Tuesday, August 12, 2008

OBW? Beginnings

As we have been attending Geocaching events over the last couple of years, AbbysGrammy noticed that we seemed to migrate to certain groups of fellow cachers. That started the wheels turning, (the wheels of progress sometimes turn slowly! [:D]) and she saw that a need existed for there to be a grouping within our widening community to recognize this relationship. Out of this friendship has grown a very loose non-organization affectionately known as the OBW(?)'s. This Older But Wiser(?) group have many things in common, but the two main ones are the advanced age (over 60) and an active interest in Geocaching.

The OBW with the ? is to indicate that not ALL of us have reached the pinnacle of that status but have met the other criteria for membership! Which brings us to the matter of membership and group rules! The first rule is, there are no rules, other than the criteria for membership! I'm sure that somewhere in there is a Catch22 (If you don't know what that means, you probably aren't qualified for membership!), but we aren't sure where it is!

Well, there is a matter of another little item - the OBW(?) Goal Statement! Summarized, it is that we should enjoy life and each other's company as friends whenever we possibly can! Since we are already a geographically dispersed group, you may have to enlist others who may be geographically closer to you to meet this goal!

Cheers and PartyOn!

2 comments:

Maggi said...

This is a confusing site to use. No place to really leave a "blog", only a comment. . .and I have a Gmail account. Just a heads up in case response is low.

Rick and I (Maggi) of the Harris Clan are doing well as we full time RV. We picked up on Geocaching as technology advanced . .and it was affordable. We enjoy caching our way across the states. The harder - more challenging caches are what we love the best. We met Sharon and Joe a couple of years ago on our way through Tennessee. I wasn't quite "old" enough yet but have "made the mark" now. We will attend next years GeoWoodstock Event in Bell Buckle and bring with us our sister and "brother" - The RoadGypsys. Will see you then!

Maggi said...

Opps - forgot our GeoCaching Name:

Hobo and His Dream. . .aka: Rick and Maggi Harris. Sorry about that. . .goes to prove I am most definately "older'. . .LOL.