May 7
2014
How NOT to Go Hiking
Hikes & Outdoors 1 Comment 
hiking, outdoors, safety
Last week, a father and his two children were rescued from Congaree National Park after their plans for a short hike went terribly wrong. I would hope most Scout leaders know this information, but when I read this article, some things just slapped me silly across the face. I don’t post this to make light or fun of this family, but here’s what happens when you don’t know what you’re doing or you just assume you do. Friends laugh at me when I take along stuff like a knife, fire starter, emergency blanket, etc. on even short hikes (and I probably do go overboard most of the time), but you never know what could happen! Continue reading
So hey, what’s on my reading list you ask? Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, 11th edition. Woo weee! Side note: I’m also reading Cat’s Cradle by Vonnegut, but that’s a different topic and has nothing to do with Girl Scouts. I guess. I’m serving as a service unit delegate in my council, and while reading through our by-laws and the Girl Scout constitution, I realized that I really had no idea how an official meeting is run and what all of the terms truly mean. Sure, you kind of act like you do if you have a casual meeting with any organization, but who knows this stuff? And who trudges through 716 pages of parliamentary procedure? Apparently I do. At this point, I’m about halfway through, and the meeting is tomorrow. I shoulda gotten the condensed or the Parliamentary Rules for Dummies version. Oh well. But I did find some online basics that I can at least print out. I’ve read enough to hopefully have a better understanding than I did before. Plus, we are supposed to have training in the morning for us newbies, so maybe I’m just being an overachiever.