The Hobbit All Week Long

There is no greater fan than Stephen Colbert and so it is fitting that all this week it is Hobbit Week on The Colbert Report. You would not believe what the studio looks like!

But first a word about New York. Recently New York was in the news because they had a day without any murders. That is wonderful. Please try to keep doing that New York. However, there are some Grand political parties that use fear of crime to get votes for their candidates. Too bad, keep up the good work, New York.

Something that many of us know even if we don't talk about it is that the 18 to 34 year old demographic is the most important. That's what everyone is paying attention to and catering to. But there are actually people who are older than that. And at some point, housing becomes an issue with them. They can't really stay in a house and manage all the upkeep and repair and maintenance. But they are much too active and healthy to go into a nursing home. The perfect solution is Granny Pod. It's a miniature house that you can put in the backyard. That way Granny is close by and yet still can live independently. It runs about 12 foot by 24 foot, so really generous by fish house standards.

For those who can't afford the price (you won't believe how much it costs), Stephen has his own version. It's a Pee-Paw Crate. It's small enough to put on top of the car roof for vacationing and even comes with a water drip bottle that attaches to the Pee-Paw Crate.

So, The Hobbit. Stephen's first guest for Hobbit Week was none other than Sir Ian McKellen. One of the first things Stephen did was demonstrate his really cool Wizard trick. It was impressive. Sir Ian has a 50 year career in acting, but finally he got something good. (humorous comment by Stephen) Sir Ian is also into politics and is a gay rights advocate. He makes it seem heroic.

Over at Sir Ian McKellen's website, on the activism page, I found this, "Clergy can pronounce on anything, politicians on everything, but actors should stick to acting. I've been on occasion lambasted for expressing my views by the very journalists who have enquired about them!"

After watching the show tonight, I thought of a great idea. Stephen should be on one of the many trivia game shows on TV. The only category allowed would be The Hobbit. Stephen would win every time! He has an amazing store of facts in his head about all things Hobbit.