Cat & Bobby

OMG! ... a rare request by way of the Geocaching Forum thread. SD Geocacher Logo The link above will take you to the artwork you need. Note that there's a resizing control ... the link takes you to the largest version of the artwork. Right-click and "Save Picture as ...." More info, please! We need details!!! Well, I'm seventy-six years old, I was separated from my mother at birth, I went to forty-eight schools by the time they threw me out of high-school, I like PUD cake a lot, I have a measly find-count, and my only remaining skill is a smattering of Photoshop CS5. Poor ol' Harmon Did I mention that I didn't have an actual name until I went to court at eighteen years of age to purchase an official name for $140.00. Lemme see, anything else you need? Hmm ...? Thanks for askin' by th' way. While I'm at it ... here's rant about that line at the bottom of the logo artwork "America's Finest Caching." Makes me think of times I hear some dork on television refer to San Diego as "America's Finest City." That self-serving designation dates back to the single year 1976; get over it I say! Feel better now thank y' very much. Sue? ... where'd y' go girl? Thanks again Poor Ol' Harmon (for the link), although I am not sure you are really gettin you money's worth out of that name thing you purchased. Perhaps you could build onto some your Photoshop Phunnies by callin them "Harmons", maybe it will catch on and you can trademark it to recapture part of your investment. This could even become a common verb, to "Harmon" someone, as in bringing them fame and freinds through creative photoshop editting. I can see a future here

Does anyone named Harmon have artwork for the San Diego Geocachers logo? We have an idea for the upcoming geo-campout event we may like to try? Bobby

Harmon: Can you explain the VRBO and how they work?

Team Reid's nephew Connor was there for the landing. He's taking lesson and flies out of Gillespie field. Sort of like a flier with the most hours and a flier who has the least hours at the field. No cache news that I know of. Thanks, but this was really just a heads-up for our old buddy Harmon, since everyone knows he never looks to facebook.

In watching the news this AM we saw a story about a guy who flew his small plane around the world twice, but also noticed atleast part of Team Reid in the photos they showed of him visiting at Gillespie field. It was fairly early and admittedly it was a story that grabbed our attention, so we may have gotten this wrong, but thought it worthy to question if there was indeed a geocache on this guys plane.

This just in ... Good Witch of the North KWVERS! ... Denice as Glinda. I love it.......how about my flying monkey JOhn? This just in ... Flying Monkey Boy Remember Jodi, you asked for it. Oh I'm so glad Jodi requested monkeys. I was avoiding them lest someone get offended. Now I have no worries. Oh My!! I don't think we are in ammo can-sas anymore

We can’t believe you didn’t have any shooters at this balloon. Maybe everyone is just too busy building up those numbers, or maybe this fruit is just too low-hanging and easy. Might be time to up your game Harmon.

Hmm, would be fun if other county Geocachers would run a network speedtest and post results and mention their general area of the county. Maybe not, it'll just make me feel worse won't it? Harmon: Ours seems to be OK, but then we are closer to I-5 than you are (Lemon Grove)

In keeping with the current theme, we came up with an exercise program for those of you who are over 50 Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides. Hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb potato bags. Then try 50-lb potato bags, and then eventually, try to get to where you can lift a 100-lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (Bobby is at this level.) After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag

Yes, he almost stepped on a rattlesnake out in Horsethief area and fell down avoiding it!! But he got FTF!!! I'll let him elaborate... I just talked to him. He is ok..has a cast. He said he can't vacuum but he'll be able to ride a bike...Yeah Right! That guy is amazing! He kept on caching...got half a dozen or so before heading to the hospital. That is the 2nd close rattlesnake encounter for Jack this year. The other one was a 6 foot one that he fell onto. I think they caught the snake

We know it took us a long time to get to 1,000, but we did it legally. When we first started we were getting dozens of smileys each day, and then Harmon let us know the unwritten rules of San Diego geocaching, without him we would have continued simply finding and logging caches, thank you Harmon. In case other new cachers don’t know these rules they are something like this. UNWRITTEN SD GEOCACHING RULES 1. Always thoroughly clean and vacuum any cache you find, replace any missing or worn camo, make improvements to the container and swag in an amount equal to no less than $10. 2. Check the physical log sheet signatures against all those who have claimed the find (and report any discrepancies to Harmon). 3. After finding the cache your whole group must leave singing popular show tunes at high volume. 4. Every cache you find must go on a list and you must revisit all of these annually performing all of the above steps (he confided that some cachers only revisit every other year) 5. You can only log as many caches as Harmon finds, (he pointed out that we could log more by simply adding his name when we signed the log sheet and then writing something witty when we logged his new find)

Just to show you the humility, KWVER's visitted with lots of the SD Cachers at the Yuma event and we never heard them even mention thier new milestone, but this does explain the late night caching Jim insisted upon doing. Keep it going KWVER's, sorry we stole your drinking water (forgot it was in our cooler when we left) if your string stops at 15K, you can blame us

I'm picturing that ol' game Twister ... in the mud! My ohh my!! Did he say they're going to be changing clothes afterward? That outta be quite a sight for those nearby residents. Maybe I'll pass on the Glowstick Twister Stripdown Mudbath ... yeah, I need to think this through a bit more. Maybe I could donate a PUD or something ... hmmm. As we remember it not everyone who originally promised to join our adventure, made it that night. Not to mention anyone by name, but we did notice atleast one of the "no shows" is instigating this latest effort. Could it be they really didn't believe the first smackdown was possible, and are only willing now that some brave souls (or is it soles?) accomplished it? Guess we will never know, and it is not for us tom say. (er) Note to self; check for typos before posting

Attaboy Tom, drop an Yrium-card on Sunday ... that should trigger a mad dash to Max's Favorite Park. I can see it now, BoysnBarrie rushing there after church services wearing her finest Sunday-go-to-meeting high-heels and cha-cha dress. One thing missing at Max's Favorite Park is an online Webcam. There's a misprint in this set that seems an appropriate finale to this year of zany San Diego Geocaching. Pretty much it reveals what sort of minds are drawn to Geocaching. Don't miss this misprint ... y'all will understand when y' see it. It has been a great year for the Yrium cards, thanks ever-so much to FlagMan's devotion and dedication. For my part it is an honor to help keep Yrium's memory with us. We are continually amazed at how both of you find the time and artistic fervor to complete these cards, such effort would gobble up almost all available caching time for normal folks. This is another great effort and so uniquely part of the San Diego community, thanks for all the hard work.

Not sure how long this posting lasts, but this appears to be a good deal for beginning cachers http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/79ad82cd-b056-4f56-99b4-197a6759879e/garmin-etrex-h-handheld-monochrome-gps-device#3

While we were out today we noticed a large blimp hovering around Mission Valley and then it abruptly turned north and headed towards Poway. In trying to solve the mystery of what this airship was doing we have consulted numerous sources and have finally discovered its raison d’etre. Apparently Team Reid has contracted for aerial coverage of the upcoming the 5th Annual Christmas Lights Geo-Walk this Saturday (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...f0-ab478581eb10) . Of course our first guess was Kwvers doing something related to their upcoming Szar Foyo Smackdown event, but apparently that event has already occurred. We didn't get a picture of this blimp, but perhaps other cachers might have.

This one is on our list, not sure yet, but this is an area we have been wanting to visit.

Kwvers, why did you guys only give Harmon the cheesy polo shirts and didn't give him the great letterman jackets like the rest of us? You really should be nicer to your elders. I can understand if he said something that offended you, but you-all should really try to be more like Jodi.

>> FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY, AS WELL AS THE >> IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ENGLISH: >> >> 1. DON'T SWEAT THE PETTY THINGS AND DON'T PET THE SWEATY THINGS. >> >> 2. ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA, FLOOR. >> >> 3. ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION. >> >> 4. IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS >> AND APES? >> >> 5. THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHERE ALL > THE BAD GIRLS LIVE. >> >> 6. I WENT TO A BOOKSTORE AND ASKED THE SALESWOMAN, "WHERE'S THE SELF- > HELP SECTION?" SHE SAID IF SHE TOLD ME, IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE. >> >> 7. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS? >> >> 8. IF A DEAF CHILD SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS >> WITH SOAP? >> >> 9. IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF, IS >> IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION? >> >> 10. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM? >> >> 11. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?" >> >> 12. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN >> ENDANGERED PLANT? >> >> 13. IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY GARNISH HIS WAGES? >> >> 14. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK? >> >> 15. WHY DO THEY LOCK GAS STATION BATHROOMS? ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE > WILL CLEAN THEM? >> >> 16. IF A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED? >> >> 17. CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS? >> >> 18. IF THE POLICE ARREST A MIME, DO THEY TELL HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO >> REMAIN SILENT? >> >> 19. WHY DO THEY PUT BRAILLE ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH BANK MACHINES? >> >> 20. HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD > SIGNS? >> >> 21. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD? >> >> 22. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. >> >> 23. DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA? >> >> 24. DO INFANTS ENJOY INFANCY AS MUCH AS ADULTS ENJOY ADULTERY? >> >> 25. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR? >> >> 26. IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO? >> >> 27. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY? >> >> 28. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE YOU DONE? >> >> 29. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD 'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT? >> >> 30. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED "HEMORRHOIDS" INSTEAD OF "ASSTEROIDS"? >> >> 31. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE CAN'T SHOOT AT THEM? >> >> 32. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON SOUR CREAM? >> >> 33. CAN AN ATHEIST GET INSURANCE AGAINST ACTS OF GOD >>

After consultation with an advisor (Splashette) we have decided it is not wise to assume the position, take a photo, and give it to Harmon. Maybe at some future event someone can demonstrate the proper signal

Where's Sargent Arguille when we need him the most?? Shouldn't we have some kind of signal we can point to the sky and summon him when flagrant violations are witnessed.

CTYankee seems to be familiar with this problem, if you ever have an opportunity to influence the usage of old maps, there are some easy conversions that will correct NAD27 to NAD83 within a tollerance of 10 feet. I developed these as San Diego County Surveyor as we began the conversion in the early 80's; I can probably still find them if it would help responding agencies.

Sorry to miss this one, we will be going down the other way, and towing a trailer.

Would Kwvers really think that someone who made that cache at night would have any qualms about crashing an event? I think maybe he heard about the free medical exams associated with this group and is worried they are non-voluntary. Perhaps some assurance is needed.

I think Jim is planning on counting the campout as our "congratulations event" , He already arranged for chili, desserts, even fancy porta-potties; rented a nice place down in Ocotillo Wells, and even staffed it will some local cachers to make us all feel welcome.