So this is more pertaining to Texas, but it's something that I find both fascinating and problematic, so I feel it's not a bad idea to address it more generally. A couple of days ago, I learned that Fort Hood (I'm aware of the naming controversy and am going with the current official name) is … Continue reading Little Earthquakes →

Austin has mostly come out from its shell. The ice has cracked, the slush is receding. It's safe enough to get back on the streets and cache again. The weather is projected to get up into more comfortable levels over he next week so it will present a chance to finally go after some of … Continue reading Optimistic Nihilism →

Friday morning I noticed a new cache had dropped (actually, several did, but this one was close enough for me to note). I set out during lunch to go get it. I didn't immediately get it by looking at the map, but it was across the street from a park that I have gotten a … Continue reading Take A Look! It’s In A Book! →

A couple of days ago, I checked out my emails to look at the freshly dropped caches.  In among them, I saw a brand new EarthCache!  Man am I glad I figured out how to get notifications for those!  It published early in the morning and located relatively close to a cacher known for picking … Continue reading Impermanence →

In a move completely unrelated to the theme of this entry, HQ has released a new set of Treasures along with souvenirs for completing collections and bulk acquisition in general. I am already two souvenirs up today, having gained the ones for 100 Treasures and 10 complete collections. I should have the new collection complete … Continue reading My Trouble With Treasures →

It's been a minute since I've been live writing. What have I been doing since I got back from Atlanta? Other than Christmas/Holiday stuff? Well, the big thing is continuing with planning for Texas Challenge. Of course, the big things have been 95% taken care of, but this if the point where the details need … Continue reading Fancy Plans And Pants To Match →

As always, I’ve continued caching since I got home from the road.  It gave me some time to reflect.  I ended my road trip through the Deep South in exactly the way I wanted to: neither bloody, bruised, nor under any other form of physical stress.  In fact, as I mentioned a few times during … Continue reading More Reflection Than Lesson →

I almost thought I was going to get out of this trip without making the invocation, but Future Arborists of America, attend!  The Wilkinson County Courthouse is surrounded by beautiful, aged trees.  Unfortunately, they entirely interfere with courthouse photography!  This is an example of why not to place saplings in such a way.  That being … Continue reading 913. Woodville, Wilkinson County (MS23) →

Another French looking courthouse!  Louisiana is leaking in again!  On the way in, at a friend’s request, I took a shot at a famous grave, that of comedian Jerry Clower.  Unfortunately, his grave was at a church and service was in full swing.  I demurred since it ran afoul of arguably my biggest rule: never … Continue reading 912. Liberty, Amite County (MS22) →

Another lovely little chonker of a courthouse, no?  And yet, they named the county after Zebulon Pike, the guy who couldn’t get to the top of a mountain?  What’s up with that?  In all fairness to Pike, I too would have trouble climbing a mountain in waist deep snow after not having eaten in two … Continue reading 911. Magnolia, Pike County (MS21) →