And yet, there is a county that Baltimore is separate from. I was struck by the courthouse I found here, enjoying all the marble and limestone. Little bits of life were buzzing around, to the point that I had to wait for wedding photographers to move, and eventually I asked someone who I thought was a county staffer if they might move from my shot. It ultimately turned out for naught, but I did the best I could do with what I had. Towson was one of the prizes of this trip. It possessed something you can’t find just anywhere: a Webcam cache! We drove over to nearby Towson University to go for it. Traveling as a group of six, we were split into two vehicles. I started the day riding with Razorbackgirl and Godot, the only members of the fellowship who had previously gotten the Webcam. While the others stopped for lunch, the two of them were kind enough to wait as I went and got it myself.
The easy part was modeling for the camera, stunning in white slacks and carrying my umbrella. The harder part was the students swirling around me. To me, they all seemed like children, perched at the precipice of their lives. No doubt their main concerns were getting to classes, parties, for some, the social importance of Greek life (which, in many cases, also means parties), and what to do with their lives once they graduate. I remembered being that age, ripe with possibilities. Part of me wants to tell them that the world will most likely not be as amazing as in their dreams. Many things can go wrong. Many things can go right and not tender the expected results. Many happenstances, social structures, genetic anomalies, wonderful things, and terrible things can mean that one day they might look back, their choices dwindling, and wonder how they strayed so far from what they thought they would be. And many of them might not realize that what they are can be just as great as their aspirations, even if their blueprint turns out to be changed to build something they cannot or do not wish to imagine. Of course, who am I to disabuse them of their notions? Many will transcend the boundaries that await them because they don’t know there are boundaries to be concerned with. Or maybe I just think too damn much. All that really mattered was that I got a photo of myself, and with that, I could go on to my next appointment in…
Geocaching While Black 