I have a small collection, started as a child, of little plastic TVs. You used to be able to find them on shelves in every roadside gift shop across the country, in between the shot glasses and paperweights. I haven’t seen one in about 20 years, even though I keep looking. Each little TV … Continue reading »
Since most of the world lives by the Gregorian calendar that means New Year’s Day is about the closest we come to a global public holiday. That’s cool. I love fresh starts, real and metaphorical. That’s what we get every 365.25-or-so days. And since scouts are asked to examine how a favorite holiday is celebrated … Continue reading »
Some of these tasks just crack me up. But given my current mood, shared by much of the country (see this post on the debt crisis), this seems an appropriate time for Tasks of the Absurd. BADGE UPDATE: TRAVELER BADGE A task for this badge calls on a scout to consider the following: An alien … Continue reading »
I’m on the road a good deal this summer for work, and finding the time to work on this project is particularly challenging when my schedule includes a lot of travel. Like many people, I’ve got a love/hate relationship with travel. I don’t mind being in different cities doing different things, but I’m not crazy … Continue reading »
I love cities. My favorites are steeped in history and made for walking like European cities. The French Quarter of New Orleans is similar to European cities, which are built around population centers. But the U.S. has only a few cities like this, older cities whose foundations were built long before the invention of the car and its … Continue reading »
There are lots of reasons to visit the Big Island of Hawaii, but for us, no adventure was so anticipated or rewarding as our coastline hike to see lava flowing into the ocean, to see the planet being born. It was a key reason for choosing to visit this island over the others for our … Continue reading »
For weeks, I’ve been meaning to get back to some video posts/badge updates from our November exploration of Hawaii’s Big Island. And after last week’s really in-depth No Impact Week posts, allow me to offer some brevity, color, and motion with this one! BADGE WORK UPDATE: SWIMMING BADGE I tried snorkeling it once before many years … Continue reading »
In my book, nothing ruins a holiday quite like long-distance travel. Thank God my mother agrees–she’s let me off the hook for holiday travel without an iota of guilt for over a decade now. And equal thanks to my mother-in-law for not guilting us into the long schlep. It’s one of the greatest holiday gifts they give … Continue reading »
BADGE WORK UPDATE: GLOBE TROTTING, GIRL SCOUTING IN MY FUTURE, TRAVELER and MATH WHIZ You can see from the top of this website that my theme for the BSP project is all about living “a big, wide life… one badge at a time.” That’s why I really resonate with the Girl Scout concept of the “wider opportunity,” … Continue reading »
