The parable of the tiny little mole

Apologies. I did not mean to sound too cold,  maybe  cynical, or even rather clinical.

Welcome back to the forum. 

ATB 

Tony

Tony2011 posted:

Apologies. I did not mean to sound too cold,  maybe  cynical, or even rather clinical.

Welcome back to the forum. 

ATB 

Tony

I've missed your straight to the point remarks. I wouldn't have a sense of humour if it wasn't for you. Apology accepted, please forgive this thread for diverging in such a strange manner. I don't know how this thread changed so dramatically but as soon as a few people entered life started on its own. There were some members that asked a few questions and here we are now. It was not my intention to detail part of my life history. It's still difficult for me to accept what happened to Vietnam. It's an emotive subject. I'd be interested to learn more about the past. How did it all happen? For there to be a victor there has to be a loser. They say that the winners write the history books. I'd like to hear all sides of the story.

War can tear families apart. I don't know much about my extended family. I never met my grand parents. What kind of people were they? Can I only learn about them from stories told by my parents? I never experienced the wisdom of their ages but they live on in my heart. It could be said that my mother is my grandmother and my father is my grandfather. They are the microcosms that define the macrocosms. 

ATB Minh

TOBYJUG posted:

Moles do most of their business with their nose.     

Ears and eyes are clouded with earths leftovers.

For sure I am not convinced that moles actually exist.   Like Unicorns.  As I have never ever seen one ever   "in the flesh".

This is a mole: the most 'destructive' animal on the planet.

And here are a few Unicorns (marine version)...

A sobering life story, Minh. I guess that sort of early experience gives you both some resilience to tackle other problems in life, and a sense of perspective when 'today's' source of worry and stress perhaps isn't that serious after all.  

BTW did you ever get your SLK55 back on the road?

Mike 

MDS posted:

A sobering life story, Minh. I guess that sort of early experience gives you both some resilience to tackle other problems in life, and a sense of perspective when 'today's' source of worry and stress perhaps isn't that serious after all.  

 

BTW did you ever get your SLK55 back on the road?

 

Mike 

Mike, Someone once asked: Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up. I'm sure there are others out there who have had a much harder life than me. To understand happiness one may need to experience sadness or whatever goes hand in hand with it ie depression. With regards to the SLK55 I decided to buy a SL55 to replace it because teens in their souped up boy racer cars had a propensity to try and race me at the lights. The SL55 is more refined and doesn't attract as much attention.

ATB Minh

Minh Nguyen posted:

MDS posted:

A sobering life story, Minh. I guess that sort of early experience gives you both some resilience to tackle other problems in life, and a sense of perspective when 'today's' source of worry and stress perhaps isn't that serious after all.  

 

BTW did you ever get your SLK55 back on the road?

 

Mike 

Mike, Someone once asked: Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up. I'm sure there are others out there who have had a much harder life than me. To understand happiness one may need to experience sadness or whatever goes hand in hand with it ie depression. With regards to the SLK55 I decided to buy a SL55 to replace it because teens in their souped up boy racer cars had a propensity to try and race me at the lights. The SL55 is more refined and doesn't attract as much attention.

ATB Minh

Wow, SL55. Looks lovely and an engine note that I could listen to all day long. I very much hope you enjoy it, Minh, and have better luck avoiding car accidents in future.

Mike

I can confirm Minh's SL55’s a lovely thing. Glad it's still going well Minh. (Incidentally, I fitted an Android streo head unit in our SL the other day. E-mail me if you want the details).

tonym posted:

I can confirm Minh's SL55’s a lovely thing. Glad it's still going well Minh. (Incidentally, I fitted an Android streo head unit in our SL the other day. E-mail me if you want the details).

Does it fit 'perfectly' within the existing fascia? For example, a simple disconnect and replace procedure? I have previously looked for replacement head units but they needed to be modified in some way or the other.

tonym posted:

I can confirm Minh's SL55’s a lovely thing. Glad it's still going well Minh. (Incidentally, I fitted an Android streo head unit in our SL the other day. E-mail me if you want the details).

Surely that engine note is all the music you need in the car, Tony 

As bonkers as it sounds, someone actually made an animated cartoon:

The Story of the Hare & The Egg

Once upon a time the Animal Kingdom gathered together for a meeting in a flurry of great excitement. There was to be a Very Special Party and a Very Special Guest was coming to visit them. The Very Special Guest was none other than the Goddess herself, and every creature wanted to give her a Very Special Gift.

Now some of the animals were very rich and some were very poor but off they went to prepare their gifts, for only the very very best would do for the Goddess. Hare was very very excited, he dearly loved the Goddess and although he was very poor he had a big generous heart - he was going to give her the very finest gift he could find!

Hare rushed home to see what he could find to give to the Goddess - he looked everywhere, in the cupboards and under the bed but there was nothing, even the larder was empty, he had absolutely nothing to give Her.

Except for one thing. On the shelf in the larder was a single egg... And that was it... It was the only thing he had left... Hare gently took the egg out of the larder and lovingly decorated it and took it to the party.

Hare was very worried. All the other animals gave their gifts of gold and silver and precious jewels and all Hare had was the egg. Eventually all the gifts had been given and Hare was the very very last. Hare very shyly presented the Goddess with the egg. She took it and looked at him and saw the true spirit of Hare. And there and then the Goddess appointed Hare as her Very Special Animal - because Hare had given away everything he had......