"How to Shit in the Woods"

Now, all, let's not get weirded out at the title. Ever been to a baseball game
and your home team is tied up and the opposition hits a grand slam homer? What
is that sound you hear coming from all corners of the stands? It ain't, "Oh,
darnitall anyway." <G>

Anyway, see the April *BACKPACKER* magazine for an excellent treatment of this
topic, including info from the woman who (really) wrote the book.

And FYI according to BACKPACKER there are no reported instances of bear
attacks on menstruating women, or, presumably, their packs with used supplies
suitably packaged for packing out. That's another of those back country rural
legends that's been around for years. I think it had its highest and best use
on all-male camping trips many moons ago when the guys would sit around and
say how awful it would be if girls were allowed to camp out there. Besides,
everybody knows that if a girl is...heeheehee... Another bit of foolishness to
reinforce the girls-are-inferior concept. Particularly important to some guys
who think that the only way to make yourself fell big and strong is to make
somebody else be less so.

I know that this sort of misogyny is dying out (not too darn fast enough for
me, BTW) but we don't need to give it even the teeniest, unplanned bits of
support with the old burn-yer-tampons stuff.

Thanks, guys, for reading all the way to the end...
YiS
Auntie Beans
ASM T44 Pocasset MA
Cape Cod & Islands Council
Abake MiSaNaKi Lodge #393
NSJ 1997 Nat'l Health & Safety
I useta be an Eagle...
'...We're our counselor's greatest fans,
But we're getting out of Gilwell while we can!'
NEI-188
Scouting is a way of life....oooommmmmmmmm...repeat as needed*

*Thanks, Larry Faust...

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