Geocacher "Danoshimano" sets worldwide geocaching record.

Today, on the occassion of his fiftieth birthday, Danoshimano shattered his previous record for most finds in a single day, and in the process also set a worldwide geocaching record.

You know, it has been almost two years since the last major update, and that's like, fourteen dog years. Which is pretty much the same in internet years, and that is a long time.

Therefore, a completely new web site, not just in appearance but under the hood, too. Actually, changing the appearance is not so hard, but it is the under the hood stuff that takes all the time.

After 8.25 years of caching, I found my 2,000th geocache today. I no longer really care about the so-called "milestones" in geocaching (every 100 finds, for most), however, find number two-thousand does have some meaning.

Of course there are geocachers who find 1,000 caches in a single year. There are geocachers who find 5,000 geocachers in a year. Or more. (Seriously.) And then there are the more, ahem, sane among us who do it more for "location" than the find count.

Eight days in Southern California with Jakob for March Break!

We started with three nights in Los Angeles at the Magic Castle, a boutique hotel in downtown Hollywood. The first night, Jakob went on his own to The Troubador Club to see one of his faves "Chris Webby", while Jennifer and I explored Griffith Park Observatory (top picture, above. Link to more photos below).

1. Our first baby, 2. Grows up and graduates from high school, then 3. Off she goes.