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Quarterly Report Card is In!

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Earlier this month, I offered a little data on the BSP’s progress, and in this post, I’m pleased to announce that the Virtual Troop Leaders have wisely approved the task work done in the 1st quarter of the 2nd year. Woo Hoo! … Continue reading →

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A Map of the World

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

In one of last week’s posts, I offered up a word search puzzle around the theme of garden variety domestic travel. In this post, let’s go bigger. Let’s imagine ourselves aboard the Shuttle Atlantis and contemplate alternatives to our typical … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer and Genetic Testing: Tough Call

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

For my next badge work I was a little surprised to learn that gene mapping is central to a badge task. Scouts are asked to look into an illness that’s linked to genes, then consider the pros and cons of genetic … Continue reading →

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BSP Poll #2: Survey Says…!

Posted on March 19, 2011 by

Before I sum up the results from the second BSP poll, I’d like to make a strong pitch for participating in the new survey. Several tasks over a few badges ask scouts to take a look at how stress–and responses … Continue reading →

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What’s It Gonna Run You?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

I live in Austin, but the company for which I work is back east in the DC area. I like DC, too, but I don’t think I’d enjoy the cost of living. It’s high–and higher than I thought, according to … Continue reading →

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