I saw the tweet go out, so I thought that I would repost this blogpost from earlier this year

I like patches, and I got inspired for a new idea. 

And that’s a wrap…

In a couple of senses…

First, the 100 Days blog…it’s over for me, not blogging, but blogging everyday for 100 Days. I will try to post regularly, but for now, I will be scaling it back.

And speaking of scaling, I have been stepping on one daily, for the last month, to track my weight. You see, and not to be a smart-aleck, I started a #100DaysStrong about a month ago, as a part of the yet-to-be-unveiled #ScoutNationFitClub…at least that is what the hashtag will be. There will be a new site and some other goodies, but if asked if I will join the #100DaysStrong, the answer will be no…I am already too far in to even think about what I would do at 100 Days…I plan to get fit, lose weight and be Physically Strong.

It’s also a wrap on the old PLC for the troop…last night, we had elections, and only one scout remains from the old PLC, but it’s only after he was interviewed by the new SPL. The elections went very well, with the new SPL getting elected unanimously. After he was elected, the patrols each picked their patrol leaders, and once those leaders were in place, I helped the SPL interview other positions on the PLC. It seemed that the meeting may have been too loose, but we got more done in one night than I have seen in a long time.

So, no more #100 Days for this year, and that’s a wrap…

And on the topic of wraps, I think that I will have a tuna wrap for dinner…

OK, so almost everyone else has finished up their #100 Days, but I started late, so I will finish a couple days after everyone else.

Today, the #ScoutNationFitClub morphed into the #100DaysStrong…not that it matters, but it seems that some scouters from Twitter-land have decided that Dunlops should no longer be a part of the adult uniform.

What’s a Dunlop? Your belly dun-lops over your belt…or as my sicko uncle used to say, “a shed for his tool”…gut, bell-ay, spare tire…what ever you want to call it, we just figured that it’s time to hold the ‘physically strong’ part of the scout law to a little higher degree…kind of hard to preach health and fitness to our units when the leaders wear XL, XXL, XXXL or even larger adult uniforms.

So, with my second to final post, I thought I would comment on it. I have been in the SNFC (#ScoutNationFitClub) for the last 4 weeks, and to date, I have lost 15 pounds, lost a couple inches around my waist and feel a heck of a lot better.

I do miss the fried foods, the sugars, and the other tasty things…doughnuts, pancakes, and pizza. Soda, chocolate milk and beer are no-no’s now, but for the good of my family, for the good of my body, and for the good of my scouts, it’s the sacrifices that I must make to:
1. Get in good physical shape…yes, round is a shape, but not a good one for a human body
2. Have healthier eating habits…a double cheese burger is OK on occasion…3 isn’t, washed down with a soda and fries.
3. Set an example for my family, friends and scouts…nuff said
4.  Do the things that I want to do MORE of…hike, camp, canoe…
5. Do the things that I have never done…rock climbing, higher adventure

These are just some of the things that I want to accomplish…

I also want to be able to walk into a store and buy whatever I want off the rack…I don’t know who the S.O.B. is who designs clothing for “fat guys”, but guess what…we don’t all like the Hawaiian or Flame button-down shirts.

I got to looking more into JTE, the Journey To Excellence. I am sure that I am the last one in the world who doesn’t really know what this is, but I decided that it’s time for me to figure it out, if not at least investigate it a bit more so that I can talk with my CC about it. I know that it’s a replacement for the Quality Unit Award, something that I did all the time, and filled it out “on my honor”…the things that I put on that form are real goals that I want to achieve…not this “well, we just about got it”…Scouting isn’t about horseshoes and hand-grenades…coming close in my book doesn’t cut it. Sounds a bit hard-headed, and I am not like that with everything, but in the case where my honor and integrity is on the line, I strive for “getting it dead on”…

I posed a question on Twitter, and got a lot of responses, some “don’t read into it”, other “it’s not rocket science”…I get that, I really do. It’s not rocket science, but how would you feel, if everything that you did got rubber-stamped and the award was handed out? Some, it doesn’t bother…”anything for a knot”…yea, those are the guys with 8 rows of knots, who glad-hand everyone they see, and every time they walk into an event, they have another knot on their shirt and they make sure that YOU know about it. These are the same guys who scrutinize your uniform, and comment on what you have on your shirt, asking “when did you complete the requirements for that award?”…kind of like they are questioning you about what you did, but how dare anyone ask them about their awards…whatever. That kind of thinking made me ask the question about JTE.

I am going to get the information that I need, and will make sure that in my own mind, all my I’s are dotted and all my T’s are crossed. Even though in my council, a lot of things are rubber-stamped, I will still have the personal knowledge that me and the people around me do scouting “right”…thanks for the rant

Not a lot of motivation today…I don’t know why. Sonia is actually off, but for the most part, non-productive, non-scouting day.

I perused some scouting information, and looked at the PowerPoints for this weekends training, and I would imagine that I should do a little more to prepare myself for the training. I don’t feel that I am versed in TLT, but I will just use a PowerPoint. Scoutmaster Bryan sent me some information a while ago, but I feel that it’s a bit over the heads of the scouts that I will be training.

Yes, I do trust the scouts, and I do have the faith in them that they will learn the things that they need to learn to be good leaders. I do know that they will need a lot more hand-holding than I want to do…well, not hand-holding, but more guided learning.

As opposed to making them plan everything, we plan on having things placed out a bit better, so that it’s more of a choice for them, as opposed to starting from a blank canvas.

I will post the materials that I put together; they may be useful for leaders who have a newer scouts that make up their units.

As I wind down on the 100 days, I know that I won’t be writing as much…some days I struggle to find anything to blog about that isn’t negative, and I really only want to post the good in my scouting life. Yes, in the past I have used negatives, and I hoped that someone would find something positive to pull from it.