Hobbies

[Martin TK]

Reading
Writing
Crossword Puzzles
Woodworking
Gardening
Pissing off theists
Rock collecting/tumbling
Shark's teeth collecting (No, I don't pull them, I find the fossilized ones on the beach)
Canoeing
Loving my Wife

[deekayfry]

College Football
Camping
Geocaching <--------------------What is that???  It looks interesting
and lastly, College Football. 40 days until kickoff!!!  

[deekayfry]

That man speaks the truth.

Leave it up to us Americans to try to make a good twist on something and never realize how bad it looks when someone else points it out.

THAT is funny and a good point...

However, if you put pads on Beckham and took them off of Emmit and then have them play a game of chicken... who would win?

[hismikeness]

Geocaching <--------------------What is that??? It looks interesting

Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunting game. According to the main Geocaching site, there are caches on all 7 continets!

What is a cache (pronounced "cash")? It is a small "treasure" of various sizes. A film canister or pill bottle (micro), a tennis ball can or tupperware container (small), a military ammo can or paint can (medium), or a 5 gallon bucket or trash can (large, though I've never seen one of these) that are hidden some where on the Earth, hence Geo. So Geocache is literally Earth treasure.

Inside of these you can find anything that fits that isn't food, dangerous, or contraband. What you will find is what is called a log book. So when you find the cache, you sign the log book. Then the "owner" of the cache knows who has found his/her treasure. You can take anything from the cache except the log book, but you must leave something in return. This is great for the young'ins.

To find these caches, you log on to the site, and get the GPS coordinates and some directions and often an encrypted hint. You then plug the digits in to your GPS and track it down. Most GPS units are accurate to within 10 feet or so, but the variances of each different make and model of device will typically get you to within a few dozen yards. Sometimes the hiding spot is obvious, other times the hunt goes on for some time, sometimes without reward.

So that's all you need, a GPS unit and an adventurous spirit. And internet access I guess. There is a Geocaching app for IPhone as well as other smart phones, I believe.

I will plan out a road trip to stop about once every hour. Works as a good pee break and leg stretch. There are many, many "cache and go's" along side most highways. But on a lazy weekend I will go out caching. Look for the title of a cache to say "____ with a view" or "Incredible view" and you will find some spots that you didn't know existed around where you live.

It's funny, because if you really think about it, geocaching is using multi million dollar military technology to find tupperware hidden in the forest.

EDIT: I found this video after writing that response...
[youtube:3da8wm12]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4VFeYZTTYs[/youtube:3da8wm12]

[Kylyssa]

reading
writing science fiction and fantasy
writing poetry and lyrics
making fondant cakes
drawing
carving
etching
keeping saltwater aquaria

[deekayfry]

Geocaching <--------------------What is that??? It looks interesting

Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunting game. According to the main Geocaching site, there are caches on all 7 continets!

What is a cache (pronounced "cash")? It is a small "treasure" of various sizes. A film canister or pill bottle (micro), a tennis ball can or tupperware container (small), a military ammo can or paint can (medium), or a 5 gallon bucket or trash can (large, though I've never seen one of these) that are hidden some where on the Earth, hence Geo. So Geocache is literally Earth treasure.

Inside of these you can find anything that fits that isn't food, dangerous, or contraband. What you will find is what is called a log book. So when you find the cache, you sign the log book. Then the "owner" of the cache knows who has found his/her treasure. You can take anything from the cache except the log book, but you must leave something in return. This is great for the young'ins.

To find these caches, you log on to the site, and get the GPS coordinates and some directions and often an encrypted hint. You then plug the digits in to your GPS and track it down. Most GPS units are accurate to within 10 feet or so, but the variances of each different make and model of device will typically get you to within a few dozen yards. Sometimes the hiding spot is obvious, other times the hunt goes on for some time, sometimes without reward.

So that's all you need, a GPS unit and an adventurous spirit. And internet access I guess. There is a Geocaching app for IPhone as well as other smart phones, I believe.

I will plan out a road trip to stop about once every hour. Works as a good pee break and leg stretch. There are many, many "cache and go's" along side most highways. But on a lazy weekend I will go out caching. Look for the title of a cache to say "____ with a view" or "Incredible view" and you will find some spots that you didn't know existed around where you live.

It's funny, because if you really think about it, geocaching is using multi million dollar military technology to find tupperware hidden in the forest.

EDIT: I found this video after writing that response...
[youtube:hsmsymzd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4VFeYZTTYs[/youtube:hsmsymzd]

All of that is really cool!