New Gig For Megan Fox

I got to chat with Megan Fox about her new gig as host, and creator, of Legends of the Lost on Travel Channel.
Here's a little something Fox, who you may have seen in the Transformers movies, or in 40-Year-Old Virgin, said about the show.
I’ve always been really interested in archeological mysteries. Not necessarily the nitty gritty of the science of archaeology, but what archaeology can expose, what it can bring to life. I was like 29 and felt it was time to start doing what I love, and wondered how I could make it happen. I wasn’t really passionate about creating a scripted show or trying to write a movie. I realized I could probably make a documentary of some sort about these things. We pitched it for a couple years and we finally sold it.

Nice Cache!

Geocaching.
I learned about this pastime--using a mobile app to locate little boxed treasures hidden in the woods at a park near you--as a Cub Scout leader.
I wrote about it for the NY Times over the summer. 

Jeremy Jacobowitz and John Mitchell were on the hunt for treasure in Central Park. Mr. Jacobowitz consulted the coordinates on his phone as a misty rain fell. He and Mr. Mitchell were geocaching, and if past experience was any guide, they would most surely find something. In nine years as a geocacher, Mr. Jacobowitz has discovered more than 8,200 caches, as the treasures are known, ranking him very near the top of the heap among New York City players. Mr. Mitchell counts his haul at around 3,600.

If golf is a good walk spoiled, geocaching is a good walk enhanced by digital devices and GPS coordinates, where hidden treasures are in parks and other public spaces. “Treasures” may be a bit overstated. The prizes may be a sew-on patch, a Matchbox car, a piece of costume jewelry. Each cache includes a small notebook or scroll for the finder to log in their name and the date they found it. Then the cache is returned to its hiding spot.

Vinyl Destination

Record stores aren't quite dead. In fact, they are coming back.
I did a page one story about record stores in our area for the Journal News. 

The latest addition to Hawthorne’s diminutive downtown is a blast from the past, but one that looks well positioned for the future.

Big Jim’s Records opened in April, selling those big, round vinyl discs from yesteryear. A record store may seem as relevant in the internet age as a Fotomat, but owner Jim Gibson said business is cranking.

“Word got out quickly that there is a record store in the area,” said Gibson, who is 50. “It’s working out very well.”