Let's Look Over Thayer

Dang! I've been so wrapped up in my own brand of misery (which not only involved knives, but also saws) that I forgot all about the SD Geocachers Revival T-shirt. I have this vague thought that I might have committed to buying one...(it seems so long ago now...) Any leftovers (hopefully in an XL)?

Which begs the question, how many married gals have you seen wearin' that tee?

Seems like the sliced and diced fanger is healing up quite nicely. My progress has been slower (though, at least it seems to be in the right direction...) I'll save y'all from viewing any images of Harmon's fanger pointing out the salient aspects of my wounds.

I'm not big on using the Whiner's Thread but the new GC web code for entering logs sucks. All my text-based shortcuts are broken. Boo!

Thanks, travelita. Keep those wonderful photos coming...

That is good to hear. I would suggest, however, that if it remains jaundiced, that it would be a good idea to have a doctor look at it...

Holy Smokes..how much blood did ya lose?. It's kinda strange because John was just talking about the old geezer Harmon and how easily he sheds blood, yesterday out in the desert with Splashes and KickBakJack.. I wonder, was it our fault? Yeah, for shore ... Sandy always says "We're not really caching until Harmon is bleeding." Yes indeed, the wonders of old age and medication for my hearteries. Kind of ironic that you were hanging out with that bunch of desperados on the same day that the Unnamed Perp' butchered me. Janie, for one, can tell you what it's like t' see me bleed because she cached with me during my year of having to take Plavix once a day. Plavix makes y' bleed like a fountain. On th' positive side of this problem ... my blood is always fresh daily. Life is good, Harmon Note to Self: The Unnamed Perp is sure a nice ol' gal. I can see it now, Border Patrol will see all that blood and thank someone was murdered. There's always three sides to a story. Side A, Side B and some where in the middle is the truth. The warin' and cuttin' was happening at the same time. Of course the "perp" didn't want to give up her GOOD woodstock shirt for a bandage so I had to root around and dig out that buried thing from the back of the jeep, with the red cross thingy on it. Ol Harmon does bleed like a turkey with a broadhead through the blood pump. And the "perp" kept saying how sorry she was. As she was signing the log and taking pictures. I think Suzi's owner was looking for a bigger rock, either to put ol Harmon out of his misery or to act as a parking brake since we weren't going anywhere for a minute, not sure which even today. The above statement is a true and accurate description of the event that occurred on November 6th: Signed The First Responder. I hope Ol LOTT is careful with who he caches with once he's up and runnin' well walkin' then runnin'. He can't afford no blood loss either. Gosh, who knew that James would turn out to be the lucky one? Note to self: If Harmon offers to handle the next heart surgery, politely decline...

Having a murmur caused by a leaky mitral valve is actually not that uncommon. And for most folks, that "good luck" wish is good enough. They live to a ripe old age with nary a problem. I was not so lucky -- though, with regard to your "weak smile and limp handshake" when my cardiologist announced to me that I was going to have to something about my condition, he said "You're a very lucky man. You've lived long enough that we can fix this..." So that was my first surgery and that should have been enough. It is for just about everyone else. Me, I just have to be unique and thus, here I go for round 2. I could have put it off a until next spring, but then I'd just be thinking about it that much longer. Brace up and get over it...as you say. Hmmm...I kinda figured that I already used up all my favors on the last go around. People did a lot of nice things that I probably didn't deserve but I sure did appreciate, nevertheless. In any case, it would be nice to see a friendly face or two when I'm stuck in the hospital. FlagMan will have the details when the time comes. Also, it sounds like there's some folks working on a regimen of cardiovascular outings that my doctor will, no doubt, prescribe.

Wassup: Mitral valve repair -- Part deux Wennzit: Thursday at way too early in the morning.

Speaking of FaceBook, have you seen the new game that's coming out? Indeed, the end is here.

Thanks, pal... I've got one more weekend and then three days of being "normal" (normal being somewhat relative...) and then several weeks of feeling like I was hit by a bus. I'm definitely not looking forward to it...

So Harmon... How is it that you know what Petville looks like, hmmmm?

To Beeth or Not To Beeth That is the Question Whether 'tis nobler in the mind To suffer the Stings and Arrows Of angry Apoidea Or to take Arms against a sea of micros And by opposing, end them? A swarm of bees on a cactus about 10 feet from The Bronze Nut (GC2D6RE)

This beast was guarding Is THIS a Sumac? (GC2GM8Q)

It is very interesting to note that the figures are depicted as wearing dog tags. It has previously been believed that dog tags first appeared in 1870 when they were issued to Prussian troops at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War. If confirmed, this find of yours would modify history as we know it...

Probiscus? I don't recall seeing any pigeons in that picture...

That's disappointing. It's clear, then, that Garmin looks at Chirp as a means of selling more GPS units rather than looking at maximizing sales of Chirps. It's a legitimate business decision on their part, but not one that serves me, as a consumer very well. I already own several Garmin GPSrs and if I choose to buy another it won't because of the Chirp. And my consumption of Chirps will likely be minimal due to the small subset of the GPS population that can make use of it. For me, the potential of the Chirp becomes much greater as more and more GPS units can decode it's message...

Is that where the Venetian urban micro was hidden?

I'll have to post the photo of the the fancy remote control that comes with the ones I saw in Japan. Using said remote, I discovered that when you are not sitting on them, the fountain effect can be pretty impressive. The opportunities for juvenile entertainment are tremendous...

Could this be Davide of donatello ??????Nope, butt actually a very short walk from David. Hint: Tre, and tombs of Galileo Galilei and Michelangelo Buonarroti are butt a few steps away. Honk! Donatello nobody butt it's in Firenze. It's the Fountain of the Netted Tuna (Fontana del Nettuno).

Honk!! Its at 32-52.533 117-07.900 Aha! ... runway at MCAS Miramar. Somebodywent to see the Blue Angels, huh? Nailed it! Good to have you back! It's been rather quiet lately...

This just in... Honk if you know where this is...

Noooooo! Repeat performances at the dunk tank is such a bad idea.... Marko has not forgiven me for the last time. I don't need more grief in my life...

I know now and I should have known earlier as I used to watch this cache by his Lordship! Where the heck is this? May be a silly question, but, this isn't real is it? I guess it might depend on how you define "real". Everything you see in the photo is actually there. The skeletons are real skeletons. The clothing is real. The coffins...real but I'm guessing that they were purpose built for this tableau. The context in which all these objects were placed...imaginary, however, many of the characters presented in tale that leads to this place are or were real people. Where is it? The answer to that question can be found many places with a little detective work. (But for the folks that don't want to work that hard, head on over to the Critters thread...)

Wolf Spider and Worm -- The cache was Necropolis of Britannia Manor III -- GC2B034 It was dark but we kept seeing little pin-pricks of bright green light reflected from the ground. Upon investigation, we discovered that the source of this reflected light was wolf spiders. You can sort of see the flash reflecting off the eyes of this one. Later, we researched this and discovered that "spotlighting" is a common way to locate wolf spiders. The worm is upper-right...I didn't see it there when I took the picture.