Cub Scouting

It was many years ago that I found myself to be away from home the first time. I was a cub scout then and was super nervous. I was always super cautious and wary of dangers hiding behind the corner. I thought that something would jump out and scare me, or drag me to my doom. I felt more comfortable being at home versus being in the wilderness, where I felt exposed to the unknown and maybe the wrath of mother nature. Home made me feel safe, and in those days camping tended to make me uneasy due…

November 19, 2017 Mr. Christopher Smith, House of Representatives: I am proud to inform you that my son, Alexander Christopher Danish, who has been involved in scouting since 2009 in Troop 63, in Brielle, New Jersey, has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, Scouting’s highest rank in Fall 2017. On March 19, 2018, we shall be conducting his Eagle Court of Honor. Would you please be so kind as to send this worthy Eagle Scout a letter of congratulations, along with any other items you wish to be…

However, this stereotype is contrary to the practices of safe scouting, and is in direct contrast to the rules for safe fire found in the Boy Scout Handbook. If a Scout wants to participate in building or maintaining a fire, he needs to take a safety class in order to receive a different award called “Firem’n Chit”…

Bear, Papa Bear, and Sister Bear. The episode demonstrates the habit of sharpening the saw spiritually, physically, and socially. For example, Mamma bear prohibits the cubs from watching television for a week because she feels that the cubs are not taking advantage of the beautiful weather or their childhood. This forces the cubs to…

Perfection For about a week I have tried to find the write words to explain to people what it is like to be a perfectionist. How would you describe it? Someone who strives to be perfect. Someone who everyone wants to be. A person who dose not stop until everything in there life is perfect. I only wish that was what perfection is like. You see “At its root, perfectionism isn’t really about a deep love of being meticulous. It’s about fear. Fear of making a mistake. Fear of disappointing others.…

I’ve been a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs. I’ve been to their games, watched them on television, talked about it with friends, and once, even paid attention to individuals statistics. However, it’s the same thing every year with them. They lose, and we say next year. They lose constantly, and we say next year. Except, this year was different. The sports announcers predicted it, and I believed it. The Cubs are going to win the World Series this year, no doubt. It was about time! I had been…

exist. It is hard to imagine such a place, but it did exist. It existed 108 years ago when the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series (Cooper). Since then fans have looked near and far for an explanation as to why their beloved team could not win the World Championship. The most common and widely accepted cause for the Cubs’ failure is the Curse of the Billy Goat. Although the Chicago Cubs stunned America by breaking the Curse of the Billy Goat in 2016, it is still relevant because of its…

Bandwagon Fans Do you know of a person who always roots for the best team in each sport they like to watch? Does this person switch teams each year based on which team is number one? If so, this person is more than likely a bandwagon fan in the sports society. I see people every year who wear different sports team shirts because the team they liked the previous year isn’t as good as they were, and I think it’s a disgrace to true fans like myself. People create problems by being bandwagon fans…

consume the nation of fans. Battling it out in Game 5 of the 2016 World Series the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. After losing, a close and emotional Game 5 will the Indians be able to hold onto the series or will the Cubs rally to overcome and go on to finally give the fans a title? Which team will ultimately break the curse? There can only be one! Unfortunately, Cubs are known for struggling in…

one-hundred eight years, the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series once again. Cubs fans near and far rejoiced as the seventh game ended in a victory for their beloved team. The championship parade took place two days later with millions in attendance, including myself. The party seemed to last about all winter and even into the Cubs opening series of the 2017 season in which they hoisted their World Series Banner in Wrigley Field. When May rolled around, many Cubs fans and players were…