New Meritocracy
Hey, Scouts! We know that there's dwindling interest in our activities of late, what with all those bloodthirsty video games and such.Heck, sometimes we Scoutmasters find ourselves engaging in a little Resident Evil™ every now and again--just to blow off steam after the most recent Jamboree.Still, we must compete in order to maintain some sort of relevancy in today's world. So, we're offering

College Football Pre-Game
Biff: Hey, college football fans!  Welcome to the big game between State and Tech.  And you don't need me to tell you--this one's for all the marbles. But first, I'd like to introduce you to my partner in the booth, former State standout, Bonecrusher Smith.  Bonecrusher... Bonecrusher:  Thanks, Biff.  And you're right, this IS for all the marbles.  There will be no sharing of marbles at this

Sheer Lunacy
America often takes a unique approach to some of the problems that exist outside its borders; i.e., when in doubt, launch missiles at it.  Take for example those annoying high tides and pesky lunar eclipses.  Well, apparently, we weren't gonna stand for that anymore! Of course I jest. However, if my in-depth perusal of newspaper headlines was correct, NASA recently did fire a missile at the

Faster, Faster
A couple of weeks ago was Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. It was when Jews all over the world begged God and each other for forgiveness for the sins they had committed during the previous year. Now I must take this opportunity to explain that I have remained sin-free since 2006.  Don't ask.  Suffice to say that it takes more than a modicum of sound judgment and self-control to pull

Journal: What I Did On My September Vacation
Many of you have been wondering (OK, one of you...Mom) what I was doing during in the month of September instead of updating this award-winning blog. Not that it has already won any awards, but I do not know how to conjugate verbs into the hopeful tense. But I digress. In short, I decided to pursue some of my other interests. And since you asked (again...Mom), I thought that I might present