How Camp Prepared Me for College
August 07, 2024
During the second semester of his senior year in high school (8 years ago), I asked our son Liam whether he had a case of “senioritis”. He responded ...
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Building Strong Kids!
August 06, 2024
This blog is one I wrote 3 years ago, but Susie Ma’am asked that I repost it for you now. I might not be a wise man, but I am wise enough to listen t...
Camp is Like College
August 06, 2024
When I started my career as a camp director in 1993, my mother shared the following thought with me: summer camp is like college, but just a little bi...
Social Media and Safety
August 05, 2024
We interrupt your normal blog to share two links. First, I want to share one of the more exciting experiences I had last year. About a month before D...
Counter-Point - I Am Doing My Jobs Perfectly!
August 05, 2024
I saw Steve Sir’s critique of my guard-dog skills. Please allow me to address that separately. First, I want to say what it is like to be a Camp Dog...
Point - Dodger Ma'am is not a Great Guard
August 05, 2024
[This is the first of two blogs - a Point/Counter-Point (like 60 Minutes used to do). Here is the “Point”. Dodger Ma’am will submit her “Counter-Poin...