September 2009

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Arizona, Part 3

September 30, 2009 in Adventures | 2 comments

In 2007 Space Camp changed the way they recruited counselors. Rather than recruiting only in north Alabama they would send staff to colleges around the United States. That first year I was lucky enough to travel to Arizona and my home state Mississippi! Traveling with me to Arizona was then counselor, Jen DiCarlo, a.k.a. Snapper. [...]

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the cathedral

September 27, 2009 in Adventures | No comments

From great college games to family vacations to big league parks, I have had some seen great moments in baseball. I have listened intently to ballgames on the radio, watched records be broken from my college dorm room, and visited historic ball parks. Without a doubt I love baseball. I know most all the lines [...]

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Old Time Bucket

September 25, 2009 in Barn | No comments

Over the last few weeks if I wasn’t at camp with Be Ready I was at the Barn. One of my favorite staffers asked me about the Barn. She asked me as if she thought I worked at a cow barn, horse barn or goat barn. I told her that I worked at a home [...]

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Be Ready Camp in Review, Part 2

September 20, 2009 in Camp | 2 comments

Be Ready Camp is over for another year. After four years, nine weeks of camps, and a few hundred kids BRC has become my favorite camp of the year. People have asked me what project or what job have I enjoyed the most or been the most proud of. The obvious answer for me is [...]

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Be Ready Camp in Review, Part 1

September 13, 2009 in Camp | No comments

Because I didn’t have a lot of time to write, this post will be a collection of random thoughts about this past week of Be Ready Camp. This week was a huge success and we only lost four campers to homesickness. The mock disaster was truly amazing yet again. All the victims were rescued and [...]

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Barn Yard Tales

September 6, 2009 in Barn | 1 comment

[Editor’s Note: Names have been changed to protect innocent… and not so innocent] Working at the Barn is fun and interesting. You may recall the chronicles of Cameron Drape in my blog Retail Challenge. I have a few stories to share with you tonight. First, I need to give a shout-out to my co-worker Josephine [...]

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Dinosaurs & Heroes

September 4, 2009 in Camp | 1 comment

Let’s travel back in time thousands of years ago when dinosaurs roamed the earth. They lived in harmony with the universe. They snacked on the leaves and trees around them. Suddenly a meteor tore through the atmosphere and changed the living conditions on earth. The dinosaurs were not prepared when disaster struck. They didn’t have [...]

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