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Pow Wow

Saturday was the Cub Scout Pow Wow here in St. Louis - which by the way is the second largest Boy Scout Council by number and first by percentage of eligible boys in the program. Pow Wow is a day long event that provides Cub Scout adult leader training. So I spent Saturday being entertained, informed, encouraged, and otherwise edified by fellow scout leaders. This was my second year attending and I do have to recommend it to any leaders who can attend -- I will be able to improve the program of my pack with what I learned.

The typical attendee at the even is a middle aged white man with a bit of a paunch. So I fit right in. But by no means were we the only attendees. There were plenty of middle aged white women with a bit of a paunch. Okay, my fellow attendees came in all shapes, sizes, races, genders, and weight classes, the only thing we shared was our desire to do our best for the boys in our packs and dens. There were a couple of people who deviated quite a bit from the norm - I noticed a gal at the opening ceremony who was out of uniform - the big bleached blonde hair was fine, but the open shirt over the lace body suit top was not regulation. Eye catching, but definitely not regulation. Still, she had nothing on the guy who had a Mohawk haircut -- shaved on the sides and extra-long on the top and back -- with a tattoo of a brain on each side of his head. Something tells me he has no trouble getting the boys attention, but I don't think it's for me.