... an epic trip to Nebraska might not be in the cards just yet. So, fun fact about the way I usually plan trips: I use a big online mapper, usually the one favored by the computational juggernaut based out of Redmond (it allows twenty-five locations, as opposed to the biggest search engine's ten) to … Continue reading After Further Consideration… →

Over the weekend, I took the new vehicle out for some driving and acclimation. The primary excuse was to get an idea of the gas mileage. For all the flaws of my old car, it got great mileage. The new one on paper is supposed to get similar, or possibly slightly worse, mileage, but the … Continue reading Shakedown Cruises →

Ok, maybe that's a bit of hyperbole. I'm hardly Dorothea Lange or Man Ray, either. But they could only dream of the tools I have at my disposal! As I promised long, long ago, I have had my phone camera repaired! I initially considered replacing my phone, but the cost wasn't to my liking. That, … Continue reading I’m Ansel Adams, Y’all! →

I am not the brightest tool in the shed, folks.* That is why, when I went to look for my cache a couple of days ago, I began to examine the tree firmly planted at GZ, examining the roots for niches, looking up into the branches for clips and zip ties. I walked around and … Continue reading Both Dumb And Mortified! →

This weekend has been a weekend like many others. The girls came down from L-Town, we hung around and did things for a few days, and then they headed back. Pretty boring from a macro perspective. On the other hand, there were two significant events from a caching perspective, the first being ... ... that … Continue reading Novel Monotony →

Yesterday, I found an Unknown related to the grave of an early record-holding baseball player. That would normally be worthy of an entry, but it's not what's on my mind at the moment. Most people who think about geocaching probably never even consider the word "geopolitics" in conjunction. Normally I don't either, but that doesn't … Continue reading Geopolitics →

A couple of months ago, I went to get a cache (a D1/T1) and signed what I thought was the log. The CO deleted my find, telling me that I only found the swag container, not the actual cache itself. It almost killed my streak (that I'm not officially keeping, but whatever), but I had … Continue reading Trivial Opinions →

A couple of nights ago, it rained. My grandfather told me stories about the falling sky water, but I never believed them. I thought they were just myths from the olden times, but no, I saw the miracle with my own eyes! Ok, maybe I'm being a little melodramatic about the rain, but I haven't … Continue reading Almost Pleasant →

But GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY! The SUN!!! Yesterday, I went out to find a cache. Walking down a path beside Lady Bird Lake (which I still call Town Lake, but I don't want to hear anyone complaining about proper geographic nomenclature), I was beginning to compose today's entry in my head. Because Austin's so-called lake is … Continue reading The Spirit Was Willing →

A couple of days ago, I was looking to pick up my daily cache. I usually go north or west for that, sometimes east. But I decided to do something a little different. I opted to go south across the river that divides Austin instead. For some reason (probably because of having to pass through … Continue reading Ex Libris →