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The Hobbit Hole XXVI - Home is behind, the world ahead
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Posted on 12/11/2005 8:37:40 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Home is behind, the world ahead
New verse:
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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! |
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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! |
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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: Lil'freeper
To: no one in particular
Well that Tower of the Americas is closed for renovation and the 'river' part of the River Walk will be drain for annual cleaning. I guess the Alamo is still good to go. hmm... Once you figure 'who' there is still 'when' where' and 'how' which is so hard when the element of suprise is all but blown.
Thread is kinda dead this afternoon.
To: TalonDJ
It's not dead yet...
To: All
I'm ba-ack...
Didj'y'all miss me?
I missed you...
So...what else did I miss?
:)
3,944
posted on
01/03/2006 2:02:28 PM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(What a long, strange trip it's been...)
To: ExGeeEye
Howdy! All moved in now? Settled? Happy New Year!
To: RosieCotton
For the Open House, the school set up 'mock classes', with professors in the different disciplines. She chose Literature and Biology. She liked both classes very well. Joseph Pearce, who is a Tolkien scholar and has written several books about Tolkien's works, teaches at Ave Maria and taught Clare's Lit. class. I'd forgotten to tell her that he is British, so she was a little surprised when this guy with a British accent walked in and started teaching.
She also enjoyed the Biology class and said that the Professor explained something clearly that she had been having difficulty understanding, so we was really impressed. She came out of the classes with her mind made up that she wanted to do all four years there. She'll then go out to AZ to do the Digital Video Editing work.
3,946
posted on
01/03/2006 2:42:32 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
They really do have some wonderful folks there. I've heard a lot of great things about Joseph Pearce, just as a writer - neat that he's part of Ave Maria! I believe John knows him, but he seems to know everyone connected to Catholic publishing. I'm envious. ;-)
Would she be starting this coming fall? I keep forgetting how old she is... For that matter, at this point I can hardly keep track of my own siblings' ages! I still think of some of them as being pretty young, and they aren't...
To: RosieCotton
You're smart, Rosie and you'll be able to learn any machine they throw at you. When I graduated from college, I knew that SirKit and I were getting married within a couple of years, so I was just looking for a job for a year to fill the time. I interviewed at a lumber company where by brother worked. He told me they were looking for a phone operator, and radio operator for outside sales. They were going to be getting a new phone system, so when I interviewed, and he asked me if I'd ever done that sort of work, I told him I hadn't but that apparently he'd have to train whoever he hired, so he might as well hire someone who could learn fast! As it turns out, the gal from the phone company came in one morning, and was surprised when I had learned it by the end of that day.
So just let folks know that you'll be able to learn it, if someone can show you the basics.
3,948
posted on
01/03/2006 2:49:07 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: Overtaxed
OK, you were right. Tam barfed a tiny bit on the bed...luckily on a blanket I've been meaning to wash anyhow.
To: HairOfTheDog
Pippin likes that fresh, clean laundry smell.
3,950
posted on
01/03/2006 2:52:47 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
I'm still kinda hopin' I'll get a call back from the company I was working for. Granted, if I did, it would likely be for more computer setup work, and that's not something that would last forever. But it'd give me more time, and who knows what might happen down the line? I got the impression the helpdesk folks were being run ragged, and if they could convince the company of that...well...
To: ExGeeEye
3,952
posted on
01/03/2006 2:57:07 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: RosieCotton
Yeah, she'll be finished with her high school stuff in June of 2006, and she'll be off to FL in August.
3,953
posted on
01/03/2006 2:58:19 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: RosieCotton
I got the impression the helpdesk folks were being run ragged, and if they could convince the company of that...well...Well, if you're there doing something else, they wouldn't have to look too far for an experienced helpdesk person, and you could drop some broad hints along the way that it's something you've done before.
See, between Hair and me, it's like STEREO!
3,954
posted on
01/03/2006 3:01:41 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
Oh, they already know I'd be good at it. ;-) It's more a matter of folks above that team being the ones that control the pocketbook. Heh...
My GOSH it's windy out there! Again!
To: RosieCotton
Miss Cat is very good about not barfing on furniture.
3,956
posted on
01/03/2006 3:20:29 PM PST
by
Overtaxed
(Parts is parts.)
To: Overtaxed
Usually he barfs on the carpet. This was better. ;-)
So there's that.
To: TalonDJ
<laughing> You could take her to the
Mud Festival. I swear, nobody parties like San Antonio ... for two weeks their big tourist attraction is a concrete pit half-full of stinking mud, and what do they do? Make a party out of it!
The Tower is closed for renovations??? Heck, they just renovated it twenty years ago! How often must they change the scenery?
Well, there's still Mi Tierra's! The Zoo! Brackenridge Park and the train! (Weather permitting, of course.) And maybe some barbecue?
Next time y'all're in Texas, I'll take you to Kreutz' (pronounced Crite's) over to Lockhart, where your meat is served on butcher paper, people sit at communal picnic tables, the only knife is chained to the table, and your silverware comes attached to the palms of your hands. Finger-licking good! Nim-nim-nim!
3,958
posted on
01/03/2006 3:45:51 PM PST
by
Rose in RoseBear
(HHD [... gotta get you some Texas cookin' ...])
To: Rose in RoseBear
You're making me hungry!!
Woohooo! I'm back on line...I'm connected to the world again.
Still awaiting word from the powers that be to see if I'll be going to Shawnee to help feed the firefighters...
Will log in later or in the morning.
3,959
posted on
01/03/2006 4:25:32 PM PST
by
2Jedismom
(Expect me when you see me!)
To: Rose in RoseBear
Mud Festival? How... interesting that sounds. Maybe I should actually read the link before commenting.
Hmm, you're making me hungry for meat here. Not that it takes much to do that.
3,960
posted on
01/03/2006 4:54:10 PM PST
by
JenB
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