Tag Archive: gps

My encounter with the locals (and why I must avoid them at all costs)

Yesterday was my last day off before I had to head back to work, so I decided to make the most of it by doing a relaxing afternoon of geocaching. First one I found was at a park where I once worked as a camp counselor, bringing back fond memories of getting jumped and beaten…

All this rain brings more pain than the rains from the plains of Spain

I’ve had all week off from work due to finagling my time around and connecting Election Day and Veterans Day to my usual time off. One of the reasons October/November continues to be my favorite months. :-D But then of course, it rains. And rains, and rains, and rains, and rains, and rains… Man, I…

A Whirly Day

So I got up early this morning for a 3 day trip to Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, where I would meet up with a few relatives to celebrate a birthday at a bluegrass show. The next few days though would be all about meeeeeeeeeee, as I go off to do some geocaching deep in the…

Just went geocaching for the first time ever today! And well, I suck.

While I was researching GPS devices to get for my car, I inadvertently came upon a wondrous thing called geocaching. The idea behind it is pretty simple: use a GPS device to discover hidden caches around the world that were placed by geocaching enthusiasts. Once you find a geocache, you can sign the logbook to…

Back at my job, and doing my best to avoid all work!

So I’ve been back at work since yesterday, and well, this sucks. What’s weird is that I would come in, and after a few hours I would just feel completely drained, like something in the air was sucking the life force out of me. I’m not imagining it either, almost didn’t go on vacation in…

Lessons learned from vacationing with an iPod

I’m on the last leg of my vacation trip, and finally have some time to sit down and reflect on my experiences so far, especially when it comes to blogging about it all. Rather than use an iPhone (which are not hearing aid compatible and relies on the crappy AT&T network), I went with the…

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