I haven't always been brave enough to acknowledge or accept some of the opportunities for love that have crossed my path. I've missed a few, some of which I regret. I'm sure there are other moments that I may not have been aware enough to recognize that I missed. One such opportunity presented itself a…Read more Unexpected Love, Meant to Be
Customer Service (A Scoutmaster Minute)
Today was a Saturday errand day. One of my lessons from today is that I don't envy people who work in customer service. I had to call flower delivery folks, a nationwide service, because I called my grandmother and she didn't say anything about the flowers she was supposed to have gotten yesterday for Mother's…Read more Customer Service (A Scoutmaster Minute)
A Saturday Musical Interlude
It's no secret that the Beatles are my favorite band. I saw Yellow Submarine as a toddler.(I was sick and my mom found it on TV, looking for some sort of cartoon for sick kid - back in the days of three, maybe 4 channels and zero control over media...) Apparently, I was mesmerized. Just…Read more A Saturday Musical Interlude
Softly Falls the Light of Day…
"Softly falls the light of day As our campfire fades away..." The above are the first two lines of the Scout Vespers. It's a song that is sung by many a Boy Scout at the end of a meeting, or as a good night at the campfire. I came across this article about a young…Read more Softly Falls the Light of Day…
Visibility
I've been swamped with work lately, so I haven't had time to write for a while. Today, 31 March, is Transgender Day of Visibility. I have mixed feelings about posting regarding Trans visibility. I spent a significant portion of my life "stealth", ie, not detectable as trans and passing as cisgender. I was blessed with…Read more Visibility
Throwback Thursday – the S-Master’s Blog
This is a 'Throwback Thursday' blog post. I wrote this nine (!!) years ago. It's still very applicable today. Perhaps even more so. ******************************************************************* One of the things I've always liked being able to do with the young people I know is give them things to think about. For many of them, that has come…Read more Throwback Thursday – the S-Master’s Blog
Determining Good Signals
How do you determine that your information is accurate and valid? Do you take the time to evaluate where and how the information got to you? What makes you believe that it is so? Is it the source of the information? The author of the article? The website it came from? The article validates your…Read more Determining Good Signals
I never asked…
I never asked permission But sometimes I was told no I never asked permission But sometimes I couldn't go I never asked permission Most times I couldn't go all day I never asked permission I often found another way I never asked permission And I still won't It's my life And you don't Get to tell…Read more I never asked…
Lack of Leadership Quality
This week at a press conference, #45 asked for a "friendly reporter" and this happened (see video on link) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/us/politics/trump-press-conference-jake-turx.html The young Orthodox Jewish man kindly phrased the question; and asked what the government planned to do about the increase in threats and violence against the Jewish community. Not only was the young man…Read more Lack of Leadership Quality
What is America?
I saw a challenge on Facebook last night from an author that I respect. Three sentences. Three sentences only, and none about Trump; no political screeds, of any kind; diatribes; or other exceedingly verbose dissertations. He asked: What is America? This was my response. America is a dream; the best hopes of humanity wrapped up…Read more What is America?
Musings in Twilight 