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Does a Bear fry frijatas in the woods?

Let me add my personal favorite... Contact your state police aviation division. I would assume there is one. Ours (Maryland) was quite cooperative about local tours of their helicopter barracks. The best thing, tho, was for our CSDC. When a Dauphin Medivac 'coper lands right in front of you,ooo the Cubs go crazy. Lots of up close and personal conversation with the pilot and his EMT about the aircraft , missions, flying, physics of flight, etc. And then they take off!!! 200 mph winds blow everybodys hats and everything everywhere. I might think, with the right place and polite invite, y

OWLS... ""Rulers of the night,, Conquerers of the Day""

"Heart desease is natures way of telling us to slow down" Seriously, follow your docs advice, take it easy, call in those markers and get the friends to take your boy to Scouts. Make sure the boy knows how proud you are of his activities and accomplishments. Do the background stuff like wingnut suggests. Take the boy out on one-on-one things, as you are able. Invite him to come along on your walks or therapies. Does he have any competitors for your attention? It may be the case that Scouting was "his time with you" and he sees the need to sacrifice FOR you! You can still make that deci

Considerations as they occur to me::: Hold a patrol campout in THEIR backyard (dad should be able to arrange this). Does the boy have a friend or two in the troop? have them come over to visit with the boy, lobby the mom, talk about the fun, pride, etc. Again, dad can facilitate this? Make sure the mom is included in Committee things. Ask her to help plan something. Be in charge of the "welcome home" picnic, perhaps. Good Scouting to you!

Spinning pins.... Look to the rear of the pin, clean it well with a little alcohol on a cloth. If the back is really smooth, rough it up a bit with a little fine sand paper or scratch it with a knife blade a little. THEN... A SMALL dab of hot glue on each side of the pin/pin. Not too big a dab, now. Let it dry. When you attach it (pin the pin with the pin) to your uni or hat, it will be not spin. You're welcome.

The single biggest hit at our CSDC? I contacted the State Police and arranged for their Medivac helicopter ("Trooper Eight")to land, on cue, as all the boys are sitted around "Akela Heliport". Blew tents, tarps, hats, Denwalkers shirts all over. The pilot and his EMT spoke about the aircraft, the equipment, their missions, the schooling they needed for almost an hour. The boys got to meet some real live local heroes. And when they took off, 300 MPH downwash wind from the rotors made everyone smile and hold on to their hats again! Make sure you have a large enough area. Call the

Discuss the computer concept of "G I G O" with your significant youngers.

"Religion::n. 1) the service and worship of God or the supernatural 2) devotion to a religious faith 3)a personalset or institutionalized system of religious beliefs, attitudes and practices 4) a cause, principle or belief held to with faith and ardor. Religious organizations that are not religions::: National Council of Churches, Habitat for Humanity, Tolerance, Inc., Interfaith Council, Cops for Christ, The Christian Childrens Fund, The Gideons, The Red Crescent, Knights of Columbus, American Friends Service Committee, any Department of Religious Studies at your local Colle

Go to "Oriental Trading Co." Wade thru the glitzy dross in their catalog, they have a very passable compass, colorful plastic, rotating bezel, degrees marked by 3s, on a string. DO NOT order the black and white compass without the string, it is NOT magnetic, only for looks. About a buck each, less if you order by the dozen. Used them for CSDC for Cub M&C Belt loop. Here's what we did: Maps on the wall, graded down by scale: National Geographic map of the universe, then the Solar System, then the world, then North America, then the State, then the County, then the Park and lake.

Overly protectivity is not gender specific. I led trips for AYH. A father called me, his 14 year old son was signed up for a weeklong bike trip, would I check over his bike? I said certainly, bring it over. He and his son arrived alittle later. I tightened and trued and talked to them about the trip. The father asked how the teens on the trip would travel. I said once they were on Cape Cod, by bike. The trip was totally self contained, they and their leaders carry everything on their bikes and stay in hostels and campgrounds. He said, they carry EVERYTHING? I said yes. He said that wasn't

What Hunt said and what OGE said... The biggest problem is always when one says their club/org/association is "so and so" and no others need apply. What one truly wants is a club/org/association with a defined purpose and character that will allow ALL to join in with the understanding that 'here's the way we is' and if they will allow for the way things is, welcome and be seated. But if the joiner is eager to change the definition and character, then they should be prepared to be unappreciated. Build houses for the disadvantaged? Great. Say a prayer over the new owner? That's what we are.

15 Scouts. 3 adult Scouters. 3 "real" patrols in troop, but for the purposes of the campout, two patrols are created. Hike in short distance, set up Friday night dry. SM sleeps alone in his small tent. One ASM sleeps w/son in their tent. Third adult (parent of attending Scout) sleeps alone in his NEW tent. SPL sleeps alone in his small tent. Rest of Scouts pair up in troop tents, three in one bigger tent. Camp is set up, and map & compass, Nature study goes on Saturday.. It POURS down rain that night. Third adult new tent leaks like sieve. Three boy tent leaks in one side and soaks one sle

"Daddy, what's that sign?" "That's a speed limit sign" "But what does it say?" "It READS 'speed limit 40', Jacky" "And why does it reeeead 'speed limit 40', daddy?" "Because that's the speed that the police think is a safe speed for cars to be traveling on the road in this area, son" "Is that your speed -oh-meter, daddy?" "Yes" "And does that show how fast we are going?" "Yes." "It's pointing to the six-five, daddy" "Uh, no it's not, see those little lines are the numbers between the big numbers, so now it's pointing to the 40 one two thr

Not only should the Ws' get a program that will involve them and lead them on to being "loyal Scouts" (where did I hear that?), a creative CM will know to include his Ws in the leadership of the Pack. The younger Cubs should be able to look up to the Ws as examples (Wow! I'll get to do XY and Z when I become a W!), but the Ws should be encouraged to take on some leadership roles in the Pack. Good flag ceremonies, skits, knot tying demos, uniform wear, etc. Don't let them become a CS elitist group, which only says to themselves (and as read by the younger Cubs) "Hey, when can I get out of t

The Jambo can be, I would aver, divided into four types of people. There is (are?) the pro staff, the volunteer staff, the Scout participants and the visitors. And the military support staff, I guess. Five types. It is, IMHO, one of the best uses of military spending around. The Scout Participants are selected by a competitive method. Not everybody who applies can attend. I think (correct me here) but each national region/council selects the Scouts that attend from their area. Draw from a hat? Write an essay? Know somebody who knows somebody? The method is unknown to me, but in my a

My Scoutmaster said,"soap the pot, And the cleaning will go like a shot" So that's what I did, Bottom, in, out and lid. Bubbly stew but edible...not! Poison Ivy has green leaflets three. Scouts certainly know this, don't we? Yet we sometimes get lesions In sensitive regions From using the wrong leaning tree...

Added Value... "And if you order your belt before 10:30, we will include , absolutely free, a simulated brass safety clip that is specially designed JUST for your belt!" Things I have seen hanging from the clip (sometimes more than one): -pocket knife. -compass. -match safe. -coil of rope. -signal flag (?linesman?) -ANOTHER clip. -dog leash, with small dog attached! Any more?

Oy veys mir... I'm not sure I have boots tall enough to wade thru all this... In no particular order... I was referring to Jesus' having no POLITICAL power, not spiritual power. Yes, he allowed a lot to happen to fulfill the prophecies and his Fathers will, but still, he had no POLITICAL power. And that is what is spoken of here. Constitutional law... as opposed to moral rectitude... The Great Compromise allowed the southern states to count the SLAVES as less than a whole human. And then not allow them to vote, because they (slaves) were not citizens, but "property". Back th

David.self: Welcome to the forum! ( or is it the colliseum? Hard to tell sometimes) Let's see now, Jesus was not european, but Pilate was. Jesus had no power, but Pilate had the power of life and death in the land, speaking for Caesar. Pilate "washed his hands" of the affair, and let the "locals" deal with their "problem". I perceive that the previous thread was (in part) dealing with how one treats people who are of a different color/heritage/religion/language than oneself. Some folks perceive themselves as superior to others by virtue of their place of birth or type of parents or profe

It occurs to me that Jesus was not a white caucasoid european. Presumably neither was the Sanhedron. But Pilate was. TS: WWJD?

Aztec human sacrefice... ummm... Well, I guess we missed that one back in Abraham's time. Here's a site to mess with your collective minds and stretch the idea of inclusiveness... it seems there are many, many "true faiths". www.religioustolerance.org Is there a Scout movement in Haiti? do they have a Voodoo religious award?

"Veeery Interesting. But Shtupid." =Artie Johnson= MRL: Now you've got my attention. Except for those who accept the faith given them by their family and environs ( Friends use the term 'birthright'), one's expressed faith is a choice. And it is correct to use the term "convinced". Most Friends these days ARE "convinced". That is the term we use for those that come to worship with us and after a time CHOOSE (decide??) to declare themselves in agreement with Friend principles and testimonies. It is ultimately a CHOICE, even if it is a choice not to change. Evangelicals, of what ever persu

Friend LongHaul speaks much of my mind. I do not choose to be a Jew. I do not choose to be a Baptist. I do not choose to be an athiest. But I could. We have that choice and the results accordingly. But some folks, in their search for truth either 1) do not search, but accept what has been given them already by family, or school. or 2) settle in to a faith (yeah even atheism can be called a faith) that seems to suit them, a 'comfort zone' or 3) keep looking to find an explanation for how the world came to be, as it is or as it might be, or 4) to explain what comes after THIS life, or

All the good ideas. I bet someone you know knows someone who has a brother in law whose cousin is a Ham radio operator. See if your Cubs can visit their operation. Look up REACT, both in the phone book and ask the local fire and rescue folks, they will know. REACT folks do disaster communication and often can come and set up at your location to demo international communications! Talk to a Ham in Peru or England! How cool would that be!