Keith

I mean, I know you and @maureenjohnsonbooks.com aren't drunk, but... @sayswhopodcast.com fills that niche in my head.

A scout is...
Trustworthy
Loyal
Helpful
Friendly
Courtous
Kind
Obedient
Cheerful
Thrifty
Brave
Clean
Reverent

As important and as relevant today to being a good person as when first written in in the early 1900s

I had to make a difficult personal choice this week, and one thing that brought me comfort is that by not making that choice, I would be standing by what I considered Scout Law violations, and I can't just stand by. My scouts taught me that and I can't stand in from of them had I stood by.

For now, I'm going to continue to work with young people to help them grow in the aims of scouting: Character Development, Citizenship Training, Leadership Development, and Personal Fitness.

Those are things that all genders... no, all people, can benefit from as they grow up.

I've seen them be upstanders, putting themselves out there to defend against and stop bullying, harassment, and injustice. And I have been proud of not only my kid, but all the scouts I work with when that happens.

I think today provided them with a poor example, but I will help them navigate this.

I believe this is temporary, the progress we've seen in Scouting out of the past decade is important and will get back on track. It has to.

I've seen the real change and the real leaders of tomorrow I've helped influence. I've seen them make positive moral and ethical choices.

As a former scout, an Eagle Scout dad, and current Scoutmaster I find myself very disappointed by the news today.

However, Scouting is local. The real change, the real influence, the real work of building tomorrow's model citizens and leaders is done by folks like me weekly in your neighborhoods.

It’s no WOPR, but we could pretend that it was. #Joshua

On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember and honor the six million Jewish lives and countless others murdered by the Nazi regime.

Today and every day, it’s on us to not only reflect but act to confront antisemitism and combat hate in all its forms.

Never again.

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

To describe the current state of the world as a daily show of deepening horrors is a massive understatement.

However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.

I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.

I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social

I feel very seen

Er… now. Stupid… autocorrect or whatever happened there

Owner have adult or almost adult children. It’s madness!

Given the story you shared earlier… I just want to say, @yocum137.bsky.social , look at these people who are majestic as fuck

20 minutes of being yelled at by Grandpa uppers

Nope, I was wrong. I don’t have enough alcohol for this.

Does Grandpa know the state of the union isn’t for a couple more months?

Amphetamines are a headache of a drug

@dansinker.com Temporary storage on our tree until I see the friend I bought it for.

Never give up, never surrender.

The Highwomen: Crowded Table [OFFICIAL VIDEO] YouTube video by The Highwomen

As people going through the first year of empty nesting… I feel both the joy of having everyone around, but also the need to chill when they are gone.

youtu.be/ZPfI8zBWub4?... though this always hits hard

The world’s oldest and most shitty make a wish kid

Spreading Cheer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign YouTube video by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

My daughter appears a lot in this video and is in the still as well. She had a blast the day that day! So happy to see her thriving, learning, and taking advantage of opportunities like this during her time at UIUC.

I'm both a proud Illinois Dad and alumnus. I-L-L!

Almost two months ago I started a new job. It’s been keeping me busy during the day in a good productive way.

As a bonus side effect it’s helped distract me at all the terrible going on everywhere for a bunch of hours each day

Svengoolie - Berwyn sound effect. YouTube video by Wolf King 2005

www.youtube.com/watch?v=axPt...

You should have invited him on says who!

A picture of an ornament hanging on a Christmas tree. The ornament is round and says “oh look it’s the last fuck I have to give and it’s hanging by a string.”

Not as true this year for me as it was the past two. But it’s still a sign that the holidays are here…

The half empty Memorial Stadium for tonight’s Illinois game is crazy.

We have met and had pie (with Hal Lublin.) It was a good night.