I had a birthday last week and my wife gave me the best card ever. My (younger) sister always remembers my birthday with a “funny” card about how old and decrepit I must be getting… like I need reminding. This one is better. Some years ago, another Scoutmaster had some patches made up for the […]
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Last weekend was Scout Quest 100. It was the second biggest Scouting event in the country, second only to the upcoming National Jamboree. This year is the 100th anniversary year of the Boy Scouts of America. Every 10 years, the Greater St.Louis Area Council puts on a big shindig in Forest Park. It’s the only […]
I've got a few topics in the hopper, but there just hasn't been a lot of time for this blog. My daughter had been in Zambia for only about two weeks when she developed appendicitis. They flew her to South Africa, and she had surgery in Pretoria. Everything has gone well, and she's back with […]
I had set my alarm for 6:00 AM, so when my wife woke me, I thought it must have malfunctioned. I was supposed to be up early to check the road conditions. The clock was fine, but it read 5:00 AM. Plans had changed since I went to bed at midnight. She informed me that […]
Today is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. There are all kinds of places to learn about Scouting. I wore my uniform to work all day today to celebrate. It appears I'm having a bad hair day… or a not-very-much hair day. Oh, well… I never thought I'd be […]
One year ago, the Ice Storm of Aught-Nine was moving in. Today, the temperature was in the mid fifties. Of course, the prettiest part of the day, with the most sunshine, and the least wind, was between 10:30AM and noon — i.e. church time. Coincidentally, Don Rollins, the guru of the Docs-a-Cyclin' veterinary motorcycle gang, […]
Back in 1978 when I graduated from veterinary school, there were still a lot veterinarians practicing what was called "fire engine" medicine. The farmer has one sick animal, so you drive right over to take care of that one sick animal. That's sort of analogous to "putting out a fire". This is my mentor and […]
Some of you may recall that we had a pretty incredible ice storm last winter. We are told that even though our power crews continue to work 12-hour shifts that the Kennett power grid is at about 75% of its previous capacity. Incredibly, good planning and conservative management over the years had built up enough […]
Here it is the middle of July, and this beautiful weather is like an oasis in the desert. After a much needed rain Wednesday night, the high temps are down to 80, and the humidity is down to 40% (versus the usual mid to high 90's and 90% humidity – think "jungle", even in the […]