Sounds like a Pirate crab if I ever heard of one! ...

Coconut Crab (B irgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. It is 

known for its ability to crack coconuts with its strong pincers in  order to eat the contents.

  It  is sometimes called the robber crab because some coconut  crabs are rumored to steal

shiny items such as pots and silverware  from houses and tents.

 The second  photo gives you a good idea of how large these crabs are - a coconut  crab is

seeking food from a black trashcan.

 Great magazine - great website!

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 Cracked Pot

An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each
> hung
> > on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck.
> >
> > One of the pots had a crack in it while the other
> pot
> > was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.
> >
> > At the end of the long walks from the stream to the
> > house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.
> >
> > For a full two years this went on daily, with the
> woman
> > bringing home only one and a half pots of water.
> >
> > Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its
> > accomplishments.
> >
> > But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own
> > imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had
> been
> > made to do.
> >
> > After two years of what it perceived to be bitter
> > failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream.
> > 'I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my
> side
> > causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.'
> >
> > The old woman smiled, 'Did you notice that there are
>
> > flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?'
> >
> > 'That's because I have always known about your flaw,
> so
> > I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while
> we
> > walk back, you water them.'
> >
> > 'For two years I have been able to pick these
> beautiful
> > flowers to decorate the table.
> >
> > Without you being just the way you are, there would
> not
> > be this beauty to grace the house.'
> >
> > Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the
> cracks
> > and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very
> interesting
> > and rewarding.
> >
> > You've just got to take each person for what they
> are
> > and look for the good in them.
> >
> > SO, to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day
> and
> > remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path!
> >

 Tried posting this earlier but it didn't work...

Valentine's Day - I took my Mum roses - and took Captain Nemo some too - some baby/mini ones - told him how I had taken some to Mum, - I know he would be happy - and she was -

 A little behind in school - tricky getting things done around here with having school during the day -
but - we're moving along - steady as she goes -

Been redoing - rearranging some of the rooms in the house recently - watching too many of those 'fix up your house' shows with the new hookup we have now.

 Speaking of fixing up the house - we all met at Mum and Dad's house and started going through things -   There was a leak in the master bath, and when it was addressed, mold was found - black mold - not good -  so - it was ripped out, cleaned up, and dealt with. - but - now the bath has no toilet and no sink  :(  
 it needs redoing anyway - so - everything will be taken out so work can begin on that

 - down to the basement - there was another repair issue there as well - it was dealt with, and we've decided to go through the basement first and get rid of any and all trash - and consolidate as Captain Flint and family will be moving in with Mum - ( before the end of the year is the goal) - we made a good 'dent' in it all, but we'll all be piling back over there to work on the rest this weekend - Being that Captain Nemo was a true pack-rat, I'm sure we'll find some good memories and some good laughs :)