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Has anyone here read a kids’ book called “Frindle?” You could read it in an evening, but it’s a great book. Kid decides to call a “pen” a “frindle.” Strict teacher won’t accept it, because it’s not in the dictionary. The use of the word snowballs anyway (ha ha) until the kid makes national news.
I won’t spoil the ending for anyone who might want to read it. It’s a fun book. The author has written several more, but this one’s been around awhile, cause I did a read aloud with our own two boys who are now 20 and 23.
This whole business kinda reminds me of the book.
12/11/2009 at 11:46 pm in reply to: Pilotage Helps BakRdz Complete 600th Mission B-17 Navigator #1918144Congratulations….1k is not far off now!
You’re probably correct. I didn’t see the need to keep the handheld on for the long flight, I was hoping the pilots knew where they were going! 🙄
When I got my reconditioned one after the dog ate my other one, same thing happened, I suppose because it traveled from wherever to here.
I’m not suggesting that every DNF has gone missing. Usually they haven’t. Most often, we’ll have that same experience of spending forever the first time, only to return and find it right away. My comment was more of a nudge to those who never log a DNF for fear they’ll be viewed as a “bad cacher.”
Quite the opposite. It’s said that many of the worst spellers write a lot. Same thing here. Those who cache often will have a greater than average share of DNFs. Right now we’re over 250 ourselves. No, those don’t make us happy, but we feel it’s only fair to let others, cache owners and other cachers, know that for us, at least, it was a challenge to “not find.”
Let’s not even talk about how many of those are 1/1s! Many, actually. Ugh!
I had grand plans for my storytelling trip to Monroe. Came to one at the courthouse, saw at least one foot of solid snow on top of the bush and decided…..nope, not showing up for my gig with my head soaked and just said ‘no to caching.’ Another one along the bike trail had a clue something like, Under logs and busted concrete. Don’t think so, just kept on heading for the gig!
Not often I’ll do that, but today I did. After traveling the AWFUL roads for at least half of the trip, I was glad to just get there and back home again. Because of the terrible roads, I had no time to spare, and had really hoped to go back and find one that skunked me in August 08, the Devils Tea Table. No idea when I’ll be able to get back down that close now. 🙁
The unit will ask if it’s traveled more than 600 miles. If so, you have to start it up again so it can read the more “local” satellites, I guess. Maybe this just happens with Garmins, I don’t know. Whatever it is, it walks you through it, so you don’t really have to think.
Some days, it’s better to not even bother. I’d planned a great little get-away in combination with a storytelling gig in Monroe. Drive down night before, stay in a B &B, enjoy some area caching.
Then it snowed. Drove down today, and each possible cache, I took one look and said….nope. I’m not showing up at my gig with sopping wet pants from trudging through the snow, a wet head from searching in a bush with a one foot “cap” of heavy snow. One that is “in logs and busted concrete” on a bike trail.
It’s okay to not cache sometimes. We spent a winter a couple years ago constantly tracking in and digging out stuff, with the next few logs saying how great that was.
This winter, we’re hoping others return the favor. 😀
I took mine along to Hawaii, which has to be at least that far, if not farther. The biggest thing is to re-calibrate upon arrival, although mine was foolproof enough to tell me to do that, anyway.
He he, not snowmobilers here. Been mushing a couple times in northern Minnesota and would love a sled and team of dogs for that! Nothing more enjoyable, and far more physical than one would imagine.
Sparse Grey Hackle is your go-to guy on this subject. That’s probably his bookmark list, too.
If you have Lyme, you know it. Just ask Trekkin’.
Trekkin’ just got back from finding some new ones with pa ruby of drhaas. They are both insane!
Trekkin’s still out with the blower and the craphas. It’s still falling, but not the high density stuff.
What pains me is the fact that the windchills will drop to danger levels once we’re done. As long as it’s here, I’m anxious to break out the snowshoes and x-c skis. I guess our son had the baby being pulled around the back yard yesterday in a sled….by the dog! I cannot believe they didn’t take any pictures! We have to dig out the cool kiddie sled my parents gave us when our boys were little…the LL Bean one. Perfect to hook up to the dog!
12/09/2009 at 4:39 pm in reply to: Need help from someone who actually understands computer cod #1917709I tried something with the numbers Marc shared…..no luck. I could try some different things with those same numbers, I guess.
It’s not supposed to be that tough a puzzle, either. Like 2.5 difficulty. Sheesh!
Mike, if it’s the word I’m thinking, every single one of his century challenge listings has this exact wording. But for good measure, I tried that, too. So far, no “woot, go find it!”
He he, Marc your chart may be worth nothing, if ours has many different cells filled. Then we’re talking cooperation between pirates, LOL.
Congratulations on a well-timed milestone!
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