we fed her.

5,422 posted on 04/08/2005 8:12:40 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (Signs point to yes)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

Mine won't eat when we aren't home. If I'm gonna be gone for the day, I'll fill the bowl for my own conscience, but they won't eat till we get home.

She probably was hungry before you got home, but wouldn't eat till you did ;~D


5,423 posted on 04/08/2005 8:18:22 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

The cats like just about anyone - they're content here, except that they're having to learn that yes, you aren't allowed on the table HERE, either. Tam will test all rules whenever he's in a new place.


5,424 posted on 04/08/2005 8:26:20 AM PDT by RosieCotton (I need a new tagline...)
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To: HairOfTheDog
I dunno... she'd do the same trick if one or two of us were home, all along... as soon as the missing person came home, she'd attack her dish, in between paroxysms of joy and rapture at the return of the missing pack-member.

Strange little dog, she was...

5,425 posted on 04/08/2005 8:27:58 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (Signs point to yes)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

Funny... They're all strange in some way or another. ;~D


5,426 posted on 04/08/2005 8:32:22 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Ain't that the truth... just like people. ;)
5,427 posted on 04/08/2005 8:34:26 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (Signs point to yes)
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To: HairOfTheDog; Bear_in_RoseBear

It's quite possible ~they're~ the normal ones...


5,428 posted on 04/08/2005 8:34:28 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (tagline temporarily unavailable)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Hmmm.... I don't think I am quirkier than my dog.


5,429 posted on 04/08/2005 8:36:11 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Corin Stormhands; TalonDJ; Overtaxed; All

Question for those of you with "real" cell phones...any tips on which service / brand is best? Now that I'm in a place with actual coverage and where I'd like to have a phone number I can use without so much worry about minutes, I want to sign up for a normal cell service. At the little mall yesterday, I think I saw Verizon, Cingular, and...US Cellular, maybe? I'm kinda inclined towards Verizon just because I had Verizon phone and DSL back home, and the customer service was good...but I have no idea what their wireless plans are like.

Basically I'm hoping for something that means I can call home and other family without breaking the bank, and there are a dizzying number of plans out there.


5,430 posted on 04/08/2005 8:44:16 AM PDT by RosieCotton (I need a new tagline...)
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To: RosieCotton

I use Verizon and have for years. Ever since they bought out PrimeCo.

I've never had problems with their service, so I'd recommend them. I do believe they are more expensive than T-Mobile or Cingular and they don't do the rollover mintes thing either. :-(


5,431 posted on 04/08/2005 8:55:39 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Anybody wanna give me a lift to Scotland?)
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To: RosieCotton

Call and get quotes from those three and see. I bet they all have a good plan for you, cell service is very competitive.

You want to avoid plans with really limited peak time even if the off-peak time is unlimited. The hours are really restrictive and I want to call when I want, not wait an hour till it's cheaper. Nowadays it's not hard to get plans with a thousand or more anytime minutes for an affordable price. I think ours is around $30/month.


5,432 posted on 04/08/2005 8:55:49 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: RosieCotton
I have been on Verizon for 4+ years now. Been very happy with it. Just two days ago I got a V710 which is massive overkill but a cool toy. If you are looking to a lower end but solid phone, check the LG brand ones. The verizon plan I have (the cheapest one I think) gives free calls to other verizon phones so I can call mom and dad for free. My brother is on Sprint so I have a second phone to call him for free (it is his phone so I pay nothing and he pays nothing). The only complaints I have with verizon involve hacking a phones software... You probably don't care about that hehe...
5,433 posted on 04/08/2005 8:57:16 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: RMDupree
yeah no roll over... but great coverage, free night&weekend, free moble2moble, free long distance, and free roaming on their very big network... Not sure why I would need roll over...
5,434 posted on 04/08/2005 8:59:37 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: RosieCotton

We went with Verizon because at the time they offered us the best deal and then the best upgrade. But we have four phones. We've been pleased with the service.


5,435 posted on 04/08/2005 9:00:14 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (tagline temporarily unavailable)
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To: RosieCotton
Another tip, be sure to check out the phone company website. They will often show special deals on the web that they don't show in the store. Sometimes they even offer special deals for signing up through the website...
5,436 posted on 04/08/2005 9:00:23 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (Signs point to yes)
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To: RosieCotton

Hah, I don't need prep time in the morning! I just roll out of bed, get dressed, and work on my hair while I'm waking up (with help from FR and soda). My bladder was just getting kind of uncomfortable.

Whew, busy morning here. I was thinking since tomorrow doesn't look like good hiking weather, maybe we could go down to Denver for part of the day. Time it right and hit Popeye's for an early lunch or maybe dinner. Don't know what we'd want to do, of course. Any suggestions?


5,437 posted on 04/08/2005 9:11:58 AM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB; RosieCotton
Wheee! Downtown Denver! What a great town. If you get a chance, you absolutely MUST go to The Tattered Cover in the Cherry Hill shopping district. It's the bestest bookstore ever. And you MUST go to WaxTrax ( the best music store(s) ever!) - it's somewhere around 14th St. IIRC. Oh and the Anglicans have a *beautiful* cathedral in downtown.

Oh and REI on Platte St. (gotta get gear for the mountains!) There used to be a North Face outlet store on Colorado Blvd, but I don't know if it's still there.

Oh and there's a wonderful little living history in Littleton.

Oh sigh. I might have to come visit y'all. I'm pining for mountains!

5,438 posted on 04/08/2005 9:22:29 AM PDT by Lil'freeper
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To: Corin Stormhands
CNN is going to re-play the funeral in its entirely at 7pm. I'm watching it on EWTN right now, and they will replay it several times during the day, at 2pm, 7pm and at 11:30pm. Don't know about the networks.

I had watched some of the Mass when parts of it were shown on CNN earlier. During the Sign of Peace, it was fascinating to see the Heads of State shaking one another's hands. I heard that the President of Syria shook hands with the President of Israel. Someone on CNN earlier had said that was the first miracle of John Paul II! Some folks on FR are complaining that Prince Charles shook Robert Mugabe's hand, but they're missing the point. The Sign of Peace is meant to embody the idea that, at the altar of the Lord, people lay aside their differences and treat each other as children of God.

One of the most interesting things that happened was that, just after Communion, but before the Commendation of the Body and Final Blessing of the Mass, the crowd broke into spontaneous applause that went on for about 5 minutes. Then the choir sang the Litany of the Saints, which is beautiful. It is sung in Latin, and it's interesting to try to figure out the Saint's name in English from the Latin one. Then the leaders of the Greek and Eastern Churches gathered around the coffin and said some prayers. The choir sang a version of a hymn that I love, and once sang a different version of at the funeral of a young mother in our Parish. Some of the words are "May the angels bring you into Paradise, May the Martyrs welcome you to the Holy City..." Just beautiful.

After that, the crowd broke into applause again. The the Papal Gentlemen (pallbearers) picked up the coffin to take it into the Basilica. They went up the stairs and behind the makeshift altar with the head of the coffin facing the crowd, and when they reached the top of the stairs, but before entering the doors, they turned around to present the Pope one last time to the crowd, which applauded even more as he was carried into the Basilica. Father Richard John Neuhaus said it was almost as though to let John Paul II see the crowd one last time.

5,439 posted on 04/08/2005 9:23:17 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: JenB
Tattered Cover
5,440 posted on 04/08/2005 9:24:47 AM PDT by Lil'freeper
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