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Month: June 2013

  • Couldn't find GC17EJN Oakey Dokey

    This checkin to GC17EJN Oakey Dokey reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Hacked through the (enormous) nettles to get close to the oak tree; also tried the obvious places (based on the hint) nearby, but no luck this afternoon. :-(

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    • Checkin
    • to GC17EJN
    • posted 29 June, 2013
  • Found GLBC0V48 on yer bike

    This checkin to GLBC0V48 on yer bike reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Last cache of the day for tajasel and I. Ironically, we'd brought our bikes with us but had to leave them on the other side of Radley Wood, after we'd gotten bogged down in mud, and had โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GLBC0V48
    • posted 29 June, 2013
  • Found GLBC0TP4 Radley College Cache

    This checkin to GLBC0TP4 Radley College Cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found while on a nice little caching walk with tajasel. First to sign what looks like a new logbook! Thanks.

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    • Checkin
    • to GLBC0TP4
    • posted 29 June, 2013
  • Found GLBC0T42 The runaway prince

    This checkin to GLBC0T42 The runaway prince reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Off for an afternoon's caching with tajasel, we decided on a whim against our plan to go down the Thames Path and instead found ourselves further West, in Radley Wood. We spotted this cache listing, and thought โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GLBC0T42
    • posted 29 June, 2013
  • Found GLBC0R6E Cows in the meadow

    This checkin to GLBC0R6E Cows in the meadow reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Took an expedition today with tajasel; this was our first find on this glorious sunny day. TFTC.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (17 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GLBC0R6E
    • posted 29 June, 2013
  • Q from James Bond.

    Just One Q

    With the recent announcement that his friend Jimmy and his ex- Claire are engaged, Dan realises that he might somebody become the only person in the world with his surname.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (659 words)

    • Article
    • 5 comments
    • posted 28 June, 2013
  • A 22-page form; each page is double-sided for added insanity.

    Buying a House, Part 3

    In the third blog post in this series, Dan, Ruth and JTA acquire some lawyers, fill out a mortgage application, and discover that the house that they've been looking at is built on an Indian Burial Ground! No, wait, scratch that last thing.

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1069 words)

    • Article
    • 7 comments
    • posted 27 June, 2013
  • 20130608_201814

    Jersey

    JTA, Dan, Ruth, and her mother take a long-weekend holiday to the island of Jersey, and nobody kills anybody.

    Read more - about 6 minutes (1396 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 24 June, 2013
  • Image representing post: Matt P makes pancakes

    Matt P makes pancakes



    Three on the go at once; with moderate "flipping" success. Sometimes. Except for the one that gets stuck.

    Note Matt's look of concentration: that's an essential part of the process.

    The hiss in the background in the extractor fan. Sorry about that.

    Also available on YouTube.

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    • Video
    • posted 23 June, 2013
  • Image representing post: Incredible guitarist busking on Cornmarket, Oxford

    Incredible guitarist busking on Cornmarket, Oxford



    I saw this guy busking on Cornmarket in Oxford in May 2013. That's just... incredible.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (18 words)

    • Video
    • posted 23 June, 2013
  • Cougar Town characters playing Penny Can.

    Movie Title Mash-Ups

    Dan and Ruth spend the greatest part of an evening playing "Movie Title Mash-Up", the second-silliest social game to come out of TV show Cougar Town.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (491 words)

    • Article
    • 15 comments
    • posted 21 June, 2013
  • @pickettywitch @paganwandererlu Belated congratulations, both! (News of Arianwen's arrival came slowly through the gossip circuit; sorry!)

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    • Note
    • posted 20 June, 2013
  • Image representing post: Couldn't find GC25WHN The ox-stream caching series - Potts Stream

    Couldn't find GC25WHN The ox-stream caching series - Potts Stream

    This checkin to GC25WHN The ox-stream caching series - Potts Stream reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Seemed pretty clear where the cache ought to be, but I couldn't find this one. It's possible that if I'd had more time (people kept walking their dogs by me and I had โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC25WHN
    • posted 20 June, 2013
  • Found GLB9T1P9 The ox-stream caching series - Castle Mill Stream

    This checkin to GLB9T1P9 The ox-stream caching series - Castle Mill Stream reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found while on my lunch break. Took a bit of stealth to avoid all of the foot-traffic, and I spent some time looking in the wrong place entirely. TFTC!

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    • Checkin
    • to GLB9T1P9
    • posted 20 June, 2013
  • Found GLB9T1K4 The ox-stream caching series - Wareham Stream

    This checkin to GLB9T1K4 The ox-stream caching series - Wareham Stream reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found without difficulty while on my lunch break. Great little container! TFTC!

    Read more - about 1 minutes (12 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GLB9T1K4
    • posted 20 June, 2013

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