A few months ago, I walked into a bar to meet up with “Capital C” and watch her team play their first APA match. They were short a player and, out of the blue, her team captain asked if I knew how to shoot… Next thing I knew, I was playing the first tournament league game of my life, and winning it to boot.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think that a few months later I’d be skipping the playoffs and moving directly to the citywide APA tournament with a good chance at making it to the APA Nationals in Las Vegas.

What a whirlwind couple of months. I’d always enjoyed shooting pool, but I’ve never taken much time to get into the game at a competitive level. I was a slightly-above-average bar room player. It’s really difficult to grasp that I’m on a team of 5 active players that managed to work together and take the #1 spot.

Ok, so I made the plunge — Geocaching has now become my guilty pleasure and in order to do it properly, I’ve purchased a proper GPS — The Garmin 60CSx.

Although totally unnecessary — “Capital C” has two Garmin eTrex units — I just couldn’t go another day without the promise of faster satellite locks and better reception. I am, afterall, a fuckin’ gadget geek.

A full review of the unit will follow as soon as it gets here and I get to run it through it’s paces.

Should I really be this excited?

Oh, BTW — after much research, Amazon.com wins for best price. Under $350 with free shipping.

It’s been 21 years since my home team has been in the NFL Championship game and, as much as I hate to admit it, I’m FUCKIN’ EXCITED! Go Bears! Thats all.