Happy Birthday to the Professor!

J. R. R. Tolkien was born on 3 January 1982 and, to celebrate his life and legacy, the Tolkien Society hosts a toast each year at 9 p.m. local time.  So, take your favorite drink (it does not have to be alcoholic--definitely not if you are underage or if it would jeopardize your health!) and toast to "the Professor"!

"Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory.  If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?...If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, than it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!"-J. R. R. Tolkien