Weekend Roundup

Weekend roundup: Every weekend I will do a post about what I have learned this week with my blog and the things which were discussed.  So anyway here it goes…. This is my first blog and I want to thank everyone close to me that have been reading this especially my Dad, and definitely the amazing support from my girlfriend Stephanie.  She reads these every day even though she’s heard me talk about these things several times. Thanks AeonJ………… Almost forgot this is the weekend roundup.  My first post was about trees.  When you are all outdoors this weekend take a second look at these and remember the natural mathematical design growing on the outside and within.  Also try to see if you can notice other fractal designs in nature as they are everywhere.  Next I mentioned my spider Cortana.  Looks like she received the most page views.  All that I have to say about this is unless you see a spider that you know for a fact is dangerous, please don’t kill it.  Be thankful for the spiders that live around you, they are great predators for all those bugs you don’t like.  Bic ink pens were next on the list.  If you have some time this weekend to sit down and doodle, try picking up one of these cheap pens.  The feathering technique is easy to master; the hard part is finding the time to do so.  Next to last is Geocaching.  This could be another thing this weekend to do outside.  Try visiting geocaching.com, or those with smartphones try downloading the official app or use the one I prefer called “C:Geo” in the android market place.  Last up is Arthur C. Clarke.  Pick up “2001: A Space Odyssey”, the movie or the book.  These are a perfect example of his magnificent work……. I’ve learned a lot from this so far and it’s only the first week.  I really found out that I have a lot of things to be thankful for that I don’t normally think that way about.  It’s nice to look at everyday things from a different perspective. I’m going to end on that good note, so looks like this is the end of this week’s weekend roundup.  Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for next week.      
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Geocaching

I am thankful for Geocaching:

Geocaching is a game.  Not your conventional game though.  You don’t sit inside staring at a screen or roll dice to buy properties (even though both of these things are super fun).  Geocaching is a game that forces you to be outdoors.  In almost every state in the U.S. and several countries around the world there are multiple Geocaches.  A Geocache is a container ranging in size from a small pill bottle to a shoe box and sometimes bigger.  When found the contents usually contain 1 piece of memorabilia from the last Geocacher to come across it and also a log book to document your find.  So in order to find one you’ll need a compass, GPS device or app on a smart phone.  You can go to the official website/app on smart phone for a list of GPS coordinates to locate and find Geocaches.  For the more advanced cachers there are harder to find caches that require you to decipher a set of clues.  So far I’ve found a few in Washington and 2 in Oregon. I won’t give details of my finds as that would spoil the fun for those who live near me in the Northwest.  I hope Geocaching lives long and well into the future, because it’s definitely good to put down the controller and get outside.   

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