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Hiya, Hiya Hiya... Reeeead all about it... Get yer paper here... EEEEleven Eagle Scouts in the same Court of Honor, Been together since Cubs... Viking Patrol makes good... Reeeeead all about it... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/18/AR2008011803722.html 19 January 2008 Washington Post page A1.

Recent history.... I was watching the Scouts begin the meeting with the usual color guard entry, and I did something I hadn't done before. I paid close attention to the APPEARANCE of the flags. Here's what I discovered: 1))The Troop flag was the ORIGINAL flag that was used when I was a Scout in the same Troop, and it was really the worse for wear. I later went to the CC and spoke of getting a new Troop flag for the Troop to use and maybe retire the old one to a display case, with it's signatures and history mentioned. He was surprised that it was as old as it obviously was, and liked m

WWJD

Capture the Flag (adult version/international politics not withstanding) is a cool game. Almost any 'wide game' is. But the object/goal is not to ELIMINATE your opponent, merely to best them. Strategy, tactics, teamwork, vision, observation, knowledge of your opponent, knowledge of the ground all come in to play and are developed thereby. Ltag, Pball the goal is too close to the real type of 'point and shoot'. One is not shooting a target to improve ones skill. Ones goal is to KILL the other guy. Fill 'em with paint or low wattage ruby light. Gain skill, confidence and experience and fear co

My interpretation of the aforementioned regulation (and it's intent) is not so much the chance of injury as the promotion of war like games. Shot gun skeet, .22 rifle, BB air gun, sling shot and archery TARGET shooting is all still allowed. Even encouraged. But Paintball etc. is a simulation of warfare. The desired intent is to hit a target, NOT to pretend to KILL your opponent. Hence the differentiation and ban. All the above instruments and sport CAN be used to injure, but NOT in the allowed activity. Pball, Ltag are each intended to play act the "game" of war. I would not favor a

Ditto the FOS presentaions. It shouldn't feel ike a timeshare come-on. A QUICK reminder is all. AoL? See if the District OA Ceremony team can do a "show", always wow's our Cubs.

Ah yes, Red Green's solution to every problem (real or not)... Duct Tape. Search these forums, if you dare, and see the many uses (and misuses) of that noble commodity. Is the man still a Scout Leader?

Since the cherces have been opened, I'll have to nominate my father, who played semi-pro softball as a catcher, ONE HANDED. Lost his left arm up to the shoulder in a construction accident before he met my mom, and according to my Uncle, could out throw and out hit many men in his league with the normal equipment. I watched him when he helped coach my Cub Scout softball league and marveled at his manipulation of glove and ball. Catch the ball, toss it in the air slightly, drop the glove, catch the ball and fire it to third base. mm- mm-mm. Sorry to say, all I have is his example and my Un

Well, I tried your instructions, John, and that worked. Should not that extra super address be stripped when the link is clicked? I tried some other links from other sites and they didn't have the extra intro-http, relating to the originating site (to the link). Thanks. YiS

Oh, there will be boys that will complain about going to Kings Dominion or Umpteen Flags over Texas. Is AP Hill hot? sure, but you drink and you spray each other with water and you walk alot. The worst thing that happened to me there was dealing with an MP sergeant who insisted that I should not ride my Staff issued bicycle on "his" pavement. It was okay to ride on the grass, but not on "his" pavement. But that was just poor me, staff Chaplain. Oh well. Jamboree is fun, distracting, educational (shudder), much like a Scout summer camp, but so much bigger and more amazing. Ultimate id

Personal courage and tenacity: "The Pistol", the Birth of a Legend" Being the story of Pete Maravich and how he revolutionized basketball. Racism confronted, new technigues vs tradition, cliques vs loyalty. "Drumline" Loyalty, competition, personal success, fitting in and not. Hope you can find'em.

Camp mistakes I've seen, from both sides of the steam table: Watch what comes back, thru the dish window or trash bins. It's messy, but a good measure of what's sucessful and what isn't. If you send out 12 chicken steaks to a table of seven boys and a counselor/staff, and you see eight come back, maybe it's not because folks don't like chicken, maybe it's the chicken... Budget blowers: BIG bowls of catsup/condiments that never get used. They must be thrown out after each meal if not used. Use SMALL bowls or squeeze bottles, and clean them well periodically. Same with puddings, veggi

BALOO and WELOT/OWLS don't (doesn't?) "officially" include much if anything about knife/axe safety because "officially" Cubs (Webelos, too) do not have any business handling axes and knive safety is limited to the Whittlin' Chip in Bear and Webelos literature. I did not mean to imply Cub leaders be given the whole Totin' Chip class, only that the "Woodtools" instructor would be the logical source for Whitlin' Chip instruction. Certainly, Whitlin' Chip training should include safe handling of the Cub's pocket clasp knife along with mom's cooking knives and dad's utility knives, too.

Gee, I'd really like to read about all these Scouts in the News, but I get the "Page Not Found" at my computer at work and at home and at friends house. Comments?

Still no connection. Every click on a "headline" yields "Page Not Found". The 'Redirect' never worked either.

Poor Cub Scout with a dad like that. Poor example for the boys. Parents in conflict about who's in charge. (folks in flowing blue and gold robes come rushing on stage) **clashing music** "NOBODY EXPECTS THE SCOUTER INQUISITION!!" (push old lady into the comfy chair) etc. etc.

If the weight is held constant, and therefore balanced between the wheels that support the car, why would one less wheel necessarily mean less over all friction? The "normal" force is still the same and instead of four wheels each having 1/4 the force/friction, eliminating one wheel would mean each of the remaining wheels would have 1/3 the force/friction. By that reasoning, eliminating TWO wheels might be better still. Anyone try this: Balance the cars weight such that 95% is on the rear axles (two wheels) and the front axles only hold a token 5% (or less!) of the cars weight. Then, as

Lisabob: I will offer two comments. One: Of course we're a Christian organization. We're also a Muslim organization (else why am I commishining two new Muslim units?), a Buddhist organization and a Jewish organization (witness the several purely Jewish Troops I met at the Jamboree and the Rabbi who was our Chief Chaplain), among other organizations we are. Second: Why do we try to reinvent our own particular wheel? Quote her the Founders words. I don't think anyone has said it better. "Reverence to God and reverence for one's neighbor and reverence for oneself as a servant of Go

So this went from kvetching about the removal of a "God Rock" to reminiscing about Italian food... "Scouter dot com. Wat a grrreat forum, yes?"

"... literally everywhere in the world" Indeed. Go to your local Scout store and purchase the poster of ALL the Scout symbols of every Scout nation. You can then show THAT to good effect, proof of the possibiity of a world brotherhood of Scouts. And we pray for Mohameds hand to heal quickly.

Excellent question, who is qualified to "teach" and pass on Whitlin' Chip... First, alot of Cub Scout leadership is, after all, self selected. Hopefully, a possible WCh leader might realize their limitations and act (or not) accordingly. Suggestions: In our district, we always try to have a segment of the IOLS be "Woodtools", ie knife, axe and saw use and safety. This by necessity includes requirements for Totin' Chip, which realy does automatically include the Whitlin' Chip material. A Totin' Chip carrying Scout, knowledgable in safe use of knife and axe, must know the Whitlin' Ch

"Scouts Own" "Outdoor Interfaith Service" Diversity awareness... Our district makes sure to have a "Scouts Own" discussion/training in the IOLS training weekend. Alot of good comments and uh-hums during. Single faith units vs diverse faith units vs no faith units (rather not bring it up. Don't want to OFFEND anyone). How to approach a religious service (there's that Scout word "service"*) so as to let it bring everyone in? or no one but a few? or ... But a good, spiritual experience can still be had out in the woods, and many good quotes/readings/prayers/thoughts are

Depends... Coming from a mom who was one of the first women to get a BS in Journalism way back when, (Chicago Trib in the 20's). Growing up, I sat and watched her write for a local paper. ("Daddy, what's a typewriter?" And what's this package? Car Bon Pa Per...") In her 'declining years' she was a 'stringer' for no less then 3 local papers (two of which are still in business). She would pick up on ANY activity/personalnews or item of local interest and the papers would publish it. Awards, service project, athletic endeavor, fun times, school play, church social,she would put it in

What's the exchange rate for Yap Island currency? I seem to remember that the citzens there make their own 'money'.

I no longer can read the articles behind the 'Headlines'. Clicking on a 'headline' reliably yields a "Page Not Available" message, everytime. Comments?