The Scoutmaster Minute

I take credit only for seeing this one.  The Circle 10 Council put this video out and if the National Council does not use it, they are missing out.I do not come from a “inner city” unit, but the impact on teen agers in pretty much the same.BRAVO for this Scout and the Circle 10 [...]

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It’s getting to be that time of year.. time for some Cold Weather Camping.  This is one of my favorite times of year to camp.  Kind of a weird thing to say, as I love to camp all year long, but camping in the Fall and Winter are great and I look forward to it [...]

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To the dismay of my kids and most… it is true that we never stops learning.  No, not always in a class room, but as we move through life there are ample opportunities to learn and to continue to grow.  This last weekend I was asked to be a speaker at the closing camp fire [...]

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I recently received a comment from a fellow named Scott.  He was commenting on the “Self express yourself out” post.He writes; “You should also be clear about not judging without being judged. We have Scouts from in our city Troop waiting for you to point out how they don’t fit in. Goth and other tattoo’ed [...]

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WHAT?  Real life?  Isn’t Scouting part of your life all the time?  Well you did make a promise to live the Scout Oath and Law, and to do your DUTY, and at the very least to do your best… Right?Now I am going to tell you a story the content of which I am extremely [...]

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The Scoutmaster Minute Early shows are back up and on line.  You can get them from iTunes.Shows 1-29 are available for download again after some server changes and adminstrative maintainence the shows are back.I would like to thank all of you that have asked for them.  If you still have troubles downloading.  I will gladly [...]

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I had an interesting encounter today at work.  I came out of one of my customers establishments to meet a young person that seemed rather upset.  He was dressed rather oddly I suppose, he was dressed mostly in black with lots of patches and symbols on his jacket.  His head was shaved except for a [...]

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Last night at our Troop meeting we took a few minutes to talk about this crazy thing called the internet. The Internet is a wonderful thing, I wish we had it when I was a kid.  Homework help, research resources, and social networking are just a few things that I would have enjoyed, and enjoy now. [...]

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So how many chances do we get?  How many mistakes are we allowed to make?  At what time does our Character start to erode beyond the point of repair?These are questions that are always out there.. but no one seems to want to answer.  In our society today it seems that we are willing to [...]

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In my last Podcast I answered 20 questions, it was a lot of fun to get the questions from folks that normally listen to the show and a great opportunity to get in touch with them via the Q&A.  One of the questions in particular I thought needed more time and thought.  The question in [...]

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