Why I Archived "ID V. Ego" (GC14GMJ)

In an effort to avoid more false accusations and rumors, I'm archiving my "ID V. Ego" cache. It's supposed to be fun, but someone who seems unable to solve this puzzle cache sees it differently.

Young Engineers at Work

Early Fall Mountain Biking ROCKS!

I took a bike ride to my Land Navigation 101 cache for a maintenance visit, and shot this pic nearby. Fall is my favorite mountain biking season, for good reason.

No Smoking Bicycles

Yes, we must be told not to bring our smoking bicycles into the building. I'm glad we have someone looking out for us.

This window is just a few dozen feet from my notorious All of the Cool Cachers Log DNFs Here cache. If you haven't seen the video for this cache, watch it here:

The Funniest Joke in the World

Late Summer Biking by the River

I took a ride this morning and hit some trails by the South Santiam River that I haven't ridden in at least 5 or 6 years. I started to head down what looked like a new trail and what I found instead of a rideable trail is in the pic above. When I finally got close to the road, I passed by a "No Trespassing" sign...as in coming out of a restricted area. Bummer. At least I know the direction to take again next time.

World Bible School is Bringing It Home

World Bible School has delivered the Gospel for 35 years via postal mail and email. In 2008, WBS will introduce a new web-based online education program, "Bringing It Home."



A Pablo Mac exclusive video.

River Jeeping with Crazy Joe

Who drives their Jeep across a raging riverbed? Crazy Joe & Pablo Mac, that's who!

We Must BAN Dihydrogen Monoxide!

Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) is a colorless and odorless chemical compound, also referred to by some as Dihydrogen Oxide, Hydrogen Hydroxide, Hydronium Hydroxide, or simply Hydric acid. Its basis is the unstable radical Hydroxide, the components of which are found in a number of caustic, explosive and poisonous compounds such as Sulfuric Acid, Nitroglycerine and Ethyl Alcohol.

For more information on this issue, visit this site.

Meanwhile, watch and listen to what Penn & Teller say about this pervasive chemical.

Animator vs. Animation

I wish I could claim credit for this!


Animator vs. Animation by *alanbecker on deviantART

From a Forwarded Email...

One of my sons serves in the military. He is stationed stateside, here in California. He called me yesterday to let me know how warm and welcoming people were to him and his troops everywhere they go. Telling me how people shake their hands and thank them for being willing to serve and fight, not only our own freedoms but so that others may have them too.

Then he told me about an incident in the grocery store he stopped at yesterday, on his way home from the base. He said that several people were in the line ahead of him, including a woman dressed in a burkha.

He said when she got to the cashier, she made a loud remark about the U.S. Flag lapel pin the cashier wore on her smock. The cashier reached up and touched the pin and said, "Yes, I always wear it proudly, because I'm an American."

The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen, explaining that she was Iraqi.

A gentleman standing behind my son stepped forward, putting his arm around my son's shoulders and, nodding towards my son, said in a calm and gentle voice to the Iraqi woman, "Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man have fought and died so that YOU could stand here, in MY country and accuse a check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen."

"It is my belief that had you been this outspoken in YOUR own country, we wouldn't need to be there today. But hey, if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly, I'll gladly buy you a ticket and pay your way back to Iraq, so you can straighten out the mess in YOUR country that you are obviously here in MY country to avoid."

Everyone within hearing distance cheered!

Pablo Mac's 1000th Geocache Find

My son and I Jeeped all around here with some geofriends this afternoon on a great cache adventure. We found my l000th Geocache on the summit of Snow Peak, a mountain I have been wanting to visit for a few years. I got to combine the two most fun aspects of geocaching in one trip: spending time with friends in really cool places!

Time to Give It Up

When you have stared at a puzzle cache for countless hours at home and work, yet have made no progress toward solving it, at some point you should step off, give up, and get on with life.




It's time to give up and get on with life.

Pablo Mac's 1000th Geocache Find

My son and I Jeeped all around here with some geofriends this afternoon on a great cache adventure. We found my l000th Geocache on the summit of Snow Peak, a mountain I have been wanting to visit for a few years. I got to combine the two most fun aspects of geocaching in one trip: spending time with friends in really cool places!

Real Eyes Realize Real Lies

Tampon Chandalier

I don't know which question to ask: "Why?" or "Why not?"

Pablo Mac on the Hood

I had been contemplating mounting (yes, that's the technically correct term) a huge Pablo Mac logo on the hood of my Jeep for a while. I even did a Photoshopped version during my period of indecisiveness. Yesterday I finally went for it and put it on for real. Now everybody get in line for theirs...

Cache Maintenance at GCM2YV

The Lebanon Travel Bug Rest Stop was due for some upgrades, so I knocked that out today. The cache container is mounted a little lower, and no tools are needed to access it now!

39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist

So much fluff to read online these days...this piece really stands out. Enjoy!

Messing with Your Mind

Your memories are the end product of all you've ever thought and done, filtered through your perceptions and opinions. Who you are is shaped by your memories, and your memories are shaped by who you are.

A fascinating article on how we create our own memories...and some other stuff I was going to add, but forgot to...

Read on...