Does anyone else see ironic humor in the fact that the Superbowl today is being played in The University of Phoenix Stadium?
The University of Phoenix is a for-profit college, with dozens of campuses across the nation — and no football team. The stadium is the NFL-Sunday home of the Arizona Cardinals.
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Posted by Ed Darrell
His presidential candidacy was cut short. But, for a while, you can still view his portrait at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
At least someone in that town still has a sense of humor.
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Posted by Ed Darrell
Some guy made this video, a story of the life of Robert Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, for a Cub Scout ceremony (an Arrow of Light awarding). This one features some impressive historical footage of the funeral of Baden-Powell.
First, I wonder why the National Council of Boy Scouts has not seized upon this idea, and put this video on DVD for recruiting and ceremonies.
Second, there are a lot of people out there with enough video production skill to preserve a lot of history — more people should.
I imagine the person who created this was the father of a Cub Scout. It’s a Latter-day Saint ceremony, so there are two references to Mormons, but otherwise this would be a fine video for Scout recruiting.
Here’s another video, professionally produced, from 100yearsofscouting.org:
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Posted by Ed Darrell
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