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Hobbies dealing with the media — a reality check

January 9, 2012

Letterboxing and geocaching are a lot alike in that being stealthy and keeping things hidden from people is a must. But if it's in the mainstream media, sometimes the good have to be taken with the bad.

I am involved with several hobbies that aren’t “main stream.”

I like to geocache. I’ve recently started letterboxing. I play disc golf. These items don’t get regular play in the media, whether it be newspapers, television or whatever.

Personally, I don’t mind. At the same point, it’s good to see these hobbies when they get a little ink.

But people expect too much.

I’ve spent most of my professional career in the media, whether in newspapers, magazines or public relations. I’ve seen both sides of the coin and understand how things work. Though I know most people in these hobbies think that everything is going to be kept how they hope — it won’t happen. It can’t happen.

Why?

Because it doesn’t tell a story.

This idea for a blog post came to me after reading an article in a Massachusetts-based newspaper about letterboxing. The article does a decent job at explaining the game (albeit not using the word stamp, instead using “seal”) and talking to letterboxers. However, there’s a video that shows the reporter going on a hunt, showing the find, and showing stamps in the log book.

This is something that some letterboxers are not pleased about and that I can fully understand. But, there’s something that needs to be understood by the public about the media.

It has a job to do.

That means reporters, editors and whoever else decides on a story. Then they decide how it needs to be told. Then it’s told. Let’s take the letterboxing story and such.

If you told the story just a little bit, left some things our and whatever else — it makes the readers wonder. What is missing? Same with the video. Now, I won’t disagree that it could have done a better job hiding some things. There’s no reason to have 5-plus minutes of watching this person going after the letterbox, finding, showing everything etc. It could have been done where he shows the start, maybe at some point show the trail, then show the find (after found, so as to not give away its spot).

But the contents? Have to be shown. A stamp needs to be seen. A book needs to be seen. People watching and reading this have to see what the end result is. By not doing that, the reporter isn’t doing his job and is doing a disservice to readers and viewers. Now, it could be argued that he could have asked a couple of letterboxers to show some stamps for the video. That would have worked. And I think having some letterboxers along for the video would have been good, to give it a different approach.

That being said, it can’t be both ways. If people want mainstream coverage, there’s going to be a bad to go along with the positive.

Let me give an example.

When I first started geocaching in 2008, I was enamored by it. The newspaper I worked for had a quarterly magazine, and I had the chance to write and take some photos for a pretty big spread on the game. I talked to many people for the story, used a lot of cool photos and got a good reaction to it. I covered my bases though — I talked to people, I talked to two of the founders of Groundspeak, and made sure I didn’t give away secrets.

Not everyone has the luxury of an extended deadline, however. Sometimes, you only have a short amount of time to write a story and you do the best you can to tell the whole story and inform your readers.

During my college years — and in the real world — one thing has always been said about media and such: There’s no such thing as bad PR. Though that’s not always true, it holds true in many situations.

Let me give an example.

A few months ago, a 30-minute sitcom was going to use disc golf in one of its shows. In the end, said show (Happy Endings) ended up making fun of the sport. It called it frolf. It made it sound like a waste of time.

But it showed the sport. It put it out there. And in the end, there were probably some people who got interest out of it via that show. That didn’t stop disc golfers from getting all fired up about it and calling the show out and such about the way it treated disc golf.

In the end, who cares what a dumb show thinks?

Again, I’ve worked most of my professional career in the media. I can’t blame people for getting upset about things when something they are passionate about gets portrayed in a light that they might think is bad. That’s a human reaction. But, put yourself in the shoes of others before getting too upset. Realize these people have a job to do, too. And they have a large group of people to answer to when it comes to the general public.

It’s the beauty of how things work, though. Everyone is entitled to an opinion and nobody is wrong. It’s people who keep media in check and that’s a good thing. And in the end, getting the word out there about a hobby isn’t a bad thing. It makes people aware of what’s going on and at the same time might get some good people involved.

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Filed Under: Disc golf, Geocaching, My world Tagged With: disc golf, geocache, geocaching, letterbox, letterboxing, mainstream, media, stealth

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Notes from my Noodle: January 6 edition

January 6, 2012

Hello blog readers and welcome to the first edition of Notes from my Noodle in 2012. I hope you all had a wonderful New Year’s and holiday season as this world gets back into full gear.

Alas, another weekend is upon us. There is good weather in the forecast in my part of the Northeast, so I’m looking to go out and geocache/letterbox/photograph for a while Saturday. Why not take advantage of it?

My January 4 choice for my 366 Project.

With this year being a leap year, I’ve opted to do the Project 3656 again. I was successful in 2010 with it, so I thought with the extra day, it would be cool to do it again.

Now I just have to make sure to get a photo each day!

I’ve been good with it so far. And I plan on heading out today to find a photo. As I peer outside right now, there are blue skies, the sun is shining and the temps are in the upper 40s.

Score!

There has to be something out there to snap photos of, I would think.

And though I have the iPhone, which has an excellent camera, I am hoping to do the bulk of the 366 this year with my Canon 7D. I love the use of the iPhone — I really do — but for this project, I’d like to challenge myself artistically a but more with my DSLR. Plus, I got a really cook bokeh kit for my lenses for Christmas and I’m looking forward to trying that out for sure.

If any of you have some cool and fun ideas for photos I should look into taking for my 366 project, post them in the comments section. I want to keep a small notebook of ideas, in case I get in a pinch!

I know a few others doing the 366 this year. One of them is fellow Flickr/Twitter user and fellow geocacher Mike, who has been doing the 365 since 2010. That means, unless he somehow skipped a day this year and hasn’t said anything yet, he has been taking a photo a day for 736 straight days (or more)! (For readers of this blog, Mike was a guest poster in November).

That’s insane!

Keep it up Mike. By the end of this one, you’ll have reached nearly 1,000 days, which is no small feat!

 ***

I wish I had more to report on the job hunt. Applications are still being sent out. But, for the next batch, I’m taking a different approach.

Being that the first approach hasn’t worked too well, outside of the few interviews and such I’ve had, I’m going to change the tone of my cover letters. At this point, what’s it going to hurt? I think I am going to attempt to make them a little more edgy, a little more cocky. I imagine that it will, at worse, get somebody’s attention. Maybe it will get me a few more interviews. And maybe (gasp!) an offer.

Something has to change.

I want to try and re-work my resume a little, too. I don’t think it’s awful, but a tweak or two probably wouldn’t hurt.

My big thing is trying to make it so my block of not working doesn’t stand out so much. I have to work on that as well and hope something comes along soon.

This has, by far, been one of the most trying things, professionally, I’ve ever dealt with in my life. I’m just hoping the light at the end of the tunnel gets big soon!

***

This past Sunday, I went and played a round of disc golf. On January 1, in the Albany area in New York, it was in the high 40s. Me, my niece Nicole, Darren and his wife Jodi played 18 holes at Schenectady Central Park.

My niece sizes up a putt.

What a day.

I played a round of disc golf last Jan. 1 as well, but it was not nearly as warm as this!

But it was a perfect day to go out for a nice little walk and play a round. We only came across people a couple of times, but no major issues. We stopped for a couple of letterboxes and pretty much took our time.

Without a doubt, though, it was great just to be out walking around and moving.

I haven’t played in a while (I think my last round had been on Thanksgiving), so I didn’t throw as well as I would have liked. Still, it wasn’t bad. I had some decent shots and hopefully my game will improve as this year moves on. My niece has only been a few times, but I think she’s starting to get the hang of things and hopefully she can keep improving and liking the game as well. Starting at a younger age will only make her better as she continues to age and play. It’s also a great game to be able to just get out and play.

Now if we can get a course in our local area…

Speaking of disc golf, I continue to work on a certain disc golf project I have going on. I am hoping within the next two weeks to be able to announce something here about it. I’m extremely excited about it and hope it works out for the best!

Until then, keep clanging the metal and rattling those chains when you are out on the disc golf course!

***

I’m sneaking out of the area this weekend to do a little day trip. I’m not going far, but I’m meeting up with a friend to do a day of geocaching/letterboxing and catch up on some things.

Here’s something I’ve figured — it’s not as easy planning a trip to involve letterboxing as it is geocaching.

See, with geocaching, you have a map you can open up and see where everything is. That way, you can plan a route that is somewhat economical and such.

With letterboxing, you can bring up a google map — for each box. Then you have to figure what’s close etc., and try and keep them somewhat in a route to make it worthwhile.

Hopefully by the end of tomorrow, we’ll have piled up a bunch of finds for both. And I also hope to have had several cool photos taken before the end of the day.

Though the temperatures are supposed to be slightly cooler tomorrow (not too bad, though), it is still supposed to be sunny and nice out. So I look forward to a day of finding stamps, caches and photo opportunities.

***

I have finally gotten back into reading books on the Kindle again. I’m reading one of Jodi Picoult’s latest books, “Sing Me Home.” So far, so good. I’m a big fan of Picoult and always enjoy what she brings to the table with her books. Well-written and well-researched make things a good and smooth read.

I have a couple of other books lined up as well.

Anyone get a Kindle Fire over the holidays? I’m curious to see what people think. I have a 3rd or 4th Generation Kindle and I like it. But down the line, I might look to upgrade, though if I really want a tablet, the iPad seems like the way I might lean. I like my reader to be just that — a reader.

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Filed Under: Books, Cameras, Disc golf, Geocaching, iPhone, Job hunt, My world, Notes from my noodle, Photography Tagged With: 365 project, 366 project, blog, bloggers, blogging, camera, canon 7d, central park, central park schenectady, cover letters, cps, day trip, disc, disc golf, dslr, family, friends, geocache, geocaching, iphone, job, job hunt, jodi picoult, Kindle, letterbox, letterboxing, need a job, nice weather, photography, photos, picoult, planning, Reading, resume, schenectady, schenectady central park, unemployed, warm winter, work

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Carving your place in the hobby world

January 3, 2012

Who knew how in-depth carving your own stamps could be?

As a long-time geocacher, I have always been interested in the letterbox hybrids. Maybe it’s because of the different and not-so-often used icon. Maybe it’s because it’s different.

But I like them.

The stamps, the idea of them. It’s a different side of the game.

To go back in time, however, letterboxing was my first interest. That interest never came to fruition, however. I started geocaching March 1, 2008. But earlier that winter, the friend who introduced me to geocaching had mentioned letterboxing. I had done a little research on it and it seemed cool.

You got clues and had to follow them to find the treasure. When you got there, you used the stamp to make an imprint in your log book and then took your stamp and put it in the log book that resided in the box.

That sounded fun.

Alas, it was a tough winter. A bunch of snow and with everything else happening, we opted to wait until spring to try it. Of course, geocaching came along and pushed letterboxing back. I came across letterboxes many times during my caching excursions. It seems letterboxers and geocachers think alike in placing these items!

When I found one, I always looked. Sometimes I’d sign the log thinking I would like to try and find these online. I soon purchased a stamp and stamp pad at an art store to carry with me, in case I came across one or two or found the letterbox hybrids.

Still, I didn’t sign up anywhere.

Alas, this year has been tough. Without a steady flow of income, I looked to do more things around here. Late in the year, I found letterboxing and just a week or two ago, I went and found a few for my first “official” finds. I was still using that store-bought stamp, however.

I realized that most people didn’t use the store-bought type. I looked through past finders and saw some amazing stamps.

Luckily, Santa came through with a basic carving kit and a few other things needed to get carving.

I did my first carve Monday.

Getting things ready to start carving!

After reading a whole heap on carving and such, I found a piece of are that I thought would be somewhat easy to carve. With my love of my Irish heritage and because I often think of my trip to Ireland back in 2010, I decided a shamrock would be a perfect first carve. I found one I liked and went forward by tracing the image and then transferring it to the carving block.

I liked how the trace came out and it gave me an idea on what to do. I used several different carving bits to get the thickness and all. It was a learning process to me as I slowly carved away the pink rubber.

Carving, itself, was easy enough. You get rid of the open space to that your image is raised, becoming the stamp.

The tighter spots were harder. I had to switch out the carving tools for smaller bits, which was interesting to learn each one. I look forward to doing stamps with greater detail down the line.

In the end, this one didn’t take me too long. From start to finish, maybe about an hour or so. I thought for my first go at it, it came out OK. Some of the sides are a little sloppy, but I think that gives it a little character. Being I have a green ink pad, I at least had the color I think the stamp should be in!

The final product.

I’m not sure what I’m going to do with this stamp.

After reading a lot about letterboxing, I know that there are personal travelers that people can gather by meeting you. Because I know I’d like to get more into letterboxing, I did that with this one. I want to go to events and meet up with fellow letterboxers. And being this is my first carve, it’s a little special to me!

If you want to see the page for the personal traveler, click here.

I plan on attempting to carve my personal stamp sometime today or this week. I have a few other designs I want to try out as well. It’s a nice way to spend an hour or two when you feel “artsy.” It’s probably a good thing to be able to take a break from writing cover letters and sending out resumes to do something like this. Then I can go right back at it.

I am going to need to order some more rubber stamp material, however, as I think I’ll be going through what I have pretty quickly!

Now I just need to find some letterboxing events that aren’t far from me as I’d love to go to one. There are several in Massachusetts, so I’d be looking at a three-hour ride. I’m hoping to find some closer to me. And heck, depending where this job hunt takes me, maybe I’ll find myself in a letterbox hotbed!

So those of you reading — have you carved your own stamps? Any tips? And if you’re a letterboxer, leave your thoughts on the game, stamps and whatever else in the comments section!

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Filed Under: Geocaching, hobbies, My world Tagged With: carving stamps, geocache, geocaching, hobbies, hobby, letterbox, letterboxing, outdoors activity, rubber stamp, rubber stamp carving, rubber stamps

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No GPS needed: Finding letterboxes

December 29, 2011

This will be the first in a likely series of posts about letterboxing, a hobby that has been active for more than 150 years. 

As regular readers of this blog know, I’m a geocacher.

I love the game of geocaching — from the hunt, to the technology, to the find and to the hides. It’s a great game and I’ve had the chance to meet some great people through the game — people I never would have met without geocaching.

Some of the stamps you find in boxes are really quite amazing.

And, over the next month or two, I’ll be continuing my Geocaching 101 series of articles. But in a sidestep from that, I want to take you through the world of Letterboxing.

Some geocachers might have come across letterboxes before.

Letterboxing is a game that dates back to the 1800s. Technology is not needed. Just the ability to follow clues and, at times, to use a compass. It’s a game somewhat like geocaching in that people hide something and you need to find it. But, as far as I can tell and have seen, people don’t trade swag and such, as some do in geocaching.

Instead, it’s a stamp.

See, the beauty of letterboxing is the stamp. Each box that one finds has a stamp in it. Some are custom carved or some are store-bought stamps. But the idea is to stamp your personal log book with the stamp in the box; and stamp your personal stamp in the logbook at the box. It’s a nice and simple game that really can be quite fun.

Before I ever started geocaching, I knew about letterboxing. In fact, a couple of us had planned to try the game once spring came. That was until we discovered geocaching and the technological aspect.

Letterboxing went on the backburner.

Over the years as I’ve geocached, I’ve come across some letterboxes. Often, letterboxes and geocaches are in the same area, so it’s common for people to find one or the other. The big difference, usually, is the stamp. However, that can sometimes be an issue because there are letterbox hybrids on geocaching.com — which means it’s a letterbox, but listed on the geocaching site. Sometimes, these caches are also listed on a letterboxing site, so people can get credit for a find on more than one website.

I should probably check all of my letterbox hybrids I’ve found on geocaching.com so I can see if I’ve already found some other letterboxes!

Anyhoo, on with this blog post.

What is letterboxing?

The simple definition might be that it’s a game that anyone can play, but one must possess the ability to follow hints, be able to navigate and have an open mind to search for things. It’s a treasure hunt, of sorts, without modern technology to aid the finder.

The game features a bit of everything — treasure hunting, art, navigation, exploring, scenery, hiking etc. It takes you outdoors.

Basically, somebody hides a box — preferably waterproof. These can be hid in all sorts of locations, but the hope is you are bringing somebody to a nice spot. The box contains a logbook and a carved stamp (this is not something to take). There can be other goodies as well, but it seems that it’s mainly the logbook and the stamp.

Once placed, the person placing the box comes up with the clues, hints and directions to get to the letterbox. The directions can be easy and straightforward, or can be cryptic in nature. Or, it can be something else. The clues can have map coordinates, compass bearings from landmarks or just use certain things to get you to the box (start at the parking lot, take 24 steps toward the sign etc.)

Selecting the spot and writing the description and clues is a big part of it. The clues and directions are a major difference from geocaching, where people have coordinates to the spot of the cache.

Once the clues are done, hunters will attempt to find the box. (In olden days, the clues reached people in different ways. In modern times, we have the internet and there are places to find these boxes). That person can then go in search of the box.

Those hunting should carry a writing instrument, an inkpad, his or her rubber stamp and his or her personal logbook. Once locating the box, the person stamps the box’s logbook with their personal stamp. Then, use the box’s stamp to make an impression in the personal logbook. This keeps a record — both personally and at each box — of who has visited or where one person has visited.

Stamping

The rubber stamp is what you seek. Many letterboxes have hand-carved stamps, which are really quite cool. I’m currently trying to teach myself  to carve stamps, as I think it could be a fun hobby. And, should I decide to release several of these letterboxes, it’s my hope to do so with some hand-carved stamps in the hopes of doing some fun things.

Letterboxes, at least in America, are often waterproof containers such as this. These can also be found in the game of geocaching.

The stamps in the box are for you to use in your personal log. You are NOT to take the stamp. This for you to have an imprint of the box you visited. Some are very cool. Some are basic. It all depends. But that’s part of the excitement of letterboxing — seeing what the stamps are when you find the box.

As for the stamp you carry, basically it is your signature.

You leave that mark in the logbook of the box to show you were there. Some geocachers already have stamps. Others just sign. When it comes to letterboxing, I make my stamp and then sign my name. As I start carving my own personal stamp, I am hoping to have it so it does everything I need with just the stamp.

I currently have a store-bought stamp and I look forward to being able to have my own, hand-carved personal stamp soon enough.

I have seen several really awesome personal stamps in my travels. However, it seems to be more of an etiquette to avoid posting people’s signature stamps, so I won’t share any on the blog. But, if you get out to do some letterboxes, definitely look through the log books. There are some fantastic stamps. And whatever you do, if you are going to go letterboxing — have a personal stamp. Whether store-bought or hand-carved, leave your mark with something other than a signature. This isn’t geocaching. Part of this game is the stamp.

History

From my research, it appears that letterboxing differs quite a bit, depending on what side of the pond you are on.

The game, itself, started in England in 1854. According to Wikipedia, the first box was placed in Dartmoor, Devon, England. A guide, James Perrott, placed a bottle for visiting cards on the northern moor. Hikers then began to leave a letter or postcard inside a box along the trail. That appears to be the start of the name “letterboxing.” The next person to find these cards, which were addressed to people, would mail them.

This seems to be the mecca for letterboxing, much like the spot for the original geocache, which was placed in 2001.

These Dartmoor letterboxes were extremely remote, however, and not everyone would find them. Weeks would pass before these letters would find their destinations. Up until the 1970s, there were about a dozen of these sites throughout the moor.

But as the game grew, this spot became bigger and bigger. The postcards or letters has long been forgotten, it seems. Though Dartmoor has grown to massive levels (depending where you look, there are claims of anywhere from 2,000 to 40,000 letterboxes being hidden there). Some are published. Some are boxes where you get clues in other boxes and some are by word of mouth.

The game grew, however, and is now worldwide.

The Letterboxing North America site notes the American/North American version of letterboxing seemingly started in about 1998, when the Smithsonian Magazine published an article about the game. Since then, the game has grown with more than 5,000 boxes placed on this side of the pond. The kicker is that there is a major difference between American letterboxing and that on the opposite side of the pond, including terminology and the way things are full played. The American version, as I stated earlier is somewhat like geocaching. The clues are posted on websites rather than by word of mouth or out in the field.

Finding the boxes

On this side of the pond, I’ve found several websites that will give you all you need — Letterboxing North America and Atlas Quest.

Each of these allow you to sign up for free, access the info and get all the clues you need.  Most of the clues you get will be straight forward and lead you to the box. Some can be harder. That’s the beauty of this game. You have the opportunity to really dive into something.

Sometimes, additional clues are part of the hunt. There can be clues that still run word of mouth, or in the boxes or something else. So make sure you pay attention to clues. There might be something in the box that helps you find something else, such as a mystery box. There might be puzzles or other things. Unlike geocaching, letterboxing can be very cryptic in doing things. You might need a compass or a map. You might need something else all together. You never know!

Apparently, in Dartmoor, there is a catalog that lists many of the boxes in that park. That would be a cool companion to get if you visit there.

If you are a geocacher, note that it’s possible that the “letterbox hybrids” you may find might also be letterboxes listed elsewhere. From the geocaching.com website in regard to letterbox hybrids:

Letterboxing is another form of treasure hunting using clues instead of coordinates. In some cases, the letterbox owner has made their container both a letterbox and a geocache and posted its coordinates on Geocaching.com. If there is a stamp inside a Letterbox Hybrid, it is not an item intended for trade; the stamp is meant to remain in the box so that visitors can use it to record their visit.

Letterboxes, like geocaches, are often in neat spots. However, it doesn’t appear as letterboxing has the same sort of approval process as geocaching. Also, some letterboxes might become trashy and in bad shape if owners don’t take care of them. The same can be said about geocaching, but with certain measures in place, these caches can be archived and not searchable. Though some boxes get archived and such through letterboxing, I don’t see how it happens (without the owner doing it) as I haven’t dug deeply into the game. As I get further and further into it, I will look and see what I can come up with in regard to things like that.

For more information:

Letterboxing North America

Atlas Quest

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Filed Under: games, Hiking, hobbies, My world, outdoors Tagged With: geocache, geocaching, hiking, hobbies, hobby, letterbox, letterbox hybrid, letterboxing, Letterboxing 101, letterboxing north america, outdoors

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Haircut day! I got mine done, as did Cameron. He g Haircut day! I got mine done, as did Cameron. He got some waves for when he goes to the shore next week! One shot of me getting the straight razor too! Nice job @studio11chris at @studio11barbersuite ! 

#haircut #barber #hair
Life is good! #goldenretriever #dogsofinstagram # Life is good!

#goldenretriever #dogsofinstagram #dog #doglife #life #lifeisgood #lifeisbeautiful #morning #morningwalk #walk #iphonography #iphonephotography #photo #photography #love #selfcare #outdoors #sky #bridge
Part one of the backyard work is done. New patio h Part one of the backyard work is done. New patio has been installed ... (the rock garden area is basically done, too ... but i need to put a few things up with it). The guy who did my patio did a great job... looks cool. 

I think Harper approves. 

One more step and we'll be set to really enjoy it back there with some shade!

Working on a few other landscaping things, too.
Golden hour. #goldenretriever #dogsofinstagram # Golden hour. 

#goldenretriever #dogsofinstagram #dog #goldenretrieversofinstagram #harper_dublin #akc #photography #photooftheday #love #mydogharper #harperdublin #instagood #happy #picoftheday #fun #iphoneology #retrieveroftheday #ilovemygolden #dogstagram #dailygolden #dogsofinsta
Waggin’ Wednesday at the @swbrailriders was a lo Waggin’ Wednesday at the @swbrailriders was a lot of fun! Hot night, but very enjoyable! 

#baseball #dog #goldenretriever #barkinthepark #wagginwednesday
Pure determination. #goldenretriever #dog #strug Pure determination. 

#goldenretriever #dog #struggleisreal
Haircut day! Cameron went after me @studio11barber Haircut day! Cameron went after me @studio11barbersuite and looks super smooth! Superb job on both of us, @studio11chris ! 

@harmm23 @dlinc27 #haircut #barber
Harper delivering some flowers to her gram. #gol Harper delivering some flowers to her gram. 

#goldenretriever #flowers #dog #dogsofinstagram #fun #picoftheday #photography #photo #iphonography
Stop and look around in life, even if you have the Stop and look around in life, even if you have the yawns. 

#goldenretriever #dogsofinstagram #dog #goldenretrieversofinstagram #harper_dublin #akc #photography #photooftheday #love #mydogharper #harperdublin #instagood #happy #picoftheday #fun #iphoneology #retrieveroftheday #ilovemygolden #dogstagram #dailygolden #dogsofinsta
As a @sunydelhi alum, and local, I still love walk As a @sunydelhi alum, and local, I still love walking around the campus. It’s especially nice in the morning when college isn’t in session as it’s quiet and @harper_dublin can sniff and explore her surroundings (if in session, she will want to stop and meet every student etc.). I know a lot of people local walk the campus, and it’s really nice that we have something like this in our community to be able to do so. 

#goldenretriever #dogsofinstagram #dog #goldenretrieversofinstagram #harper_dublin #akc #photography #photooftheday #love #mydogharper #harperdublin #instagood #happy #picoftheday #fun #iphoneology #retrieveroftheday #ilovemygolden #dogstagram #dailygolden #dogsofinsta #walking
Ok folks… barbershop experience is good times. H Ok folks… barbershop experience is good times. Hair, tend to the beard … you get it. In Oneonta, check out @studio11chris at @studio11barbersuite ! Tell him I sent you! 

#haircut #barber #beardtrim #barbershop #hair #beard #oldschool #studio11
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A video looking at my first year and a half of owning a golden retriever, my first dog. It's had its ups and downs, but I've truly loved the ride and look forward to the future. 

Music: Happy before we get old by Michael Shynes via Artlist. 

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When these boxes come, there usually some excitement. But this one ... is the ultimate unboxing! 

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Music: Happy to be Happy (Dapun)

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I hate being in front of the camera, but also realize sometimes it's not the worst thing in the world. So, I'm getting better with it. Week 4's theme was all about us and having us in front of the camera, so I tried to come up with a creative way to do it. 

#cielovideo52 #52weekchallenge #week4 #weeklychallenge

Music: Infinite Wonder (Ben Fox)

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