I was born 38 years ago today.
Happy Birthday to me.
Earth Day was born 37 years ago today.
Happy Earth Day.
Today my family and I are going letterboxing. This is a very subversive hobby as it involves almost no commerce whatsoever. Here's what is needed to letterbox: rubber stamp (usually these are handcarved which is actually really easy), ink pad, a pen, and a little book.
Basically you go to the website above and look to see where letterboxes are hidden (all over the world) - go check out where boxes are near where you live. If you're in the states, just click on "search for boxes" and choose your state....if you're from abroad then search by region and scroll all the way down to countries.
Each hidden box has a set of clues. Follow the clues and find the box which contains: rubber stamp, ink pad, pen and book. Open the book. stamp a page with your personal stamp and the date you found it. Take the time to admire the other people's stamps who have also found the box. Stamp your own book with the box's stamp and date it. Re-hide the box in the same place.
Letter boxes are hidden in lovely parks, remote trails, city phone booths...everywhere.
It's like geo-cacheing, but cooler and kids love it.
Happy hunting.
happy birthday... happy earth day. both particularly good things to celebrate.
Posted by: cheryl | April 22, 2007 at 02:09 PM
Happy Birthday, SL. I'll say it again, I'm so glad you're in my world.
Chest hugs and all.
Posted by: towanda | April 22, 2007 at 04:38 PM
Happy Birthday and thanks so much for the lb info. On a recent hike my 8yo son met some geocachers and now wants a GPS. Fat chance. But this we can do. Hooray!
Posted by: lj | April 23, 2007 at 06:05 AM
Happy Belated B-Earth Day as your brother-in-law calls April 22.
Also, very important to remember that we letterboxers say that geocachers are searching out "geotrash." We are the poets to their yellow journalism. Everyone's got to feel superior to someone you know!
Posted by: Si-Uh | May 03, 2007 at 07:47 AM
I'm two weeks older than you! Belated happy birthday.
Posted by: Matt Stone | May 04, 2007 at 07:37 AM
Matt,
Happy birthday!! 38 rocks! I totally recommend it.
Posted by: Sarcastic Lutheran | May 04, 2007 at 07:43 AM
Hi Nadia
belated Happy Birthday! Thanks for your comments on my blog - i haven't had them e mailed through to me for some reason so just saw them now.
38 rocks - you're right - I'm liking it already.
As far as Van Morrison is concerned start off with some of the classic mid to late 70's stuff: I'd recommend 'Into the Music' (particularly the last 4 tracks - side 2 on the old vinyl) or 'Common One' (probably his most 'mystical') or you could go further back to the 1968 classic 'Astral Weeks'. Enjoy - and let me know what you make of it!
Posted by: Matt Rees | May 07, 2007 at 04:48 AM