[MikeB]

Don’t know if you have worn out the Wisconsin State Parks, but they have info on their reservation service about the size trailer any of their campsites can handle.

Generally have been very pleased with the accommodations at Wisconsin’s parks. Of course, there are a few that are just loved to death (Devils Lake and Peninsula come to mind). A lot depends on what you like to do.

Also enjoyed Indiana Dune State Park, great beach in walking distance and the facilities are pretty new).

[MikeB]

Wired magazine had an interesting article about goofball hackers who call themselves griefsters who hack their way in and cause unmentionable things to happen.

[MikeB]

@Timberline Echoes wrote:

Does that mean if we walk backwards were safe?
TE

No, but if your walk is silly enough, you might throw him off. A little fish-slapping may be advised. Definitely do not attempt to defend yourself with a banana.

[MikeB]

Congrats on your first find! It’s all down hill from here…seriously, hope you manage to keep going, even through the winter months (actually, winter can be a great time to geocache, provided you bundle up and pick normal-sized local caches that other folks seem to be finding.)

[MikeB]

First he has the nekkid dancing chick at 2AM — the next morning, nothing but cocks. OMG! Keep it coming TATB!

[MikeB]

@LDove wrote:

😕 😕 oh yeah um hmmmm 😕 ok well, yep I would like to use many smilies and then log them as permanent to this particular thread – will that get me in trouble? HA! 😈 I like ’em so much I think I’ll use them all for this posting – just for fun 😀 🙂 🙁 😮 😯 😕 8) 😆 😡 😛 😳 😥 👿 😈 🙄 😉 ❗ ❓ 💡 ➡

P.S. I don’t like cats – me bad… 👿

I think I just did a puzzle where that was the clue 😈

[MikeB]

All’s well that ends well!

[MikeB]

Gestalt psychology tried to come to grips with how our minds handle ambiguous perception way back in the 19th Century– check the link below. Its a little heavy, but the pictures are cool (sorry, no nekkid ladies!) The technical term for what is happening is “multistability”. MC Escher’s prints have great examples of multistability (albeit static) .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology

Of course at 2AM, if your watching a nekkid lady spinning around on your computer screen, who cares which way she is turning

[MikeB]

CAVEAT EMPTOR: I AM NOT A LAWYER — but my experience (learned the hard way) is that the officer who shows up on the scene of an accident will typically issue a citation to the driver(s) who was clearly at fault in the accident.

The purpose of the citation is two-fold. First, is to penalize bad behavior. Fines for traffic tickets should discourage the sort of mayhem that can occur when you are trying to figure out where the the nearest waypoint is whilst driving

The second purpose is to manage a situation where the party at fault has no insurance or inadequate insurance. The citation is used as a way to suspend your license if you cause mayhem and are unable or unwilling to pay for the damage you caused. The citation could also be evidence in a lawsuit against you.

My advice is to show up in court. If your insurance situation is under control, it is likely that your ticket will be reduced — it may even be dismissed. If you are having issues with your insurance company, or are uninsured, or if your license is in jeopardy, a court appearance AND an attorney aren’t really optional.

Good luck — to quote Jim Morrison, “Keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel.”

[MikeB]

Got ’em in the mail today — kudos to everybody involved. They are spectacular!

[MikeB]

The Janboree last year was a great event — can’t wait to be back (of course I missed the year before, which was in blizzard conditions!)

[MikeB]

Not sure if I can make it up on a prior wekend, but maybe a day ar so in advance. Last year’s event was a blast. Of course, there are always more beers to taste! 100 temps? That number hurts my brain. Seriously, if the lake gets any lower, you will be able to walk across — they had a very dramatic aerial photo in last Sunday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinal.

[MikeB]

Did a little caching up in the Merton area last weekend — definitely felt uncomfortable on the Monches segment of the Ice Age Trail. No hunting (I think) on the trail itself, but heard lots of shots just before sunset from neighboring farm land.

[MikeB]

Batcolumn caused BIG problems — here is a quote from a cacher just prior to the cache being archived:

“This cache along with three others are gone. After I found this cache I received a phone call from the Department of Homeland Security 😯 asking if I placed a package under a mailbox.
I then was interview for 3 hours by the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, Chicago Police Department because security at the SSA building thought it was a bomb.

CPD closed 5 blocks and even had Bomb and Arson come out with their robot to look at the cache.

It was not a pleasant experience to go through this to say the least. It was a very stupid place to hide a cache. I was very stupid to look for this.

I’m lucky that I was not arrested. It could have been real bad.

The Federa Agent now understands the game but said you should think before you place a cache and look for one, especially in the Chicago area post 9/11. “

Zounds! On the light side, I just have this image of Bomb and Arson blowing up a Lock N Lock filled with McToys. 🙄

[MikeB]

I think Tiedyeskycrew is on the right path — if there are any awards, it should be for those folks who do the most to make this all fun. Numbers-based awards will only get people irritated.

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