How’s that for an attention-grabber?!? You may have heard of the poet/philosopher Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (aka Rumi) – see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi for a bit of background – or maybe not. Aside […]
The Scoutmaster’s Blog
Unconscious Competence
Several of Troop 58’s adult leaders attended the University of Scouting in late February – a great event with just under 1,000 Scouters from across the National Capitol Area Council (and […]
Coming out of the cave…
During my Scoutmaster’s Minute this past week, I shared a slightly modified version of Plato’s allegory of the cave with Troop 58 (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave for the full story). I thought the […]
Troop 58 new Scoutmaster message
Happy New Year Troop 58! As Ms. Peiler mentioned in early December, I have the honor of becoming Troop 58’s 3rd Scoutmaster effective January 1st. I couldn’t be prouder of […]
Scoutmaster Minute: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is here, and that means a school holiday, some football games to watch, and a big meal of turkey with all the trimmings. It’s a great time for everybody. […]
Camp Olmsted – Thursday/Friday
Hello from Ashburn, I was so busy on Thursday night and Friday that I wasn’t able to complete post a blog entry until now. ——- Today is Thursday and we […]
Camp Olmsted – Wednesday
Hello to everyone at Ashburn. We are halfway through the week and we have a group of very happy scouts …. and maybe a couple of parents homesick for their […]
Camp Olmsted – Tuesday
Hello from Camp Olmsted, After serious discussion about being respectful of others at camp the day before, we (as well as many other Troops that slept near us) were treated […]
Camp Olmsted – Monday
The next time your boys tell you “It’s too early”. Don’t you believe it! Troop 58 Scouts were up around 6am this morning with lots of energy, while the adults […]
Arrival at Camp Olmsted
Good Evening Troop 58 Family, It has been a great 24 hours at Camp Olmsted. I hope to provide you a peek into the lives of your sons’ while we […]