Pinewood Derby 2009...Start Your Engines

Yes it was time once again for the 2009 Pinewood Derby. We had some winners and we had a few loosers but all had a great time today. Thanks to everyone adults and scouts that participated. Hope to see you all again at next years Pinewood Derby. Have a look at a few of the happenings of the day. Hope everyone had a great time and enjoyed all the great food.

Famous Scouts

Famous Scouts from sean schiavolin on Vimeo.

Born Again American

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(From the website Born Again American)

“. . . I am my country’s keeper.” Are you inspired to recommit yourself to being an active, involved and thoughtful citizen—a Born Again American? Join almost 6 million Americans who have already watched our video, almost 230,000 who signed our Pledge and thousands more who contributed lyrics, personal pledges and messages. As our Pledge says, You Matter.

Check out the website and sign the pledge. America needs us all to stand together as one.....To make a difference....To stand up and be counted. So please sign the pledge ....Troop 51 did. Make a pledge to help your community, to help one another and to come together as God intended....as one.

As we are finishing up our Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge, we as boy scouts are always seeking to do good for out community. God Bless......looking forward to seeing your signature. The words and song are really beautiful...enjoy.

Pause our player to hear the video.

http://www.bornagainamerican.org/

Which Wolf Wins

Which Wolf Wins?

A grandfather told his grandson about the conflict that goes on inside each one of us. "The battle is between two wolves," he said. "One wolf is called Evil, and it is anger, jealousy, lies, arrogance, guilt, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf's name has almost the same letters, which shows how close they are to each other. He is called Life, and that is for love, peace, truth, hope, humility, kindness, and compassion."

The grandson thought about this for a few moments and then asked, "Which wolf wins, Grandpa?" and the answer was: "The one you feed."



Life is neither good nor evil, 
but only a place for good and evil.
- Marcus Aurelius


Most folks are about as happy as they
make up their minds to be. 
- Abraham Lincoln



Bruno's commentary
The grandfather's answer sums up in a few short words the dilemma we often experience. It is not easy to be positive when things go bad, which is of course exactly when being positive is most important. But how can we change our thinking? Here's how I do it: When someone hurts me badly, I write a detailed letter to him or her, describing my disappointment, my anger, and my bruised ego. And then I read it, read it again and again, and eventually, after a few days, weeks or even months, I tear it up and never send it. This exercise draws off negativity and helps me discover the positive side of life again. It allows my "Life wolf" to win. 

Which wolf are you feeding right now?


Agree? Disagree?

  
   

World Water Day March 22, 2009

This Sunday, March 22, is World Water Day, when the world is asked to focus on the issues that a lack of clean water poses to our society. Nearly 1 billion people worldwide don’t have access to clean water, and that lack of water is a serious cause of disease and economic hardship.

In honor of WWD, we’ve produced and collected some water related content below to get you thinking about water issues around the world and what you can do to help.

In three new videos, we’ve re-imagined iconic moments from film and television that wouldn’t have been the same without clean water. Check them out: Crocodile Mile (Dirty Version); Psycho (Dirty Version); Cool Hand Luke (Dirty Version) 

Transparency: Where Does Your Water Come From? A look at where American cities get their water supplies.

The Third Pole Is Melting: Glaciers in Asia contain a large percentage of the world’s fresh water. Now they’re melting.

Transparency: How Much Water Do You Use? Figure out how to calculate your water footprint.

Bottle Shock: The absurdity and wastefulness of drinking bottled water

And, from the archives:

An earlier Transparency about water shortages around the world and an accompanying video.

Plus, a story about PlayPumps, an innovative solution to the lack of water pumps in Africa, and a video about Hippo Rollers, a device that solves the problems with transporting water from wells to villages.

Click on the title of article to view these videos.

Saving Our Planet...What If

David Pogue Interviews Shai Agassi Posted by: Andrew Price on March 20, 2009 at 4:37 pm The New York Times tech/gadget guy David Pogue did a great video profile of Shai Agassi and his innovative electric car company Better Place, which is designed around a sort of pay-by-use cell phone model. Video below.

Pogue’s conclusion: “[Agassi’s idea] is just crazy enough, it might work.” So Pogue doesn’t go out on any limbs predicting success or failure.

What are we doing to save the planet. Just ask Shai Agassi. A man with an idea that may change our planet and the way we see cars and energy. Is it crazy maybe, is our energy crisis crazy...absolutely. Is this earth heading for something good......you better believe it. Maybe this is it. Maybe Shai is onto something here. We have such creative and innovative minds out there.....who will listen. President Obama is listening and he is acting. God bless you President Obama for so hard to make a future for our children. Watch the video it is an amazing concept. We as scouts just love amazing concepts and we believe that one day all our young men will make a change, a change for the GOOD. Here is the link:

http://www.good.is/?p=16438