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Perspective
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Date: 
Sat, 10 Jul 2004 22:04:29 GMT
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Tonight I've been watching 'Sport Relief' on the BBC. For those of you
who don't know the program: it's a fund-raising event where all sort
of celebrities do sport-related stuff to raise money for various
projects. And of course they show those projects.....

In Peru children as young as 4 work in quarries, in India the 'Railway
children' are children who have left their families because their
parents couldn't afford to keep them. They live from what they find in
and around trains. In Africa babies are born HIV positive, often
orphaned shortly after birth.

And here we are, bitching and moaning about the shade of grey of our
beloved toys.....

Duq


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Re: Perspective
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Sat, 10 Jul 2004 22:36:44 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Ronald Vallenduuk wrote:
Tonight I've been watching 'Sport Relief' on the BBC. For those of you
who don't know the program: it's a fund-raising event where all sort
of celebrities do sport-related stuff to raise money for various
projects. And of course they show those projects.....

In Peru children as young as 4 work in quarries, in India the 'Railway
children' are children who have left their families because their
parents couldn't afford to keep them. They live from what they find in
and around trains. In Africa babies are born HIV positive, often
orphaned shortly after birth.

And here we are, bitching and moaning about the shade of grey of our
beloved toys.....

Duq,

  Bless you for reminding us of the big picture.  We all live blessed
lives as indicated by us being able to have hobbies.  Many difficult events
have transpired in my life in the last year that helped me realise
how blessed my life is.  My life could be much worse than it has been and
will be.

  There is much to be happy about.

Kevin


Subject: 
Re: Perspective
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 02:43:32 GMT
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Damn, Duq!

You come along and make me feel like such a big baby!  Here I am crying over
the color change and you just pop my little bubble of sentimentality with
the rusty edge of reality!  No fair!!

Seriously, I totally feel where you're coming from.  My perspective has been
bothering me lately.  On the one hand I feel like I've become too wrapped up
my hobby and forgetting that many others' hobby is just staying alive!  But
then I remember how lucky I am to have this hobby and having been an active
participant in it for almost thirty years, the color change still cuts deep.
However, I wonder if it hasn't come along at this time to remind me that
there are things more important than little plastic bricks.  THEN I remember
that Lego is my refuge from a world that's often harsh, cruel, and
unforgiving!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  What's a fanboy to do?!

I've decided re-christen myself "DinosaurDave."  This nom de plume will
reflect my wistful feelings about days gone by and give me an excuse to be
all curmudgeonly whenever someone says that the new colors "aren't that
bad."

Watch out!  My fetid teeth will find all you new-color-lovers and chew your
sinews with bloodthirsty delight!

DinosaurDave


"Duq" <lugnetpost@skipthisbit.duq.tmfweb.nl> wrote in message
news:kip0f0l671t5roe2eqghnatbo8470actk7@4ax.com...
Tonight I've been watching 'Sport Relief' on the BBC. For those of you
who don't know the program: it's a fund-raising event where all sort
of celebrities do sport-related stuff to raise money for various
projects. And of course they show those projects.....

In Peru children as young as 4 work in quarries, in India the 'Railway
children' are children who have left their families because their
parents couldn't afford to keep them. They live from what they find in
and around trains. In Africa babies are born HIV positive, often
orphaned shortly after birth.

And here we are, bitching and moaning about the shade of grey of our
beloved toys.....

Duq


Subject: 
Re: Perspective
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 08:45:08 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
In lugnet.general, Ronald Vallenduuk wrote:
Tonight I've been watching 'Sport Relief' on the BBC. For those of you
who don't know the program: it's a fund-raising event where all sort
of celebrities do sport-related stuff to raise money for various
projects. And of course they show those projects.....

In Peru children as young as 4 work in quarries, in India the 'Railway
children' are children who have left their families because their
parents couldn't afford to keep them. They live from what they find in
and around trains. In Africa babies are born HIV positive, often
orphaned shortly after birth.

And here we are, bitching and moaning about the shade of grey of our
beloved toys.....

Duq,

  Bless you for reminding us of the big picture.  We all live blessed
lives as indicated by us being able to have hobbies.  Many difficult events
have transpired in my life in the last year that helped me realise
how blessed my life is.  My life could be much worse than it has been and
will be.

  There is much to be happy about.

Kevin

Our family knows an Afghan, and he was telling us about how he visited one
family, and the child was complaining about school, and didn't want to go.  He
said that if this boy went to Afghanistan, he would be very thankful for school
and all that he had.  It was sobering message.  I often complain about school
and how bad it is, but at least I have the oppurtunity.  I'm 14 by the way, in
case you were wondering.  So I am in a position to complain about school.


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