bad weather = no caching

Over the weekend the weather has been foggy, cloudy, drizzly with some heavy rain. I decided to stay inside and played some Runescape online and look for any new caches planted in my area. On Saturday I decided to hide my 7th cache nearby my house, it is a near spot that has unusual rocks and a great swimming spot that most of the locals know about...so the traffic there is low. I bought my first ammo box and painted on side of it and called it "Toy Box". I wanted to make it into a toy exchange theme....it seems like each cache that I find has a few items that are the same...so I wanted to add a ton of toys to it and hope others do the same.

Toy Box coordinates - N 44° 03.377 W 069° 23.679
GC1DMN0 is the reference number

Imperial Cache Trooper's "Wanted"

Okay...I was thinking of starting a geocaching / Star Wars group called "Imperial Cache Trooper's" and make it world wide. I see people who belong to a team or a group while caching. Well it is time for a new group to make it's mark. If you would like to join....let me know. Here is a t-shirt concept I might be making soon.

Romans Used 20-Sided Dice Two Millennia Before D&D

Many of us geeks take great pride in the ability to recite the history of role-playing games based on the 20-sided die, but what about the history of the die itself? Apparently it predates the original Dungeons and Dragons by almost two millenia.
Christie's, auctioneer to the rich and famous, sold a glass d20 from Roman times. It was included in a collection of other antiquities that sold in 2003. The markings on the die don't appear to be either Arabic or Roman numerals, but it's probably a safe bet that it was used in a game of chance. As the auction catalog notes that several polyhedral dice are known from the Roman era, but remarks, " Modern scholarship has not yet established the game for which these dice were used."
I wonder - how do you say "critical hit" in Latin? (Ed. note: "maxima plaga")
The seller acquired this die from his father, who picked it up in the 1920s in Egypt. Sounds like the beginning of an Indiana Jones movie, doesn't it?

My Logic: I dont feel so bad when it comes to geocaching or unusual activities that others might frown down upon, or ask me to explain what my hobbies are. If you look back in time, even Roman's had time to roll the dice. I guess playing craps could result in death back then. I will stick with geocaching and collecting elongated coins.



Source:
http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/06/what-version-of.html

Where do geocoins go?

Over the last few weeks I have noticed a dark side to geocaching that disrupts the community and enjoyment of the find. I usually plan ahead and figure out what route I want to take in order to find several cache's without wasting extra gas. There was a day where I went way out of my way to find a new "Maine Pirate Quest" geocoin and pass it along...I love to watch all the geocoins and travel bugs that I find and watch where they end up. Well this day someone had found several cache's where the coin had been taken and the website not showing someone owning it and passing it along. I am a geocoin owner and it disturbs me to see these coins ending up in someones personal collection or the cacher not responsible enough to pass it along as it was intended to be. I know the geocoins are well crafted and worth keeping....but if you like the coin well enough.....then take a picture of it and pass it along and let others find it and experience the enjoyment you did.

Most of the time everything is smooth and fun....but there are times that I have to email some cachers and almost beg them to move the geocoin. I guess I am sensitive or just a rule follower. I appreciate 98% of all that I communicate with and most cachers are very eager to hep out noobs and pass along resourceful information. I love caching and if you read this blog comment understand that someone took the time and money to make this hobby worth while.