The Hall of Fire

I split off some of the superfluous posts from this thread: Measured Silliness Also, in regards to the question raised above about how we would treat a thread that was started with specific posting rules, we would certainly have no objection to such a thread, if people want to participate in it, bu...

From today's San Francisco Chronicle:

New questions raised over timing of Army's disclosure of killing by friendly fire

It seems that there is some question about the veracity of the assertions of Gen. John Abizaid that he did not promptly receive the memo described above.

Very cool, Al. But remind me to stay on your good side.

The Giants' pitching isn't bad, but they have no lineup.

Matt Cain and Jonathan Sanchez combined on a two-hitter - and the Giants lost 1-0.

The season is officially over.

That said, I think it would be interesting if artie was allowed to set up a thread where his experiment could take place ... pick a topic and ask people to follow some posting rules. I don't know that this would fit the bylaws, though. Fortunately for me, I don't have to worry about that. Hmmmm? Th...

I so wish that I could be there!

I'm sure that it will be awesome.

The name "Lasto Beth Lammen" is from a spell that Gandalf used to try to open the doors of Moria. It means "listen to the words of my tongue". It is a reminder to people to try to really listen to what other people have to say, and not just talk past each other. The quote emphas...

NEW YORK (AP) - In a rueful reflection on what might have been, an Iraqi government insider details in 500 pages the U.S. occupation's "shocking" mismanagement of his country - a performance so bad, he writes, that by 2007 Iraqis had "turned their backs on their would-be liberators.&...

Beth and I always try to take a hike in a beautiful place on major holidays; I guess it is our way of connecting with the Infinite. Today we couldn't go anywhere strenuous because of my back, but we took a nice walk in the redwood forest of Henry Cowell State Park. Here are a few of the pictures tha...

Well, a week has passed, and I have given due consideration to Artie's question. Alas, I really have nothing to add to what my dear friend Athrabeth has already stated: I don't need a week to think through what Voronwë's use of the word means: "measured discourse" is carefully considered d...

The latest news out of Iraq is particularly discouraging. Muqtada al-Sadr, the highly popular young radical Shiite cleric, has made a call for his followers to attack U.S. troops. This is a direct result of recent attacks led by U.S. forces against his militia. I see no hope whatsoever of the U.S. a...

melianndoriath!

Nice to have you here.

My second prediction of the year is that Piazza will end the year with more RBIs then Thomas. That is a rather bold prediction, Voronwë, and I'm very interested to know what it was predicated on. A feeling . The same thing that my prediction that the Cardinals would win the world series, that Barry...

What a great summary, Teremia! One thing that I have always noted is how in the beginning of the chapter, faced with imminent capture, they are forced to make a "leap of faith": "Quick, Sam! Over we go!" cried Frodo. They scrambled on to the low parapet of the bridge. Fortunately...

”The Land of Shadow” Throughout this chapter, a question of scale and point-of-view: we go from the grand scale of the hobbits’ triumph over the Watchers at the end of the previous chapter ( chanting in Elvish! Walls crumbling as they pass by! ), to the small, human, hobbity scale of small people r...

One of the greatest discussions of the Lord of the Rings that has ever taken place anywhere was the thread called M00bies reads the b00ks , led by the incomparable Teremia. From the Party Field at Bag End through Tower of Cirith Ungol, Teremia and her cohorts delved deeply into the very heart of Tol...