Today my Dad celebrates his 64th birthday. Happy birthday Dad! Yesterday we went down to visit with him, have a little cake, a little lunch, and offer him a few gifts to commemorate the day...   more »

A month or so ago I purchased a Badge-A-Minit button maker.  I wrote then that I would talk more about making buttons.  So I guess you can consider this an informal review of the Badge-A-Minit starter kit, advice on button artwork, and a heads up about some new caches I am working on...   more »

When he released Bowling for Columbine, many assumed Michael Moore would lay the blame for the Columbine shootings at the feet of the NRA, gun industry, and gun enthusiasts. Instead he largely pointed the finger at the culture of fear which we live in, particularly in America. He made this case by pointing out that there are other countries where the citizenry are similarly armed, and yet they don't have anything like our rate of shootings, even when adjusted for population. He pointed out that another thing which distinguished the USA from other countries is how our news media regularly scares the piss out of people to try and secure viewers and thereby ratings. A gun is a bad thing to have in the hands of a scared person. Why am I on about this? Well...   more »

Continuing the tale of the three dragon caches wherein it is told how the caches were hid and received by the geocaching community...   more »

So as y'all know I've been into geocaching for awhile now (I blame James) and I've been having a lot of fun. But now I want to be on the other end of the game, which is to say, I want to hide some caches. That has been an adventure in and of itself...   more »