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Another week in the books

Well another week is drawing to a close and I just got home from an impromptu sound gig. I was able to help out a local singer/song writer at her weekly music show since her regular soundman double booked himself. So if you are looking for a new country artist to follow check out @LaurenAshCor on Twitter or LaurenCorzine on Facebook

Also I’m still geocaching and very excited about the new geocoins I received in the mail. They are much bigger than I thought so its going to take a bit to find a large enough cache to hold them. In my area there are too many nano, micros and small caches. The most popular is recycled pill bottles. When I get ready to set free my geocoin to the world I’ll post a picture and a link so anyone can follow the coins adventures. Here are two pictures from my weekly geocaching…

Sunflowers

Boganvias

The sunflowers reminded my of my grandmother, who just loved sunflowers. She even decorated her Christmas tree with only sunflowers one year. It’s always good to be reminded of the ones you love that are no longer with you, and can only travel with you in your heart.

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on May 6, 2016 at 9:25 pm Comments Off

Geocaching 4 days straight

I guess I can call it a healthy addiction if I ignore the sunburn and all the scratches… I am getting out and walking a lot, coming home sweaty and dirty like I was a little kid. I’ve found 20 caches so far. Still plenty around me, so tomorrow will be another round…

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on April 26, 2016 at 8:10 pm Comments Off

Geocaching = FUN

I just discovered geocaching this past week and just spent 3 hours driving and walking around where I live to discover some these awesome caches.

Above are some pictures of me with some of the caches I found. Notice some can be very small.
Think real life meets exploration in any MMO except by the end of your hunt you are very tired and have almost walked 5+ miles. I so wish I knew about this 3 years ago when I really started traveling. Guess I will just have to retrace all my steps over the last 3 years… 🙂

Oh, you are asking your self what is geocaching? Sorry, I got excited and if you don’t play MMOs I’m not even speaking your language… Geocaching is when someone hides a container with a sheet of paper or a log book so that when it is discovered by others they can write their name and date. Some of these containers are large enough for people to place items inside and retrieve items. There are even special coins and tags that are designed to be taken by the finder and placed into one of the next caches they find so the original owner can track the items journey. This is all accomplished through the website Geocaching

So how do you get started…

Well you need to get a GPS device, either a stand alone or your cell phone with a geocaching app downloaded or directly copy the GPS coordinates from the website and then head out for your adventure. The GPS coordinates are just to get you to the destination, say within 20 feet. It is now your job to look around and try to find the hiding place. Seeing as this was my first time, I made use of all the logged information on the website about each of the caches. Most people try to be careful and not reveal the exact location or even what the object looks like. People tracking down the caches can upload pictures and make comments on the geocache apps that you can choose to open or ignore depending on the level of difficulty you want on your quest.

I’m looking forward to the next time I can go questing. It might even be tomorrow. 🙂

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on April 23, 2016 at 5:23 pm Comments Off
Tags: exploring, Geocaching, walking

Lava Surfing

So this past Friday, I went lava surfing in Elder Scrolls Online.

Check out the fun.

YouTube – ESO Lava Surfing

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Technology

on September 6, 2015 at 6:54 pm Comments Off
Tags: Elder Scrolls Online, Gaming

Extra Life Gaming

Help me support sick children. Donate at the link.

http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=widgets.250x250minimal&participantID=148523

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on May 30, 2015 at 10:42 am Comments Off

New York City, Spring Break 2015

So i had a great time in NYC. Saw the Statue of Liberty, the museums and a play. So need more than 4 days to do all I did. My legs and back hurt most nights. Well here are some pictures. Enjoy.

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Vacations

on April 5, 2015 at 7:49 pm Comments Off

Spring Break 2015

I’m currently in Dallas. It is 7:15 on a Sunday morning and there is a very vocal song bird out side my sister’s guest bedroom. Gladly, I’ve been awake for the last 15 minutes or I’d be made at this bird.

So far I’ve had a good start to my spring break. Saturday I arrived in Dallas in time to watch the Saint Patrick Day parade.

Green Shirt

Had a really good burger at a place called, Rodeo Goat. Normal plain hamburgers are not on their menu. I had the Nanny Goat, which was a burger with goat cheese and herb mayo. my sister got the chicken burger and was impressed by the spices used in the ground chicken.

After lunch it was time to run a few errands. We tried to go to a local pie shop for pie on pie day, but there was a huge line of other like minded individuals. We gave up on that idea and went to Whole Foods for eggs, apples and two slices of pie for me and my niece. My sister and brother-in-law picked a bad time to diet.