An Hour A Week? Podcast

Scouts In Action-Tsunami Tragedy
A picture of a man in Sri Lanka cradling his dead nephew made an impression on Gus Winner. The 11-year-old Omahan was so moved that, like many people in the Midlands, he decided to do what he could to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged south Asia on Sunday.
A […]

Finally! I’ve been working on this for a couple of days now. I finished the design a week ago, but didn’t know a thing about working with Radio.
I finally went through the trouble to learn just enough to change the RSS feed to include enclosures (I swear I’m going to do a podcast), change the […]

Scouts busy recruiting (The Herald Tribune)
There’s magic in the number 100. That’s the number of new scouting recruits that the local Boy Scouts of America wants to sign up during a special recruitment drive this week.
This story got me to thinking: Has anyone ever done a joint Cub Scout/Girl Scout/Boy Scout recruitment drive? If so, […]

I really forgot how nice the holidays can be. Sure, the gifts, family, food and fun are all great, but I mean the break from Scouts!
While I was cleaning off my desk and getting ready to regroup for the week, I realised I hadn’t done anything Scout related in the last week. I hate to […]

Here’s a list of my favorite Pinewood Derby awards. Our Pack is running our PWD at the end of January. We do give out participation awards to everyone, but I really think the Scouts who put in the extra effort should be recognized above and beyond.
Cubmaster’s Award-Most representative of Scouting
Most Realistic Car
Best Old-Time Car
Most Valuable […]

Former Boy Scout donates $2M for new center (BizJournals)
The Capitol Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America plans to build a new service center in Austin, thanks to a $2 million gift from council board member Frank Fickett.
All I can say about this is: THANK GOD! The current Capitol Area office/shop is a former […]

So here’s the story on our Pack’s campout-only a week too late.
Beautiful weather both nights (12/10 and 12/11). It got to 32 degrees on Friday night, so everyone earned their “Polar Bear” badges. It was not nearly as cold as the 17 degrees it was last year.
When Curtis and I showed up to the campsite […]