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Having good weather on January day is a rare occurrence in Colorado. Karen and I had discussed making a cache run into northeastern Colorado for the purpose of completing map squared for the state Delorme challenge.<br />
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I was able to quickly run a pocket query for the route heading up I-76. We even had a few caches in nearby Nebraska. A contingency if time allowed us to 'color' in another state on the US map. <br />
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I loaded Karen's GPS first. A Garmin GPSmap 60cx with the query results via Geocaching Swiss Army Knife, and also updated her GPS with the weekly local caches in out area.<br />
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I repeated the exact procedure with my new Garmin Oregon 300. I was looking forward to work the GPS through its paces. A few minutes later, we were off.<br />
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As we entered the area of where are first caches should be, Karen said, "There is one at the next exit" , my GPS showed nothing. Karen guided me to the first cache, but still did not show up on my GPS. Since we were relying on the Oregon for the cache descriptions, we thought we were dead in the water for this trip.<br />
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However, having a smartphone saved the day. I was able to use the browser to access geocaching.com and get the first cache description. Success followed soon after.<br />
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We were able to complete the map segments in a few hours. We also had time to make a quick run into Big Springs, NE. Where we found our first Nebraska cache at a truck stop just off I-80. After that, we began out return back to Denver. We only found a total of 12 caches on 12 attempts. It wasn't the quantity, but the adventure into a part of Colorado we had never visited. I would like to return to the cities of Fort Morgan, Sterling, and Julesburg to explore their Colorado History. We met two very nice gentlemen that were operating the welcome center in Julesburg. We introduced them to geocaching, and told us about the 10K volkswalk that starts and ends at the center. <br />
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Redundancy is a good thing: Having a second GPS loaded with our caches to hunt saved this trip and make it for a fun day for us.<br />
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Learn how your GPS works BEFORE you go: I figured out since I was loading two different files of GPS points, I need to give them two different names. I had overwritten the NE Colorado caches with the local caches.<br />
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Have fun: Our goal was not to kill ourselves logging a large quantity of caches, leave some to return and explore the area in depth at a later date.Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-62451113996993191942009-08-29T19:50:00.000-06:002009-08-29T19:56:26.376-06:00Caching with Trash or TreasureThe truly neat thing about Geocaching is that after the initial investment for the GPS there is not a lot more you need to purchase. But you can.<br />Part of the fun in Geocaching is placing caches out for others to find. That is one of the big reasons I like to share my hobby with others. I want them to place caches too. There are some rules and guidelines on placing caches. Geocaching.com has a nice section on it and you local reviewer will point out any problems that he is aware of when you post your cache placement.<br />What is a cache? I mean physically what is it? What am I looking for? These are common questions from someone new to the sport. The simple answer is that it is anything that can contain a logbook as that is the only requirement for the cache itself. The idea is to have a container that blends in with the environment well so that you would be unlikely to spot it unless you are looking for it. Some folks take this very much to heart and the term ‘hidden in plain sight’ becomes the bane of my existence at times.<br />Common urban and suburban caches containers are fairly small. Often you find a well camouflaged Altoids tin or 35mm film canister as a container. I have seen drilled out pieces of wood and pinecones used as well. Local hardware stores provide a treasure trove of container ideas. Spare key holders are popular. They might be a small magnetic metal box with a slide lid or something like a rock that is often used for a house key hidden in landscape. Good selections of heavy duty plastic boxes are often available and paint or colored duct tape for camouflage. Be sure to check out the aisle with magnets. These attached to your container gives countless hiding possibilities.<br />The Army Navy Store sells Ammunition boxes. These are virtually indestructible, watertight and already painted a dark green. These boxes are great in some of the more naturally landscapes parks under fallen stumps. An assortment of other camouflaged boxes are available too as you scan the aisles.<br />The grocery store can be a place for your imagination to go wild. There is the section with plastic boxes. Spend a little more and get ones that will stand up to the weather. Sometimes the boxes can be free because they contain your favorite foods and a cache container is better than the trash bin for the container. Peanut butter jars, plastic cocoa mix boxes and seasonally there are nut, cookie and candy tins ready for you to use. Sometimes there are large lidded buckets for the asking at the bakery department (frosting comes in them.) Some plastic juice bottles and frosting tubs are possible containers. My check on these common containers is the dishwasher test. You need to make sure that the container and lid are really clean so that bugs and critters dints get into your cache. The containers need to be sturdy. I figure if you can put them in the dishwasher and if they come out still able to seal tight and in the original shape, they are worth a try as a cache container.<br />The favorite hobbies of your friends and families will lead you to find other unique containers. There are mail order places for geocachers to find great containers and I will talk about them in a future post. Remember that occasionally a container must be replaced so be sure to have several alternatives on hand.Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-87345045564313106692009-07-02T15:32:00.004-06:002009-07-02T15:40:54.092-06:00Garmin mandatory software updates<span style="font-family: arial;">Do you own a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Garmin</span> </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nüvi</span> 7x5 series</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nüvi</span> 800 series</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nüvi</span> 8x5 series</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=135&pID=15000"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">zūmo</span> 660</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=14893"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">GPSMAP</span> 620</a> or <a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=148&pID=14898"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">GPSMAP</span> 640</a><span style="font-family: arial;">? If so, you are entitled to a free firmware update to 'correct a software issue that has been discovered to cause select GPS devices to repeatedly attempt to update GPS firmware, and then either shut down or no longer acquire GPS satellite signals.' </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">If you own a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">nuvi</span> 7x5 series <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">GPSr</span>, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">the</span> device will not turn on, you are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">eligible</span> for a free exchange.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">More <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">information</span> available </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2009/06/ask-garmin-free-mandatory-gps-software-available-now.html">here</a><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span>Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-45481712503704341282009-04-20T20:15:00.006-06:002009-04-20T20:58:00.815-06:00On any other day...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjwdHvXd1pDNyElgDGG8mR2VRDhrrhzU3Y5HaV_ahGyXyo3JZH5LpEufsepnWQ-_O0FuPQtCSlfhOKKO6455B7ivIUUxhv_tRs1rzk7nJCZiT_sASHcqSIFX9mXd_4FhRCjx_Qu0Y58nJ/s1600-h/5114f033-77c9-4b3f-8fe8-b3218c0f9dc9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjwdHvXd1pDNyElgDGG8mR2VRDhrrhzU3Y5HaV_ahGyXyo3JZH5LpEufsepnWQ-_O0FuPQtCSlfhOKKO6455B7ivIUUxhv_tRs1rzk7nJCZiT_sASHcqSIFX9mXd_4FhRCjx_Qu0Y58nJ/s320/5114f033-77c9-4b3f-8fe8-b3218c0f9dc9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326963457555318418" border="0" /></a><br />On any other day, this cache would have been ignored by those who do not know of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">geocaching</span>. . But because it is April 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span>, the anniversary of the Columbine High School <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">massacre</span>, suspicious looking packages get more then a second look.<br /><br />On the right is a picture of the cache called "A Knight's View. (<a href="http://coord.info/gc1240d"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">GC</span>1240D</a>) This cache was place with permission of The Boulder County School district on school property. The cache owner is a instructor at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Fairview</span> High School. Normally, caches placed near public school grounds would not be approved by the local reviewer, but approval was granted for this particular cache based on the circumstances above. The cache had been at its location for two years without incident. <br /><br />According to a online article in the Boulder Daily Camera, it seems to me that a lack of communication among all parties, from the cache hunter to the school officials to the cache hider, were the main contributor to the events of the day.<br /><br />In <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">geocaching</span>, communication with those who do not play the game is critical in insuring safety for all. Because we as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">cachers</span> feel a need to be elusive when '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">muggles</span>' are around, we can cause suspicion as to our intent. We can jeopardize the game by not being honest with others.<br /><br />Link to the Boulder Daily Camera article is <a href="http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2009/apr/20/fairview-high-boulder-evacuated-students-dismissed/">here</a>.Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-7554580325623874272009-04-06T11:30:00.010-06:002009-04-06T11:53:11.350-06:00When it rains, it pours.No this isn't a post about the very late season winter weather we are having in Denver. This post is about the joys of PC ownership, and the lost weekend of restoring my computer.<br /><br />This computer is the workhorse of the Centennial State <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Geocaching</span> Podcast. All recording and editing happens on this machine. So any downtime is not good for our product.<br /><br />The symptoms appeared almost all at once a few weeks ago. I lost the SD card reader, fingerprint reader, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">webcam</span> and touch screen. After a few e-mail exchanges with HP customer support. It was determined that a restore to 'the original factory settings' was necessary to determine if there was a hardware failure.<br /><br />I scheduled this past Saturday to perform this task. We were expecting a blizzard over the weekend, so this was a good indoor activity. The restore was going to erase all I had on the computer, so I performed a inventory of the software on the computer, insured that I still had access to the programs, and backed-up the documents folder to our home server.<br /><br />Late in the morning, after a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">quick</span> prayer, I executed the complete restore option. In short order, I had a 'brand new computer' with all the missing functions successfully restored. I spent the remaining day copying <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">back</span> the saved documents and installing most of the software. I shut down the computer that evening, feeling confident that all was well.<br /><br />That was until Sunday afternoon. Upon <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">bootup</span>, the built-in wireless connection failed. After spending most of Sunday in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">correspondence</span> with HP support (via a wired connection) we got nowhere. The driver to run the build in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">wireless</span> would not install. I shut it down, defeated.<br /><br />This morning, I stopped in the the Office Depot near the office and purchased a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">USB</span> wireless adaptor. (Consider it mental health insurance.) Was on sale for $40 US. I just finished installing and now have wireless again.<br /><br />I'm waiting to see if I get any further reply for HP. I expect to have them <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">say</span> I need to restore to original factory settings. If that happens, A executive carpet bomb will be happening.<br /><br />There, I feel better...Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-66639970134146309412009-03-20T09:00:00.003-06:002009-03-20T09:07:49.214-06:00Will a pillow fight ban 'flash mobs'One of the blogs I follow has a post from the pillow fight we discussed on show #15. Of all places, it is a blog on the <a href="http://hotdoggerblog.com/?p=1181">Oscar Mayer Weinermobile</a>. The blog post has pictures from the event.Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-377010002258944082009-03-20T08:59:00.001-06:002009-03-20T08:59:55.284-06:00A poArthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-72474330823246703032009-03-16T16:09:00.005-06:002009-03-16T16:20:15.631-06:00Consumer Electronics Examiner: Garmin to update Oregon series GPS with camera; Geotaggers rejoiceUpdate to the post yesterday on the new Garmin Oregon Models<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-5478-Consumer-Electronics-Examiner~y2009m3d16-Garmin-to-update-Oregon-series-GPS-with-camera-Geotaggers-rejoice">Consumer Electronics Examiner: Garmin to update Oregon series GPS with camera; Geotaggers rejoice</a><br /><br />Posted using <a href="http://sharethis.com/">ShareThis</a>Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-75527222900897065032009-03-15T19:40:00.003-06:002009-03-15T19:45:02.790-06:00New Garmin Oregon Models?Received this <a href="http://www.gpsreview.net/garmin-oregon-500-series/">link</a> via <a href="http://www.twitter.com">Twitter</a> this evening. It appears <a href="http://www.garmin.com">Garmin</a> will introduce two new models of the Oregon GPSr model. The new features will include a built in digital camera to allow geotagging of photos. We will update as additional ifor comes out.Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-63525843304838652772009-03-12T21:47:00.002-06:002009-03-12T21:50:09.707-06:00March 2009 12 of 12<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artp/sets/72157615094750713/">Here</a> is my submission for the March 2009 12 of 12. This month, I did a theme of Coffee shops in Downtown Denver.Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-7194430748607008572009-03-01T19:29:00.012-07:002009-03-01T20:30:54.739-07:00The Social Side of Geocaching<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmXtckD7AIVRv5evlQMn1TwJ9pGGYbcfruq1rO0nJR0Z8ACpJPHpq7XVVEYoERPO2bJO_j4wzNdmrkQtxQquopXEYjR2ADedK5y1mHpWa05cNzdJb8lD1ukUdQxrZOX9uY4AvD7QBSfIq/s1600-h/groucho-karen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmXtckD7AIVRv5evlQMn1TwJ9pGGYbcfruq1rO0nJR0Z8ACpJPHpq7XVVEYoERPO2bJO_j4wzNdmrkQtxQquopXEYjR2ADedK5y1mHpWa05cNzdJb8lD1ukUdQxrZOX9uY4AvD7QBSfIq/s320/groucho-karen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308420557554175570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-9VOVo0g_A5DRq14QRn8nyh0m80jGGzIzBuoFNnBJKcTMZslhy819s-CzNCbPQwE8kypG897LtTN24TjTqb0T7YCHHjH8Zmendpi_gLQ6hPJyiVJxRfQ3kTpBnARbr34U96NYIeTk2kq/s1600-h/groucho+-art.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-9VOVo0g_A5DRq14QRn8nyh0m80jGGzIzBuoFNnBJKcTMZslhy819s-CzNCbPQwE8kypG897LtTN24TjTqb0T7YCHHjH8Zmendpi_gLQ6hPJyiVJxRfQ3kTpBnARbr34U96NYIeTk2kq/s320/groucho+-art.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308420552658194146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a post on two examples of the social side of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">geocaching</span></span>.<br /><br />Yesterday, we attended the third annual <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f8e720c7-b956-40c2-8b6e-89350d93ee18"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Geocaching</span></span> Colorado <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Geochat</span></span></span></a>. This was a opportunity for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">geocachers</span></span> throughout Colorado to meet the new Board of Directors, fun and fellowship. We played a icebreaker game of Geo-Bingo. One of the squares was to find a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cacher</span></span> who had found a <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/about/cache_types.aspx">Project A.P.E </a>cache. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Luckily</span></span>, we had one there, but the price of having him sign the square was to wear a pair of <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?guid=a70b80ca-9228-4cda-aa17-de9044fe0f6e"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Groucho</span></span> glasses</a> that was a travel bug. You can see our suave look above. I recommend events as a way to meet fellow <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">geocachers</span></span> and learn more about the sport we all love. Besides, you may win a raffle item like a new unactivated <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">geocoin</span></span>! Yea, us.<br /><br />This morning, I happened to be looking at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Facebook</span></span> application on my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">IPod</span></span> Touch. Listed was a request from Cliff <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Ravenscraft</span></span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">podcaster</span></span> from <a href="http://gspn.tv/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">gspn</span></span>.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">tv</span></span></a> asking <span class="status_body">"I NEED HELP! Family wants to go <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">GEOCACHING</span></span> for the1st time. How Do I Do It?</span>" I quickly fired up my computer, and I a few minutes I was live with him providing advice on how to get started. He wanted to use the 3G features of his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Iphone</span></span>, and recommended that he start with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Geocaching</span></span>.com application, a low cost barrier to entry at $9.99. I gave him a few suggestions, pick a larger, traditional cache, with a low <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">difficulty</span> and terrain rating. I look forward to hearing his experiences in his podcast "My Crazy Life" show #373. It always amazes me the social media tools that are now an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">integral</span> part of the day to day networking I experience. This <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">meetup</span></span> and short discussion on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">geocaching</span></span> would not have been possible a few years ago.Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-30710028094699357292009-02-13T13:34:00.004-07:002009-02-13T13:46:07.362-07:00Groundspeak site updates<span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.groundspeak.com/">Groundspeak.com </a>published updates to the <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/">geocaching.com </a>and <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/">waymarking.com</a> websites on February 11,2008</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">You can read about the geocaching.com updates <a href="http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=214112">here</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">and</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">You can read about the waymarking.com updates <a href="http://portal.groundspeak.com/forums/21034/ShowThread.aspx#">here</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">We will have this as a show topic on the next podcast.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span>Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-68136976125999290442009-02-10T19:42:00.003-07:002009-02-10T21:14:09.087-07:00Geocaching HeroesOn April 25<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> 2009, the Denver Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America will hold their annual <a href="http://www.denverboyscouts.org/openrosters/ViewOrgPageLink.asp?LinkKey=10960&orgkey=1703">Scout Show</a>. Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops and Venturing Crews, get together and show off what they do best.<br /><br />This years theme is "A Hero's Adventure". Our Venture Crew has come up with the idea of featuring photographs in a mosaic of Heroes who also <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">geocache</span>.<br /><br />If you know a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">geocacher</span> who is also a hero (Military, Law Enforcement, Emergency Services, and Teachers), we would like to feature their photograph. You may submit a photograph in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">jpeg</span> format, along with their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">geocaching</span> name to the show <a href="mailto:centennialstategeocaching@live.com">e-mail</a> . We will feature photographs of the mosaic in the show <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Flickr</span> set. We are also planning to record a episode of the podcast at the Scout Show. If you plan on attending, be sure to stop by and say hello.Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-10422332567173911872009-02-03T11:57:00.000-07:002009-02-03T12:32:10.874-07:00Reflections on Chuck in 3-D<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcWqEBm2wDhhcZ0O2wAt8cKaLbQgUOiKMdVZ8uDbl92avVoL31vapGJJCfXW7gvlPIWh9t4h9GZVLeTzr5dISSBPa3FHrKOsIHImXiCbs237Y4Yne773Vgct7ff4EeWg3m_js9PGMaN9g/s1600-h/3250333789_a97b6e5ca9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298649903011891522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcWqEBm2wDhhcZ0O2wAt8cKaLbQgUOiKMdVZ8uDbl92avVoL31vapGJJCfXW7gvlPIWh9t4h9GZVLeTzr5dISSBPa3FHrKOsIHImXiCbs237Y4Yne773Vgct7ff4EeWg3m_js9PGMaN9g/s320/3250333789_a97b6e5ca9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Last night, the latest <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">gimmick</span> from NBC was unveiled on a unsuspecting public. A episode of the show "<a href="http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/">Chuck</a>" was aired in 'glorious 3-D'. This show is on my TV viewing rotation, so I would have watched it anyway. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Chuck (Zachary Levi) is a show of a computer tech worker at a 'big box' electronic store, who by a comic set of circumstances, ends up with the entire NSA database stored in his head. he is protected by two NSA agents (Adam Baldwin, Yvonne <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Strahovski</span>). There is also a weekly subplot revolving <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">around</span> Chuck's co-workers at the big box store. </div><div> </div><div>What didn't work: The 3-d effects. It appears that the technology has not changed much since the technology debuted in the 1950's. It appears that using the glasses , along with the red/blue hue in the program, forced the viewing experience to be fuzzy. The 3-d effect came out when my eyes attempted to focus on images. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. I attribute this to two possible factors. First, I wear eyeglasses with a glare reflective coating. Second, our main television is a RCA 26 inch TV purchased in 1985. I'm not sure if the viewing experience was better on a larger screen. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">I</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">would</span> be interested to receive feedback on this.</div><div> </div><div>Missed opportunity to cross promote with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Facebook</span>. Chuck references a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Facebook</span> group in this episode. When I accessed my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Facebook</span> account, I could not find the group. TV show have not figured how to cross promote with Social Networking sites.</div><div> </div><div>This show should also partner with Best Buy, they could offer the 'Chuck product of the week". </div><div> </div><div>What did work: Story, story, story. The ability to mix the weekly main spy story with the sub-story in the big box store. The ability to keep me laughing for the hour. This is what Hollywood forgets, it always comes back to the story. What do you think?</div>Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-55479103484391153062009-01-23T11:28:00.000-07:002009-01-29T21:10:12.079-07:00NO COFFEE!!!!!!!!!<span style="font-family:arial;">We had a unannounced change in our coffee vendor overnight. A memo was issued this morning by the Executive assistant of our company. The text is below:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br />All,<br /><br />Since you each either took the time to help us by pointing out the complications with our coffee vendor changeover this morning or were copied on that correspondence, I just wanted to let you know I’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ve</span> made the vendor aware of the issues, and they are here now addressing them. I appreciate your concerns, and on behalf of the vendor, apologize for all the inconvenience. I had hoped for a far smoother transition and introduction to our new Seattle’s Best brew.<br /><br />Thank you in advance for your continued patience as we make this right.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Meanwhile, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">there</span> is rioting in the hallways. I've locked my office door in hopes of survival. If this ends up being my last blog post, thanks for reading. </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Update at 1:15 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">..Peace and tranquility came over the world as coffee service was restored. Although no one knows what happened to our CEO in the riots.</span></p><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-33800631114745391452008-12-31T18:12:00.000-07:002009-01-29T21:11:04.463-07:00ipod touch and paperless geocaching<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgwhe7Y9TFgDRCuf6okbJufDCO5CKDnGoUMi53iwuLHssP7ZTZtQPwzB6E1DrqoNCoIGbGyBENq7EBl-6lqGEfwThZhLargkI2liDuRhvUESSvp6dWGyHzuCpSSEqNRnVcQJ48Prbb61F/s1600-h/blogimage1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgwhe7Y9TFgDRCuf6okbJufDCO5CKDnGoUMi53iwuLHssP7ZTZtQPwzB6E1DrqoNCoIGbGyBENq7EBl-6lqGEfwThZhLargkI2liDuRhvUESSvp6dWGyHzuCpSSEqNRnVcQJ48Prbb61F/s320/blogimage1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286134525888548258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For a post-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Christmas</span> gift to myself, I made the investment in a new 8 GB <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ipod</span> touch. This was after watching the family enjoy their new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ipod</span> touches on Christmas day. I discovered that I could <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">replicate</span> many of the business functions that I rely on with my Windows Mobile based <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">PDA</span>. The new Touch seems to function easier and with less effort then the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">PDA</span> I was using.<div><br /></div><div>However, the only application I have not been able to find in the Apple App Store is one that will import and use a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">geocaching</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">GPX</span> file. I hope someone can develop this App in the future (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/bish0p"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Bish</span>0p</a>, are you listening?) I would try this myself, but the developer kit is designed for Macs only.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, I did discover a way to at least have a way to display cache listing on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ipod</span> touch using a App called <a href="http://www.avatron.com/products/">Air Sharing</a> by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Avatron</span> Software. This App allow for viewing of various types of document files on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">ipod</span> Touch. </div><div><br /></div><div> I'm also creating HTML export of caches from <a href="http://www.gsak.net/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">GSAK</span>, t</a>hen copying the folder into the app.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Air Sharing application requires the use of a wireless or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">ADHOC</span> wireless setup between the PC and the Touch.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a safe and enjoyable <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">geocaching</span> year in 2009.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-48702713731087039362008-12-19T12:10:00.000-07:002009-01-29T21:11:44.852-07:00Treasure Hunting... What do you win??<span style="font-family:arial;">If you look at the 'Getting Started' section of the </span><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">geocaching</span>.com </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">website. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Groundspeak</span> defines <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">geocaching</span> as: <em>'a worldwide game of hiding and seeking treasure'.</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></em><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">When I use this definition, the first question I get is, "Oh... What have you won?"</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I then need to explain that the 'treasure' is in the joy of the hunt, or the new places <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">geocaching</span> can take you. Anything in a cache is often very nominal in value.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"Oh... <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">that's</span> nice"</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Now I describe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">geocaching</span> as using a GPS receiver to find containers people have hidden throughout the world.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">"You mean it is like treasure hunting?"</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ARRRRRRRRR</span>.........!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I don't question how much they earn <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">when</span> they golf on the weekend.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Why does there need to be a profit motive in anything we do? I would dread the day a cache was placed and 100 people go and search for it at the same time and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">destroying</span> the landscape because there was a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">substantial</span> prize inside. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I lost the enjoyment of collecting stamps in the 1970's because of a few 'collectors' who ran up the price of stamps to turn a profit (Geek alert)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Why can we not just enjoy a activity because for a short while, it allows up to forget the troubles of the world?</span>Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-87680063714537507202008-12-02T12:08:00.000-07:002009-01-29T21:12:10.513-07:00You can now 'listen' to our blog posts<span style="font-family:arial;">Click on the subscribe to odiogo link on the right hand side of the page. This will allow you to have a audio version of our blog that can be part of you ipod or other mp3 listening device. You can subscribe via itunes or you favorite 'reader' service. The text to speech conversion is very good. The 'reader' remindes me of HAL9000. Enjoy.</span>Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-7197219687497383972008-11-23T18:45:00.000-07:002009-01-29T21:13:10.428-07:00I wish people were a little smarter about what they place in a cache<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEdlBldSDWGvc6zkYMlD080lxHiM52hpISnX99-P45Ey-kd32LysTHxH03LvNngKVOykssGVn9Mbee803F8clO5gwCVE6ExrsQH_k_f83tw4cyhnkZMQzyUP_50AtAL6c8nOQTmFsI93M/s1600-h/100_2984.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEdlBldSDWGvc6zkYMlD080lxHiM52hpISnX99-P45Ey-kd32LysTHxH03LvNngKVOykssGVn9Mbee803F8clO5gwCVE6ExrsQH_k_f83tw4cyhnkZMQzyUP_50AtAL6c8nOQTmFsI93M/s320/100_2984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272037285499794882" border="0" /></a><br />This is a picture of what I pulled out of the cache called <a href="http://coord.info/gchfx9">Curt's Bill Gates Booty #2</a>. As you can see, two very old cupcakes and a tube of toothpaste was part of the bounty found today. Since this was the first of four caches we found over a two mile hike, yours truly got to carry them over the course of the day. Contrary to popular belief, these commercial baked goods do not have a shelf life that can be measured by carbon dating.<br /><br />I don't know if this was just a inexperienced <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cacher</span> attempting to provide survival items to someone who found it, or a practical joke to those who found it after these items were placed. Leaving food or other <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">smellables</span> can be a hazard to those who are trying to enjoy the sport of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">geocaching</span>.<br /><br />I spend much of my time explaining what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">smellables</span> are to the Scouts and how damaging they can be to Troop equipment if left in tents or containers. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Smellables</span> are items that animals, with their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">acute</span> sense of smell, will go after if they think it is food. Items like batteries and camera film are considered <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">smellables</span>. Animals will tear in to the container, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">destroying</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">container</span> and its contents. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Destroying</span> the hard work of the person who hides the container, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">destroying</span> the enjoyment of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">cacher</span> who finds the prize.<br /><br />I hope all who <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">geocache</span> place a bit of thought into what they place in a cache. If you leave <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">something</span>, you should ask yourself, "Would I want to trade for this item?"Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-62147429849038287342008-11-13T20:36:00.000-07:002009-01-29T21:13:46.116-07:00Why did you bring me here?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The fun for me of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">geocaching</span> is discovering new, previously unknown locations right outside my backyard. The better caches I experience bring me to a scenic view, a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">whimsical</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sculpture</span>, or a historical location. These caches are always worth slowing down for, an to experience a WOW moment.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">In the book </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">by</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Jeannette Cezanne </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1601660049?ie=UTF8&tag=coloradoquiltcou&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1601660049"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Open Your Heart with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Geocaching</span>: Mastering Life Through Love of Exploration</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=coloradoquiltcou&l=as2&o=1&a=1601660049" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" border="0" height="1" /> she discusses exploring the 'Why' the cache hiding place important to the cache owner. Sometimes this is tough to evaluate when you are in a shopping center parking lot, and why this hiding location is special to that person. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We need to remember that it is not always the quantity of the cache hides that you have, but the quality too. In difficult times, the moments of enjoyment are sometimes few and far between.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-68786957608878730842008-11-09T19:27:00.000-07:002009-01-29T21:14:22.043-07:00Please clean up after yourself!On show #10 of <a href="http://www.centennialstategeocaching.com/">Centennial State </a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><a href="http://www.centennialstategeocaching.com/">Geocaching</a></span>, we told you about our evening at <a href="http://www.heritagesquare.info/">Heritage Square</a> and the short <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">geocaching</span> trip the next morning. We did not tell you about our unplanned adventure because of the remains of a multi-stage cache we found by accident.<div><br /></div><div>I knew there was a cache in the parking lot of Heritage Square. I has found it a few years ago, but was looking for it with Karen. I remembered it was hidden under a lamp skirt, but could not remember exactly which one. Karen and I had split up in an attempt to find the cache. We were down to the last two lamp posts. I lifted the skirt (the only time I can lift a skirt without getting into trouble) and found a container. I called Karen over announcing the find. When she opened the container, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">there</span> wasn't the usual log, but a laminated card that said "The final stage is at... " WITH COORDINATES. We <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">had</span> make a discovery of a multi-cache, with only one step to go! </div><div><br /></div><div>We quickly abandoned the original cache hunt and entered the coordinates in our GPS receivers. As we headed further west, we realized that the final coordinates will take us to the <a href="http://www.mothercabrinishrine.org/">Mother Cabrini Shrine. </a></div><div><br /></div><div>We got to the parking lot, and looked up in amazement. We had a half mile climb up a large hill to get to the top of the shrine. I decided that I would climb to the summit with hopes of finding the elusive cache. The final coordinates placed me in front of the shrine. After <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">forty</span> minutes of searching, I surrendered to the failure of my search, and would look up the cache later on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">geocaching</span>.com website.</div><div><br /></div><div>My search online proved inconclusive, concluding that the cache was archived.</div><div><br /></div><div>This story is to remind all who hide caches the responsibility you undertake when you agree to follow the rules for hiding a cache. Please clean up after yourself when you archive a cache, you never know who may find it and run on a wild goose chase.</div>Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16422291337320575261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954168301900635202.post-7852133688808357142008-10-24T15:54:00.003-06:002009-01-29T21:14:47.432-07:00See you at the event on Saturday<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span style="font-family:arial;">We will be at the event Puzzles, Coins & Answers (GC!FEAF) on Saturday. Please stop by to say 'hi'. 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