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The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...
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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...
New verse:
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Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by! |
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Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well! |
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Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed! |
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To: RMDupree
I didn't get the picture of the girls 7yo brother giving the boy's 7yo sister a bighug'n'kiss on the cheek :)
6,261
posted on
10/02/2005 7:46:25 PM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(WW2 was NOT lost the day we DIDN'T take Berlin.)
To: Ramius; All
A rather varied selection. Good idea!
Wish I could stay up and chat more, but I'd better go lay down.
Nighty night everyone!
6,262
posted on
10/02/2005 7:47:38 PM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: ExGeeEye
Catch them next time!
*waves good night*
6,263
posted on
10/02/2005 7:48:23 PM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: RMDupree
6,264
posted on
10/02/2005 7:51:38 PM PDT
by
Ramius
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To: All
Fare well, wherever you fare, till your eyries receive you at the journey's end!
6,265
posted on
10/02/2005 7:55:13 PM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(WW2 was NOT lost the day we DIDN'T take Berlin.)
To: Ramius
Variety being the spice of life?
Troy wasn't as bad as it could have been... um... wait, it was.
6,266
posted on
10/02/2005 8:04:04 PM PDT
by
JenB
(No Plot, No Problem)
To: ExGeeEye
6,267
posted on
10/02/2005 8:08:56 PM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Using it now? OK. Thanks :)
But, there'll be a new thread soon.
G'night everyone :)
6,268
posted on
10/02/2005 8:15:45 PM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(WW2 was NOT lost the day we DIDN'T take Berlin.)
To: JenB
Yah... It was cheap, so I figgered I'd find out. Got it running now. We'll see how it goes.
6,269
posted on
10/02/2005 8:19:31 PM PDT
by
Ramius
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To: Sam Cree
That looks like an "Oh sh*t" moment.
6,270
posted on
10/02/2005 8:39:04 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: Ramius
Got Sahara on the Netflix queue. We saw Constantine a few weeks ago. It was VEY good!
6,271
posted on
10/02/2005 8:41:47 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
Yes, somebody messed up. I think they put something heavy in the wrong place at the wrong time, a big generator, IIRC.
Generators are dangerous.
6,272
posted on
10/02/2005 8:42:13 PM PDT
by
Sam Cree
(absolute reality - Miami)
To: Sam Cree
...or free surface. It can capsize anything.
6,273
posted on
10/02/2005 9:04:24 PM PDT
by
Ramius
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To: Ramius
I confess to not being familiar with that term?
6,274
posted on
10/02/2005 9:09:55 PM PDT
by
Sam Cree
(absolute reality - Miami)
To: Sam Cree
Free surface... it's basically a half-full tank of some liquid. Very dangerous. An empty tank or a full tank doesn't impart any unpredictable momentum vectors to the ship. A full tank of liquid behaves no differently than a full tank of grain or other dry stores.
But a half-full tank, say, a half full tank of oil or gas or water-- if there is any motion that gets the tank sloshing side to side, even just a little bit-- is bad news. It's the amount of free surface of the fluid in the tank that matters, and it is surprising how little motion it takes for many tens or even hundreds of tons to suddenly be on the wrong side of the ship at the wrong time.
Granted, we're talking about large tanks here. Small potable water tanks or fuel tanks are usually of no consequence. But large cargo-type tanks, or even fish holding tanks are something to be careful with.
There was a sea story I told here once about a shrimper up in Alaska that had capsized and only the skipper made it off alive. Free surface was a big part of his problem. He was transferring fuel between two large tanks, but also had some water in a shrimp holding tank. Shrimpers are top-heavy enough to begin with... but just a little wave got things to sloshing... and bloop... over he went in seconds.
6,275
posted on
10/02/2005 10:02:59 PM PDT
by
Ramius
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To: JenB
Troy wasn't as bad as it could have been... um... wait, it was. OK... it's not over yet... but I'm having a really hard time caring very much about these characters and whether they live or die. OK... Sean Bean's character is good and Peter O'Toole is, well... Peter O'Toole. He'd be cool in a muppet movie.
But Brad Pitt??? Please... somebody nick this guy's heels already... Arnold Shwarzenegger is a better actor. A muppett... Kermit... could be a better Achilles.
6,276
posted on
10/02/2005 10:38:00 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 800 knives and counting!)
To: Ramius
I had the same problem with
Troy. I mean, who cares?
Brad Pitt can act ... to wit, Fight Club. But, goodness gracious, he's sleepwalking here! Ennui is boring to watch!
<snicker> You gonna get Kingdom of Heaven?
6,277
posted on
10/02/2005 11:14:10 PM PDT
by
Rose in RoseBear
(HHD [...it's being touted as "The best DVD ever!" ... or some such ... hyperbole hurts my brain...])
To: Rose in RoseBear
Ennui is boring to watch! It's contagious.
Good morning!
6,278
posted on
10/03/2005 3:18:17 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(WW2 was NOT lost the day we DIDN'T take Berlin.)
To: All
I meant to say "good morning" to everyone :)
6,279
posted on
10/03/2005 3:19:26 AM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(WW2 was NOT lost the day we DIDN'T take Berlin.)
To: Rose in RoseBear; Ramius
I think the best role I've ever seen Brad Pitt play was the guy in the insane asylum in Twelve Monkeys.
6,280
posted on
10/03/2005 4:56:26 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
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