Archive for August, 2006

The Dog Days of Summer

Typically the dog days of summer refers to the hottest days during the summer season, but this year is has a different meaning for our family. Recently my wife told me about a dog that was going to the pound if a new owner couldn’t be found. For some reason she felt compelled to save this dog. The next day
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Got the Goal (and some ticks too)

This past weekend was filled with geocaching fun. In my previous post I stated that I am not in competition with anyone. However, I am in competition with myself, continually trying to do better each time. One of the things I like to track is how many caches I can find in one day, with and without the family. On
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Counting Cache Finds and Trackables

After attending the “Shoals Summer Meet, Greet, and Eat” (GCX0MV) I began to wonder about what counts as a find and when a trackable item should be logged. It seems that geocaching is a sport with some loose rules and guidelines when it comes to what counts as a find. I’ve also encountered some different opinions when it comes to
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Geocaching

One of the best and funniest ways I’ve heard geocaching described is: “Using multi-million dollar military satellites to find Tupperware in the woods”. If you’re not familiar with the sport of geocaching check out www.geocaching.com/faq/. I started geocaching back in April (the 29th to be exact) of this year as a way to get outside and spend more time with
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