Sid Richardson Scout Ranch

This week I am attending Sid Richardson Scout Ranch somewhere north west of Fort Worth, Texas, with my son D and his boy scout troop. Yes, I brought my laptop. But no, it's not because I am a workaholic. It is because I leave for Honduras two days after I get back! We'll be gone for seven weeks, so there is lots of preparation to do - even if you have to do some of it from boy scout camp the week before.

D is learning first aid, archery, swimming, and perhaps rifle shooting. He is having lots of fun, though it is blazing hot.

I am writing from the "Scoutmaster's Saloon" which is an unairconditioned room with crude tables, chess boards, and oh yeah, a wireless internet connection! There are seven of us middle aged boy scout leaders with laptops, laughing at each other. We're like a bunch of ants swarming over a piece of dropped candy.