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Yesterday I attended a performance of Verdi's Aida: La Scala Milan was visiting Tel-Aviv in honour of the city's centenary. But that is not the subject of this post.
In the foyer I happened to look up and was completely taken aback. For a moment I really thought that I was looking at Dominic Monaghan (Merry Brandybuck in LOTR). It was only after a second and a third look that I realised that this person was too young to be the movie actor. (He must have been about 18 years old.) But the resemblance was absolutely startling. I wonder if he was aware that he was almost the actor's double. I wonder whether Frodo would have been aware.
J F R
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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Macky
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Location: USA
Registered: November 2008
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JFR,
The way to determine if it was an actual hobbit that you descried would be to break out in a happy smile, run over to him, throw your arms around him and give him a big hobbit-hug, while running your fingers through his sumptuous hair. This should be followed by a friendly kiss of greeting (no tongue, on the cheek). Be sure that there is no back patting with the hug. Hobbits aren't into that patting shit, because it means that you don't really feel it. A hobbit-hug requires the steady pressure that emanates from true love and the desire for oneness. After the hug and kiss of greeting, you would do well to invite your hobbit friend to secondzies dinner. Hobbits can't resist a sit down meal. However, do not take your hobbit home with you afterwards. They are a gregarious lot and if you have one, soon many will appear. Your life thereafter would be one big episode of hugging, hair tussling, and sit down meals. I want to be a hobbit when I grow up.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!
Ps 133:1 NASB
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johnleeb
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Location: USA
Registered: January 2009
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My only experience with Opera was at a restaurant in Oakland, CA where performers from the San Francisco Opera performed. They only did a few songs, and preceded them with a description in English of what each piece was about.
Those of us who only speak English (American version) and who were new to Opera got a lot more out of that. I enjoyed it, but probably would not enjoy it without that explanation.
And while the str8 Asian I was with, a co-worker, was hot, he was, alas, unavailable. That was around 1990, and I did not see any others that I would have liked to get to know well.
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I'm not an opera fan, but it is extraordinary that the opera house I've most often been to is in Sydney. And it is magic to spend the interval with a glass of Oz Fizz on the terrace. There is a lot of eye candy in Sydney!
Love,
Anthony
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