January 30 2020

The Yellowstone Trip: Three Years in the Making (Part One)

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When I first began to write about our troop’s trip out to Yellowstone this past summer, I planned to include all of it in one post.  But as I started going through the pictures, I realized there would be absolutely no way to try to sum it up in one post and do it any justice.  I could write an entire book about the trip.  So I’m breaking it up into multiple ones, but even still, I know I won’t come close to describing what Yellowstone is all about and our experiences.  I don’t know how many blog posts this will take, but I hope you will join me for the ride!  I’m going to include only the best pictures and not overload you with too many because I don’t want to turn this into a flashback from the 70s wherein visitors to a home are subjected to the couple pulling out their vacation slides and making them sit through grainy images up on a wall.  But one of these days I do plan on creating a photo album on Shutterfly.   Picking out which few photos to share here will probably be the hardest part of this blog series.  Continue reading

January 26 2020

The WINNER of the OFFICIAL Scarf Poll!

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About a month ago, I created a poll for readers and friends to vote for which OFFICIAL scarf I should wear to our council’s annual meeting on January 25th.  Thanks to everyone who voted!  So without further ado, here’s the Facebook Live video from Saturday morning which reveals the winner!

January 17 2020

Farthest North vs. GSUSA: It’s Over. For Real This Time.

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On the last episode of Farthest North vs. GSUSA, the Alaskan Supreme Court ruled in favor of Farthest North.  But GSUSA filed for a rehearing of the case!  What happens next is anyone’s guess!

Well, the guessing is over.  In the words of the Court:

“IT IS ORDERED:  The Petition for Rehearing and the Motion for Reconsideration are both DENIED.”

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