A Jamboree to remember!

First there was the sad (though slightly ironic) spectacle of four troup leaders getting electrocuted last week. This was possibly unavoidable by sound planning or proper training, y'know, the kind of thing the Scouts are supposed to be good at. But today's story seems especially unusual because this is precisely the thing Scouts are supposed to know how to avoid. What is all that survivalist training good for anyhow?

Hundreds of Boy Scouts fall ill from heat

And in one of those "cutting off your nose to spite your face" situations:

Former Miami commissioner kills self in newspaper lobby

There must be better ways to get back at a newspaper.

And now for another wholesome example of Americana: tee ball

Witness: Coach offered cash to hit disabled boy

That's all for now.

But before I forget, last night I won another spelling bee. This is one thrown monthly by my friend Josh at Freddy's. Read his blog at http://joshreynolds.blogspot.com/

The winning word was pococurante; the prize? ten dollars. I knew my education would come in handy as an adult.


~A