Mar 21, 2011

Total Eclipse of the Brain

I received the following email from a Scout leader in the Los Angeles area: “. . . We had a meeting today and someone brought up the total eclipse in 2017 and the fact that it is centered right over Jackson, Wyoming. I was just wondering if you all are thinking of doing any kind of gathering of scouts for that event. We are definitely interested in traveling up there for that.”

Here is my reply: “We thought the world was ending next year so we haven’t planned beyond 2012. Seriously though, 2017?! I’m amazed by your advanced planning.”

I know it was a smart [aleck] response but, really?!, six years in advance?

I have decided to produce our 2017 council shoulder patch (CSP) in all black thread with an eclipsed sun over the Tetons. That’s if the world doesn’t end before that.