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The Hobbit Hole XXIX - Until the stars are all alight...
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Posted on 04/20/2006 2:10:46 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Until the stars are all alight

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

So there ya go! ;-)

Sounds good to me. Wish I had some red wine. I gots the dark chocolate.


5,081 posted on 05/31/2006 6:33:21 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

Hehehe....had the dark chocolate already. I've got the wine, but I haven't opened it yet.

I'm so bad...I snack on bittersweet baking chocolate. At least it's relatively low in sugar.


5,082 posted on 05/31/2006 6:35:39 PM PDT by Overtaxed (Apples, walnuts, celery, grapes. In a mayonnaise sauce!)
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To: RosieCotton

mmm....dark chocolate....

Walgreens had the big Hershey chocolate bars on sale for a dollar apiece, so I grabbed one of the Special Dark.

Not as good as the ~real~ dark chocolate, but yummy nevertheless!


5,083 posted on 05/31/2006 6:48:38 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog

*wonders if aliens would enjoy dark chocolate*


5,084 posted on 05/31/2006 6:50:13 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

I made the mistake of trying Scharffenberger chocolate (I'm probably butchering the spelling) a few years ago. It's...wayy too good. Luckily I haven't found a local source for it yet.

At least dark chocolate is somewhat self-limiting. It's too strong to just gobble down. ;-)


5,085 posted on 05/31/2006 7:13:45 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton
It's too strong to just gobble down.

It is?

5,086 posted on 05/31/2006 7:31:57 PM PDT by Overtaxed (Apples, walnuts, celery, grapes. In a mayonnaise sauce!)
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To: RMDupree

What other reason do they have for being here?

'night all...


5,087 posted on 05/31/2006 7:56:02 PM PDT by JenB
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To: 300winmag; stm
He leaves for training on June 3, so I mailed the knife, along with a Camillus Rescue, and some safety carabiners.

Good call bro...

God bless yuh and protect yuh stm... may our enemies go down like wheat before the scythe...

5,088 posted on 05/31/2006 8:05:48 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: RosieCotton; JenB

Have either of you used the wireless internet services at any Starbucks? Did you have to have any particular 'carrier' to do so? I know that T-Mobile has 'hot spots' at Starbucks, but we're not clear on if we need to have signed up for that company's internet service in order to open up the laptop and use it at a store. We're looking for places down I-81 and I-77 that have access to wireless internet services.


5,089 posted on 05/31/2006 8:08:30 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ; Ramius

My laptop isn't exactly very portable...so I never took it out anywhere in Fort Collins and I've actually never used it except at a few hotels where I didn't have to carry it far.

But I *think* normal Starbucks places require that you have some sort of service or pay in some way. Ones at bookstores are different, though. And plenty of large hotels will likely have open wireless networks...

Ramius is probably the most experienced where wireless is concerned.


5,090 posted on 05/31/2006 8:15:53 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton; SuziQ

Starbucks has wifi hotspots, through T-Mobile, and I think they're in every single Starbucks store.

It isn't free access. You can buy a connection for $6/hr or $30/mo for an account that works in all T-Mobile hotspots for unlimited access. You don't have to have a T-Mobile phone or anything... you just sign up on the redirect page for an account and pay with a credit card and you're good to go. You could create the account before you leave to simplify things somewhat.

Some corporate systems (like iPass that we use) have arrangements with T-Mobile to bill the company through iPass instead of having to use an account. I use T-Mobile and WayPort and other hotspots this way. Mostly in airports.

Many McDonalds offer wifi too, though I think they have their own billing program.

Lots of Hotels are offering free wifi. Some still charge like $10/day, but many are starting to just provide access gratis.

My .02

:-)


5,091 posted on 05/31/2006 8:53:31 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1100 knives and counting!)
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To: Ramius

Thanks! Good rundown.

I know the last company I worked for in CO had iPass, and I set it up a buncha times for sales guys and such, but didn't really know how it worked!


5,092 posted on 05/31/2006 8:58:38 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: Ramius

*sigh*

I really want an actual portable computer one of these days.

Having a speedy new system (albeit a desktop) at work isn't helping matters any.

Granted, this one isn't dead yet, but it *is* over four years old.


5,093 posted on 05/31/2006 9:00:24 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: Ramius; RosieCotton

Thanks. We had looked at T-Mobile, but we may just rely on the cell phones to reserve a room for the night on the road for the trip next week. I'm downloading info about hotels in major cities on the route, at different distances so we can decide along the way how much more we want to drive, and look for a major town at that distance. SirKit is thinking about the T-Mobile service for when we have to leave here and are on the road down to MS for the big move. We can use the T-Mobile on the road, or at his brother's house. The condo where we'll stay in Sept. has broadband internet as part of the condo rental.


5,094 posted on 05/31/2006 9:01:33 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ; Ramius; RosieCotton; HairOfTheDog; Rose in RoseBear; g'nad; osagebowman; Overtaxed; JenB; ...

mmmm....nayber's wireless...

We're here and I'm just checkin' email. Most of the family is here. My brother couldn't make it because he had to be in New Jersey on business. Tough choice...family funeral or New Jersey.

Josh is here. He looks tired and weak, but good. They're working on developing his artificial arm. They take a casting of his good arm, make the new arm and paint it to match. It's pretty amazing.

Family is doing okay. She went well. I hadn't realized that they were all able to be with her at the hospital on Monday. That's a good thing.

This would have been their 65th Anniversary. We had visions of the Lord saying to our uncle, "Alright already, I'll go get her..."

'Cause we could hear him askin' ;-)

'nite.


5,095 posted on 05/31/2006 9:20:22 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Thanks for the update on Josh. I'm glad your Aunt's family could be with her at the end. Keeping you and the Missus in my prayers.


5,096 posted on 05/31/2006 9:22:42 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Corin Stormhands
This would have been their 65th Anniversary. We had visions of the Lord saying to our uncle, "Alright already, I'll go get her..."

Aw...that's a beautiful way of thinking about it!

Glad you made it safely. Good night to you!

5,097 posted on 05/31/2006 9:23:16 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: Corin Stormhands
"Alright already, I'll go get her..."

Heh. Probly not too far from the truth. Glad things are okay.

5,098 posted on 05/31/2006 9:26:08 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 1100 knives and counting!)
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To: Overtaxed

*snicker*

I just put a bunch of catnip around thenewscratchingpost. Cisco is just plain befuddled at the way the cats are acting...he's kinda worried about 'em.


5,099 posted on 05/31/2006 10:27:17 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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Well...goodnight, thread!


5,100 posted on 05/31/2006 10:27:37 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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