CalicoPenn

I know what you''re trying to get to, and its a good exercise to really get people to think about he candidates but... The only qualifications that count are the ones spelled out in the Constitution of the United States of America - and there are only three of them: 1) Be a Natural Born citizen (or a Citizen at the time of the adoption of the Constitution) 2) Be 35 years of age or older 3) Be a resident for at least 14 years. Based on this, everyone now running is qualified to run for the office of President of the United States. Now experience is another matter.

No voting - the BSA isn''t a Frat House. Do not have the PLC do any voting on this - they shouldn''t even be discussing this. It''s apparent that the SPL is already aware of the transfer request, and since the new Tenderfoot knows, maybe the whole Troop knows. That''s all they need to know - that two Scouts from the other Troop are thinking about transfering. You''ve already heard from the two Scouts who will be the most affected. The Proud New Tenderfoot who suffered in the old Troop at the hands of the two applicants, and the SPL who remembers them as being trouble and likely isn''t

See, I told you I was to lazy, errr, too lazy, to proofread my posts. OGE - Touche, I suppose though I don''t know many people who have a just a catholic education and not a Catholic education that can recite the Ave Maria in English, let alone Latin! Calico

I''ve noticed many of my posts lately have had typos - and that I''m probably not using hyphens appropriately either. I own up to these and plead sheer laziness. I''m just to lazy to proofread my posts before I hit the Submit Your Message button, though I am trying to do so now as much as possible. I also noticed the numbers of "double" apostrophes appearing in my post - and like Scoutldr, they don''t appear to be my doing. Somewhere along the line, there must be an automatic correction command somewhere that tells the forum to correct an apostrophe to a quote - at least that''s my guess.

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I gave TV up in 2001 - and haven''t missed it. When I stay in a hotel on a business trip, I find that I turn the thing on and flip through the channels, and flip, and flip, and flip then realize that I''ve just wasted 1/2 an hour of my life reaffirming that there is nothing worthwhile on TV and my choice to give it up was a good one - that''s when I either head out to a nice restaurant, or find some kind of live entertainment or order an in-room movie and pay the 10 bucks for it (going to a movie costs more than that these days anyway with high ticket prices and then the cost of popcorn and a

Recently, a group of scouts and leaders were delayed in coming out of a hike through a national forest in North Carolina when the trail they were following turned out not to be the trail they should have been on. Sounds like that perfect "Ah Hah" moment for a non-participating parent to strike and insist that this is why their precious child should have a cell phone. Except, the adults did have cell phones - and they didn''t work because the weren''t in range of a cell phone tower - and that''s as it should be in the woods. Cell phones should stay home - or be turned over to a leader to

OldGrayOwl, To briefly get back to your question - what does the schedule for this 2-council outing look like? Most savvy councils/districts build in plenty of time for Patrols to enjoy the event AND perform their camp chores, including cooking. I would continue to use the Patrol Cooking method and get a copy of the schedule to show the parents that there is plenty of time in the schedule for the lads to cook, eat and clean-up built into the schedule so they won''t miss out on enjoying the event. If the Troop Committee is cooking and cleaning up for the boys, what are the boys going to

I''m of the opinion that Troop tents are the way to go - Eureka seems to be a popular brand among Scout Troops that go the Troop tent route. I dare say that the Troop tent issue is related to the Uniform issue. We chat often in the forums about the wearing of uniforms and two consistent arguments in favor of requiring the uniforms is that they provide an identity and a unity of team. Just as uniforms helps provide a sense of identity and unity, so too does a consistent camp set up. When you're at a camporee, which campsites stand out and seem to say "This is a Boy Scout Troop."

Gee, what else is this unit going to spring on you that you aren''t aware of? A requirement that you donate $250 to FOS in order for your son to be eligible to attend summer camp? A requirement that you sign up to be a merit badge counselor in order for your son to be eligible to earn merit badges? I would have no problem with the $400 in popcorn sales versus $100 cash for dues IF there is a corresponding reduction in dues for lesser amounts of popcirn being sold. It appears that the Troop is giving Scouts the opportunity to earn their dues through the popcorn sales - and figuring 25

Chuck, You''ve done a fine job of answering your own question: "Just for perspective/disclosure, the boy has ADHD and the Mom may have used these activities as a way to help keep him engaged/focused during the summer months. It''''s not out of the bounds of reason, and if true, is actually commendable that they relied on Scouting to engage him in this manner." As you yourself stated, its not out of bounds of reason that Mom may have used these activities as a way to keep the youngster angaged and focused and therefore that the lad has earned the awards. Then, as you state,

I think the answer depends on the answer to another question - is the Merit Badge Sash a required part of the uniform, or is it an acceptable accessory. I do not recall ever reading or hearing that the Merit Badge Sash was required - only that it was an optional piece of the uniform that was acceptable to wear during a uniform inspection. To my recollection, you wouldn''t lose points if you failed to wear the sash during a uniform inspection. If it isn''t required, why require it for the BOR. I like the idea that Scouts can wear the sash at the BOR as a touchstone of his past. I also

"There should be a training award for this!" Will it come with a nifty new knot? Maybe a sheepshank?? Calico

The White Stripes only wear the colors Red, White and Black while on band business. The black and white Philmont bull on the red jac shirt certainly fits in with the motif.

I thought Poly-Wools were clothes made from the silk spun by Poly-Wooly Bear Caterpillars. Heard these critters are great at predicting a mild summer too. Calico

You don't need any big excuse, or any plan to make things equitable. Just call the District Popcorn Chair and tell him/her you've thought about it and have decided not to participate in this hare-brained scheme and that your Troop will continue to sell anywhere it likes. If this person starts to give you any lip about it, tell this person the decision is final and your next call is to the District Chairman to make it clear to him/her that you will not put up with any interference from the District Volunteers in your unit's fundraising. Then go out and sell popcorn - and hit the subdivis

Gee, about those Fish Boils. Lot of hype for what was essentially a lazy Scandinavian bachelor's evening meal (I think the Scandinavian was a Swede if I remember my legends correctly - figures (said as a Swede)). Take a slab of whitefish, some potatoes, an onion or two, and some corn on the cob (if available) - dump it in a pot and put to boil - when the pot boils over and puts your fire out - dinner is served. Kraut - I'm a big fan of Johnsonville myself - and not just their brats - I do love their Smoked Sausage with Cheddar (Beddar with Cheddar - though the Smoked Sausage with Swiss

If it were me, I would skip the White House and the Capitol Building (except for viewing the exteriors). Heavy security and interminable lines just won't sit well with active Scouts. I would stick with the memorials. The Washington Monument, Jefferson Monument, Lincoln Memorial, FDR Monument, the Wall (Vietnam War Memorial), and the World War II Memorial. If time permits, visit the other war memorials in the mall. I would visit the National Zoo, if just for a brief time to view the Pandas. How many times will your Scouts get to view live Pandas? If I were to take them to any

It sounds to me that the problem has nothing to do at all with any of the swimmers - the problem is the interpretation of the term floating. Too many instructors seem to believe that floating is an inactive activity - that it is like nothing more than an inanimate object (think fishing bobber) floating on the surface. Whether drownproofing (face first float) or back floating - there is always some level of activity. In drownproofing, the floater has to lift their head up every 45 - 60 seconds or so to exhale any remaining air in their lungs and inhale fresh air. In backfloating (ev

The initial training is sufficient to get started. The biggest issue (imo) is that the training stops with the trained strip - and adults are, as a rule, reluctant to take additional training if they don't have too. Its not easy for an adult male to take instruction from someone younger - our ego's get in the way. It's not easy for an adult who has "attained the highest levels of training" (ie Woodbadge) to admit that s/he has more to learn (I know none of the people in this forum are like that but over the next few months, quietly observe which adults in Scouting you know are more open to

Long Haul, What if you don't know the Scout that Billy says did this? Maybe an older unknown Scout (17) to Billy's 13? If Tommy is a member of your unit and is known to be a prankster, I imagine most of us would pull him aside and ask what he was doing and tell him why it wasn't appropriate. If Billy doesn't know the Scout - I might very well be inclined to call the cops - this behavior is not appropriate. Venture crew or not - if some guy the same age as the girls comes up to them in a food court and asks them out somewhere to hook up, it's not a crime. A 40 year old man doing t

1400 - I spent about a week and a half at Seboomook base - transfered from Matagamon Base when its Base Director and Base Operations Manager left towards the end of the season. (I was the Base Operations Manager at Matagamon). I also spent time in Howland doing OKPIK instruction (back when it was a National High Adventure Base program). Calico

May I pose a hypothetical question concerning whether this was right or wrong? You're driving a number of Scouts up to Summer Camp, a 3 or so hour trip. You stop at a rest station along the way to stretch your legs and use the restroom. One of your Scouts comes up to you and says some guy looked at him through the stall door, got into the stall next to him, tapped his foot, moved his foot over to touch the Scouts and waved his hand under the stall (all things Mr. Craig has been accused of doing), Are you going to tell the Scout that the guy did nothing wrong or are you going to call th

I'm very concerned about this - very concerned indeed. Why, I buy Dihydrogen Monoxide from the store all the time and drink about 2 liters of it every day. I had no idea the stuff I was purchasing from France was so horribly dangerous. Now I know what to blame for my hair falling out too - it must have been all that time spent swimming and showering with this stuff. Heck, the Coca Cola on my desk isn't even safe anymore. When will Congress do something about this scourge on our planet? Surely this is a much more important issue than the Iraq war! I shudder to think wha

I'm another Chicagoan who will exult in the delicacy of the Chicago Style Hot Dog. Most dog houses in Chicago uses the Vienna brand all beef "house dog" - Portillo's uses a specially seasoned Vienna brand dog for their restaurants. There is no finer dog in the US. Chicago style means mustard; pickle relish and/or a dill pickle spear; sliced or wedged tomato; diced onion, celery salt (can only be left off of Portillo's dogs - they're preseasoned just about perfectly) and optional sports peppers. NEVER ketchup - Chicago dogs don't need the sweetness of ketchup to give the dogs any taste - th