Day 24: Sometimes It’s the Little Things
Sometimes work gets in the way of scouting. Maybe that’s a bad way to put it. Sometimes I don’t have as much time to put towards scouting as I would like. Today was one of those days. Don’t get me...
View ArticleDay 25: Everybody Wants Something
This afternoon I was sent to the Principal’s office. One of our Assistant Cubmasters and I met with the Principal and Head Custodian for the elementary school where most of the boys in our pack...
View ArticleDay 49-62: Gilwell
Thirteen days is a big spread to cover all at once, but the last two weeks has had one unifying theme: my Wood Badge course, W5-61-11-1. I have started, deleted, and re-started a blog post about my...
View Article…and now we resume our regularly scheduled program
On Independence Day I met up with a friend and Roundtable co-conspirator at the district’s recruiting booth. He reminded me that this blog is overdue for an update and I left him hanging with the end...
View ArticleEagle Scout: Merit Beyond the Badge
Today, the BSA National Council is drawing attention to a study conducted by Baylor University. Funded by the Templeton Foundation, this was an independent study of the differences between adults that...
View ArticlePhilmont Leadership Challenge
“Why are you here and what do you expect to get out of this course?” That’s a pretty different way to kick off a BSA training course. Truth is, I signed up for the Philmont Leadership Challenge after...
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