I went off on a secret mission the other day. Somebody planted a “members only” geocache just a little bit out of downtown. “Members Only” means that only those who pay the $30 per year to get premium access to www.geocaching.com can get the coordinates.

So I am not going to give you any hints. I took off from the office at lunch and entered the Secret Vortex.

The secret vortex keeps people from following me to the cache.

I checked the reading for the cache and off I went.

This is where I stopped and a took a picture. First, I took the picture because this is the location of one of my own geocaches. They are putting a fence up around the cache. Sigh. Second, a homeless guy was bugging me. He was going to Orlando he told me. I said “To see your sister?” He said “Yeah man, how did you know?” Sigh. “No dude I am not here handing out money I’m just going for a walk.” “OK, thanks anyway.” He says his name is Jerry. He said he remembers me and that he used to be a cowboy also. What?! (I was wearing a brimmed hat.) I told him that I hardly even know what a horse or cow look like. And what is it about these homeless guys and their sisters.

I finally escaped my buddy. Hey, how about a clue to where I was going. Here is one.

Hey, what’s that across a street. Is that where the Republican Party has buried all optimism and hope in Oklahoma?

Nope its a time capsule.

Do you remember a couple years ago when they dug up a 1950’s era Plymouth Belvedere here at the County Courthouse here in Tulsa. Well there was another car, a Plymouth Prowler, buried in 1998 to be dug up in 2048. Not too many people in Tulsa know about this time capsule.

I plan on being there. If Sweetie will let me out of the nursing home.

By this time I was getting pretty close to the cache. I was attacked by a chicken hawk protecting the cache.

I fought him off (mainly because I was too heavy for him to haul off) and kept on going. You have to be tough to be a premium geocacher. You also have to have $30 a year.

A little bit further on I took the all time blog meme photograph.

I mean this has water, trees, sky, a fountain, reflections. It’s my masterpiece. And it is here for you. Merry Christmas. You are welcome. Sorry mommybloggers, I have nothing for you. Grab your torches and go.

The cache kids saw me and started waving. Kids give everything away. You ever notice that.

The cache is close to Era. Not too close.

You kind of wonder what the story is, it couldn’t have been good.

Then finally

As I was walking by the post commander came out. He turned out to be a fellow geocacher. “BurplexOK” (I am “YogiABB”) We didn’t know each other before but we had mutual acquaintances. Don’t worry, the cache is not his, although he has found it.

Well, we parted and I headed back to work. You know I had a lot of social interaction for a secret mission.