Birthday Week It’s been another year spinning around this globe and I am happy to say that I am alive and kicking. My birthday is a very special, very personal day of the year for me that I celebrate in a unique way. For me it is a time of deep introspection coupled with a …
I enrolled in Wood Badge, the top leadership training class for scout volunteers and leaders. It is a five day workshop that develops adults so they can help deliver the scouting program in the best way possible by teaching various project management, interpersonal, and team building skills. The course itself is pretty intense and covers …
Last Pool Day We visited Silverlake for our last outdoor pool day of the year. Our neighborhood pool closes this weekend too, and although Silverlake is open one more weekend in the year we have plans from here on out. I really wish planners in our area would spread events out over the year more. …
Rollerblading I am not the proud owner of a pair of roller blades, Yes, the nineties throwback is alive and well. I’ve been in the market for a cardio alternative as I’ve just come to find running on a treadmill to be intensely boring. I do have a history with roller blades, I did have …
Smoked Chicken Wings I haven’t smoked chicken wings in awhile. These were really tasty. I tried applying barbecue sauce while they were on the grates. Because there is so much sodium in readily made sauce I did not apply any additional cooking salt, however next time I will spring some on during the original smoking …
Canon Film Resurrection I received an old Canon SLR AE-1 from my sister who kept it from my mom, who had it from my dad. I do remember this camera from my youth and how awesome I thought it was, and I remember it being one of my dad’s prized possessions. My sister didn’t want …
Memorial Day Parade Our Pack 808 once again marched in the Memorial Day Parade in 2023 here in Independence. Our sponsorship organization is the American Legion, so we make sure to show up and support them. It is a great event, just a short mile or so from Independence’s shopping center to the courthouse, where …
Cincinnati Zoo Our first visit to the zoo in what seems like a long time. I guess we’ve not been here since earlier in the spring perhaps. We did enjoy ourselves, although we arrived at the zoo and within fifteen minutes everyone was hungry so we stopped for pretzels and popcorn and Icee’s. We also …
Axe Throwing I tried axe throwing for the first time and I am surprisingly good at it. Once I learned the technique I started nailing it. People thought I was practicing at home before I came so I could show them up, but that’s not the case. I was just really enjoying myself and I …
Brooks and Dunn Wow, I got to see Brooks and Dunn! This is one of the last acts on my bucket list that I’ve wanted to see. In the past year I’ve seen Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, and now these guys. I’d go see Toby Keith and George Strait if I could too. These guys …