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The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...
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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...

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: HairOfTheDog; Overtaxed

Heh...remember that reporter on the Outer Banks that lost his pants on TV when Isabel hit?

Glenn Beck and Stu are cracking jokes about the hurricane. He's gone over the edge and I'm done with him.

There's a time for gallows humor. This ain't it.


1,121 posted on 08/29/2005 7:11:47 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Today is our first day of school...I'm here, just very busy!

I'll check in when I can.


1,122 posted on 08/29/2005 7:25:36 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: Overtaxed; JenB; HairOfTheDog
MS-NBC has Brian Williams in the Superdome showing pics of big gaping holes in the roof.
1,123 posted on 08/29/2005 7:26:17 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (.. step up the reactor power input, three! more! points!)
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To: HairOfTheDog; All

I'm here! I'm alive!!

We finally got power back yesterday. Had to get everything settled and straightened out. I'm at work this morning and there is TONS of backlog to wade through. :-/

The DSL is dead at my house, so I may have to go back to dial-up until it gets workin' again.

Figures.

And thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. I'll admit that I was scared out of my wits when I realized that the eye was passing through.

I lost power before I saw the southward turn, but the radio stayed on during the storm and we stayed up all night watching out for tornadoes.

Half the shingles on my roof are gone, but no serious damage besides the fence.

OH! And the mourning doves came through just fine! They were preening themselves on what was left of the fence the following morning! :-D

Prayers for Louisiana! I'll be back when I get through the brunt of the work on my desk.


1,124 posted on 08/29/2005 7:38:06 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

((Ruthy!!))

Glad to hear from you!

And on that note... time for me to head to work. :~|


1,125 posted on 08/29/2005 7:41:54 AM PDT by ecurbh (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

Very glad to hear from you Ruthy! This hurricane business is just no way to live.


1,126 posted on 08/29/2005 7:42:03 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree
Good to hear from you. Glad everything is (mostly) ok!
1,127 posted on 08/29/2005 7:42:30 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (.. step up the reactor power input, three! more! points!)
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To: RMDupree

[Whew] Glad to hear from you!!! :-)


1,128 posted on 08/29/2005 7:43:54 AM PDT by Ramius (Blades for war fighters: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: RMDupree

((((RUTHY))))

Good to hear from you. Now, get back to work. ;-)


1,129 posted on 08/29/2005 7:44:24 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands; Ramius; Bear_in_RoseBear; ecurbh; HairOfTheDog; All

hehehehe...

I'm so thankful that it was just a Cat1. With no shutters and little preparation, we would have been in VERY big trouble had it been stronger.

I'm feeling so sorry for the folks in LA. This storm is a slow mover - she takes her time about destroying things.

Just praying for minimal loss of life. Loss of property is unavoidable, but that's all replaceable.


1,130 posted on 08/29/2005 7:49:06 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: All; Lil'freeper; 2Jedismom; JenB; ecurbh; HairOfTheDog; Rose in RoseBear; Bear_in_RoseBear; ...

I know it's verrrry small peanuts in the midst of everything...but I'd really appreciate prayers this afternoon for the job interview. It's at 1 o'clock Mountain Time.


1,131 posted on 08/29/2005 8:07:41 AM PDT by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: RMDupree

Ruthy! So glad you're safe, and back with us!


1,132 posted on 08/29/2005 8:08:14 AM PDT by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton

It's not small peanuts to us, or to God. ;-)

That'll be 3:00 EST, right? We'll be praying.


1,133 posted on 08/29/2005 8:09:07 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RosieCotton

Not small peanuts at all! It's very important to you! Prayers for a good interview!


1,134 posted on 08/29/2005 8:09:13 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Yep, three eastern. Thanks! I really want this job...not that I've said that before or anything. ;-)


1,135 posted on 08/29/2005 8:11:50 AM PDT by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton

I'm on it!


1,136 posted on 08/29/2005 8:16:26 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: RosieCotton

Yeah, not small peanuts. I'll see you afterwards.


1,137 posted on 08/29/2005 8:17:13 AM PDT by JenB
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To: RosieCotton
Best of luck with the interview! You'll be in our thoughts.
1,138 posted on 08/29/2005 8:27:15 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (.. step up the reactor power input, three! more! points!)
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To: RosieCotton

Knock 'em dead.


1,139 posted on 08/29/2005 8:28:39 AM PDT by Professional Engineer (As an Engineer, you too can learn to calculate the power of the Dark Side.)
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To: 2Jedismom; JenB; Professional Engineer

Thanks, folkses. I appreciate it!


1,140 posted on 08/29/2005 8:39:11 AM PDT by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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