The Scoutmaster Minute

There is a great little book available called The Scoutmaster Minute, Your handbook for inspiring moments by Ron Wendel. I like this little book, fits well in the pack and it has saved my bacon a time or two when I needed something quick at a camp fire or at the end of a meeting. [...]

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Now I don’t know what has happened to boys.. and you before you think I am going to rant about video games and MTV.. stop.   But I wonder when we stopped being physically fit. I remember as a kid there were not to many “Heavy kids”.  We ran, jumped, climbed, and rode our bikes [...]

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These 12 little words… they can make a difference in your life. http://www.youtube.com/v/vrFzcW2525o&hl=en&fs=1& Have a Great Scouting Day!

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Not that this is a regular segment …but I had to make the title catchy… But here is my recipe of the week,  can’t remember where I got it, more than likely from our friends at Trail Cooking.com Try this one. You will love it. Teriyaki Chicken 1 cup dry instant rice 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp ginger powder 1 [...]

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In business numbers are everything.. in Scouting… well not so much, but when it comes to impact… I guess a number can demonstrate that you are in fact making a small impact and spreading the word, helping others to deliver the promise of Scouting. I started podcasting sometime last year, I was asked and joined [...]

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A new Show is out.  The final part of my 3 part series on Leave No Trace. You can get more information and down the show here.  Or you can download and listen to the show by clicking here. Either way.. enjoy the show. Have a Great Scouting Day!

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I love this one.  Our Founder truly was a man of vision and insight. “We only have a short time to live, so it is essential to do things that are worthwhile and to do them now.”   ~  Lord Robert Baden-Powell Have a Great Scouting Day!

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Today is Fathers day, ties will be given, maybe a new tool or handy gadget, a gift hand made by loving hands.  Today we honor our fathers.  Have a BBQ and be nice to dear old dad. I tend to look at fathers day this year from the prospective of the father. While niceties are being exchanged [...]

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As Scouts develop and grow they acquire skills and better their camping techniques.  They learn through the Start, Stop, and Continue process and each and every camp out they get better and better.   Right? Well, we would hope so.  You all know that old adage, “You can lead a horse to water…”  Well, I have come to [...]

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A Scout can be Trusted, a Scout is Trustworthy. Rule or Reminder? IF I am a person of character, a person that has grown with a set of Values, then do I need a rule to tell me to be Trustworthy?  Ok.. so if I did not grow up with said values… do I still [...]

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