charliesmum | Random stuff before lunchtime (Reply)

So these Boy Scout leaders were killed in a freak accident during the Boy Scout Jamboree - some how their tent pole hit a powerline or something. The first thing I thought of (after the 'oh, how horrible') was 'Where are they camping that there are powerlines right over them?' I mean, doesn't one usually camp in the woods and stuff, places that are away from things like powerlines? That's the point, isn't it?

And apparently George Bush is scheduled to speak there. Probably to encourage the boys to exchange the blue uniforms with camoflague when they come of age.

Charlie was in Cub Scouts last year. I thought it would be good for him, but to tell the truth, it was all a bit to quasi-militaristic and made pacifist me rather uncomfortable. Oddly, our troop wasn't terribly organized, and it was a bit too much for Charlie, and he didn't want to do it this year. I would've done it if his friend was going to but his moms are against the Boy Scouts for reasons you can probably fathom.

For the record, Charlie had a lovely first day with his new minder. She took him to a park and bike riding, and bought him water ice.

And today she calls and tells me she has a dentist appointment tomorrow, and right when I'm thinking, 'Okay, I'll have to see if I can get someone to watch him' she says, 'So is it okay if my boyfriend stays with Charlie for an hour while I go to the dentist?'

She is a godsend. *touches wood, crosses fingers, and offers a sacrifice to whatever god is in charge of this sort of thing so this state of affairs will continue for a good long while*