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.

[Wneighbor]

Good logic.

[2Jedismom]

It is great, isn't it?? Being able to coordinate that effort was one of the greatest priviledges of my life.

[My back yard]

I can't tell you how my heart swells to see such a scene as that. All those fine young fellows in prayer and in praise. :)

[Wneighbor]

I think that is what I thought. The part about the kings being longer lived. But, Numenoreans in general being longer lived than the rest of men. Make sense?

[RosieCotton]

WN's approach was basically the one I was thinkin' of. But I guess maybe I need to just say it all. I'm going over on Saturday afternoon for a short visit. We'll see what happens. I'm kinda hopin' to get asked to stay for dinner (he'll be there), but that might be hard to rig without imposing.

God grant me strength!

Sometimes I really wish I wasn't so timid. And didn't care what people thought.

[2Jedismom]

Yep. Me too, MBY. I think some of our young men are going to come home changed and I'm really thinking for the better.

[RosieCotton]

Ooops...actually, re-reading the posts, HAIR had the approach I was hoping to try.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

We should hit 130,000 in about 32 days, give or take. ;)

The NES should implode in another 2833 posts; given their recent posting rate, anywhere from 14 to 23 days from today.

[HairOfTheDog]

Good luck Rosie!

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Yes, that's it exactly. I remember reading somewhere that the lifespan of the Royal line was about three times that of the regular guys, and that this ratio remained the same even as the lifespan of both decreased.

Don't remember where I read that, though!

[HairOfTheDog]

Ooops...actually, re-reading the posts, HAIR had the approach I was hoping to try.

[buffs nails on lapel]

GRIN! - I think it is exciting, the possibilities!

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

I was really impressed with the architecture of the chapel... lots of nice touches that show it is more than just a utilitarian structure. It shows that lots of heart went into building it.

[SuziQ]

I liked Gladiator, Rosie. The opening battle was pretty brutal; it was the Romans against the Germanic tribes, after all, but the story was interesting. Typical manuevering and treachery you'd expect from a Roman royal family, but with an interesting 'republican' twist thrown in.

I liked it, and the music was awesome!

I watched Immortal Beloved last night and liked it a lot! I got fahklempt telling SSQ about the story this morning! He just smiled cause he knows how I get when talking about tragedies. ;o)

[Wneighbor]

Sometimes I really wish I wasn't so timid. And didn't care what people thought.

Rosie, IMO, sometimes it's hard to get over a conservative upbringing in this area. Actually, I will say a lot of things to a lot of people that other's won't. But, when it comes to a few things, relationships with men being one of those few, it seems that my raisin' kicks in and I just clam up. I don't know about you but my Grama taught me that I would wait till I was asked about anything - not doing much in the line of anything more than idle flirting.

[2Jedismom]

Yeah, I like to think it was the Little Debbies we sent (that the National Guardsmen found and ate up) that inspired them to build such a beautiful building. Well, maybe it didn't inspire them...but maybe sustained them???

LOL!!

[Alkhin]

Thats with Gary Oldman isnt it?? he is a staunch conservative btw...he is going to be Sirius Black in the third harry potter film!!

[Wneighbor]

HAIR had the approach I was hoping to try.

Go for it woman! This Saturday. And stay for dinner if there is any way you can wrangle it.

[SuziQ]

And I don't know much about him, except that he's very, very conservative, Catholic, intelligent, and good lookin'. Very.

Sounds like he's worth the time spent finding out, Rosie! ;o)

[Prof Engineer]

Good grief. Pause for a few hours to get some work done and the threads goes crazy with posts.

[Wordsmith]

Thank you so much for the links! I think that the Aubrey/Maturin novels will convert wonderfully to film. So much that O'Brian has to spend many words on - such as the sheer grandeur of being at sea - can be conveyed immediately via film. As with LOTR, though, I pray that the effort does justice to the original material. Any hints of leftist anti-imperialism would spell doom. Aubrey and Maturin's faith in the British Empire, and in the evil of Napoleonic dictatorship, is unshakeable.

I think I've probably had a similar experience with the books to yours since my father turned me on to them a couple of years ago. I read, and loved, Master and Commander despite the challenge, but bogged down in Post-Captain and set the series aside until a few months ago.

Then I discovered that my local library has the entire series in unabridged audiobook! My commute is an hour each way, all no-brainer cruise control, so it's perfect for audiobooks. The O'Brian books are ideal for this medium because I don't have to stumble over the pronunciation, or get hung up trying to tell a foretopsail from a mizzenmast.

My favorite so far is HMS Surprise. Aubrey's courtship of Sophie, Maturin dueling over Viller's, Aubrey's bold defense of the East India Company fleet, the degree to which the real India of the 19th century is conjured. Amazing stuff. Although Aubrey fussing over his cottage and struggling with matrimony at the beginning of Desolation Island was hilarious, and the wide-ranging naval strategy of Aubrey as commandore in The Mauritius Command was fascinating.

Gee, can you tell I'm hooked on these books? I seriously think they contend with Tolkien for the best episodic fiction written in the 20th century. I can't believe I never encountered them in college literature classes. Just goes to show how much the leftists rule the university.