Fair Warning: Sharp Curves Ahead
Since school wrapped up there hasn’t been a lot of activity on this blog. I do apologize, but really it has been due to a shift in how I spend my time. While I was working on my PhD all my “spare” time was spent working on research and writing. I was up to my eyeballs in sciency-researchy things.
It’s a bit different now. I spend my time on Cub Scout stuff. As I just put on the updated “About Me” page, I was a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout when I was growing up. I became an Eagle Scout in 1989 (Yay Troop 13!). After losing track of the scouting program in college I got back into it when my son reached the age to join Cub Scouts. Going into it I knew I wanted him to have a great time, and what’s the best way to make that happen? Well we have a fantastic Pack in our neighborhood and we both agreed it was the group for us. I was the Tiger Den Leader for that first year, and it was a lot of fun. We had 6 boys in the den and spent our time learning about the community we live in and getting familiar with the scouting program.

We had so much fun that after that first year I was asked to be the Cubmaster, responsible for the program we brought to all 70 boys that span first through fifth grade. I started with that in September, and I am still having a blast!
I haven’t been posting these things to the blog, thinking I would be diving back into the science before too long. But after looking at my tweets and facebook updates for the last year, there’s really no reason why I should incorporate all of it into the blog. As a scout leader, I use the internet as a great resource when looking for ideas and inspiration. I might as well add my part to it, providing my experiences for others to come across. And the other nerdy stuff will still show up on occasion.
So here’s your fair warning: there will be a lot more posts related to Cub Scouts, the Boy Scouts of America, and specifically our pack.

