The Homestead

About "A gateway to Sindarin"

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:39:05 GMT

"A Gateway to Sindarin

By David Salo. (University of Utah Press, 2004. 438 pp.)

This book presents an exhaustive synthesis and systematization of what is more accurately termed "Neo-Sindarin": that is, an altered, synthetic form of Sindarin not as Tolkien ever conceived of it but instead as cobbled together by Salo himself through selective re-use and modification of attested Noldorin forms (which in fact form the vast bulk of the evidence for Salo's "Sindarin") in admixture with actual Sindarin forms and with forms wholly invented by the author. As such, the book misrepresents itself (throughout, and even in its very title) to anyone looking for a reliable examination and presentation of Tolkien's own Sindarin, but if the actual nature of Salo's "Sindarin" is borne in mind throughout, and if the reader assiduously checks the sources against all of Salo's claims and (supposed) data (that is, where the data are not fabricated by Salo, and to the extent allowed by Salo's sparse and often misleading citation of sources), this book can be useful for the student as an introduction to a more accurate and detailed study of Tolkien's own Sindarin(s)."

... taken from the net.

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Siamese dialect

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:12:06 GMT

I was talking with my cat last night (a Siamese called Tunku) and realized, after all these years, just why he sounds like that. I think he swallowed a cheese grater and a box of nails.

Yahoo e-mail virus -- yahoo says they do it purposely!

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 23:29:01 GMT

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Trying again

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:48:13 GMT

My own comments on the power failure Does that work?

The great Northwest Power Failure.

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:43:32 GMT

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Invalid video URL.

Many people are still without power. Don't know how they do it ...

You think you are bad?

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 18:15:35 GMT

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I Just knew it ...

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 02:54:37 GMT

You scored as Ostara. This is a very powerful time not only because of the balancing of the earth's energies, but because of the way our own beings echo the earth's changes. We are literally reborn as we emerge from our winter sleep, ready to partake of all the pleasures of the earth, and to meet the challenges we will face as the world changes around us daily.

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Ostara

75%

Yule

63%

Mabon

63%

Imbolc

63%

Beltane

63%

Lammas

50%

Samhain

50%

Litha

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A Tarot card

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 07:29:55 GMT

LiveJournal
Tarot Cards

	Lamps exuyangi
A naked man stands on a black/red tablecloth holding a pitchfork
Divinatory Meanings: It is a card of amoral leanings. Whatever happens, it is not your fault.
Reversed: Chaos, Confusion, Dinners at McDonalds
Weather: Hurricane on the way ... do you need lawn furniture?

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Just had to ...

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 07:21:55 GMT

You scored as Green. The Green Party believes in an America where decisions are made by the people and not by a few giant corporations. Their environmental goal is a sustainable world where nature and human society co-exist in harmony.

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Green

100%

Old School Democrat

80%

Libertarian

80%

New Democrat

70%

Pro Business Republican

70%

Foreign Policy Hawk

20%

Socially Conservative Republican

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Fae Wry, here I come ...

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:33:08 GMT

Ok, so I just had to try it ... as expected ...

What type of Fae are you?

New bag limits on lawyers for Chainey

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:34:12 GMT

This is no mah faut. Someone sent it to me ...

Texas Hunting Statutes

In light of the recent unfortunate events concerning the Vice President, a new bill has been introduced in the Texas legislature as follows:

Bill to Regulate the Hunting and Harvesting of Attorneys.

370.01 Any person with a valid in-state rodent or snake hunting license may also hunt and harvest attorneys for recreational and sport (non-commercial) purposes.
370.02 Taking of attorneys with traps or deadfalls is permitted. The use of United States currency as bait, however, is prohibited.
370.03 Stuffed or mounted attorneys must have a state health department inspection for rabies, and vermin.
370.04 The willful killing of attorneys with a motor vehicle is prohibited, unless such vehicle is an ambulance being driven in reverse. If an attorney is accidentally struck by a motor vehicle, the dead attorney should be removed to the roadside, and the vehicle should proceed immediately to the nearest car wash.
370.05 It is unlawful to chase, herd or harvest attorneys from a power boat, helicopter or aircraft.
370.06 It is unlawful to shout, "WHIPLASH", "AMBULANCE", or "FREE SCOTCH" for the purposes of trapping attorneys.
370.07 It is unlawful to hunt attorneys within 100 yards of BMW, Mercedes or Porsche dealerships, except on Wednesday afternoon.
370.08 It is unlawful to hunt attorneys within 200 yards of courtrooms, law libraries, health clubs, country clubs, hospitals or brothels.
370.09 If an attorney gains elective office, it is not necessary to have a license to hunt, trap or possess the same.
370.10 It is unlawful for a hunter to wear a disguise as a reporter, drug dealer, pimp, female legal clerk, sheep, accident victim, bookie, physician, chiropractor, company CEO, United States president or vice president, or tax accountant for the purpose of hunting attorneys.
370.11 Bag and Possession Limits per day:
Yellow-bellied sidewinders, 2;
Two-faced tortfeasors, 1;
Back-stabbing divorce litigators, 3;
Horn-rimmed cut-throats, 2;
Minutiae-advocating dirtbags, 4.
Honest attorneys protected (Endangered Species Act).

Well, a first for King George

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:49:29 GMT

I just though we might breath a sigh of relieve. You see, King George has agreed to a "slight delay" before allowing DP on the eastern seaboard. Now, when I was growing up, DP was ... errrh ... nasty and only for the "experienced" people. You just had to know how. Now, after six years of bending over and taking it, we are going to get DP.

Wonderful.

Oh .. DP World is Dubai Ports World. Dubai, remember Dubai? Ok, remember the Cole? I thought that might bring up some nice memories.

In < href="http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/paper410/news/2004/09/03/WorldNation/Emirates.An.Attractive.Base.For.Business.Terror-710361.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com&page=2">this article</a>:

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According to the U.S. government, 13 of the 19 hijackers entered the United States between April 23 and June 29, 2001. And 11 of those late-arrivers - who were Saudi citizens and primarily the "muscle" for the hijackings - went through Dubai, according to the report.

he hijackers traveled in groups of two or three, taking off from Dubai and arriving at airports in Miami, Orlando, Fla., or New York City, the report said.

As for the money trail, Bin Laden's alleged financial manager, Mustafa Ahmed al-Hisawi, received at a Dubai bank a transfer of $15,000 two days before the Sept. 11 attacks and then left the Emirates for Pakistan, where he was arrested last year.

About half of the $250,000 spent on the attacks was wired to al-Qaida terrorists in the United States from Dubai banks, authorities said. Al-Qaida money in Dubai banks also has been linked to the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
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Now, doesn't it just warm your heart to know that these same people are now going to be running the ports? I am just tickled pink. As in the kind of pink you get when hit by shrapnel from suicide bombers ...

Ok, so I am addicted to test s

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:04:50 GMT

Your Five Variable Love Profile

Propensity for Monogamy:

Your propensity for monogamy is high.
You see love as a gift that you should give to many.
It's hard for you to imagine being with one person at at time...
Let alone one person for the rest of your life!

Experience Level:

Your experience level is high.
You've loved, lost, and loved again.
You have had a wide range of love experiences.
And when the real thing comes along, you know it!

Dominance:

Your dominance is low.
This doesn't mean you're a doormat, just balanced.
You know a relationship is not about getting your way.
And you love to give your sweetie a lot of freedom.

Cynicism:

Your cynicism is low.
You are an eternal optimist when it comes to love and romance.
No matter how many times you've been hurt - you're never bitter.
You believe in one true love, your perfect soulmate.
And if you haven't found true love yet, you know you will soon.

Independence:

Your independence is low.
This doesn't mean you're dependent in relationships..
It does mean that you don't have any problem sharing your life.
In your opinion, the best part of being in love is being together.

The Five Variable Love Test

It was Da Bomb(a)

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:55:03 GMT

Hey, everyone!!! Congratulations on the Bomba at Pantheacon ... man, did we rock the house!

O, so I just had to see ...

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:07:45 GMT

You scored as Spiritualist. You are a Spiritualist. You are most at home in the subtle realms of existence, and since you can't be there all the time, you communicate with spirits regularly to keep at least one foot on higher planes. As you progress, more and more of your interaction is based on planes other than the physical, and while this can draw strange glances from those who overhear, for the most part you are able to blend in and go unnoticed. It's a shame, really, because you have depths therefore unseen by your peers.

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Spiritualist

100%

Discordian

100%

Mystic

90%

White Lighter

80%

True Alternative

80%

Otherkin

75%

Magician

70%

Aimless Eclectic

30%

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Can you guess who is going to be running the eastern seaboard of the US?

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:08:09 GMT

Well ... can you say "fundamentalist muslims"? Unfortunately, this is not a joke.

L'etat, ce moi

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:46:52 GMT

For those who may have missed it, your veep was hunting illegally. You can't shoot a lawyer unless you have a $7.00 hunting stamp, which they made him buy after the fact.

When I tried to explain to my cousing Adelbert you could hunt lawyers now, he just could not believe it.

Adelbert: You mean, if I shoot someone they won't jail me?
Me: Well, they didn't jail Chainey, so I guess not.
Adelbert: But, let's say I don't shoot a lawyer. Maybe I shot someone I just though was a quail, and he turned out to be a lawyer.
Me: Well, by golly, that was what happenned to Mr. Chainey, too. So, I guess you don't have to worry. He thought a lawyer was a quail and just couldn't not pull that trigger.
Adelbert: Do they have a speical stamp for lawyers? I mean, let's say I shoot a door-to-door salesman. Can I get a special hunting stamp for that one too? Just pepper him with bird shot.
Me: ... well ... I don't know. You aren't the vice president you know. Maybe they have special rules for them.
Adelbert: You mean they have special rules for the Vice President? Just like they used to do with Kings? WOW! That's neat. I don't have to say "Your Majesty", do I?

And so it goes ...

It is good to be the king ...

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:37:00 GMT

According to the Guardian The Bush administration made an emergency request to Congress yesterday for a seven-fold increase in funding to mount the biggest ever propaganda campaign. I wonder how much of it is going to make shooting lawyers without a hunting stamp worth more than a $7.00 find. The article went on to say that Condy Rice claimed "said the $75m (£43m) in extra funds, on top of $10m already allocated for later this year, would be used to broadcast US radio and television programmes into Iran". Which proves, at least, they are still ignoring the conventions against torture ...

Lucky Chainey didn't kiss him ...

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:42:12 GMT

Whoopee!!! Chainey is free for shooting a lawyer and almost killing him, but poor guy is going to spend the rest of his life in the graybar hotel because he kissed a woman's neck. Oh, it's not as bad as it sounds. He did it twice before.

Yep, that makes him too dangerous to live among the rest of us saints ...

Prepublicrats at it again in Fla

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 01:57:32 GMT

Hoboy, if you think Florida now smells of oranges, think again. They are at it again, folks. Take a look at http://www.rense.com/general59/votersclaimabuseofelectoral.htm

Don't both to vote. They've already done it for you

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 14:24:23 GMT

If you think your vote means anything ( it doesn't ) you might want to read this little article about (among other things) how a county with 412 people managed to make a -16,000 vote difference. And yes, you read that right. It is NEGATIVE.

http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,62790,00.html

The seminal moment...

Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:25:47 GMT

According to Bush's campain head, the seminal moment of his first four years in office was:

(a) The loss of 280,000 jobs from Americans to overseas
(b) Boasting of the number of Americans that worked for foreign companies
(c) The murder of 3,000 Americans on 9/11
(d) The continuing deaths of soldiers in Afganistan and Iraq after the war was won.
(e) The fall of Enron in spite of intercession by the Bush family

In case you missed it, the answer is (c). Seems to close call to me, but I might have picked any of them, so don't feel bad if you missed it also.

Billions for religion, but not one cent for defense !

Thu, 15 Jan 2004 01:20:46 GMT

It says here http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040114/us_nm/bush_marriage_dc that the shrub is at it again, with a couple of Billion to promote marriage among the down and out. I can just see the interviews.

Mr. Streetbum: Hey, buddy, spare change ?
Shrub: What are you doing. Don't you know you should find a woman and getting married ?
Mr. Streetbum: Hunh? Hey, I was just looking for a meal. I haven't eaten yet today.
Shrub: Well, I don't really care about that. But if you were married, you could get more money.
Mr. S: Yeah, but I'd have to share it with some ... uhhh ... other person, wouldn't I ?
Shrub: Why, marriage is sacred. It is the honorable thing to do. And I ought to know. I am one of the most honorable and sacred people around. Why Jesus is my role model.
Mr. S: Hey, I recognize you. You're they guy that invaded all those countries, and broke the bank at home. YOU are the reason I lost my job and my family has to live on the streets. I had to go on welfare, but they said my wife and kids couldn't live in the shelter because she was married, so we got a divorce, and then when she couldn't pay her taxes, you took everything *I* had.
Shrub: Hey, that's not fair. Besides, who cares ? When you're rich, little things like that don't really bother you. And as for taxes, I can just call over the IRS and mine fixed. Besides, "Marriage is Sacred". That's a good slogan. Why, I will appoint at least ten people to promote marriage and family life. At $1,500,000,000.00 that means I can pay them ... uhhh ... oh $100,000,000.00 each.
Mr. S: What about the rest of it ?
Shrub: How about a split, just you and me. I didn't think there was ANYONE smart enough to notice. Just remember, I need some of that for my retirement fund.
Mr. S: *RETIREMENT* Do you realize there are people living on the streets eating dog food ?
Shrub: Oh ? Well, let them eat pate de foie gras instead. That's what I do. Or cake, anyway. Let'em eat cake. Yessir.
Mr. S: Hey, listen, I'm a vet ...
Shrub: Oh, that's different. (Turns away, mumbling) Note to self: Shut down that damn pesky VA hospital. Draws'em like flies ...

Oh, yeah ... just the bunch to promote marriage and morality ...

Army says psychotics and guns is a GOOD idea ...

Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:07:51 GMT

During the recent unpleasantness, the Army was giving drugs that induce psychotic breakdowns to the folks with the guns. Kind of gives a new meaning to 'shock and awe' doesn't it ?

You don't have to believe me. Here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3918713/ is the story.

War is peace, justice is torture ...

Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:59:39 GMT

In the justice is torture department http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3937711/ the supremes have once again outdone themselves. Sure would be nice to have justices that can read something. Like, maybe, the constitution ...