Mountain bike riding and Geocaching have been the tools I used most to get me through the past 2 months of bar exam preparation. If it was not for these activities I am not sure where I would be. I’d probably be a murder victim at the hands of Wifey. Studying and exam taking are officially over for her. She feels like she did pretty well, now we just wait until October for the results. I have nothing but confidence she did fine and will soon be brining in the big money. I have never been more proud of another person I have known. As stressful as it has been, I’m just glad I had my activities to keep me out of her hair.

One thing I am a bit disappointed about is that I found these 2 fun activities in the twilight of my life. I have now spent countless hours riding on the Fair Hill trail system and I am sure I still haven’t seem most of what is out there. Every time I think I get somewhere that I recognize I am lost again. There are so many ruins in the middle of nowhere. Buildings that once were and animal bones that once lived. Each ride and hike I am in constant amazement of the scenery and surroundings. I can’t believe this is in my back yard and still only a recent discovery for me.

I bought a handlebar camera mount for my video camera. It got used today for the first time. I’ll have to fine tune it and figure it out, so far it only produced worse than Blair Witch shaky cam videos. If I figure it out the good news is that I can produce more horribly boring first person videos.

Hopefully I may soon have some Geocache finds in other countries and two other continents. I put a lot of the pictures I have taken of the things I have seen riding and hiking HERE

A Mexican friend of Wifey’s took this video the other night. It contains so many of our favorite things…under water, snakes, murder, and Ramones. I do miss scuba diving and knowing that I am missing out on things like this. But I also know that I am not going to have my face eaten off by an under water dinosaur monster.

Nature and everything about it so amazing. Us humans are so completely insignificant in the big scheme of things. And we are so pompous to think we could ever have even an ounce of impact on nature or this giant rock hurtling through space that happens to be the rock appropriately distanced from the Sun and source of energy, life, and light. I heard it said once and I agree, when the earth is done with us humans it will shake us off like a case of fleas.

I never imagined I would be saying something like this, but I just recently figured out what was missing from my amazing, whirlwind Winter Carnival tour. It has occurred to me a couple months too late, but the one missing piece was geocaching. I had heard about this several times over the years and each time I made a mental note to look into it. It seemed like something exactly perfect for, and designed for me. Now that I have finally taken the time to look into geocaching, the greatest opportunity for enjoying it is still visible in my mental rear view mirror. Dammit.

Geocaching is completely nerdy and ridiculous for any adult person with real life responsibilities or problems to take part in…again, perfect for me. It is a worldwide, high tech, space age, treasure hunt/scavenger hunt done with the assistance of GPS coordinates. It is exactly something that could have set The Winter Carnival apart from anything else I have ever done. Wait, that even felt stupid typing. It would have been great this past winter though.

I finally started riding the bike for this season recently. Biking and geocaching seem to go hand in hand. I have been having a great time and it is just another excuse I need to get out there, do something, and see things. I can’t wait until the time when Wifey’s life allows her to participate with me.

I did not have to rally the entire student body to the quad, but I would have! The worlds next soaring legal eagle graduated on Saturday, Wifey. I am so proud of her. I don’t think I have ever been more proud of anyone. Graduating law school is definitely the biggest accomplishment of anyone I know, and I know people who coach little kids sports, fly planes, do math real good, and play softball with one eye.

We have been graced by the presence of my Texas Out-Laws throughout the weekend. They are leaving soon to spend the week down at the beach. The Williams’ clan made the northeast drive to be a part of the graduation and big celebration party yesterday. The party went off without a hitch. It was a lot of work and prep, but I think a good time was had by all. Wifey was happy, that is really all that mattered, the rest of the people could have fell and broke their necks in the bouncy house as long as she was happy.

Now begins 8 weeks of intense preparation for the bar exam by her and 8 weeks of sitting silently twiddling my thumbs for me. After I master the art of thumb twiddling it will be time to sit for the bar exam. After Delaware’s most ferocious testing of useless intellect, it is skyward bound to the east (right) for an amazing August Adventure. I still can’t get over how proud of her I am. If all goes according to plan, I can retire in about 3 years.

Yoinks, proof.