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Health update
By now, for the few of you who remember me, I ought to update you on my health status. In the words of NASA, my treatment and recovery have been "nominal".
I was originally diagnosed with bladder cancer last November at the begining of the month. My urologist was concerned enough with what he saw on the CAT scan (tumors almost filling the interior ( Read more... ) -
Overdue status update
As those of you who are also friends of mari4212 know, I was diagnosed with bladder cancer last November. Yes it is malignant, and I’ll be on a catheter until chemo is complete and I go for surgery in late March or early April. The doctors are very optimistic about mylong-term prognosis.
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Weekend update
Saturday was spent helping to teach ten people how to be good Scoutmasters at our council's training facility. The classes were fun, and there was a lot of good interaction with the students. A few were fairly new to Scouting, but several were veteran leaders who were transitioning into a new role ( Read more... ) -
Leadership Skills
A quick, but obvious leadership skill - you get more volunteer help when you show appreciation for what your volunteers have done.
I'm part of the training committee for the local Boy Scout Council. I'm the chairman for training in one of the districts (a smaller region within the council) and therefore have a seat on the Council Training Committee ( Read more... ) -
Weekend update
My son and I went out to the Order of the Arrow Ordeal on Friday and Saturday. (OA is the Boy Scout honor society) 42 new people were inducted into the lodge. My son was in charge of ceremonies for the last time before leaving for college, and also managed the near impossible on a Boy Scout trip - he got to spend time with his girlfriend. The ( Read more... ) -
Rant on the news
I usually don't post on the news, even though I follow the news on TV, newspapers and a variety of blogs. But sometimes, I just have to comment on the idiocy of newscasters. case in point, the coal mine disaster in Utah. They've just announced that a "seismic bounce" killed three of the rescuers and injured six more. The media is acting ( Read more... ) -
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fandom at last update, we planned on hitting our bookstore for Deathly Hallows at midnight on the release date. We actually picked up two copies, one for the family, and one for my oldest daughter, Elizabeth. mari4212 started reading when we got home, and finished the book by dawn. I started reading Elizabeth's copy, ( Read more... ) -
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It's been a long time since I made a serious update, and I'll be disappearing for all of next week, so here goes. In part the lack of activity is due to a busy final session at sorting_elite. Then there was Hogsmeade. In part the lack of posting has been competing with mari4212 for computer time in the evening. And finally, it's due to living a boring life ( Read more... ) -
Real life update
I love having my kids home from school. It'll become less common in the future, as our youngest will be going of to school this fall, at least 12 hours driving (one way) away from home. He's functionally away already, on a church-related mission trip to help reconstruct New Orleans. he'll be back next Sunday, long enough to throw his dirty ( Read more... )