Words...
This is a repository for the various articles and essays I’ve written.
I was, for a while, an editor and writer for the geocaching
magazine,
Today’s Cacher,
but sometimes I write just for the fun of it.
The hike page has links to my hiking trip reports, everything
else is here.
The
Nigerian Incident
In 1996 I flew an Africa mission. This is the true story
of how we almost lost our airplane to the Nigerian government.
Virtual
Team Basics.
Have you ever heard of Virtual Teaming?
Me either.
Here's a wiki page that discusses the concept. When the instructor
told us we would have to write a one page "conversation starter" I
raised my hand to ask what that was, specifically. We were never really
given a clear answer so I asked if she had an example, you know, to
conceptualize the format that she wants us to use. She got agitated and
said no. So, with nothing to go on, this is what I wrote.
Starlifter Flight Engineer
This was my first essay for my English 101 class. I may use it
as a base for a longer essay someday. There's so much more to write
about, so much more to say, than one short essay could cover. I'm
not particularly fond of this essay, but I had to write it within the
constraints the teacher placed on us. A few people might recognize
the theme at the opening, it's quasi-plagiarized from Southside Johnny's
Reach Up and Touch the Sky liner notes.
A Primer on Family Radio Service
This was written for the geocaching magazine, Today's Cacher, and
discusses the popular FRS radio system. I wrote in a Q&A format...
Toyota Willie
This was an essay for English 101.
We had to use a number of references and...
Woe is Society
This was my English 101 Final Exam.
We were given no heads-up, just a list of topics from which to
select. I picked...
Wilson McGoff
This was a fable written for the Today's Cacher magazine about a
eccentric geocacher named Wilson McGoff. I had been writing humor
for the most part so this was somewhat of a departure...
The Open Carry Argument
My primary goal when I’m out and about, besides whatever I went out and about to do, is to go about peaceably and not be the victim of a violent crime. To that end...
Terrain = 5 - The Story of the Dream Lake Geocache
This is the story of the Dream Cache quest. The cache is rated at five stars for terrain, and worth every one of them. It was hidden along the banks of Dream Lake...
Geocaching - The Northwest Airlifter
This is a long article about geocaching that I wrote for the McChord
AFB newspaper, The Northwest Airlifter. It was published for the
week of 8 August 2003. Adobe Reader required-
Free Download.
