I guess I'll get down

Scouts: Aviation MB

I'm taking it. duhr. :P  The Aviation Merit Badge One of the requirements to build a model plane.  We had one of those non-activities.  Kind of like watch Finding Nemo for Oceanography.  However, this was way cooler.  We cut planes out of styrofoam plates. Something like this.<-

We were going to race them at the end of the meeting. I taped the front of the wings to make it go faster.  There was this really annoying kid with long hair who kept throwing other people's planes.
BTW We don't usually do this light stuff. :D I usually don't like these things because they have no learning potential and they just fill a requirement(barely). Usually we work on projects, merit badges, and skills.  BTW If you think you can just come out here and do it, good luck to ya.  :P That has nothing to do with this I just put it there for fun. Last week we watched a [boring] 10 minute video about flight.

Oh! I started my job as Scribe today. I used GNUemacs to take notes and send out a PDF of them.  Ok.  Back to races.  We stood on the church's 1 foot high stage, and took turns hucking our planes.  Unfortunately, my plane glanced someone's shoulder during 'takeoff' and it crashed.  I went to retrieve my plane, but it was gone!  The two winners were Evan and Bryson Bison. (That's his nickname) Turns out, he found my plane and used it to win. -.-  He returned it to me, but kept the Milky Way he won.  (Of course.)  The dude who was giving out prizes gave me another Milky Way cuz he saw Bryson's first plane. :D

That's all for now.

Camping

Swamp people post

“In the farthest corner of America lies the nation’s largest swamp. A hidden world where nature rules and man fights back. Welcome to the swamp.”

Watch the newest episodes here!  or here Or on the official site!

Hi guys.  I found some spare time today, and so I decided to make a post on my second favorite TV show.

The super bowl ad is really underkill.  Like. REALLY. It's like saying the Hunger Games is about future America.  AAHEMM tarpals.

But really.

It's about people who hunt alligators for a living.  You're probably thinking "HEY aren't alligators endangered?"
And here's a quote from yahoo answers

It is perfectly legal to kill alligators, it is very regulated but legal and for good reasons, such as keeping the population of alligators down, they are a big nuisance in Louisiana as it is, it would be much worse if they weren't taken care of. Technically the hunter owns the rights to hunt in the swamps and they have to buy the right to hunt there, they cant just go in any random swamp to bait and shoot an alligator. They can't hunt all year long either, they have 30 days and are allowed only so many tags to hunt, so when either the tags or the 30 days are up that is the end of their season.

They USED to be endangered, but the government started a re-establishment program that worked sooo well, that now alligators are almost over populated and people can safely(from a legal point of view)  hunt alligators. (great use of our tax dollars) Just kidding.  BTW Hunting is never "safe".  I meant that since the season is strictly controlled, the alligators aren't at risk.  Before, people had no regulation and hunted them everyday allyear round.

Visit this link.  A good review of the show. Here's what he says about endangerment.

When I was young, alligators were considered somewhat of an endangered animal and were protected in most places. A lot has changed in that time, as I’ve come to discover firsthand as a resident of Florida these days. Gators sun in my own back yard on occasion, and they’re pretty much everywhere. In Louisiana, the state game folks have been dealing with the rising population of gators by authorizing a limited 30-day hunting season. Not just anyone is permitted to hunt the prehistoric reptiles. They must purchase hunting rights to the areas they will hunt, and they must buy the limited number of tags they can use during that season. Failure to use all of their tags means less at their disposal the next year. But a good hunter can take over 200 gators out of the swamps in that time. Obviously, we’re going to meet some very good gator hunters on this show. 

“The way of life depicted in this program dates back 300 years. Hunting, especially alligator hunting, lies at its core. Some images may be disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.”
And they’re not kidding. Gator hunting is a bloody business, and this show gets you right up close and in the action. The hunters set hooks with bait, and once a gator is hooked they must reel them in and shoot them in a very small vulnerable spot in the back of the head. Let me warn you that animals were indeed harmed in the making of this film, and you’re going to witness that harm. If you’re an animal activist, I suggest turning to the Disney Channel for this particular hour. The rest of you will get a front-row seat to a truly thrilling non-stop alligator hunt.

And like, no offense to you Dance Mom lovers, but that show gets really boring at some places. (I was in the same room as Amaranthine during the season marathon)
Swamp people is constant adrenaline pumping action.  :DDDDDDDD
ANd it's really cool too. Here's a list of the hunters.  There's also some female hunters too for you feminists.

My favorite hunter used to be Willie,
but he swears a lot and he and his dad sometimes argue about really unnecessary things.  Also, if you visited that review that I linked to earlier, you can see that the hunter needs to hit a quarter sized kill spot on the back of the gator's head.  Willie and his dad(Junior) keep hitting the wrong place, and the bullet often ricochets into them. :-(

New favorites. R.J and Jay Paul are part of the Houma Indians.  They're really awesome.  Jay Paul can usually make a 1 shot direct hit.  They also shoot alligators in open water.  (meaning that they shoot alligators then retrieve them after.  They don't swear AS MUCH.  And no cheap equipment for this father-son duo.  With their airboat and 17 Caliber Savage sniper rifle, they look cooler and are more efficient than most of the other cheap-motor boat ironsight-bolt-action-prehistoric-gun teams. :P  Too bad they haven't appeared recently. For the last 2 episodes at least.



Watch the newest episodes here!  or here Or on the official site!





The awesome introduction song.


http://soundcloud.com/brian-1-3/swamp-people-original-theme Here's the link to it.






Best tv show ever! Well besides TCW.

What is a leap year?

lol

I got tagged. (11)

Since I'm kinda new at this, I had no idea what what even going on until I read about 5 other blogs. :D Here it goes:

1.  I will eat anything. I'm not much of a picky eater, and I'll eat whatever is put on my plate.

2. I'm really good at a couple things.
SUPRISE right? :P  It kinda sucks, You see, when I was smaller, we used to play tag alot.  Like everyday.  I can run super fast.  Don't ask me how. I'm about 10 lbs lighter than most kids my age though.  Anyways, I'm also really good with a nerf sword.  I play with my brother about everyday, and I win every time. :D
It's great that he still likes it though. BTW we play large-scale swords.  (minus the horses).   We have theses massive pillow clubs with pillow armor and pillow shields and pillow maces.  The rule is that if a pillow hits you in the face or stomach, that counts as half a life.  I tied a beanie-baby onto a blanket, and then another extension.  I designed it so it would snap OVER the opponent's shield
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So when he    ^ blocked the first segment, the second segment would swing around and hit him.  :DD  We also fold paper throwing knives and shrieks.  (Actually shruikens but that takes too long so we just call them "shrieks"  They count as mini-swords.  Super fun! Anyways,

3.  I've been to Costa Rica. I'm going again for a mission trip this summer.

4.  SWAMP PEOPLE
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“In the farthest corner of America lies the nation’s largest swamp. A hidden world, where nature rules, and man,  fights back. Welcome to the swamp.”
(summon awesome theme song)

I'll do a post on this TV show later. 
It's my second favorite(Next to TCW).
An alligator hunting show.   WAAAAY better than Dance Moms.  (From a boy's perspective.duuhhhh). :D
I highly encourage you to watch it.  Bummer. THere's alot of swearing.  You can't really blame them when 13-foot alligators are snapping at you. :P  The directors do a really good job bleeping out the foul words.  THere's some blood and animal lovers won't like this.:P  You can watch all 3 seasons free here.  Season 3 is coming out right now on thursdays. The latest episode. It only has two of the old hunters though.  And it doesn't have my favorites.  Oh well.:D  Next week will probably have them. 

5.  I plan to make dutch oven cheesecake at a campout.  Not sure which one. 

6.  I lLOVE bugs.  There was this time in a mexico mission trip, where we found this SCORPION.  And this other time in costa rica, we taped a cockroach to this really awesome girl's back, and then she went into the dormitories!!! :DDDDD

7. i love practical jokes.

8.  I suck at FPS games.

9.  I like hiking and active sports.


J&J's questions:
yup nope nope yup yes kinda don't like snakes starwars or harrypotter no i'mhomescooledCostaRIca Yess nothissummrt yes.

Lol srry kinda short on time. I've never really met a bully. I'm going to costa rica this summer.  I like snakes. 

Can't think of anyone to tag.  :D

Gotta go!! bye. I'll do a Costa Rica Memoir soon.

ONE DAY

Nailed it! :D

WOOAAH AREN;t borgs pirates? [don't ask how i knew that]

LOL

cool ness

Yesterday, my troop was working out Positions of Responsibility for the next term. For the next term, I'll be working as Patrol Leader and Troop Scribe. 
 Scribe is cool cause I get to work on the website and other cool stufz. :D