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Nov 15 2008, 5:14pm
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*Pats gramma's knee and offers a nice sliced pear to share* //
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Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable - fall asleep and miss your life.
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Gondor
Nov 15 2008, 5:15pm
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Cheers and thanks for keeping the party going! //
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Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable - fall asleep and miss your life.
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Dreamdeer
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Nov 15 2008, 6:03pm
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Close to Tucson, actuallly. But there's a few vortexes outside of the Sedona area. I've been told that one exists directly over this ranch! What a cool doctor you have!
Life is beautiful and dangerous! Beware! Enjoy!
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FantasyFan
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Nov 15 2008, 7:08pm
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The joys of living 'up north'!
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Maybe the cold rain will keep a few indoors, eh? Or, you could just use the opportunity to curl up with a really good book or a favorite movie. I think you have some of those! Be safe!
"That is one thing that Men call 'hope.' Amdir we call it, 'looking up.' But there is another which is founded deeper. Estel we call it, that is 'trust.' It is not defeated by the ways of the world, for it does not come from experience, but from our nature and First Being. If we are indeed the Eruhin, the Children of the One, then He will not suffer Himself to be deprived of His own, not by any enemy, not even by ourselves. This is the last foundation of estel, which we keep even when we contemplate the End. Of all His designs the issue must be for His children's joy." Finrod, Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth, HoME X Morgoth's Ring
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SirDennisC
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Nov 15 2008, 7:18pm
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Were you around when Transformers was being filmed? Have you ever been in the train station?
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Compa_Mighty
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Nov 15 2008, 7:19pm
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Anyway, since we're sharing... this is a long weekend for me! I don't return to school until Tuesday, as we November 20th is the anniversary of the 1910 Mexican Revolution. Because of some weird recent legislation, the free day is changed to Monday. Anyway, chez moi, tradition says we put up Christmas decoration on November 20 (no Thanksgiving in Mexico) so I believe we are putting everything up tomorrow. That means Christmas Tree, a whole bunch of plush toys in the living room, Christmas carrols CD's, which include performers such as Mickey Mouse and Friends, The Looney Toons (Tunes?), The Muppets with John Denver, Air Supply, and Plácido Domingo. It's also the first day we drink hot fruit punch. Overall, a great day... You know what they say... It's the most wonderful time of the year.
Here's to Del Toro becoming the Irvin Kershner of Middle Earth! Essay winner of the Show us your Hobbit Pride Giveway!
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FantasyFan
Rohan
Nov 15 2008, 7:34pm
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But I've seen the outside. It's about that decrepit. I have been following the filming of the new Clint Eastwood movie Gran Torino, also done here in Detroit. The organist from my church plays for the funeral scene. Sean Astin also was here filming a couple of weeks ago, in something about labor unrest among a secretarial pool. I've forgotten the name of that one. Michigan has lots of tax incentives for film companies lately, and has attracted a lot of business.
"That is one thing that Men call 'hope.' Amdir we call it, 'looking up.' But there is another which is founded deeper. Estel we call it, that is 'trust.' It is not defeated by the ways of the world, for it does not come from experience, but from our nature and First Being. If we are indeed the Eruhin, the Children of the One, then He will not suffer Himself to be deprived of His own, not by any enemy, not even by ourselves. This is the last foundation of estel, which we keep even when we contemplate the End. Of all His designs the issue must be for His children's joy." Finrod, Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth, HoME X Morgoth's Ring
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Greenwood Hobbit
Valinor
Nov 15 2008, 8:12pm
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working longer hours from the beginning of this month! Hope you and the gang are well.
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Greenwood Hobbit
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Nov 15 2008, 8:14pm
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Sorry to hear about the flying bullets - that must be very unnerving! The whole shooting thing scares the wits out of me. Stay safe!
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dernwyn
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Nov 15 2008, 10:40pm
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I love that collection! Even Miss Piggy's "Five golden riiiiiiings"! One can find the original show in pieces on YouTube, but I'd love to see it in it's entirety on television again...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire" "It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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silneldor
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Nov 15 2008, 10:54pm
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Nice person, big heart, nice garden, nice pictures etc etc. Yup i know ye [HUG]. There is a big blow here with a cold front moving in. It has been balmy for a couple of days, although cloudy. I hope you are very well , with warm toes too my dear:)
"Tolkien, like Lewis, believed that, through story, the real world would become a more magical place, full of meaning. We see its patterns and colors in a fresh way. The recovery of a true view of the world applies both to individual things, like hills and stones, and to the cosmic - the depths of space and time itself. For in sub-creation, in Tolkien's view, there is a "survey" of space and time. Reality is captured on a miniature scale. Through stories like The Lord of the Rings, a renewed view of things is given, illuminating the homely, the spiritial, the physical, and the moral dimensions of the world." Tolkien and C.S. Lewis- The Gift of Friendship -Duriez May the grace of Manwë let us soar with eagle's wings! In the air, among the clouds in the sky Here is where the birds of Manwe fly Looking at the land, and the water that flows The true beauty of earth shows With the stars of Varda lighting my way In all the realms this is where I stay In the realm of Manwë Súlimo By El~Cugu (From the website: 'The realm of Manwe')
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Anorien
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Nov 15 2008, 11:17pm
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Thanks! Cheers to you to!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 15 2008, 11:44pm
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Happy birthday to Master Sil from me too :=) //
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Greenwood Hobbit
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Nov 15 2008, 11:47pm
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Toes are in fine fettle I'm glad to say! It's mild here just now - we've been in a wet windy spell of weather, but before that had wonderful autumn colours and blue skies. Still colourful, but rather soggy!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 15 2008, 11:47pm
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A few photos from the local rally.
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We had about 150 people. It was amazing to know that all over the world people were rallying at exactly the same time. I uploaded some photos, but am having trouble getting some of them rotated correctly. :-/ Anyway, that's me in the rainbow hat, and my daughter with her "Let them eat cake" sign, and her best friend with her. Here's a slideshow: link
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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silneldor
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Nov 16 2008, 1:41am
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When it comes right down to it. When one is confronted with the essence of what defines the finest of humanity, that separates it from all other life and used as a bulwark against evil, what else is there besides Love? How can true matters of the heart be annulled by regulation? Love you auntie. You just keep on a comin'. Those who know they are right, do. Thanks for the pictures. Fine hat you are sporting:).
"Tolkien, like Lewis, believed that, through story, the real world would become a more magical place, full of meaning. We see its patterns and colors in a fresh way. The recovery of a true view of the world applies both to individual things, like hills and stones, and to the cosmic - the depths of space and time itself. For in sub-creation, in Tolkien's view, there is a "survey" of space and time. Reality is captured on a miniature scale. Through stories like The Lord of the Rings, a renewed view of things is given, illuminating the homely, the spiritial, the physical, and the moral dimensions of the world." Tolkien and C.S. Lewis- The Gift of Friendship -Duriez May the grace of Manwë let us soar with eagle's wings! In the air, among the clouds in the sky Here is where the birds of Manwe fly Looking at the land, and the water that flows The true beauty of earth shows With the stars of Varda lighting my way In all the realms this is where I stay In the realm of Manwë Súlimo By El~Cugu (From the website: 'The realm of Manwe')
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Roheryn
Tol Eressea
Nov 16 2008, 8:48am
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Nice of you to pop in, GH -- I don't think I've seen you in a month of Sundays. Has it really been six years since we had our adventures in Edinburgh? Time sure flies. Hope all is well, and happy what's-left-of-the-weekend!
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Roheryn
Tol Eressea
Nov 16 2008, 9:02am
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Happiest of happy anniversaries to you and the Mrs.! Nice to see you drop in and know you're still out there somewhere. Somehow just seeing your nick makes me think of anagrams and bad puns. :-) Hope you're having a nice weekend!
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Roheryn
Tol Eressea
Nov 16 2008, 9:56am
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I'll see both of your cute babies...
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and raise you double! After I give them both a big "Awww, what a cutie", that is. :-) I also bet my two can raise more hell than both of yours added together. I do wish Eldarion would take a bit more after his dad.
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Roheryn
Tol Eressea
Nov 16 2008, 10:01am
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So nice to see you here, CC! I trust the little Cheshire Kittens (who aren't really so little anymore, are they?) are doing well? And you and the Mr. too? Happy what's-left-of-the-weekend!
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Roheryn
Tol Eressea
Nov 16 2008, 10:12am
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I have to admit I'd probably eat it, not throw it... I'm too hobbity at heart. Which makes me think: what would a hobbit do -- throw a pie, or eat it? Great to see you delurk, lumpkin. Your little one is darling (he's grown so much!), and I think (in this picture at least) he looks like Mr. lumpkin. I trust Mr. lumpkin doesn't sing The Poopy Song (to the tune of "This Land is Your Land": "This poopy's your poopy, it's not my poopy, from California, to the poopy islands", etc.) when changing diapers? I would have to have a husband who enjoys parodies. I hope all's well with all three of you! When are you going to introduce that little one to the joys of visiting New Zealand? :-)
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Greenwood Hobbit
Valinor
Nov 16 2008, 10:30pm
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That was the first time I'd ever met any online contacts, and I was all nervous and squeeful - and it was the least sleep I'd had in any weekend since my daughter was born, I think! Seems a long time ago now. Hope you're all doing okay!
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grammaboodawg
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Nov 16 2008, 10:46pm
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Ohhh.... that sounds perfect :D //
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"Barney Snow was here." ~Hug like a hobbit!~ "In my heaven..." I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world. TORn's Observations Lists
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