One of the things I learned through geocaching is that anticipation is usually far better than the act. Anticipating the cache journey more times than not is more enjoyable than actually finding the cache. There are numerous reasons for this. In the end, disappointment often was at hand.
I’ve had to modify my behavior to accommodate that. One should not be disappointed so frequently during recreational activities. While I have successfully done so with geocaching, I know I am still lacking in other areas of my life.
Today I thought something would happen that didn’t. It took the starch out of me. It should not have. Tomorrow it will occur.
That old saying that one should keep the lows from being too low and the highs from being too high knew of what he spoke.
Every time I think I may return to logging geocaches online again, I am reminded why that isn’t a good idea . . . Speaking of geocaching, the Star~Ledger had a nice article highlighting the game with Ericles . . . Funny partisan political sign . . . FWIW, I haven’t visited Google Buzz in some time. Guess what? I don’t need such a service in my life. Go figure! . . . I’ve just reached agreement with an author in Australia to have some of my photographs published this coming November. The guy is writing his second barbecue book and requested to use several of my food photos. Wow! . . . Not that I need convincing, but Bob Dylan is a master songwriter. When I Paint My Masterpiece and It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue are just phenomenal! . . . Some Apple employee leaves his iPhone 4 prototype in a bar, and Gizmodo is to blame? I see this being tossed out with prejudice . . .
As a man who has been blogging for seven years, has been embroiled in many “discussions”, and certainly does not lack an opinion, discussing the merits of humbleness may seem to be an odd topic for me. Despite my online personality, I think most folks find me a humble person. I think I am as well.
Recently, I found myself instructing my class on this topic. Students in recent years have made a link between Terrell Owens and myself. Other than our surnames, there isn’t much we have in common. I use T.O. as an example of how not to behave. True, he has phenomenal talent that has earned him millions of dollars, yet he cannot keep a job. At least a few of those were due to his behavior. For my students, I caution them from thumping their own chests.
Yet, there was a student who wanted to show off. It’s a delicate task in modifying others’ behaviors. I found myself saying the following:
Your task is to be so remarkable that others take note and comment on your performance; not for you to point out to others what you have done.
As I reflected on what I had said, I realized that summarizes my issues with those who proclaim FTF (first to find) in geocaching.
The organizational campaign is still underway. What I once thought was a summer project is turning into a massive job. Believe it or not, I can see the end . . . I think. I have tentatively set a completion date for uploading all the photographs and videos. That is the end of June.
Tonight I found another cache of files I had forgotten. I stumbled across this video clip. I sometimes get into video mode accidentally when I juggle my gear. I think that is what happened here. I was able to determine with some work what geocache this is.
Someone shared the latest hilarity over at Terracaching.com with me. Scott O’Connell, AK’s willing stooge, lamented that no one has created a TC app for the Droid.
I am hoping that someone will write a decent android caching app, that is open to whichever site…
Why would anyone spend an iota of time developing for TC.com? The site’s creator doesn’t even develop for the site. There’s been no development whatsoever in years.
