"What is Geocaching?"
I wondered, looking through apps for my new Motorola Atrix smartphone. This was my second smartphone, and its less phone, and more handheld computer at this point. But, ever since my last phone, I've had this fascination with GPS technology. All these satellites hovering around us in space, being able to help us find where we are, at almost any given point. I had bought this phone as a birthday present. Being 33, and needing a better smartphone, this was a great choice. I had downloaded several free apps, and was looking at what other possibilities were out there for this phone to take advantage of.
I was looking through GPS apps to download from the market, and saw this term, "Geocaching", mentioned several times through these apps. I hadn't, at 33, even with my fascination with GPS, ever heard the term used before. So, like any other curious person, I looked it up.
I had been a scout in my younger years, though never making it to the coveted Eagle Scout. I loved driving around, seeing interesting sights, and just as a way to mentally escape the work-home-sleep-work monotony that my usual routine sticks me into. I was interested in GPS, and how I could use it in a practical sense. This "Geocaching" thing sounded like fun. So I joined the main site, Geocaching.com, and wondered about a handle. I was sitting here, on my couch, on my 33rd birthday, doing absolutely nothing with my day off, wondering how to get out of the life-rut I've been in for way too long. I guess "33Foward" just seemed too logical a choice to think of anything else, plus I suppose it always would give me a good story to tell others "how it all began". And if you're reading this, now you know.
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