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The Hobbit Hole XXXII - Sweet is the sound of falling rain
The Freeper Hobbit Hole Blog ^ | December 1, 2006

Posted on 12/01/2006 12:55:15 PM PST by ecurbh

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Sing hey! for the bath at close of day
That washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is anoble thing!

O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.

O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.

O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!

See also: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net

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To: SuziQ

Turns out it was 1991, 'The Dark Wind'. Didn't think it was that long ago, seems it was....

I agree, the original stories are good enough to stand on their own without so called 'improvements'.


1,181 posted on 12/16/2006 10:57:38 AM PST by osagebowman
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To: Corin Stormhands

We got mail.

I am waiting for Talon to get back from work to open it. :-)


1,182 posted on 12/16/2006 11:31:08 AM PST by JenB
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To: osagebowman
Turns out it was 1991, 'The Dark Wind'.

Did Wes Studi play 'The Legendary Joe Leaphorn' in that one, too? I like Studi in that role. I liked the actress who played his wife, Emma, in the recent adaptations, too. She's lovely and captured the character of Emma pretty well.

1,183 posted on 12/16/2006 1:03:55 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: JenB

I've bought most of my stuff online. I'm going to Target at 7am tomorrow morning to see if I can get a ticket to get a Nintendo Wii, when the store doors open at 8. We're going to get one for the family, but if I don't find one this week, the family may have to get an IOU for Christmas! ;o)


1,184 posted on 12/16/2006 2:06:37 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

RE: Wes Studi & Dark Wind; nope wasn't him. That would have been an excellent combination.

When I googled up Wes Studi, I found that he will be in several movies/mini series in 2007 including 'Commanche Moon'.


1,185 posted on 12/16/2006 2:55:12 PM PST by osagebowman
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To: osagebowman
I enjoyed his portrayal of Magwa in Last of the Mohicans
1,186 posted on 12/16/2006 3:20:27 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ
Wes Studi is great in every role he plays. I love Last of the Mohicans - it's my favorite art flick.

Speaking of which... we're just in from Apocalypto. It was good, but not great. It wasn't as powerful a story as I expected from Gibson (rather formulaic, actually), and it wasn't nearly as bloody as I was braced for. The filming was strange - a mix of film and BBC-style beta, and the colors could be more saturated. The acting was great. Thank goodness for 'unknown' actors.

By the end I was humming Creedence's Run Through the Jungle. Just fwiw.

1,187 posted on 12/16/2006 4:15:46 PM PST by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: Lil'freeper; SuziQ

We'll second that; LoM was a very well done movie, acting, choreograhy, costumes, scenery, music. We saw it in a theater first; I got it on tape and most recently dvd. Was listening to the soundtrack on the way back from the range today.


1,188 posted on 12/16/2006 4:43:57 PM PST by osagebowman
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To: osagebowman; Lil'freeper
Was listening to the soundtrack on the way back from the range today.

Clannad's music on that soundtrack was great; so was all the orchestration. It's one of the few DVD's that I own.

1,189 posted on 12/16/2006 4:48:52 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Lil'freeper
Run Through the Jungle

*snort*

1,190 posted on 12/16/2006 4:49:32 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

tap... tap... tap

Hello? This thing on?


1,191 posted on 12/16/2006 5:17:22 PM PST by ecurbh (Rudy in 2008)
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To: ecurbh

I guess it's not working ;~)


1,192 posted on 12/16/2006 5:27:28 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (I need to relax...)
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To: ecurbh

Yup. Watching season 5 of 24 and poking around the internet for cookie recipes.


1,193 posted on 12/16/2006 5:27:32 PM PST by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: Lil'freeper; Overtaxed; osagebowman; LSAggie; 2Jedismom; 300winmag; g'nad; Ramius; Sam Cree; ...

We're back :~)


1,194 posted on 12/16/2006 5:34:23 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Ahhh - heat!)
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To: ecurbh

Was watching DVR'd "House" with Clare. Now we're watching RoTK!


1,195 posted on 12/16/2006 5:34:31 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: HairOfTheDog; ecurbh

I don't think it's working.


1,196 posted on 12/16/2006 5:37:09 PM PST by Ramius ([sip])
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To: HairOfTheDog

Welcome Back, Hair & Ecurbh - we're glad to see you. We've seen the news and were hoping you were OK. OB & LSA


1,197 posted on 12/16/2006 5:37:09 PM PST by osagebowman
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To: Lil'freeper

Have you looked at the Food Network website? They have some good cookies in their Holiday section. I found a Mincemeat Crumb Bar recipe on AllRecipes.com that I'm going to try. I've never had Mincemeat, but I found some at the Vermont Country Store website that's all vine fruits, so I can take them to the Cookie Swap we're going to have next week with some other homeschooling families, and at least one of them is Vegetarian.


1,198 posted on 12/16/2006 5:38:32 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: HairOfTheDog; ecurbh

You guys have power back? Or just cable?

I'm still on generator here. Finally got dial tone, so I'm on dialup for the moment.


1,199 posted on 12/16/2006 5:42:33 PM PST by Ramius ([sip])
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To: Ramius

We got power! And cable came back with it. We waited awhile before shutting down the generator, just to make sure it was going to ~stay~ on, we had just started watching a movie :~)(I was momentarily disappointed, we were so prepared for the night!)

Now we are watching the news.


1,200 posted on 12/16/2006 5:47:15 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Ahhh - heat!)
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