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Geocaching: The Latest Challenging Find

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:29:40 +0000

Simply put; this was a cool one. My Explorist GC chimed to let us know we hit ground zero, but our location (the middle of a path deep in a dense forest) didn’t really seem to be a spot that was typical for hiding a cache. After poking around for a few minutes, Tyler – spotted it – at least 30+ feet up, hanging from a branch. Getting it down was easy… putting it back was the challenge – on a tree with no branches to climb – but much more fun than simply finding it behind a rock. I won’t mention anything further, such as, the cache name, etc. so others can experience the fun/challenge when they stumble upon this one.

Cache up High

Adobe Captivate: 16mm Film in Education

Tony Moreira — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:49:57 +0000

Something I created for a graduate course – using Adobe Captivate 5 and Flash CS5.

Book & Record: GI Joe – The Secret Mission to Spy Island (1973)

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:57:24 +0000

I had the GI JOE Secret Mission to Spy Island book & record when I was a kid. I was recently telling my son how it was one of my favorite things, and how fun it was to listen to… and then I stumbled upon the 45 rpm record while cleaning the garage. The book is unfortunately long gone; however, after doing a Google search and finding a few sites with scans of the book and recordings of the audio… I was able to relive a moment from my childhood in the mid 70′s.

Feeling inspired, I took some time and built a simple Flash version (in Adobe Captivate 5) of the book and record for easy enjoyment as seen above. Thanks to web sites such as “sean.adventureteam.com” for making the pieces available to the public.

Click “Play” in the Flash movie above, and enjoy some 1970′s interactive entertainment!

My Greatest College Achievement

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:36:54 +0000

Ok, not really. I worked hard for my BFA, and I’m currently right smack in the middle of my M.Ed. Yet, I really thought that studying bartending & mixology at a legit accredited college (it was not a culinary school) had to be one of the funniest things. I took the class, learned some stuff – and got the really cool certificate to prove it. I remember our final was to serve customers at a bar that was owned by a friend of the instructor. Good times…

Basic Bartending & Mixology

Geocaching: Found Luther-Riley Historic Cemetery (GC19HHV)

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Memories – I attended JG Luther for grades 1-6 in the early-mid 70′s as I grew up in Swansea, MA, and I remember helping to clean and re-open the museum of the same name up the road decades ago with friends and parents. The museum is really cool, and is essentially a small brick/stone house located in a neighborhood amongst newer wood homes. I remember it having a lot of arrowheads and other early settler/Native American artifacts found in the area on display. I also remember being wowed as a kid by the skeleton of an unfortunate person killed by an arrow (there is an arrowhead stuck in the pelvis). However, I don’t think I’ve ever been to this cemetary. The cache is located on the outskirts, near the trees.

Luther-Riley Historic Cemetary

Fun Family and Kid Friendly Ga…

Tony Moreira — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:00:42 +0000

Fun Family and Kid Friendly Game Ideas for Your 4th of July Party! @ http://look.ac/b7aBoQ #july4th #4thofjuly #kids #family

Geocaching: Found Wholesale Cache (GC2A48F)

Tony Moreira — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:25:30 +0000

Found this one while in the area. Great view of Providence way off in the distance from the cache location!

Sharing Baseball Cards – 1978 Boston Red Sox

Tony Moreira — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:36:54 +0000

Good times were had as a kid – grabbing as much change as I could find around the house while waiting for the ice-cream man to come around the block. Not for ice-cream, but for a pack of Topps – with already stale gum, and high hopes of having a Boston Red Sox card inside. Here is a card from those days…

1978 Boston Red Sox

Sharing Baseball Cards – 1977 Boston Red Sox

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:55:31 +0000

1977 Boston Red Sox

Party with Radio Disney at Patriot Place

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:12:25 +0000

Headed to the New England Revolution game on 6/27/10? Prior to game time, join myself with Radio Disney, along with Verzion FIOS for 3 hours of non-stop music, games, and prizes at Gillette Stadium/Patriot Place – the Home of the New England Patriots!

Gillette Stadium