that’s the key there - my local BSA orgs take the YP training very seriously. I’d assume that’s been a rule on the venture side for a while (I’ve never been in on the venture side). Does “two-deep” go two-deep-by-gender?

Honestly, as somebody with a lot of history in the organization - Eagle Scout, merit badge counselor, assistant scoutmaster several times over - the changes are welcome.

My wife was an adult volunteer with the GSA when me oldest daughter was in- they have the badges and stuff related to outdoor activities, but the Girl Scout adult volunteer training requirements make it very difficult for adults to be ‘qualified’ to run something as simple as a quick overnight campout - significant…

we all agree that the Boy Scout popcorn is awful (as an Eagle Scout and former adult volunteer - we hated it), but it’s got a much better revenue sharing model with the individual units than the Girl Scout cookies do. When my daughter was in GS, the percentage of the sale price of that box of cookies that went to the…

“Jon Huntsman has been named the ambassador to Russia”

this actually still gets regular play in my car. The whole soundtrack, really (such a great phantom band behind the scenes), but mostly DuJour.

I seriously shopped these new around that time (ended up going with a Pontiac Vibe - probably the better choice): I really like the look of them (even if they look better as an Opel).

J P-S’s statement sounds like something the worst Unitarian Universalist in the world might say.

we needed the car to get out to see our friends; now, their friends are always there on the smartphone/social media.

popped over to American Family Radio on the drive home from work last night (I do it so you don’t have to....) - Bryan Fischer couldn’t keep his story about whether Trump was right on this or not straight within the same sentence - the right’s collective head is exploding about this.

orc barbecue. Followed by heated debates on the merits of Waterdeep (using an ochre jelly based sauce) vs. Athkatla style (whose sauce is green slime-based )

“Why does the ‘save’ icon look like a Honda badge?”

my neighborhood WaWa is in the process of installing more than half-a-dozen Tesla charging stations. I believe several others in the area (Richmond VA metro) are doing the same.

Trump never gave us anything as remotely useful as the Opti-Grab.

I got a forest green 98 Venture back in 2002 or so when the second kid came along (replaced a 95 Chevy Monte Carlo SS - so this was at best, a lateral move) when there were absolutely no station wagons on the market that weren’t used Outbacks with 125k miles for under $18k in the local market.

that’s pretty much me. My hair (while I really had any on top) has been jet black since childhood, though my beard has always had red streaks through it, which have now turned white (at 40; I’m a bit past that now). it used to be cool streaks that had a mad scientist/Dr. Strange vibe, which I loved, especially when I…

my stepdad had one of these while I was in high school - always dug it (not quite as cool as the Grand National, but what is, really?). This one’s a very nice example, but for all my affection, I can’t convince myself it’s a buck short of $19k nice. Sorry, very regretful CP.

One of the highlights of a recent Cars and Coffee I visited was a guy with a fully-restored, cherry AMC Spirit.

I kinda have to go with the Dodge Caliber - let’s the idea of the PT Cruiser, and stick that “macho” Dodge grille on it!

exactly. That’s what I love about her version of the character.