Once Again - "TIme Passages"...

Honestly, I don't have an excuse.  

I just don't make the time to blog.  Saw a post from a friend and decided to come check it out.

Then, remembered that I have not been here (again) in a long time.

So, Foxhound & I just completed the Geocaching - 31 days of caching Challenge - at least one cache a day for the month of August.  

Fun!  

AND we managed to snag NINE "FTFs" which is amazing because of a cacher in our area who seems to get all of the new caches before I even know about them!

August was one of the few months that we already had every day filled on "the grid".  It was still fun to get at least one cache a day.  

Now, in September, we have many days that have yet to be filled even though we have been caching since November of 2005!  We are doing our best to get those days filled.  School is going to soon get in the way. 

The past week plus has been horrible hot and humid stuff.  Wish it would end soon.  Today however, we had a little rain burst while we were driving to the Mall to enjoy THEIR air-conditioning.  Foxhound was beyond happy! 

October is JAZZ FEST on Catalina. The first three weekends every October.  Last year, we went ON my birthday *I went for FREE* courtesy of the Catalina Express.  I bought tickets for the rest of my family and three tickets to the Noon show as well.  AND the Wooden Nickel Restaurant fed ME for FREE too.  Everyone there that day whose BDay is October 20th had a Birthday Ribbon.  THAT was pretty cool being with so many other "1020's" 
This year, Just Foxhound & I will be going *both for FREE* courtesy of my most favorite Radio Station ***KSBR***  Monday's JazzTrax artist of the day was Craig Chaquico... (oh how I wish he was the show for Oct 5th noon).  I entered on the station' web site.  The next day, I thought I remembered something was happening on that date so I didn't enter.  Same for Wednesday.  BUT, yesterday I get home to a message from Judy Davila (KSBR) saying that I WON!!!!  I looked on the calendars and can't find what ever it was I thought was happening on the 5th.  Roman Street & David Benoit*goin' to Catalina!* 
This will be the forth time I think, I love live music and the venue is so cool - the Casino on Catalina.

That's it for now... gonna escape the heat and go for an Owl Hike this evening.  
 

08.15.09-08.16.09

A Great Weekend
Actually started Friday - Our two Cadettes met with our two leaders - (yup their moms are the leaders!) They actually accomplished quit a bit - they were looking at the IPs and the new Journey and thinking SILVER - I like that - I asked them to take charge in September - They are Ready! DISCOVER CONNECT TAKE ACTION

Then - Saturday - work for 4 hours - came home - Played on FaceBook - went to my 30 yr HS Reunion - Recognized some people - others - nope - not without the name tags - spent most of the time with a friend from 5th grade on - had to leave "early" - but later than I had told my family I was going to - to get sleep for SUNDAY!

The Ocean Institute in Dana Point http://www.ocean-institute.org/programs/index.html - We went on the 88.5FM KSBR Morning Breeze Cruise - with guest Artist SCOTT AUGUST http://www.cedarmesa.com/ !! He called a Blue Whale with an awesome "Grandfather Cedar Flute" - totally awesome - totally -

The dolphins too, enjoyed the cruise - they play with the Sea Explorer and were leaping out of the water! I even captured one on "film" - fully out of the water.

It was a GREAT Weekend!

Morning Breeze - KSBR

It is 7am Sunday 08.09.09 - Theme from Princess Bride is playing on KSBR - I love this piece - The movie is a favorite too - so many funny bits - "He's only mostly dead" and the fencing and the ROUS's - all of it - The piece kinda winds up with a few notes - by Alex DeGrassi http://www.degrassi.com/

NEXT weekend - Sara and I will be on our way to the Ocean Institute - for a Morning Breeze Cruise with SCOTT AUGUST!!!

weekend...

Foxhound is sleeping - Cepheus7 - he's been up "made dinner" Carnitas in the Crock Pot and he's back to bed - Romeo - he's curled up in the chair next to me - his favorite spot -
Me - bloggin' listening to KSBR - me time - only time I get any.

I want us to go an find some of the Country Caches for the ARW80 series tomorrow - but I want all three of us to go - together - some cachers have already completed the challenge!! They started last Sunday - we saw them at "England" - the cached 72 hours straight!! found all the Countries and the Continents AND "The World"! Some fellow cachers - must be jealous - 'cause they are questioning if these guys had visited ALL the caches themselves... these two say in their logs that others joined them for some caches - I was uncertain about the final "World" if some just tagged along or what - but, if you have 72 hours and you devote it all to finding the caches and solving the puzzles - then - great!! And if you don't have the time - great too - and just because a cacher doesn't log on line - doesn't mean they haven't physically BEEN to the cache - maybe they didn't have access IN THE FIELD to go online for each cache - WE don't - WE must wait till we get home to the computer! So just bcuz a cache- (the Continent Puzzles and THE WORLD Puzzle) isn't logged on line - or any of the COUNTRIES for that matter - doesn't mean these two cachers had not been there...
Sour grapes - yummy yummy!

Off the "s box"

I really like this time of day - KSBR - me an' my dog - sleeping in the chair next to me....