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The Hobbit Hole XXIII - Let them go! Let them go!

Posted on 07/12/2005 8:11:36 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Let them go! Let them go!

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: Overtaxed

Okay, what's a dust gun?


7,221 posted on 08/21/2005 10:02:30 AM PDT by osagebowman ((Help us support our troops! - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/))
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To: osagebowman
Something like this:

It broadcasts dust stuff (like Sevin pesticide) on yer plants.

7,222 posted on 08/21/2005 10:14:37 AM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

Cool, looks pretty heavy duty for pesticides, 'superior firepower'. Can't say we use much in the way of pesticides. We don't even weed or grub control in the back yard since Gypsygirl is there a lot. We do in the front yard, though.


7,223 posted on 08/21/2005 10:23:27 AM PDT by osagebowman ((Help us support our troops! - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/))
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To: Overtaxed

"Laptop case" is only its secondary purpose. You should know that!

Same goes for guitar cases, mando cases, whistle bags...


7,224 posted on 08/21/2005 11:32:08 AM PDT by RosieCotton ("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton

'Course now I'll have to try to de-fur it again.

How do you get cat hair out of velcro?


7,225 posted on 08/21/2005 11:33:59 AM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

I dunno, but if you figure it out, let me know...

Heh...I've attempted to use a comb before, but it tends to straighten out the little hooks.


7,226 posted on 08/21/2005 11:44:17 AM PDT by RosieCotton ("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Overtaxed

Those cats tried sleeping on my laundry while I was eating breakfast. Fortunately it hadn't been washed yet... I don't mind cat hair but it makes me itch if it's inside a shirt.


7,227 posted on 08/21/2005 11:47:55 AM PDT by JenB (As you wish)
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To: JenB

Cats sleeping on unwashed laundry? My cat prefers laundry fresh out of the dryer.


7,228 posted on 08/21/2005 11:50:55 AM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

She didn't let them try it afterwards to see which they preferred.

Cruel, I tell ya...just cruel. Heh...


7,229 posted on 08/21/2005 11:52:36 AM PDT by RosieCotton ("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton

Poor kitties!


7,230 posted on 08/21/2005 11:54:32 AM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

I think they'd take what they can get. Though I'm not up for folding the clean stuff yet, it's carefully shut up in my bedroom. The cats are not allowed in there ;-)


7,231 posted on 08/21/2005 12:01:35 PM PDT by JenB (As you wish)
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To: JenB; Overtaxed; HairOfTheDog; Lil'freeper; RMDupree; SuziQ; TalonDJ; Ramius; ecurbh; ...

Afternoon.

Back from church. Thought about weedin' but it's just too dang hot and muggy. If I can put it off long enough, I can just mow 'em. ;-)

Treerat varmints ate thru muh woodpecker feeder (muh birthday present). I'm thinkin' of takin' it back to the store 'cause they said "you can lock the top (which I did) and the squirrels won't get to it."

Cleaning up the computer and workin' on pool board files.

Fer the geeks amongst us...Corin's daily question. Since it's Sunday, you can answer one and get another one free.

I'm getting a "cannot find file" every time I open Windows. Just me. Says "wtKernal" can't be found. I Googled it and it said it was probably from a downloaded game (which I presume I've deleted). Any thoughts on how best to get rid of it?

And, RollerCoaster Tycoon2 keeps cuttin' out on me. Doesn't shut down, but the monitor will blink and the window will be minimized. I can go right back to it.

I thought yesterday it might have been the modem trying to get back online (when the Internet was out), but it's continued to happen and Jr. says it's happened to him for quite a while. Thoughts?


7,232 posted on 08/21/2005 12:19:42 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Check and see if the downloaded and deleted game shows up on the Add/Remove Programs list. Sometimes an incomplete uninstall can lead to problems. It probably won't, but it's worth a shot.


If you've still got the cd for RollerCoaster Tycoon, I would try uninstalling and reinstalling that too, just in case something's a little messed up with the game itself rather than a conflict.


7,233 posted on 08/21/2005 12:22:11 PM PDT by JenB (As you wish)
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To: osagebowman
Naybers were doing 'home improvements guarranted to lower value' yesterday. We'll see if they continue today, sigh.

I'm sure our neighbors feel that way right now with the equipment, etc. we have in the back yard. No help for it. It's gotta be there if we're gonna do the work. They have NO idea what we have in mind, and it's gonna knock their socks off when we're finished! Course, they may have gotten disgusted and moved by then, but maybe we'd get some neighbors with sweeter dispositions. This one complains no matter what! She even b*itched about the neighbor right next door to her on the other side putting in a swimming pool for their kids. She just knew it would be a pain with all that noise. She really needs to move to one of those 'over 55 and no kids' developments!

7,234 posted on 08/21/2005 12:26:37 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: JenB; RosieCotton; HairOfTheDog; SuziQ; Peanut Gallery; All

Well, I spoke to Celeste.

I was in the bathroom at church, all by myself, brushing my hair between worship and Sunday school. She came in and I turned and saw her and said "Well, hello there." She stopped in her tracks and said "Are we still friends?" and then burst into tears. I said "How long have we been friends?" and she said "I just didn't know, I haven't heard from you in so long!" I said "Well, I have to say, I've been pretty upset and I had a lot to work through. But now that things seem to be settling down, what it all comes down to is that we have two groups now, which isn't a bad thing. And you know that I've not been real happy with the support group for a long time and for the first time I'm excited about what I'm doing."

Then she told me people had said some pretty awful things about her and I said "People are pretty unhappy." She nodded and I told her "I want you to know that I'm over information for BA CHEF and I don't allow anyone to say anything bad about anyone on either side of this issue, at least in the areas I can control."

Then I asked how her son was (Matthew's friend, he's been sick). Some light chitchat about that and then I went to my class.

I was amazingly calm. I felt strong. I didn't shed a tear. You note that I didn't castigate her, but neither did I absolve her. She did wrong, in my opinion and until she is repentant and asks forgiveness, we'll never have the friendship we had before. But at least now I believe I can handle seeing her in the hall at church and when I drop off and pick up Matthew at Latin.

I'm just amazed at how calm I felt. Normally I'm anti-confrontational...I avoid confrontation if I can help it. But this time I was absolutely at peace.


7,235 posted on 08/21/2005 12:27:22 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Afternoon.

It's muggy and cloudy here....when are we supposed to get that sunshine they keep promising?

I'm watching "Ask This Old House" trying to get inspired. It's not working. *yawn*


7,236 posted on 08/21/2005 12:28:41 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: JenB

Had to do a little more than that. May have messed up games the wife and Jr. play...too bad.

But it seems to have corrected the RollerCoasterTycoon problem as well. go figger.


7,237 posted on 08/21/2005 1:54:57 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Well good! Glad you've got stuff working.


7,238 posted on 08/21/2005 2:00:51 PM PDT by JenB (As you wish)
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To: SuziQ

Well, the big difference is your efforts are a work in progress.

They, however, do a project quickly, say over a weekend, and are done.

Their resulting completed projects are what 'lowers the value'.


7,239 posted on 08/21/2005 2:35:45 PM PDT by osagebowman ((Help us support our troops! - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/))
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To: Corin Stormhands

Consider telling the neighbors, "those aren't weeds, I'm 'naturalizing' my landscaping efforts". Worth a try and certainly less labor intensive.


7,240 posted on 08/21/2005 2:39:21 PM PDT by osagebowman ((Help us support our troops! - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/))
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