tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post4168911965344442256..comments2023-10-12T06:29:13.317-06:00Comments on Beck: Can you tolerate another list of 8 random items?Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-83860667141851648372007-07-16T21:37:00.000-06:002007-07-16T21:37:00.000-06:00I was never an eagle scout, but as a scoutmaster I...I was never an eagle scout, but as a scoutmaster I helped individually about 20 boys get their eagle, including three of my sons. The thing I hated about scouting was the malitaristic good-old-boy scouters who were more interested in control and the rules than fun for the boys. I had a wild (energetic, creative)bunch of boys. I continually got flack from the old farts about controlling my boys. They opposed some of my scouts getting their eagle because they were too "wild". I had to fight for them to get the honor they earned and deserved. I loved my scouts and trusted them and they seldom let me down. Almost all of them served missions and some are serving in young men's programs.<BR/><BR/>I have read enough of your blogs to conclude that your young men are loved and enjoy your leadership.gentlefriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045322085841846552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-7350991481945642262007-07-12T18:52:00.000-06:002007-07-12T18:52:00.000-06:00"I get motion sickness very easily."Me too!"I get motion sickness very easily."<BR/><BR/>Me too!elbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07742457647216774548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-37785751401079385842007-07-12T11:40:00.000-06:002007-07-12T11:40:00.000-06:00Forester - I did tag you! But I'll understand if ...Forester - I did tag you! But I'll understand if you decline to post your own 8 random facts. I've caused enough mayhem as it is.John Gustav-Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557940681381951271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-14654621408625127402007-07-12T11:39:00.000-06:002007-07-12T11:39:00.000-06:00Beck - your great-great-grandma was a pioneer, no ...Beck - your great-great-grandma was a pioneer, no doubt.<BR/><BR/>If we ever have the pleasure of meeting, Goran will be glad to show you his drawings. He's been known to keep guests entertained with them for hours. He has endless stories to tell about them all. He not only designed buildings, but trees, subway systems, ships, elevators, you name it... At one point he was going to write a Sci Fi novel about it all. It was what helped him keep his sanity when he was homeless...John Gustav-Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557940681381951271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-87653970258195692492007-07-12T11:01:00.000-06:002007-07-12T11:01:00.000-06:00Beck, I do product development for an ice cream co...Beck, I do product development for an ice cream company, that is, I invent new flavors, new mixes, new food concepts. I've also worked designing and developing pizza products, beverages, and chocolate products. Yes, my world can be sweet! How come I get to play with food? Well, I got a BS and MS in Food Science, and I love to diddle.GeckoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846438788253129899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-43334617441652197672007-07-12T07:45:00.000-06:002007-07-12T07:45:00.000-06:00FORESTER: Amazing the similarities we do have as ...FORESTER: Amazing the similarities we do have as we get to know each other better. I feel a bit exposed in being so "revealing of myself" in a post like this, but it's good to be more open and real and I enjoy getting to know you better, too.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-24021149423651286282007-07-12T07:41:00.000-06:002007-07-12T07:41:00.000-06:00GECKOMAN: I am curious what a "designer of foods"...GECKOMAN: I am curious what a "designer of foods" means. Do you develop new food products? Are you a food engineer? Help me to understand...<BR/><BR/>If you need help with that cabin, let me know :)Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-28287243070920464902007-07-12T07:39:00.000-06:002007-07-12T07:39:00.000-06:00J G-W: My grandmother's grandmother was also the ...J G-W: My grandmother's grandmother was also the first member of the church. After her conversion, she raised her children in England. Her husband died young, and so she "worked" again as a servant to pay for her children to "go to Zion". One by one they came to SLC over the course of a decade or more, as they could afford it. She ended up coming in the 1870s herself, the last of the family to immigrate, and is buried in the SLC cemetery. Because she didn't cross the plains pre-railroad, she doesn't "count" as a pioneer, but in my mind, she will always be one of my biggest heroes!<BR/><BR/>I'd love one day to see Goran's volumes of drawings and ideas. I have an archive of plans and projects I've completed - I wish some would have been more imaginative - but you do what the client wants in order to pay the bills, right?Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-14201578026892626442007-07-12T01:37:00.000-06:002007-07-12T01:37:00.000-06:00As much as you hate responding to these types of q...As much as you hate responding to these types of questions, I loved reading these items about you. It's really nice to get to know each other a little better. I have to admit, I too am an Eagle Scout, afraid of heights, draw buildings as a hobby and terrible at sports.Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13252666368088857269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-49428034808639231532007-07-11T20:18:00.000-06:002007-07-11T20:18:00.000-06:00I was an Eagle Scout too[sigh] yet another thing t...<I>I was an Eagle Scout too</I><BR/><BR/>[sigh] yet another thing that sets me apart from the other MoHo's [sigh]<BR/><BR/>I only made it to 2nd class. But, I have an excuse. I was in a non-LDS troop, and the scoutmaster got tired of doing it and quit, and no one else stepped in so the troop was disbanded. (of course, I could have joined another troop - but we won't go there, OK?)<BR/><BR/>However, both of my sons are Eagle scouts; so, does that make up for it?Abelard Enigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166049686152203530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-13598462405065748082007-07-11T16:22:00.000-06:002007-07-11T16:22:00.000-06:00Beck, if you had responded early, I could have cut...Beck, if you had responded early, I could have cut and pasted your blog into mine, with the exception of the eagle scout award and fear of heights. It simply amazes me to find such similarities of life history and preferences among my Moho brothers. <BR/><BR/>I'm a designer of foods, but have always longed to design structures. One of my favorite pasttimes has been to draw rough designs of small get-away cabins; I just wish I had a pile of cash to build one of them someday.GeckoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846438788253129899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-51132463069152528212007-07-11T11:43:00.000-06:002007-07-11T11:43:00.000-06:00I like you too! :-)I promise, next time I get tag...I like you too! :-)<BR/><BR/>I promise, next time I get tagged, the madness stops with me. I'm new to the blogging world, so I felt obliged to play along just once, and am glad my new friends are good sports.<BR/><BR/>Wow, what a story about your ancestors... Jean Valjean, move over.<BR/><BR/>I was an Eagle Scout too (weren't we all if we grew up Mormon?). I share your love of camping, maybe inherited from scouting.<BR/><BR/>I was similarly allergic to organized sports. Finally, when I was a priest, I played on the ward basketball team just to say I had done it once. It was a disaster, but I felt some satisfaction about having done it.<BR/><BR/>My partner was just like you... Still is. He has volumes and volumes of drawings of imaginary buildings in imaginary cities on imaginary worlds.John Gustav-Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557940681381951271noreply@blogger.com