Are good deeds a thing of the past?

At the weekly scout meeting, the scoutmaster notices Jimmy has 2 black eyes and asks him what happened. Jimmy replies, "you know how you are always telling us to do a good dead every day? Well I was in church on Sunday and we all stood up to sing and I noticed a large lady in front of me had her dress stuck up her bottom, so I reached up and pulled out her dress. She turned around and socked me in the right eye." The scout master then asked "Well then how did you get the other black eye?" Jimmy said "when I saw how angry she got I reached up and shoved it back in."

Where would you want your son?

Scouting with me:



or at Blizzcon celebrating World of Warcraft and the like:



The choice is yours! Choose wisely.

stiff, sore, sunburned but worth it

Sunrise over our campground on the Fox River this morning.

Why I got a night-school MBA

Somehow I still manage to be a little person.

What the scouts don't see...

Scoutmaster's on Sunday morning following a weekend camping trip. Except we can't run because our backs are thrown out from sleeping on the ground. :)

Another Summer draws to a close

Well, summer's over, almost. We held our Troop Summer Court of Honor yesterday at a local forest preserve. We had limited attendence but a nice day to be out in the park anyway.

Our last scouting event of the summer is a canoe trip next weekend. I'm looking forward to spending a couple of days on the river, even if it is the mighty dry Fox. If you're inclined to pray, we could use a little rain over the next few days so I don't have to drag my canoe 11 miles down the river.

Number one son goes back to school on Tuesday. Junior High School. Doesn't seem feasible but there it is.

Our fall scouting and school activities schedule kick into full gear right after Labor Day (only 3 weeks away FWIW). Standby for popcorn! I think I hear Christmas Carols already.

Derek takes Shari Geocaching