These are what school lunches from around the world look like.
Japan
Korea
France
Sweden
Czech Republic
Italy
Singapore
Kenya
Honduras
Slovakia
UK
Taiwan
Ghana
Chile
Philippines
Estonia
Brazil
China
Djibouti
USA
Would you rather hang out with a small group of friends or a large group?
Depends on what is going on. Both can be fun.
Sky Sox: 2011 Season Special Promotions
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox have weekly and special promotions that last all summer long! Here’s the lineup of weekly specials and one-time special events for the 2011-2012 season. Some of you are going to be excited about those Snuggie Saturdays…
Weekly Sky Sox Promotions
Sundays: 50¢ Hot Dogs
Mondays: Kids eat free
All kids 12 and under eat free with a paid ticket. Meal includes hot dog, chips and a small drink.
Tuesdays : $2 Tuesday & KRAFT Singles Tuesday Night Tickets
Parking and Tickets are $2, plus you can buy one ticket, get one free when you show a specially-marked KRAFT singles wrapper! Visit their website for more info.
Wednesdays: Math Day
Fridays: Fireworks Friday
Saturdays: Snuggle Blanket Giveaway
Snuggle blanket with sleeves given away to the first 1,000 fans
Special Sky Sox Promotions
Military appreciation nights usually mean free admission for military, but you’ll likely have to pick up tickets on-base. We’ll try to find out more info and update!
Sunday, April 24th: Post-game Easter Egg Hunt
Friday, May 12th: Air Force Appreciation Night
Saturday, May 14th: Rockin’ Ray and the Skyy Dogs & Fort Carson Appreciation Night
Sunday, May 15th: Team Poster Giveaway
Team posters will be given away to the first 1,500 fans. There will also be a pre-game autograph session.
Saturday, May 28th: Special Saturday Fireworks
Sunday, May 29th: Youth Jersey Giveaway
Youth jerseys will be given away to the first 1,000 kids 12 and under.
Monday, May 30th: Guns n’ Horses Charity Softball Game
Saturday, June 4th: Inflatamaniacs Preform
Sunday, June 5th: Coin Bank Giveaway
Sox the Fox Coin Bank to be given to the first 1,000 kids 12 and under.
Thursday, June 9th: Military Appreciation Night
Saturday, June 11th: Cap Giveaway
Cap given away to the first 1,000 fans to enter the ballpark.
Sunday, June 19th: Youth Fielder’s Glove Giveaway
Fielder’s glove given away to the first 1,500 kids 12 and under. Pre-game game catch on the field.
Monday, June 20th: Kids Day Matinee
Monday, July 4th: Independence Day Fireworks Extravaganza
Wednesday, July 6th: Military Appreciation Night
Thursday, July 7th: Bark in the Park
All well behaved dogs get a free berm ticket.
Saturday, July 10th: Used Car Giveaway
10+ cars to be given away
Sunday, July 10th: Family Fitness Day and Youth Clinic
Pre-game 5K
Wednesday, July 20th: Military Appreciation Night
Thursday, July 21st: Kids Day Matinee
Wednesday, August 3rd: Bark in the Park
All well behaved dogs get a free berm ticket.
Saturday, August 6th: Carlos Gonzalez Figurine Giveaway
Carlos Gonzalez Gold Glove and Sliver Slugger figurine being given away to the first 1,000 fans.
Sunday, August 7th: Clifford the Big Red Dog Appearance
Visit their website for more information – make sure to confirm these events before you head out to the game, as they may be subject to change.
The Shutdown And The Deficit
by Jacob Goldstein
Whatever happens with the government shutdown, it won’t make much difference for the deficit.
The cuts being debated amount to roughly $35 billion. That’s about 2 percent of this year’s projected deficit.
Nelson Hsu/NPR/Data via CBO
Copyright 2011 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.
Just what I needed: The Cars announce 10-date tour
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I need to check my calendar!
The Cars have announced their first tour in nearly a quarter century, a 10-city journey that will reunite the surviving members of the band: frontman Ric Ocasek, guitarist Elliot Easton, drummer David Robinson and keyboardist Greg Hawkes. Bassist Benjamin Orr, who died in 2000, will have his duties taken over jointly by his bandmates.
Also in the news: Their new album Move Like This will be released May 10, according the must-read website Slicing Up Eyeballs. (More news is expected Monday, says Eyeballs. What could it be? Webcast? TV appearances?)
Here are the tour dates:
The Cars tour dates:
- May 10: Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
- May 12: Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
- May 13: Fox Theater, Oakland, CA
- May 15: The Fillmore, Denver, CO
- May 17: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
- May 18: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
- May 20: Sound Academy, Toronto, ON
- May 23: 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
- May 25: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
- May 26: House of Blues, Boston, MA
Sky Sox vs. Tuscon Padres | day, opening, sox – Opening Day – Things to do in CS – Colorado Springs.
Sky Sox vs. Tuscon Padres | day, opening, sox – Opening Day – Things to do in CS – Colorado Springs.
Source: www.coloradosprings.com
It’s the home opener tonight! Too bad I don’t think we’ll make the game.
New G2SS – NO PATROL CAMPING!
In the new Guide to Safe Scouting there has been a rule change on allowing Patrols to camp alone.. without Adult supervision. This was always a great part of my Scouting experience when I was a youth and it is a bit heart breaking to see that the BSA has changed this. I know it is because of Lawyer’s and over protective parenting… Boys are no longer allowed to be boys.
BUT Worry not Scouters that love the real Patrol method. Your Patrols can still camp alone.. well kinda.. 2 Deep leadership does not mean holding their hand. They can still camp in their own camp site.. away from adults. Adult leadership need only be present.. but not on top of them.
We do this all the time. The Scouts take off down the trail.. they establish a camp site, we make one a couple hundred yards away. That is still in range to provide the necessary “Leadership”.. and yes I use that in quotes.. we should not be providing “Leadership” at all. We provide guidance, mentoring, coaching.. but not “Leadership”. In fact it is not really leadership at all in the Boy Scout program.. the Safety Sandwich talks about Supervision and Discipline. We adults provide adequate supervision. And if you can accomplish that by being a fair distance away than you are well within the G2SS. I am not saying buck the system. I am saying allow Boys to be Boys. Allow them to explore and seek adventure. Allow them to be alone with their buddies, not having to look over their shoulder to see if an adult is going to jump in. Never forsake safety or propriety… but let them go. Supervise and train them to do what is right, and they will. I have faith in them… just like my Scoutmaster had faith in me.
Anyway. Let them camp alone.. just be near by. The results are the same. Patrol time.
Here is the link to the new Guide to Safe Scouting.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
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