Too long, far too long

Its been over a year since i posted, and I would try and appoligise but at the end of the day is just been busy.

Scouting wise i have a new mind set, and thats Scout like we used to, so over the next few weeks and months im going to be putting up a series of diffrent ideas of old fashioned scouting ideas.

time and tides wait for no man

AKA where have i been?

Well last year i met a new bunch of people and well they have thrown more than enough activities and events to fill most of my weekends, and then with the scouts and alsorts of other things going on im well knackered!

but i did do this image and i like it... its all the words from this blog and the more i mentioned the word the more it shows up,

http://www.wordle.net/.

What to do?

As i have pointed out i graduated last year, but due to the rather turbulent economical climate we are in jobs aren't exactly common, i have many many friends both from my course and others that are having trouble finding a job, now for me the money side is not the main issue, I'm lucky enough to live at home still and my parents are wonderful (and i mean that) and i have a small business that makes a little pocket money, but my main problem is boredom, and when i get bored i get down, and when i get down i get bored... and so on and so forth, so to try and remedy this i am looking at more volunteering, rather than with children with wildlife. My local wildlife hospital needs men! as they have some DIY that needs doing and they seem to think men are better than women (not my view!)

Now this leads me to an interesting point, do our lovely government support voluntary groups enough? Sure the scouts is a massive group, but with out these small Charity's like The South Essex Wildlife Hospital there would be hundreds of animals injured each year that had no hope of recovery. Come on Government, give Charities a Break give them some help, especially in this climate.

That's all for tonight

Del

Help! i need some body

Every week partents drop off there children and me and my ASL run an evening, ok we know we are going to be there, but we have another member of the team who helps out and is rarely thanked so,

Thank You YL. your a massive help

he has even taken some of the problematic jobs like sorting the program out,

some YL's are useless, some are great, and mine is one of the latter for sure!


Trooop Dissssmissed

Whoops!

There went 2008. now my plan for 2009 is a post every week.... well i can but hope,

and as many of them to be scouting based as i can!

well i hope everyone had a nice christmas and is looking forward to 2009 i know i am!

Del


Trooooooop Diismissed!

Wrong Wrong Wrong

ok i have to play the personal card here, i have a degree in product design. Im not showing off... im just showing my reasons for some of what i am about to say,

Right,

So the Scout HQ have noticed that some of the unofficial casual clothing selling really well, and of course want a slice of the pie, so after alot of work and much thinking (and i bet a fair bit of money) they come up with i.scout, yep thats it, i.scout, of course so smart they think as it makes a comment, yeah that i scout, and its also so up to date with the whole (over used) ipod and iphone and ianythingelsewewantpeopletothinkiscool.

well in my view there is one word for this (in my view) FAIL!

but im but one person and i dont think in am in the remit (they want to sell it to younger people)

good luck to them, but for me its scout and proud, or scouting is....
next time TSA, ask people in the know that are out there in scouting, rather than trying so hard to make a "cool" logo and failing!

Troop Diiiismiiised
(ps ill put a photo up later, or a linky to a site)

Guerrila Cooking

*imagain the scene, you are stood in a ruined supermarket, a strong wind and acid rain has whipped all the lables off the cans of food, all you can see is piles of unknown foods, but your hungry, time to take the dive*

thats the basis to Guerrila cooking, the scouts are given a pick of cans and they get to cook a 2 course meal with out knowing what they get till they open the can,

its all fun and i get to see how smart my scouts are and if they need more training in cooking!

it also makes for an intresting dinner at home, ....

well thats all for now i got some paper work to file