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The Hobbit Hole XXI - ...Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
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Posted on 04/21/2005 6:44:57 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...Towards the Moon or to the Sun.

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!

See also: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net

Web page for our moot reports and troop support information!


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To: Overtaxed

It's not the most efficient way, mind you, but it's something!


3,841 posted on 05/15/2005 7:53:12 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: maquiladora

I mildly enjoyed I & II... will take thekids tuh see III... then get the widescreen DVD...


3,842 posted on 05/15/2005 7:53:27 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: Professional Engineer

kewl pic... thin air... big ruck... great view... been there, done that bro...


3,843 posted on 05/15/2005 7:55:40 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: HairOfTheDog; Overtaxed

make thehorses get out and push... or pull...


3,844 posted on 05/15/2005 7:56:34 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: HairOfTheDog
Enough for what purpose?

I'd like to be debt free by July. ;-)

3,845 posted on 05/15/2005 8:01:03 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://www.cafepress.com/wardsmythe)
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To: g'nad; HairOfTheDog

Frodo's gettin' snippy with Sam.

I'll let them fight it out. I'm going to bed.

g'nite.


3,846 posted on 05/15/2005 8:03:59 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://www.cafepress.com/wardsmythe)
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To: Corin Stormhands
I'd like to be debt free by July. ;-)

Oh - well, you don't need cash for that... write them all checks :~D

3,847 posted on 05/15/2005 8:05:00 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Professional Engineer
Do you mesure happiness with an altimeter? LOL.

I probably could. Almost started skipping when it started hailing. Haven't been out and about in a good hailstorm since I worked for the Scouts. Where were ya in that pic? Looks very Rockies. All of my grinnin-on-the-summit pics are at my Mom's house in AZ... or I'd post a few. :)

3,848 posted on 05/15/2005 8:09:05 PM PDT by Lil'freeper
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To: g'nad

Get's ya' right with the world, doesn't it.


3,849 posted on 05/15/2005 8:13:05 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Okay, I've deleted the operating system, now what?)
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To: osagebowman; Corin Stormhands; 300winmag; Professional Engineer; 2Jedismom; Sam Cree; ExGeeEye; ...

hadda long weekend...

yesterday was local ministry at the church... took the "utes" to pick up trash along side of the roads... outta 'bout a dozen, 4 showed...

after lunch, we took them paintballing, 3 utes, 4 men, 4 hours... we hadda great time... lets just say, I ain't lost my edge... I racked up by far the highest body count... one of the men, Steve, is a forester with the MDC, great guy... he was my arch nemisis...

we chose teams every time, he was always on the other team, and that was good... the guy who runs the paintball place is a strong Christian, and does most of his business with church groups... a real quality set up I must say... any the owner told us after watching a little while he noticed a trend... that whichever team killed me or Steve first, won... (I only died three times in over a dozen games)...

more than once I killed everyone on the other team single-handed... btw, this is the first time I been paint ballin'...

'nuff about me... everyone hadda great time...

when we were done, we headed out tuh theRidge fer a cookout and camping... a great end to a great day...

tomorrow, back to the grind...


3,850 posted on 05/15/2005 8:13:29 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: Professional Engineer

like nuthin' else...


3,851 posted on 05/15/2005 8:14:59 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: g'nad

It can hurt to get hit by them paintballs!

Paint balling is a really good time.


3,852 posted on 05/15/2005 8:15:09 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: g'nad
...will take thekids tuh see III...

Might want to see it first yourself...

3,853 posted on 05/15/2005 8:15:49 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (zzzzzzzz..........zzzzzzzzz..........z..............zzz.....................zzzzzzzzz...............)
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To: Lil'freeper

That was the Wind River Mountains. The closest town is Riverton, WY.

That picture was taken in 1997. We came out of the hills the next day to learn Princess Di had died during the night. The next year, we went back again, a little further Norht. Nine days on the trail, and we come back to hear all about some girl named after a sex act speaking to a grand jury.


3,854 posted on 05/15/2005 8:17:22 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Okay, I've deleted the operating system, now what?)
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To: Corin Stormhands
I'd like to be debt free by July. ;-)

I'd like to be this year. ;~D

3,855 posted on 05/15/2005 8:19:26 PM PDT by ecurbh (Got horse milk?)
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To: g'nad
... outta 'bout a dozen, 4 showed...

The no shows are gonna be mighty upset they missed all that fun. Serves 'em right. Heh heh heh

3,856 posted on 05/15/2005 8:19:38 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Okay, I've deleted the operating system, now what?)
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To: HairOfTheDog; 300winmag
It can hurt to get hit by them paintballs!

I got hit three times (once was friendly fire) within a six inch area on the inside of muh right thigh, mebbe 6" from muh hydraulics... smarted, but not much bruising... the other hit was just below the solar plexus... no marks...

I felt bad cuz I shot one ute at 15'... he surprised me, and by sheer reflex I turned and shot three times before he could get a shot off... first one caught him in the throat, the second grazed his side, the third hit his left thigh... I apologized, but he understood the concept of survival reflex... he was okay... the thigh hit bled, but he is a tough kid... who admitted tuh bein' "out to get" me... he got it all right...

3,857 posted on 05/15/2005 8:25:53 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: ExGeeEye

you think that a 9 and 7 year old don't need tuh see it?...


3,858 posted on 05/15/2005 8:26:45 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: Professional Engineer

specially since they got to paint ball fer free...


3,859 posted on 05/15/2005 8:27:30 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: HairOfTheDog; ecurbh; Ramius; 2Jedismom; Wneighbor; ExGeeEye; JenB; smaagee; Corin Stormhands; ...
Got an email the other day from 1SG "Iron Mike" from Bravo Three of [redacted] [redacted]. First, a picture of him, apparently contemplating a take-out dinner, and some of his troops. They're ongoing recipients of our Hobbit Hole knives.

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I know I said I'd keep in touch, but I have been moving around a lot. I was asked/told to volunteer to help train Iraqi national guard troops. I was given 23 troops to assist me in this task. We were to train up the [redacted] Iraqi national guard battalion. Well like most things in the military its hurry up and wait. So so since the last time I emailed you we have been doing everything except train troops. Lots of patrols, escort missions, prisoner transfer and release. We have finally ended up at a small FOB in the middle of Baghdad with a trained ING BN. They are the [redacted] Defenders of Baghdad, or at least thats who they were. They are the [redacted] Iraqi Army now.

Anyway I would like to find out how I can arange some care packages for these troops from your organization. I have 3 officers 5 NCO's and 15 ENLISTED troops. Also I gave away the Knife's you sent me to a deserving specialist. Who at the time needed them more then I did because of were he was headed. His platoons new sector is all urban, lots of close in combat and house to house street fighting. I would like to know if I can get some blades for the troops I have here with me. I have 1 medic, 1 artillary officer, 1 scout and the rest are infantry. Any assistance would be much apressiated. I have also added a few pictures of the troops .

Thank you for everything your troop support group has done for my guys here, hope to hear froim you soon.

3,860 posted on 05/15/2005 8:51:06 PM PDT by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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