The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...

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[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...
• Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...
• Seventh Thread: The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...
• Eighth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we may meet...
• Ninth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone
• Tenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole X - That none have seen but we alone.
      Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
• Twelfth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XII - Tree and flower and leaf and grass
• Thirteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XIII - Let them pass! Let them pass!
• Fourteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XIV - Hill and Water Under Sky
• Fifteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
• Sixteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVI - Still round the corner there may wait...
• Seventeenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVII - A new road or a secret gate...
• Eighteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVIII - Though we pass them by today...
• Nineteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XIX - Tomorrow we may come this way...
• Twentieth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XX - And take the hidden paths that run...
• Twenty-first Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXI - ...Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
• Twenty-second Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXII - ...Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe
• Twenty-third Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXIII - 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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[RMDupree]

Oh, there is documented evidence that he requested asylum. And that Reno denied it, not once but twice.

After Elian was taken, he could not petition for asylum again because he was then under the complete control of his Cuban government handlers, with permission from the Clinton Administration.

~sigh~

It'll all come out in the wash eventually. Once Castro dies and the threat has been lifted, I fully expect Elizabet's mom (Elian's maternal grandma) to spill her guts on the whole thing.

She was the one who spoke privately to Sister Jeanne, thus provoking thenun's quick position change on whether Elian's father was truly speaking without fear of reprisal.

[RMDupree]

Thank heaven for small favors!

[Corin Stormhands]

Heh...last night Luke asked me how many days before he started school. I said "six."

He went running thru the house "Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!"

[SuziQ]

Thank goodness that Ramius's boat is not affected. I hope they get the fire out before it spreads any further!

[HairOfTheDog]

I think they did... there were some smoldering boats on the next dock over, but I'm not sure they weren't pulled there after they burned.

[SuziQ]

SirKit was saying that they need to think about serious hurricane proofing of homes. It can be done, it would just take some extra thought, but only a little extra money. We're planning some series wall ties for our new addition because we're up on top of a hill and get some stiff winds when storms come through. We've had some gust upwards to 50mph during some Nor'easters!

If we ever bought on the water like that, we'd be thinking of building a concrete home, even to the roof! A guy in Perdido Key had a round home he'd built to some serious hurricane standards, and it was still standing without damage after Ivan. Now THAT was hurricane proof!

[SuziQ]

Yeah, there was a whole class of freshmen at Tulane for orientation. They sure got an 'experience', didn't they? Don't know what all those kids who had started school in NO already are supposed to do. If thye left the city they can't come back, and if they're there now, they're being evacuated! There may be a lot of homeschooling going on for the next couple of months!

[Corin Stormhands]

They've said no school for two months. I think that's a conservative estimate.

[SuziQ]

He went running thru the house "Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!"

You got a strange kid! ;o)

Joseph starts tomorrow and I can guaran-dam*-tee you he ain't thrilled about it!

[Corin Stormhands]

You got a strange kid! ;o)

That's not exactly "Breaking News"

[JenB]

Grrrrrrr...

On Wednesdays I really like to come home after class. Especially since tomorrow and Friday I'll be here until 4 and 5 respectively. But no, DemonLady has to call and say she has to meet with me after 2:30, and then we're probably going to have to change permissions and registry settings on all 60+ machines in her lab.

I swear it's justifiable homicide...

[SuziQ]

I saw a note on the MA homeschooling message board today from a woman who has her two nieces from New Orleans. They had been in a shelter, and their parents didn't want them to have to stay there for the next two months. The poster wondered how to go about getting permission to homeschool them. The consensus was that she didn't necessarily have to get permission because she isn't their guardian; they are just visiting.

[Corin Stormhands]

I can't really imagine anyone in those regions hit arguing with homeschooling.

[Lil'freeper]

If we ever bought on the water like that, we'd be thinking of building a concrete home, even to the roof!

I'd include pontoons and an anchor/tether. ;P

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm not familiar at all with veggietales... but apparently there's one that might be of interest to us :~D

BigIdea.com - Videos: VeggieTales - Lord of the Beans

[Corin Stormhands]

Heh...for some reason I'm not getting any volume on Quicktime, but did I see an army of Sporks?

I think it's a must for RockyMoot!

[JenB]

Oh. Dear. Lord. No.

I MUST find a copy NOW.

I have not seen recent VeggieTales... until two years ago I knew all the VeggieTales songs by heart, now I bet there are songs I haven't even heard.

[HairOfTheDog]

You did see an army of 'sporks'

The trailers looked great.

[RosieCotton]

LOL! That's fantastic! I want it!

They do have terribly catchy songs, though. Even worst than "Where There's a Whip There's a Way" and the rest.

[RosieCotton]

I'm going to go check out the volunteer job tomorrow.

Heh...apparently the Catholic Charities office is right across the street from the New Belgium brewery. Oh dear...

I'd like to go on a tour at some point! I've only seen beer brewed on a very small scale. It'd be interesting.