Dramatis persona*

helenhead Helen Chick

I've always wanted a bumper sticker that said "I'm a female, LDS/Mormon, Scout leading, geocaching, piano-playing, bicycling, mathematics educator with a PhD in maths ... and I VOTE"!

I think this makes me a minority group of cardinality 1!

* Since there's only one of me and "personae" is plural (I think), I've gone with dramatis persona.
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Landscapes and skyscapes

While we were away over the geocaching weekend we got to see some interesting sights.

A few km south of Wagga is “The Rock”, rising out of the landscape, with the train line running along the plain below. We passed its striking profile as we headed to and from Wagga. I must get back there some day […]

Cool toys

One of the highlights of the Mega Event weekend was to visit the Wagga Wagga model railway in the botanical gardens. There was a range of engines, and carriages you could sit on for a ride around the extensive set of tracks, bridges, and tunnels. At $2 a ride this was great value. I confess to […]

Mega Event

Australia’s first ever geocaching Mega event (a gathering of more than 500 geocachers) was held over the Easter break. Thus it was that 700 or so cachers (folks who use million-dollar satellites to find plastic lunchboxes in the bush!) descended on the NSW country city of Wagga Wagga for four days of camping and treasure-hunting. My […]