Tag: outside

  • Building a truly waterproof geocache

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    A friend whose family has access to a fairly large pond invited me and a group of friends out for a day of swimming and boating. While out enjoying a lovely Kansas day, I found a spot on the pond — an island — that I thought would make a perfect spot for a geocache.…

  • Cold Weather Grilling

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    Well, it’s officially winter break: it’s sleeting outside, I’m putting off wrapping gifts, and I’m at my parents house with very little to do.  I had a pretty decent semester, and my one class (Advanced WWW Technologies) is now complete, so I can focus full time on my master’s work.  In a sort of neat…

  • Climbing Manhattan Hill

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    So yesterday my buddy Matt came into town.  He's from Lincoln, so we don't get to hang out as often as we used to, but neither of us have class on Thursdays, so everything sort of worked out.  We didn't have any big plans, so it was a lot of video games, barbecue, and just…