[jthorson]

@Buy_The_Tie wrote:

I’m sorry, but that information is only available to those that actually attend the picnic.

I am often asked about the origin of the M&M salad. Some parts can be told, others I will take to the grave.

I was traveling alone on I43 north in the early darkness of an October 2004 day en route to a geocache outing in Green Bay hosted by team ‘Whats Next?’.

It was in a fog creeping in from Lake Michigan that I heard a voice that said ‘ummm, you remember that the event is pot luck — you need to bring something’. Like a revelation on the road to Damascus, a vision of the M&M salad was given to me.

When I arrived at the event with the salad constructed as in the vision, several attendees pointed and said “uhhhh… what’s that?”.

As I opened the container, several people saw dots before their eyes. Some saw splashes of color. Others saw a variety of Ms Es Ws and 3s floating in the salad. The best puzzle people are still trying find the significance of those symbols.

Since then, I have always brought an M&M salad to similar events. Often I am not allowed to attend unless I bring one.

Many doubt this story. They ask why a man whose single cooking skill is burning water was given the gift. I can only explain that I am merely the messenger.

[jthorson]

Is there a specific time and place to meet?

[jthorson]

… with burial to follow as a new cache container.

I hope she was a member of the organ donor program.
There are others that can user her batteries and lanyard and -sniff- map sets.
Then her memory can live on in their memory.

[jthorson]

Above are the possible results of the quiz.
I scored ‘Coach’ which means I favor

Humanity over nature (ok)
Foreground over background (ok)
Detail over the big picture (wrong)
Shape over color (ummmm ok)

Greyhounder scored ‘Guide’

[jthorson]

A shared experience experienced separately — just like geocaching.

But Disney should make these things so they come during the day and on weekends.

Bedtime.

[jthorson]

–You must be pretty dirty by now… that’s a long time to go without a shower.–

Actually, just un-fulfilled.
I always think better during a shower.
It is an opportunity to compare yourself with the universe.

[jthorson]

Once in — never out.

[jthorson]

Now you can play:

http://www.dyewell.com/saveboston/

[jthorson]

I’m interested in cache hiding day.

[jthorson]

@kbraband wrote:

Yup. Her name is Mary. Well, I didn’t actually “discover” her because of geocaching, but our second date was a day of geocaching followed by dinner, and I discovered she enjoyed geocaching, so I discovered I had a winner.

But….. but … but Ken, we’ve cached ummm geocached together several times and …. and … -sniff- … -sob-

[jthorson]

I noticed you didn’t need any bomb pictures.
Got enough of those, do-ya?
😕

[jthorson]

@kbraband wrote:

… you actually trust Wikipedia? 🙂 )

When it supports my position 🙂

[jthorson]

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JLT: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
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A pace (or double-pace) is a measure of distance used in Ancient Rome. It is the measure of a full stride from the position of the heel when it is raised from the ground to the point the heel is set down again at the end of the step. In Rome this was standardized as five Roman feet (about 1.48 metres or 58.1 English inches).

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JLT: Thats why a mile is 1000 paces:
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The original mile

A unit of distance called a mile was first used by the Romans and originally denoted a distance of 1,000 (double) steps (mille passuum in Latin), which amounted, at approximately 29 inches (0.74 m) per (single) step, to 1,618 yards (1,480 m), or 5,000 Roman feet, per mile.

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JLT: And usually caches I’ve seen that use the
pace have it wrong (one step)
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[jthorson]

A multiple of cachers
….an archive of reviewers…

[jthorson]

This last few days Commander Bob (Bob), Major Brat (Robin) and I answered the request for volunteers to help with this geocaching event held at the Elkhart lake racetrack. Bob and Robyn answered the request and saw enough to encourage me to join in. We were unsure of what we getting into but such is the nature of geocaching.

This geocaching opportunity was part of a greater event called Camp Jeep 2006. This is an annual event where Jeep vehicle owners meet with the makers of Jeep, see the new products and get lots of licensed merchandise. They can test drive new vehicles and take their own vehicles on courses to put them through their paces.

Surrounding all this were activities and games of every description. Contests, get a manicure, paint your own bobble head doll, rock climbing, scuba lessons, skate-boarding (Tony Hawk was there) all ending with a large stage show featuring the Blues Brothers. A state fair atmosphere focused on Jeeps. A new experience at many levels.

One of the activities was a geocaching course. People from a company called PlayTime, Inc where hired to set up a temporary course of caches all around Camp Jeep. Over the 3 days we participated in 5 geocaching sessions. The 5 teams in each session had about 8 members of all skill levels from no knowledge to experienced geocacher. The three of us and 2 PlayTime pros traveled with one of each of the teams. The participants were given a quick lesson on the rules and operation of the devices. Each participant got their own GPSr to use.

Then the teams were unleashed on camp Jeep for a limited amount of time, finding caches as a team with the goal of maximizing points, each cache having a point value proportional to its difficulty. The 5 guides took pictures, made sure things were done safely, rules were followed and technical questions were answered. At the end we returned to the tent to tally the scores and award prizes.

Every session brought new challenges with the new faces. But I’ve never seen such rapid transitions from neophyte to caching demons.

This is one of those experiences that you’ll always remember. The people from PlayTime were first class, professional and above all, fun people. They have friends in Wisconsin.

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