Do I ever mention I dig Cub Scouts? I used to be a little negative on the whole thing, especially considering some of their very public policies about leadership and lifestyle intersections. But lately they seem to have worked through a lot of those issues as an organization, and I’ve found it is much less of an issue at the local level.

And anyway, my kids are totally into it, so I am too. It’s a world of archery and whittling chips, leather dyes and BB gun shooting, arts and crafts and polar bear swims. And camping. Oh man, the camping.