monsterjoe

you are so right. i do respect peter jackson as a true fan of tolkien, and believe he has every good intention with the movies. i also recall feeling the same way about the fellowship when i first saw it, and it took a couple (nine in the theater alone- and i now own both versions of the movie on dvd) more veiwings to see why some of the changes were necesary. i think i will try to see it agian tonight.
as for tolkien, yes he was the master. i have read a couple of biographys on him too... very interesting stuff.
culinary competitions are still in preparation. we don't leave till feb. and return in march.

Hey - that was like the Citizen Kane of stories man. I can't beleive you decided to cover your head..most men would have just watched and jerked off under the covers....