Category Archives: Spotlight

Cacher Spotlight – reedkickball

Posted on by

Interview by TeamRJJO-Jenn, September 1, 2008 (originally published in the forums) I am happy to spotlight another great cacher in our community! Be sure to check out some of his 2007 NoVAGO award winning caches: Best Theme/SeriesBe the Genealogist-Final (GC14X8B) Best Mystery/Puzzle CacheBe the Genealogist-Final (GC14X8B) Cache of the YearBe the Genealogist-Final(GC14X8B) Tell us about your caching name. My geocaching name “reedkickball” is from high school varsity soccer. By the time I started high school in Germany, I was almost 6’ tall, close to 200lbs, and long hair. I guess I kind of looked like a barbarian running down the soccer field. The bench would grunt, “Reed Kick Ball!” when I had the ball. I thought it was kind of funny. I was pretty good at soccer, either that or my size just scared the other kids. So when I was making Internet names, I decided on that, instead of … Continue reading →

June 2008 Spotlight: TeamWeathergirl

Posted on by
Reply

TEAM WEATHERGIRL – What a great caching bunch! Tell us about your caching name. I work in the weather business bouncing between the National Weather Service and managing weather satellite development programs. My daughter got enamored with weather and picked up the nickname of “Weathergirl” at a young age. Weathergirl has four brothers and being the only girl is not always easy. Since she was the most enthusiastic about geocaching when we started, we went with her nickname. In a way it helps her stand out from the male dominated crowd she lives with. Tell us about the members of Team Weathergirl and what each one of you brings to the caching experience. Our youngest cacher’s nickname is Mr. O. He turns 10 this month and is the most enthusiastic about opening the cache to find the surprises inside. His most favorite treasures are matchbox cars. He likes caching with … Continue reading →

April 2008 Member Spotlight: Bubba Q. Jack

Posted on by
Reply

Just how did Bubba Q. Jack get his nickname, will he keep his cache-a-day streak alive, and more . . . Welcome to April’s Spotlight! Tell us about your caching name. There used to be a great Bar-B-Que place on the way to Shady Side Maryland called “Pig Outs” that had the best ribs. I would drive from Arlington, Virginia just for lunch or dinner but it went out of business. In a quest to replace such wonderful ribs I went from Maine to Florida stopping at as many places to sample the fare. I’ve located several restaurants (joints) that come close but never perfect. One place was named Bubba’s and I liked the idea of adding the Q and Jack which is the nickname for John. Thus Bubba Q. Jack was created. How were you introduced to Geocaching and what was the first cache you found? After gaining 35 … Continue reading →

March 2008 Member Spotlight: LionHeart

Posted on by
Reply

It is with great pleaure that I spotlight LionHeart this month – the man behind some of the most amazing puzzles! Tell us about your caching name. My caching name came from an old Scottish saying, “A man is a lion in his own cause”. So I have the heart of a lion when it comes to my own cause. My cause is that I have a chronic liver disease called Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). It is a characterized by inflammation, destruction and fibrosis of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts that leads to cirrhosis of the liver. PSC is often complicated by recurrent episodes of bacterial cholangitis (infection of the bile ducts with bacteria). Patients with PSC also have an increased risk of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer). The cause of PSC is unknown but many investigators suspect that it is an autoimmune disease. Other etiologies, such as infectious agents, … Continue reading →

February 2008 Member Spotlight: Zgrav

Posted on by
Reply

This month’s Member Spotlight is Zgrav and yelraM! Tell us about your caching names. My caching name is Zgrav. It is a one syllable variation on “zero gravity”, which pulls together a way to use my middle initial “Z” with some kind of science-fiction context. yelraM’s caching name is just a reverse of her real name ( Marley) . Tell us how you were introduced to Geocaching. I bought a GPS on sale because I could use it hiking outdoors. I have been a caver since I was a kid, and grew up plotting latitude and longitude on paper topo maps to mark or find cave entrances. When I looked on the internet for tips on using a GPS I discovered geocaching. I was hooked with the idea, and remember the fun of going out on those first searches. yelraM actually made our first find, which she will be quick … Continue reading →

January 2008 Member Spotlight: rufnredy

Posted on by

Thanks to NoVAGO’s trusty and loyal leader to help out a fellow cacher in a bind! I am happy to Spotlight him this month and thanks to the others who have volunteered to be in the spotlight in the coming months! **************************************** Introducing rufnredy Tell us about your caching name. Well, not to date myself or make myself seem older than I really am, but my caching name is based on a cartoon show I watched as a growing boy called Ruff and Reddy. In 1957, it became (one of) the first syndicated cartoon shows on TV and was Hanna-Barbera’s first successful cartoon show of many. Some twenty years ago or so, I was looking for a good nick and I came across this show in repeats and decided it was the one I wanted. At the time names were limited to 8 characters so I shortened it to rufnredy … Continue reading →

November 2007 Member Spotlight: Banshee Reeks

Reply

Tell us about your caching name. I took my caching name from a beautiful wildlife preserve in Loudoun County that I have visited as a birder for years and where I volunteer from time to time. Here is a description of the names Origin: In the early part of the 19th Century, the owner of the farm now called Banshee Reeks was said to be of Irish/Scottish descent. In the Gaelic language, banshee is a female spirit and reeks refers to hills and dales. The story goes that one night the farmer went into the town of Leesburg to attend to personal business and also paid a visit to the local saloon. Upon arriving back at his farm very late at night, with the wind howling and the night animals making their noises, the farmer was in such a state of mind, that he claimed he heard a banshee on … Continue reading →

October 2008 Member Spotlight: Zygote2k

Reply

Tell us about your caching name. First- “Zygote2k”. Around 1999 when everyone was freaking out about the millennium, I heard a Chinese fable about when the 1000 year egg hatches; the world will undergo great changes. At that time my life was undergoing a great deal of changes so I adopted it for my email and caching name. Tell us how you started caching/how were you introduced to caching. In 2003, my new girlfriend- Hayseed 40 was interested in mapping and GIS so I bought her a Garmin etrex Venture for Christmas. During my search for information on GPS, I ran across the geocaching website. 3 days after Christmas, we found our first cache- “Signal Knob”. Tell us about your GPS receiver. I originally had a Garmin etrex Vista, but the click stick broke after 2 years. I took it apart to fix it and realized that was beyond my … Continue reading →

September 2007 Member Spotlight: Rinauldi

Reply

Tell us about your caching name. Rinauldi is a nickname that I was given in Jr. High School. There isn’t much of a story behind it, but here it is anyway. One of my closest friends had parents who did a lot of international travel. His mom was from France and his father from Rio and they had family spread everywhere. Of course, has was often brought along. For some reason I reminded him of someone he knew from his travels named Renalto, but he thought Rinauldi sounded cooler and started calling me that. I couldn’t walk down the hall at school without hearing “HEY RinnnnnAAAAALDI!” It stuck. College was no escape as we both went to the same school and pledged the same fraternity. I guess at some point I embraced it and made it my own. I came with me into the early days of computer BBS’s because … Continue reading →