EagleScout316

That's probably because he has more functional strength than just attractive muscle. Tons of people are overweight; even I am. But it doesn't mean we are fat, or even need to lose any weight. It just means, according to the national averages, we might have too much weight for our body's size. However, everyone's body type is different: bone density, flexibility, lean muscle, and cardio endurance are all varying factors when it comes to the individual. Some people are stronger than others, and look like they shouldn't even be on a sidewalk. As I boast all the time, "I've got a six pack; i

Darn. I was thinking it would have been interesting to have learned how to say the Scout Oath and Law in Mandarin, and maybe even share Scouting stories. Did they ban Scouting solely because it has roots in England?

Just wondering if there was. Going to Beijing this summer, and I was just curious if they had Scouting out there at all.

One problem intervenes there. I have no car, and probably won't be getting one for awhile. If anyone were to use the actual trailer, it'd be the Scoutmaster, but since he continually has shown that he's too busy for getting around to things like getting a proper trailer for the Troop, that workload falls on my shoulders. If I ordered it online, would they deliver it, or would i have to go and get it?

Sounds like a recipe for a stomach ache. I remember when we cooked for our Scoutmaster...no one knows to this day how that bottle of soap happened to spill into the pot. =P

I've even seen things go so far as a kick-a-thon and a flip-a-thon, lol. Actually, I was just thinking about the Scout Law, about how a Scout is Clean. Came up with the phrase 'Trash Bash', basically another a-thon without the 'a-thon' part. Thinking it could be a contest to see who could collect the most trash. Most of the pure garbage would just be thrown out, cleaning up our streets, but the glass bottles and aluminum cans could be sold to the city for recycling purposes.

I was recently going over Personal Fitness merit badge with my Troop, and thought about having a Fitness-a-thon. You know, kind of like a walk-a-thon; scouts would go to family and friends and ask for donations based on how many pushups/situps/etcetera that they could do. Works for other badges, too, like Swimming or Cycling.

That McDonalds, it's not real food. Just balls of meat and bread overcooked with grease. Yuck!

Sounds like Rangers at Philmont, lmbo! (This message has been edited by a staff member.)

I've recently been interested in getting a trailer for my Troop, and the only things that keep coming up in my searches are a bunch of RVs. Anyone know of any site to go to for getting trailers for storing purposes, only? If it's possible, a trailer with some Scouting emblems on it?

Well, even for those who think they are in pretty good shape, here's a personal story. I've roughly stayed around 171 lbs. since wrestling in high school, but when I went to Philmont, I dropped 15 lbs. Then I gained about 10 back from the Taste of Chicago. Then, two years later, I did OATC, and dropped 20. Again, gained most of it back; stupid Taste. Finally, this past summer, I went on OA Voyage: not just walking around, but getting a great upper body workout. At the start, I weighed about 185. At the end, I dropped to 158, an almost 30 lb. difference! Since then, I've only gained bac

And how do I know who my IH and COR are, if neither of them is my priest?

Walking is an extremely great thing to do. When you are a goo 50-100 lbs. overweight, you don't want to go running, because that will burn off glycogen, and just make you more hungry. Similar to the effects of swimming. But if you walk outside at a moderate pace (not fast) for half an hour in the morning and half an hour at night, your weight will steadily drop. If you really want it to fly off, I suggest the Magnificent 7 from Matt Furey's Combat Abs (Yeah, I know the name sounds scary, but it's stuff that works). Another option is hill walking. Walk down a hill and up it normally. The

Thanks for any prayers. But I gotta just say, it's really easy to say that it's Satan's work at hand, and just as easy to say that it's God's work at hand. But no one on this planet will ever completely know for sure. Atleast I consulted a priest before anything else. Does money always have to be about greed and joining Satanic forces? What exactly is the right thing in this situation? It's too bad that no man in the world can really say, as God is God, and man is man. In the end, I guess I'll just have to follow my own heart. Let's hope I'm right.

Well, the difference between a brothel and this place is that, if anyone does hook up, they are unable to do so in the bar. They have to go home for anything like that. And who knows; maybe I might reach out to someone with my views. Whether I work there or not, there will still be someone that will end up working there. As one of my friends put it, I'm 'robbing' them and putting money into my wallet. And as SAGReagan put it, my economic situation (which, I just found out, has been put into an even greater risk) supercedes my stance on morality. After all, my priest (of the Church that m

First and foremost, a Shirley Temple is a non-alcoholic cocktail made with lemon-lime soda and grenadine, with a bit of cherry and a slice of lemon. Variations include ginger ale, club soda, or orange juice can be substituted for the lemon-lime soda. There are also alcoholic variations, like a Dirty Shirley. In case anyone's wondering why I know how to make this, my grandfather taught me how to make drinks since I was little, so that whenever I came over to visit him, I could make him his favorite drink. Oddly enough, he never let me taste any of the drinks I made. However, when I bartend

Well, gee, nldscout, thanks for trying to accuse me of something that I know I'm not. I'd throw down an invitation for a fight the next time you come to Chicago, but it's situations like this that are a test to my self control. And it proves you to be an idiot who's probably hiding something from himself. Ca_Scouter, I don't know what else to say besides, "On my honor as an Eagle Scout, none of this is a lie". I can't really make you realize that it's for real; it's your prerogative to decide for yourself if the world is nice and pristine or there are actual problems out there. If you

I understand the PS3 will be better than XBox 360 when it arrives, and will be able to play all playstation and PS2 games on it, but I also understand it will be in the $400-500 range. Can anyone confirm this?

My professor wasn't using outdated information, as it's something that was taught to me over 3 years ago. Yeah, I'm a junior in college right now. So, anyway, I just talked with my priest, and he agrees that I'm a college kid, and I need money, and so long as I don't enter into any act that is immoral, or do or say anything that shows I condone that type of behavior, I'm in the green. Only thing to worry about, as a Scout, is a scandal. Afterall, it is a scandalous type of place (unlike straight bars, they have a loft with couches to go and 'sit down' in). Born bisexual? That's

I really don't have any problems working in a gay environment. People have flirted with me, and that's as far as things go. When guys tried to grab me, they figured they didn't want to try to grab me anymore. As for leaving a gay bar and being seen by someone, the only thing I worry about is if someone from Scouts sees me leaving, and ten the issue is brought up into Scouts about why I'm working at a gay bar. Working there in general doesn't compromise my values. One of my friends put it this way; I'm taking money away from gay people. Oh, and btw, you can 'turn' gay; I guess a more poli

Hey all, I've been with this Troop out in Central Illinois for about a year now as an Assistant Scoutmaster, and I really like being with them, and with Scouting in general. What this thread comes down to is, is that I don't want to do anything in my life that would be considered so risque that I might just get a call from the head office of Scouting one day where they would ask me to not be a part of the organization anymore. What it is, is that recently, three friends of mine (girls) played a joke on me by taking me to a gay bar. Just to set the record straight here, I'm in no way gay

For those in Scouting who find it difficult to stay in shape, I would like to suggest going on over to www.mattfurey.com. I have a bunch of his products, including Combat Conditioning, which I share openly with my family memmbers. And being that I see Scouting as a part of my family, I share a few of the key exercises with them, especially since I got started not too long ago on Personal Fitness with my Troop. One Scout, in particular, is learning to lose weight in a safe and healthy way, and yet, he doesn't even go running. How often can you sell a line like that to someone that is ou

I could only guess they'd try to attain land for scouts that's closer to Chicago. I'd like to get involved with it, except I'm out here in Central Illinois, going to college.

One of the ASMs of my old troop had a great flag pole holder (that folded up, too) patent pending for the Boy Scouts. However, the national office deemed it too pricy, even if it were made of plastic. -ES 3:16

Oh yeah, baseball players from my highschool were always playing first hand shooter games to greatly increase their hand-eye coordination. And not all video games are played in solitude; things like Halo 2 can be played in co-ops. And there's always the occasional RPG where you can play with two people (I can only think of Chrono Cross). -ES 3:16(This message has been edited by EagleScout316)