This has been an exciting thread for us to watch develop. We too have found ourselves wondering about the nature of many our fellow geocachers’ names. Oftentimes when we encounter someone else and introduce ourselves, that is soon followed by the question of why that name.
“What’s Next?” works for us on so many levels! We found our first two caches without a name. We thought about Railbirds, an allusion to Packer fans who hang along the fence watching practice, but it didn’t seem to capture enough personality. We also thought Sam and Ella would be fun just because it sounded funny, but we ultimately “chickened” out.
“What’s Next?” is a quote from President Josiah Bartlet. We’re big fans of the West Wing. Tim’s a bleeding heart liberal Democrat. Carole just likes Martin Sheen (among others) (HA! HA!). When Bartlet is done with something and ready to move on, he will say, “What’s Next?” We thought that also fit with finding the next cache.
Since then we’ve also come to realize we’re huge “gear geeks,” and “What’s Next?” might actually ask what new accessory or equipment is now required for our continued existence.
There you have it. We’re “What’s Next?”
