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The Hobbit Hole XXVII - And there are many paths to tread...
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Posted on 01/16/2006 6:56:15 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

And there are many paths to tread

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: 2Jedismom; RMDupree; Lil'freeper

Thanks, folks! I'm ridiculously nervous...spent the night dreaming about the job in odd contexts (it was a used toy store in one, as an example), and waking up suddenly 'cause I was afraid I'd oversleep or something.

Hope I remember how to do this...


6,961 posted on 02/24/2006 7:19:13 AM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

You'll be great. By noon you'll feel like you've been working there for weeks.


6,962 posted on 02/24/2006 7:32:52 AM PST by JenB
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To: RosieCotton

You'll do great! Make sure you break something on your first day! It'll make for a good story later.

:-)


6,963 posted on 02/24/2006 7:39:10 AM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1000 knives and counting!)
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To: Ramius

Uh...thanks, I think...

The bad thing about breaking things there is that they are customer systems, not company systems. Gonna take me awhile to wrap my head around that...can't just swap parts out if something goes wrong, as a general rule.


6,964 posted on 02/24/2006 7:45:08 AM PST by RosieCotton
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To: Ramius

Good morning!

This has been a hard week! Missed my Mom's Night Out for the first time this year because Steve wasn't home. Plus I had meetings to go to which I had to bring the jedis with me for the same reason. Plus I got my teeth cleaned and again had to bring them with me and my jaw is STILL sore!

I'm so glad I don't have anything planned for today!

Just got off the phone with "Ma"....Steve's mother. She asked if March would be a good time to visit. I said "Sure, but there's a good chance Steve could graduate in May..."

So now she's coming down in May!

We haven't seen her in a few years! (We talk on the phone pretty frequently.)


6,965 posted on 02/24/2006 7:46:43 AM PST by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: HairOfTheDog; RMDupree

yeow... check out the traffic drama up here... what a mess it is out there...

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/seattle/i405_44th.htm#cam

Ugh. 405 is just a nightmare.


6,966 posted on 02/24/2006 7:56:23 AM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1000 knives and counting!)
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To: RosieCotton

Just make sure you park straight. :)


6,967 posted on 02/24/2006 7:59:30 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: 2Jedismom
Plus I got my teeth cleaned and again had to bring them with me and my jaw is STILL sore!

You don't usually take your teeth with you when you get them cleaned?

6,968 posted on 02/24/2006 8:05:19 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (http://www.cafepress.com/liberaliTEES)
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To: Ramius; RosieCotton
Make sure you break something on your first day! It'll make for a good story later.

Heh...my first job out of college I worked as a lab assistant for a consulting engineering firm (I've got stories about collecing outflow samples that you just don't want to hear.)

I left just before I was eligible for vacation time, so I didn't get that week's pay. I joked that I'd just break it in lab glassware.

When I (accidentally, I swear) broke a $300 piece of equipment, I pretty well had that covered.

6,969 posted on 02/24/2006 8:08:08 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (http://www.cafepress.com/liberaliTEES)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Ha ha ha!

Hopefully I won't ever have to take my teeth with me in a cup when I go to get them cleaned...the hygienist said they were in good shape, but I don't believe her. They may be healthy but I need a root canal in a bad way and I actually chipped the front one a couple of months ago and if I'm not careful it'll cut my lip on the inside!

I actually haven't seen the dentist in years, just the hygienist...she cleans them and sends me on the way every six months. They're less than a mile away, however and I don't have anything I have to pay out of pocket. And it's fast.


6,970 posted on 02/24/2006 8:17:17 AM PST by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: Ramius

Back from the meeting!

Still snowing?


6,971 posted on 02/24/2006 8:31:54 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RosieCotton

hehehehe....nerves are normal.

Can't wait to hear how it went once you get back home tonight!


6,972 posted on 02/24/2006 8:32:52 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: 2Jedismom

Mornin' 2J!

*suddently remembers to call dentist for Becky's appt*


6,973 posted on 02/24/2006 8:34:14 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

Nope... It just snowed a little dusting sometime during the night. Looks like there's a little more up in the hills.

Still chilly here, around 30. Clear blue sky...

Traffic's a mess out there.


6,974 posted on 02/24/2006 8:37:50 AM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1000 knives and counting!)
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To: 2Jedismom

Well... if you could put them in a cup, you could just put them in the dishwasher and clean 'em yerself. :-)


6,975 posted on 02/24/2006 8:41:21 AM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1000 knives and counting!)
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To: RMDupree

What there probably is out there is black ice. Looks like conditions were right for it earlier.


6,976 posted on 02/24/2006 8:43:14 AM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1000 knives and counting!)
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To: Ramius
What there probably is out there is black ice.

*shudder*

(Still praying for the home office plan.)

6,977 posted on 02/24/2006 8:50:41 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

It's pretty much gone once the sun comes up. Mostly. Shady spots can still be a little interesting.


6,978 posted on 02/24/2006 8:56:52 AM PST by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1000 knives and counting!)
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To: Ramius

Rule No. 1: Stay on the sunny side of the street. :-)


6,979 posted on 02/24/2006 9:01:20 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

Grab your coat and get your hat
Leave your worries on the doorstep
Life can be so sweet
On the sunny side of the street

Can’t you hear the pitter-pat
And that happy tune is your step
Life can be complete
On the sunny side of the street

I used to walk in the shade with my blues on parade
But I’m not afraid...this rover's crossed over

If I never had a cent
I’d be rich as rockefeller
Gold dust at my feet
On the sunny side of the street

I used to walk in the shade with them blues on parade
Now I’m not afraid... this rover has crossed over

Now if I never made one cent
I'll still be rich as rockefeller
There will be goldust at my feet
On the sunny
On the sunny, sunny side of the street


6,980 posted on 02/24/2006 9:04:50 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (http://www.cafepress.com/liberaliTEES)
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