I've decided to pick up a new hobby: geocaching.

The basic idea is that one person goes out to some point on the surface of the earth and hides a box full of trinkets of varying value. He then records the location with his handheld GPS receiver and publishes the location on the web. Other folks, armed with their own GPS units, then go out and try to find the hidden box. They take an item, leave an item, and sign the guestbook. It sounds like great fun.

I first heard of this through the Knights of the Dinner Table comic book. The author has recently gotten involved and has been promoting it for the last couple of issues. It looked keen, and I got to buy an expensive electronic doodad, so I figured, what the heck?

As soon as I'm done typing, I'm going to go out and try to find my first cache. Well, I'm gonna have lunch first. Wish me luck. With the treasure hunt, that is. I think I can handle lunch without karmic intervention.