Happy birthday to the Professor

[pegkerr]

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. Join fans and friends around the world at 9:00 p.m. your local time to offer a toast to "The Professor."

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[callunav.livejournal.com]

I read your post, looked up at my clock, and found it was exactly 9:00.

I had a dream while I was in college, once, that I climbed a tall tower in my dormitory - and while my dormitory was very gothic in its architecture, this tower did not in fact exist - and found Tolkein as a very old man living in a cozy, book-lined, warm round room at the top. He gave me tea and we talked, and I was filled with overwhelming relief to discover that someone so sane and wise and kind and older lived there with us.