Jack of all Trades, Master of None

December Half Over!?!

Tony — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:03:00 +0000

Its always amazed me how fast a year seems to fly by - once you get to the end of it. In January December always seems so far away. Then December is here and you wonder where did the year go, what did I get accomplished, will I have time to do everything next year? 2008 was a pretty good year as far as Scouting goes. 2009 looks to hold a few promising moments, both for me personally and as far as my District and Council obligations go.

While I’m not much into New Year’s Resolutions, I will try to write here more often than I have been this year.

In case I don’t get to before the year ends, I hope you all have a happy holiday season, and a fun and safe New Year!

I know I have not written in a while…

Tony — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:02:08 +0000

but things get busy. What’s been happening since August? Well…

Phil went off to Basic Training. He should be finishing up around Election week if I got my dates straight. He’s doing well. Then its off to AIT for another few months. Its been weird not having him around, and when he gets back it will be even weirder I’m sure.

We’ve been on a few good Crew campouts. Nothing spectacular, but Big Mac is always fun. Speaking of Big Mac, Judi and I are now Board Members! Don’t know yet if that’s a blessing or a curse Fun group of folks though, so I’m sure in the long run it will be well worth the extra blood and sweat.

I missed my first Camporee in I don’t know how long. It was Alex’s birthday weekend (birthday was on a Friday), and while Sue can forgive me for missing our Anniversary for Camporee (still don’t know how that happens) Alex can’t. So while I hear Camporee was a huge success, so was my weekend with Ali.

We had an Ordeal at Camp Snyder this Fall; our first there. Interesting experince. Not sure I would do it again - we’d have to plan dates carefully to be sure we don’t run into the problems we did with the general public.

The NRA finally passed Judi and I on our TCs! And I just finished my PPOH Instructor training! Now if I could only retire and teach classes full time

I’m sure there is more that could be said, but I’ll pass on that for right now. Upcoming events include Scouting for Food weekend(s) and a Crew lock-in. That should be fun.

Vigil

Tony — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:52:38 +0000

Phil and I completed our Vigil this past weekend. Phil was going to pass and do the make up date next weekend, but Judi talked him into doing it this past weekend. It was all very cool. Phil’s Vigil name is Pintschihillachton Mbi Tindey, and mine is Machque Nachpi Paiachichikan.

Back from Goshen

Tony — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:33:59 +0000

Well, that was a fun week. Didn’t get as many classes run, but we made a LOT of progress for next year. And then of course there was the whole e-coli thing. So now, Goshen shut down for week 6. Phil is due back this Friday, maybe in time for Vigil. So, now off to planning for next summer!

At Goshen

Tony — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:19:51 +0000

At summer camp this week. Will write up details next week.

Test

Tony — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:38:05 +0000

This is a test post from the new iPhone app.

We got a puppy!

Tony — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:44:58 +0000

[I am back dating this post to the day it happened for posterity's sake.]

Well, it was a long day today. First, Goshen Bus Loading in the morning. Then, after a few phone calls and family deliberation, we went to the breeder in Culpepper that Eddie and Brittany went to and bought a puppy ourselves! It was a hard choice between the last black lab and the last girl, a yellow lab. I was leaning to the boy, Ali to the girl. Mom broke the tie and we got Pepper - the yellow lab girl. You can see some photos here on my Facebook gallery. I’ll put up more later on my regular home page. She is a handfull, but so worth it. I forgot how much work puppies are. Just like having another baby in the house

Rifle Merit Badge and Puppies

Tony — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:36:58 +0000

Ran a Rifle Merit Badge for a Troop out of Fairfax today. They were a great bunch of attentive Scouts. Kudos to the Scouts of Troop 1533 for a job well done.

On a personal note, we did not get a puppy this afternoon. Long story short, Brittany and Eddie want a puppy, and they found some good ones for only a small fee. I was maybe going to get one too (I can’t resist Lab puppies). We were going to stop by on the way home from the Rifle MB, but they were all gone as of Friday evening. Oh well.

Planning continues for our Pistol Instructor course this coming weekend, but the Rifle and Shotgun course looks like it may be a bust for lack of students. Not totally unexpected given the relatively short notice (about 1 month) and the location (Goshen). We’re definately going to have to do some long range planning for next summer’s offering and see what turn out we get.

UPDATE: Turns out Eddie and Brittany did get a puppy after all. As I went off gaming, they went off to Culpepper to a breeder there. They bought this beutiful black lab. Adorable. Makes me jealous…

Not much going on…

Tony — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:25:55 +0000

Its been business as usual. Planning this weekend’s campout, working with a troop in Fairfax on a Rifle MB class, and trying to find out where my TC paperwork is…

On a personal note, the pool’s pump has finaly given up the ghost. Its time to replace it. Now I just need $$ to do it.

I’m sure you’ve heard by now

Tony — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:16:24 +0000

that the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Heller in the District of Columbia v. Heller case yesterday. There are several blogs, news reports, and the NRA web site that have all the details, so I won’t go into them. I’m just glad that the SCOTUS ruled in favor of the opinion that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to keep and bear arms.

Yesterday was a good day