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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!
I realized your options were probably limited... I just think with all those sick people in the house, she's likely to come down with it too... that's the way it goes.
How are you doing with donations? Are you getting enough?
Yeah I know. We're just hoping and praying she doesn't.
I'm going to go die on the couch now...
I hope it has wheels on it. ;~)
In fact, I've just ordered it. It's a Peace Lily in an 8inch pot, to be taken to the funeral home tomorrow. The florist is located in PFC N's home town, so delivery should be timely.
All leftover donated money will be sent to Mrs. N directly, in the names of all the donors, to dispose of as she sees fit.
Now I need your help again, everyone. What should the card say? Is there an appropriate Tolkien quote you'd like for me to include on the card?
I'll continue to take donations and send them to Mrs. N as they come in. And, if you'd like to donate directly to the widow, or send a sympathy card of your own to her, FReepmail me for addresses.
Thank you, one and all, for your generosity and your thoughtfulness.
OKAY very good! Thanks, Hobbit Hole!
I'll think about what to say, but in a group with all these writers, maybe someone else will come up with something better.
I can't think of one directly, but Gandalf's "far green shore" or "what we do with the time that's given us" would work. The free peoples of Middle Earth lost a lot of heroes defending the rest from the mindless hordes of evil, just as we do today. There were lots of good words for good men falling as they protected the rest of us.
On a more cheerful note, I now have a bit more time to talk about my visit with Mrs. S. yesterday. She said Jason had emailed them the day before that their unit got a brand new Buffalo, which is a high-end armored vehicle for IED work. He said it was the latest model, and still had the "new car smell". It even has leather seats and cupholders. He said he has the nicest ride in the Army.
This must be the result of Bush mismanaging the war, and all the criminal lack of equipment for the troops.
unngghhh...
Sorry I'm late in responding, I work third shift and don't get on much these days.
My condolences to the family and friends of PFC N.
If you're undead, I'll stop by with the garlic and plasma cannon. If you just feel dead I think you'd better hit the couch again.
Praying for Nana's health here.
You sure are popular around here.
Glad to help in some little way!
Hm...for Tolkien quotes, I think Jen is still the resident expert...
Glad to hear that Miss Rose, OB & LSA
I like Gandalf's comments to Frodo, about doing the best we can with the situation with which we're presented. Seems appropriate.
*snort*
Cupholders, huh? Sounds like a fine ride!
Leather seats, too. I don't know how they'll work out in summer, but the A/C is pretty heavy duty on a Buffalo, too.
I guess they won't need heated seats, huh?
Boy, it gets quiet around here in the evenings these days.
*shrug*
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