Did I mention I am an eagle scout? Religion was not a thing in our troop. I went to Philmont, Maine for white water canoeing, I stood in front of Senior Bush's box next to the color guard as an honor scout for his inauguration (every president is honorary head of the Boy Scouts). We shot guns every fall on the shooting trip, we went backpacking, burned everything in sight, ate bad food, fished every spring, went to summer camp, rode in an old school bus, did all the fun things you're supposed to do. Our leaders were great. Our scoutmaster was a professor at UMD and his son had left twenty years earlier. He kept at it because he liked the other adults and he liked working with the kids. We also camped once a month, regardless of the weather. During Reagan's second inauguration, we woke to temperatures at nine degrees and dropping. It dropped to -5 that day, and there was already over 6 inches of snow on the ground. It was awesome.
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