From Twitter 03-29-2010

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Happy birthday!

Happy birthday to my darling girl, Fiona.
My miracle baby, my gift from God, whose life was saved by my doctor before she was even born.
Beautiful and kind, and an amazing athlete who can kick you in the head.
My warrior woman, who wields the kamas, bo, and Japanese sword.
Thank you for your wacky sense of humor.
Thank you for spending your birthday serving the poorest of the poor.
I love it that you adore books as much as your father and me.
You are turning into an amazing young woman, and your Daddy and I are so very proud and happy to claim you as our own.

And happy birthday, too, to my big sister Betsy.
My protector, my confidante, my parenting mentor.
Thank you for being there with me at my side when Fiona was born. I am so glad you two share a birthday!

Here's a lovely Tolkien-inspired letter

From linwesingollo, who got it from elvish.org:

"...A Sindarin text which contains a Quenya poem being the continuation of Galadriel's Lament in The Lord of the Rings. It is intended to be an apocryphal letter from old Samwise Gamgee to King Aragorn of Minas Tirith. Sam tells about about the last moments of Master Frodo and Galadriel in Middle-earth. Galadriel's Quenya poem Altariello Nainië Mistalondessë ('Galadriel's Lament in Grey Haven') should be compared with Galadriel's Lament found in The Fellowship of the Ring."

There's also a link to the Tengwar transcription of the final version of the letter on the same page. Truly beautiful.

Sam's Letter.

A nice idea: The Apocryphal Letters of Samwise, isn't it?

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