Cyracuz wrote:Quote:Mathos, you strike me as the sort of fellow who would rather open a book to learn about the flower growing just outside his window. Just what is it you hope to glean from other men's experiences? You'd save yourself a lot of time and trouble if you simply opened the window instead.
Cyracuz, I dare say without equivocation or indeed mental reservation of any kind, my experiences in life would astound you. I am not here to vaunt, however, for your benefit I will point out a few characteristics of The Baron.
I have virtually travelled the world. I have lived with The Hmong, Padong & Karen of The Golden Triangle, Burma (Myanamar) Laos, Thailand and Yunnan territories. Having joined The Karen on hunting trips lasting several days, I can appreciate hardships the likes of which most men could not envisage. I have bamboo rafted The Ping and Mekong. Lived on a rice barge in south Vietnam. I have eaten rat, locusts, water beetles and various grubs. I have rode a Triumph Bonneville from Chiang Mai in the North of Thailand, to Bangkok, its capital (in under five hours) along roads you might not consider servicable. I spent three weeks in The Pinto Muay Thai Boxing camp on Ko-Samui enduring daily training and seeking out these alarming skills for my own pleasure heat and humidity accordingly.
I have driven a motorcycle at speeds in excess of 180 mph.
I once built a trike from a VW rear end and engine with a Yamaha front control assembly and drove it on a regular basis for several months.
Class 3 British Sub Aqua Club diver.
Schoolboy ABA boxing champion.
I coach boxing on a regular basis to the younger generation.
I consider myself to be reasonably well read. I enjoy the finer things in life. Dear Cyracuz, I doubt you could maintain my level of experiences and the above are a mere sample.