I first attempted to read The Silmarillion when I was in high school and just after I had read The Lord of the Rings. I wasn’t ready for The Silmarillion at that time. I had expected it to be much like LOTR and it was not. The book was nothing like The Hobbit or LOTR…… Continue reading The Silmarillion – The Children of Hurin
Tag: Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit – Lord of the Rings
I read these books in high school and they left such an impression on me that just like Bilbo, I decided to walk out my front door, leave my Midwestern town and go on an adventure. Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear…… Continue reading The Hobbit – Lord of the Rings
Gandalf Quote
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. Gandalf the Grey I finally bought The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings on Bluray and have been watching them the past couple nights. This is the second quote from the movie that hit me and I…… Continue reading Gandalf Quote
Gandalf Quote
Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. - Gandalf - J.R.R. Tolkien Heard this quote again while watching my recently… Continue reading Gandalf Quote
Journal Entry – 12.30.2016 – SSL for the blogs!
It is 6:37 AM. I woke up around 3:30 AM and finished up ensuring SSL was set up correctly on my domain names. Yesterday I finally had a breakthrough! I have been trying to figure out, for well over a year now, how to make my websites SSL – or in other words, make them…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 12.30.2016 – SSL for the blogs!
The Hobbit quote
One of my favorite Hobbit quotes: ‘I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air. I am he that walks unseen. I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number. I am he that buries his…… Continue reading The Hobbit quote
Favorite Quotes
I decided to keep a record of my favorite quotes in this blog. Here are my favorites so far and I’ll post new ones as I come across them. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo DaVinci”The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page” – St. Augustine”…… Continue reading Favorite Quotes