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# Seven Days Make One Weak
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/52685/
- Published: 2020-12-05T13:30:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-07T13:17:52.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TDE's Weekly Jeremiad, #wpChunk

#### Tolkien's House, Transgenders, and Timmerie

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There's not a single Tolkien center in the world. I was shocked to hear that.

But it might change. [A group is trying to buy Tolkien's old house in Oxford](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/effort-to-buy-and-preserve-jrr-tolkien-house-in-oxford-39362?ref=thedailyeudemon.com). The problem is, the price tag: $6.5 million and they have to raise the money in three months.

[The house was listed at $5.3 million](https://www.insidehook.com/daily%5Fbrief/architecture-real-estate/jrr-tolkien-house-sale-cultural-center?ref=thedailyeudemon.com), then the listing was apparently taken down to give the Tolkien group time to raise the money. [The actual purchase price of the house is now $5.4 million](https://www.projectnorthmoor.org/the-project?ref=thedailyeudemon.com). The additional $1.1 million will be used to renovate, including the addition of a “hobbit house” in the garden (at a cost of $100,000).

I struggle with donating to such things, but dang: Tolkien has given me so much. I tend to think I should at least show a little gratitude.

Then again, I doubt JRR much cares about such things at this point of his existence.

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Man, the transgender wars are flaring up again, now that the elections are over. [Pelosi and Biden are on the war path to make sure dudes who identify as girls can dominate female sports](https://cnsnews.com/article/washington/lucy-collins/pelosi-says-yes-biden-plan-order-schools-let-transgenders-play?ref=thedailyeudemon.com), and Ellen Page came out as transgendered in a highly-orchestrated and pre-planned publicity stunt that brought in all the major culprits, like Facebook and Twitter.

Timmerie Geagea broke it all down in this excellent episode of “[Trending with Timmerie](https://relevantradio.com/2020/12/why-is-ellen-page-transgender/?ref=thedailyeudemon.com)” at Relevant Radio.

You just need to listen to the first 24 minutes. After that, she starts taking calls from listeners, which is where I always stop listening.

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I really enjoy Relevant Radio, but I simply don't like their call-in shows.

Which is odd. I've never had a problem with other talk radio call-in shows.

I think the problem with Relevant Radio is that they let the callers drone. Maybe out of kindness? Beats me, but it gets tiresome.

I used to listen to “[The Inner Life](https://relevantradio.com/listen/our-shows/the-inner-life/?ref=thedailyeudemon.com)” frequently, but I finally realized that, after the first ten minutes of each show, I was spending an awful lot of time listening to callers' meandering and long-wrought stories about their problems. I stopped listening a year ago and haven't gone back.

But there's one Relevant Radio host who keeps a tight rein on callers: Patrick Madrid. He doesn't screw around. If you're wasting his air time, he cuts you right off. At times, I think he's a bit too abrupt, but typically, I'm applauding.

Until next week, thanks for reading and thanks for sharing.

Eric