The Hobbit Hole IV – The Road Goes Ever On…

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

The Road Goes Ever On…

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

[ecurbh]

Good night Hair! ;-D

[HairOfTheDog]

Good night ecurbh!

Good night thread!

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Thanks to the help of my wonderful wife, I've finished the posting counts for The New Hobbit Hole (thread 2). Still downloading Hobbit Hole 3, but once I do I expect I'll be able to produce post counts pretty quickly! Here are the totals...

HairOfTheDog, 7855 posts
Overtaxed, 5948 posts
Corin Stormhands, 5729 posts
2Jedismom, 3669 posts
ksen, 3296 posts
Bear_in_RoseBear, 2877 posts
JenB, 2586 posts
RosieCotton, 2316 posts
g'nad, 2209 posts
Sam Cree, 1651 posts
carton253, 1531 posts
RMDupree, 1160 posts
SuziQ, 1091 posts
Lucius Cornelius Sulla, 1035 posts
rightwingreligiousfanatic, 862 posts
Penny1, 530 posts
ItsOurTimeNow, 454 posts
Lil'freeper, 375 posts
ecurbh, 344 posts
htur_75, 309 posts
DonnerT, 286 posts
Scott from the Left Coast, 275 posts
Rocko, 215 posts
NewCenturions, 203 posts
John Farson, 150 posts
MozartLover, 130 posts

In addition, 136 people posted less than 100 messages each... which means that 26 people accounted for 47,074 out of 48,319 messages. There were also 5 removed messages where it was impossible to identify the poster.

On to HH3!

[ecurbh]

Almost forgot the nightlight.

[HairOfTheDog]

Beautiful shot, ecurbh! Thanks for the nightlight!

[HairOfTheDog]

Oh lord I talk too much. I am going to bed!



Seriously! - Thanks for doing that! I am trying to figure out what to do with the information!

[HairOfTheDog]

HH3 will be the real story.... Some of the chatty people were just getting started in 2! Heh...... I hope!

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

LOL, good night!

I'm going to stay up a few more minutes to post a combined total for the two threads...

[HairOfTheDog]

Heh.... I am not gonna like that answer either! :~D

But thanks!

[SuziQ]

Those pictures were great. You had really pink cheeks, and methinks that was from the adult beverages. ;o)
Frodo's in his shipping carton, and Bear tells me it should be ok to check him on the airplane. I hope the gorillas will be gentle with him! We hope to go to Yellowstone on Monday, then I'll ship him out to Wneighbor on Tuesday.

We're gonna have dial-up internet at the house we're renting, so I hope to check in from time to time! See y'all later.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

OK, the top 26 posters from the first two threads (New Zealander Builds Hobbit Hole and The New Hobbit Hole):

Poster	NZBHH	NHH	Total
HairOfTheDog	868	7854	8722
Overtaxed	500	5948	6448
Corin Stormhands	0	5728	5728
2Jedismom	559	3662	4221
ksen	2	3296	3298
JenB	603	2586	3189
Bear_in_RoseBear	0	2877	2877
RosieCotton	92	2314	2406
g'nad	0	2209	2209
carton253	254	1531	1785
Sam Cree	13	1651	1664
RMDupree	0	1159	1159
SuziQ	2	1091	1093
Lucius Cornelius Sulla	56	1035	1091
Penny1	407	530	937
rightwingreligiousfanatic	0	862	862
ItsOurTimeNow	0	454	454
ecurbh	100	344	444
Lil'freeper	0	375	375
htur_75	0	309	309
DonnerT	14	286	300
Scott from the Left Coast	0	275	275
BibChr	178	61	239
NewCenturions	15	203	218
John Farson	66	150	216
Rocko	0	215	215
MozartLover	0	130	130

[ecurbh]

Couldn't sleep, so I got up and played some Civilization. Time to try again methinks.

[Overtaxed]

Got the knife...cool! I can even close it and open it one-handed without cutting myself. :)

[osagebowman]

Glad you made it home safely from your travels to the outskirts of the Great American Desert! How's your kitty? LSA

[Overtaxed]

*Sniff* I haven't seen my kitty yet. I'm at my house....I'm supposed to paint my mauve dining room today. I'll see her tomorrow. Guess I could always pet Chester, the Neighbor Cat.

[Overtaxed]

BTW, thanks for the Hobbit Bag Lunch. Sure was better than a sandwich! I took the cookies to the airport with me which came in handy. We left KC late....we had to wait for the flight crew to get in from FL.

[osagebowman]

Dang, that's right-you told us that. A substitute cat is always a good thing to have, so Chester will do! LSA

[Overtaxed]

The only thing is that Chester will put up with only so much petting. I think he's here just for the free leftover Iams.

[300winmag]

Got the knife...cool! I can even close it and open it one-handed without cutting myself. :)

If you intend on carrying it, practice opening and closing it whenever you have a free moment alone. (Don't want to freak people out.)

The idea is to build "muscle memory", and neural pathways so that it becomes instinctual. This is taken directly from oriental martial arts, and works for lots of things, including shooting. Do it slowly, and study your movements as you do it. The idea is for perfection every time, and not speed.

Afterwards, visualize the same motions, as a method of reinforcing your exercises.

[Overtaxed]

Don't want to freak people out.

I don't? :)

I hadn't thought about carrying it everywhere I go, but it is fun to practice!