He now has one more rank to earn - the big one - "Eagle". I have no doubts that he will do so, and he has many years to do it, since he is only 14 (a boy must earn this by his 18th birthday). He actually came back last Saturday from a week-long Boy Scout summer camp at Camp Grimes in Nebo, NC. Typical of camping with our troop, it rained. A lot. Pretty much every day. Our boys going camping is better than cloud-seeding or an indian rain dance - combined. Never fails!
What also never fails is that each year one of our scouts gets hurt. Well, this year it was Y2K! I get an urgent text from my wife Monday night (7/9) just stating "call me immediately". I was out of town with customers at a dinner. Called and found out that Y2K was using another scout's pocket knife to try to get his pocket knife "un-jammed" (the knife's lock was stuck and he couldn't close it), and the other scout's knife's lock failed. Y2K knows better, but now he'll never forget. 6 hours - and 6 stitches later, he'll now have an interesting scar to talk about.
Fortunately he's okay with no nerve damage. He made it though the rest of the week, earning 5 merit badges and one partial (couldn't catch a fish while fly-fishing, but no one could - too hot). He also had his ScoutMaster conference leading up to last night's Board of Review. His peers are teasing him relentlessly - which he is taking in stride (after all, he rarely goes to a Troop meeting with less than 1/2 a dozen knives on him). I'm just glad he is okay - and of course, as always, I am proud as a peacock!!!
) and the blade folded up on my trigger finger 
