What I learned at Cub Scout Camp

One thought I had yesterday before I start up about Cub Scout Camp. One of the hardest things for a recovering alcoholic to do is admit he has no control over his life. I would hate to have a recovering alcoholic, say...running the country for example, who has not learned the pragmatic and basic step of striving to figure out what he can not control, and let go of it. Anyway, on to other things.

I recently was on a Cub Scout Webelos camp out with my son. Schiddy JR. learned things like how to make a fire, shoot an arrow, shoot a rifle (and rifle and archery safety), life saving techniques from the shore...etc. It was a very good weekend for him. Here are a few things I learned this weekend from the cub scouts and staff.
1. Camp songs about little scouts who have to go potty really bad are good. Also throw in a verse about being pooped on by a bird, and you have grade A comedy! "Hey C'mon, I gotta use the John." The hand motions were hilarious.

2. All spiders have venom.

3. If you burn a patch of poison ivy, the oil burns and if the smoke gets in your lungs you get poison ivy inside of your lungs. Don't burn poison ivy!

4. It is not a good idea to put the whole den of Webelos into one big tent and then have all the adult leaders in their own private tents unless you want that tent with the kids in it to become it's own little version of "The Lord of the Flies." Believe me, know one had control of the conch in that tent, but they were getting ready to start sharpening sticks and putting on war paint before some of them started to seek other shelter for the night.

5. A corn dog is still a corn dog, even if you serve it for breakfast with syrup and call it "pigs in a blanket."

6. Men are motivated even at the age of nine to get the attention and please a pretty girl. Our assigned camp counselor happened to be an attractive approx. 15 or 16 year old girl (yes girls are allowed in Boy Scout organizations), and immediately the mildly interested Webelos bent over backwards to show "Kiwi" the various scouting skills they were proficient at, and were eager pupils to learn whatever she wanted to teach them. Luckily, she she did a great job and handle them well and did not play favorites or anything, otherwise they would have started sharpening sticks again.

7. The kids did well with knife safety. we only had one injury, a somewhat bloody cut to the finger. I'm healing quite nicely, thank you.

That's all for now troops, keep fighting' the good fight.

Schiddy Out