Hi, blog fans!

I just got back from Boy Scout Camp with James, and did we have a great time! Troop 313 and I were at Camp Grimes up in the North Carolina mountains for the past four days (the Scouts are still there for another three days). If you are a regular blog reader, you probably know that James has been a Boy Scout for a while. He is getting his Merit Badges in Nature, Archery, Orienteering, Emergency Preparedness, and Woodworking. That’s a bunch of work, and he’s doing really good!



The Scout camp really is a good time and a great learning experience for everyone. I will tell everyone about some of the highlights. On one of the days we did a five-mile hike in the mountains that ended up being a 10-mile hike. I must say that even though I go to the gym all the time and try to stay in shape, that day almost got me! Last night it rained, and my tent had some holes in the roof that I didn't think were any big deal, but I was wrong. I thought I was sleeping under Niagara Falls! The only good thing was I didn’t need to worry about taking a shower this morning!



We have a great bunch of Scouts in Troop 313, and there are a few of them that are getting ready to become Eagle Scouts. I made a deal with them to encourage them to earn their Eagle. Once they become Eagle Scouts, I would take them to a local dragstrip and let them drive my Super Comp dragster. They are really excited about it, and I think we will have a few more Eagle Scouts pretty soon. We talked a lot about drag racing over the weekend, and I know we will have a bunch of boys pulling for us to win at Englishtown. The last race the boys came to was Atlanta and we qualified second and went to the final, so I think the boys are definitely good karma for our team.



Sorry this has been short, but I have some work to catch up on after hiking in the mountains and sleeping under the falls! I’ll catch up with you again soon.



Over and out for now,
Doug