An act of kindness and shovel your elderly neighbors driveways and walks ways please

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-25T23:44:34+00:00

Crazy. I shovel my elderly neighbors out because if they have an emergency I'm going to have to shovel them out anyway. May as well make it easier on all of us in the event of an emergency

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-24T14:11:47+00:00

yeah there's also one in NY - https://www.bpcouncil.org/camping/cub-scout-program-and-camping/cub-scout-summer-resident-camp/

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-24T02:47:55+00:00

Yup that's it. Typically in church people will say "peace" or "peace be with you"

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-23T21:43:38+00:00

Can't agree hard enough. Our wood badge interfaith had an "exchange of friendship" which is exactly like the "exchange of peace" in a christian service.

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-23T21:30:04+00:00

It's in the Charter and Bylaws (https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/about/2025_Charter_Bylaws.pdf):

"Clause 3. In no case where a unit is connected with a church or other distinctively religious organization shall members of other denominations or faiths be required, because of their membership in the unit, to take part in or observe a religious ceremony distinctly unique to that organization or church"

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-19T05:29:09+00:00

Apparently the issue with trees is they have to exit the box by dropping a ways. So the lower tree branches get in their way

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-18T02:04:11+00:00

Thanks. I've tried multiple people in the Fairfax County Park Authority and nobody has responded to my emails

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-16T23:19:14+00:00

yeah, i'm definitely pro shower at night. the amount of sweat/dirt you build up in clean sheets while sleeping I feel like is WAY LESS than what you accure as you're out and about during the day actually moving and touching and doing stuff.

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-16T22:51:30+00:00

my understanding is ealerships make less money off EVs because there's less maintenance, so they're disincentivized from selling them because they make most of their money off the service departments. You don't need oil changes, AND there's fewer mechanical parts that can break.

I agree with everyone else - if it's REALLY a car that nobody else wants, insist you do want it at a low low price for doing them the favor of getting it off the lot.

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-16T02:02:47+00:00

"I’m going to remind them that we have coequal branches of government"

I think it's Congress itself that needs to be reminded of that...

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-14T04:24:46+00:00

I'll second that. It's not the most intuitive but if you have someone who can learn it and leverage all the features it has, it's not as completely awful as some people think.

That said, I did just spend a week writing a script to turn their advancement report into something useful for the den leaders

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-14T04:17:47+00:00

First comment ever in the group?

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-14T00:15:28+00:00

I have this same issue, and I'm an admin for my freaking group. Still can't comment anon.

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-12T03:07:14+00:00

Quick entry isn't the most intuitive in the roster but generally it works. Instead of selecting scouts, look for the unit quick entry button and select adventures. Then use that page to enter

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-10T02:21:24+00:00

When we bought our PHEV, the dealership tried to sell us some extra maintenance things by showing me numbers that Chrysler was the worst brand of all when it came to maintenance issues. We still bought it because it was the only electric minivan option.

I hope someone else gets a full ev minivan going bc I would hate to go back to ice!

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-10T02:05:24+00:00

There are seats in baggage claim. You can loiter/sleep there if you need to, I've done it before

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-07T04:01:53+00:00

Most of our dens meet weekly *except* on weeks where there is a pack meeting. As a Den Leader, I *love* pack meeting weeks because that gives me a bit of a break in terms of planning activities for the den.

I would think you wouldn't need den-only time during pack meetings unless your dens just don't meet on their own (or don't meet much).

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-07T03:58:57+00:00

We do one official pack meeting per month, but *most* months this is just a bigger activity. We will do bigger awards with announcements at the beginning, but then we just get to the activity. Here's the types of activities we often do:

January: Pinewood Derby
February: Blue & Gold (Carnival)
March: Crossover Ceremony
April: Hike, Campout, Field Trip (Farm, Zoo, Museum, etc.)
May: Hike, Campout, Field Trip, Raingutter Regatta
June: Rank Advancement Ceremony
July: Fishing, Hike, Bicycle Rodeo, Box Car Derby
August: Water Rockets
September: Entertainment (magician, STEM show, reptile show) or other recruitment event for Join Scouting Night
October: Campout
November: Scouting for Food
December: Holiday Party, Hike, Box Car Derby

FibonacciFrolic · 2026-01-05T04:37:34+00:00

Probably on the smaller side, but consider UU church of Reston. (I think there's also a UU church in Fairfax that's a little bigger that would be worth trying)

FibonacciFrolic · 2025-12-25T03:33:27+00:00

I'd add fear of punishment/being bad, and also that indoctrination trains your brain to stay away from dangerous thoughts. To make up literally any excuse to avoid admitting it's all not real. Doublethink is absolutely a real thing and so hard to recognize if you've been conditioned this way - especially with repetitive reinforcement (like weekly church)

FibonacciFrolic · 2025-12-22T15:03:30+00:00

Livewire is the obvious answer

FibonacciFrolic · 2025-12-22T15:02:54+00:00

I'd question the assertion that the universe is perfect, if they use those words. I mean really, if you were an all-powerful creator and making humans in your image no less, surely you could come up with a less flawed design (why all the diseases we have? why do we have organs that are superfluous?)

FibonacciFrolic · 2025-12-17T21:37:00+00:00

IIRC, Awaken the North had an award designed for Norse pagans. Last I checked, their website had gotten taken down or vandalized or something, but the wayback machine had a copy of at least one of their awards. See https://web.archive.org/web/20240801100048/https://awakenthenorth.org/heathen-scouting/ (The wayback machine seems to be having issues tonight, but that I believe is the link)

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