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Stosh

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  1. Welcome to the forum, and if you think the red berets were silly, the collarless green shirts beat that hands down. Of course if that wasn't bad enough, the original wool shirts with a heavy wool tunic, heavy wool pants and gaiters wasn't a walk in the woods.... well, it was a walk in the woods.
  2. Heck, I remember being part of the extended Peanut Gallery watching Howdy Doody do his marionette dancing around and Clarabell the Clown talk with his bicycle horn. And yes, Lil' Rascals were standard fare on Saturday morning well before it was taken over with cartoons. Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck.
  3. When one has the background I do, people would like my input into the program. I was all set to leave scouting many times throughout the past 45+ years and only flat-out quit when I was in Scouts as a youth. When my boy quit I was tempted to join him. When the troop's adult led policies were running rampant, I was tempted to quit. When I was asked to step down as SM, I was tempted to stay out of it. I have no skin in the game other than people (the Council this last time) asking me to do something. Then I stay on. I prefer doing my outdoors selfishly with my wife. We do a lot tog
  4. It really pays off to have a close contact with the tribes. Our tribe up here is the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) and they have been very gracious to our boys. Again a nearby reservation really makes a difference in one's outlook on the Indian culture. Even the Indian Ceremonial Program at the Wisconsin Dells (tourist trap) has gone away. It was once the main draw to the region. It's been replaced with amusement parks and water parks. It's really a shame to see it gone.
  5. Yeah, I hear you on the pride issue. But I find it easy to swallow that pride when I'm trying to help out the boys. At least that's the self-justification I feed myself. I do find that the older I get the easier it is to take a pass on the pride issue. I ain't 17 anymore, it's been a while.
  6. This problem persists all over. I don't care if it's a scout group, a church group, a civic group, whatever, these political control conflicts are just a part of the process. Unless one either fully understands the dynamics of running with the big dogs or they take a back seat and keep quiet. There are other options in that group, but they will drive a person nuts in the process.
  7. So much for a Scout is Trustworthy. I'm thinking that most galas have the Red Carpet at the front door, not at the service door in the back. But then again, I could be wrong.
  8. Embarrassing? A scout who helps other people at all times? What's wrong with you? I practice a little "Creative Incompetence" at times to provide the opportunity for a scout to come up and say, "Mr. Stosh, you need some help with that?" On a serious note, that's how I identify my future leaders, those that are willing to roll up their sleeves and help other people at all times. The magic words from the scout's mouth, "What can I do to help?" is music to my ears.
  9. I like @Eagle94-A1 's illustration over @RememberSchiff's It doesn't point out the obvious segregationalism being promoted by the BSA. Having grown up in the 1960's, I do know the code words "separate but equal" and what that really meant. The more I hear about this process, the more I realize it is some arbitrary half-measure of appeasement. That's not going to last long, I'm afraid.
  10. Really? Sitting around watching the adults cook is a fun program for Tigers? For me that would rank right up there with watching paint dry. When they're done eating, do they get to watch the adults clean up? When I taught Webelos overnight training for DL"s it was always interesting how just two people could lead the class and somehow breakfast just appeared, then lunch and then dinner. While one of us taught, the other did behind the scenes camp chores and we had an extensive discussion on this very topic. How, with just two people, one could maintain the attention and interest of
  11. I guess that leaves me with being able to tell Sven and Ole jokes. Bummer, now my Polish buddies won't even talk to me anymore.
  12. under synonyms they left out snarky. Or as the moderators allow me to say, "Oh, "stuff", I didn't know that."
  13. Maybe we need to highlight all sarcasm in a certain text color so those that don't have a sense of humor won't be confused.
  14. Because if you don't, you are immediately thrown into the "them" camp.
  15. That's why I do a lot of research on foraging. 9 acres of woodlands is what I live on, and a creek runs through the neighbor's yard. Like I said, a dollar bill salad is all yours for the taking if the economy goes bad.
  16. The reason for the double standard is that everyone knows all male scouters are pedophiles, but female scouters aren't. So much for the emphasis on a Scout is Trustworthy.
  17. I do believe that an adult parent must accompany all Cub over-nighters. What difference does it make then unless only dads can go if it's a male den and moms when it's a female den. What if 2 male Cubs want to bunk together and one boy is accompanied by dad and the other mom? Now we're up to mega tent cities if there's 3 tents required for 2 families. One's going to need a 500 page reference book to keep track of all the new policies pertaining to how this all shakes out. Or worse yet if non-custodial step-dad shows up with a step-daugther.....
  18. We had an "offensive" name to our Lodge a few years back. We checked with the local tribal councils and they didn't have a problem with it. National made us change it anyway. Same for one of our local high school mascots. The vast majority of students were of Indian descent and the tribal council petitioned the state to keep the name, the state denied it. I wasn't "keeping score", I was reiterating history. Yes, the Indians had the right to vote just like the Blacks, but it wasn't until the 1960's that BOTH groups were assimilated with the Equal Rights Act. Yes, I remember IN MY LI
  19. Two male leaders for a female den? Highly unlikely, but it's going to be acceptable to have 2 female leaders for a male den. Just watch and see. This is going to get ugly.
  20. I'm thinking the rules will follow the existing rules of co-ed in the other programs. However, the problem will now arise that every girl den will need 2 female leaders and vice versa for boys. Before ya know it, we're gonna need the Cliff Notes for War and Peace to keep track of who's who.
  21. Ever wonder why Fort Knox is so well guarded? Conspiracy theorists say it's because there is no gold in it and if the word got out the dollar isn't worth the paper it's printed on our economy would collapse. If that ever happens I'll send everything I got.
  22. I don't know what the big deal is about ladders. I fell off a 50' ladder once as a kid. .... good thing I was only on the second rung.
  23. I put in a bit of a snarky response, but coming from @qwazse I took it as a friendly poke.
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