Category Archives: Daily Ross Blog

A First Visit

I had a great visit from some Reno friends this past week.  Once we get some photos, we’ll post them up.  The weekend included some court time, Red Rock Canyon, great Lebanese food and a little bit of time on … Continue reading

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Scout Series: Go Time for Section Chief

We arrived at the conclave site plenty early in the day to set up the Conclave HQ and ensure that the host lodge had a handle on the logistics of the imminent crowd.  Everything seemed to be fairly well set.  … Continue reading

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Joining a Gym…Not So Easy

When I first got to Pahrump I knew I wanted to join a gym.  There aren’t a whole lot of extracurriculars around here and given my line of work, some physical stress release is a good idea.  My first trip … Continue reading

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Almost a Hearing

Last week I was all prepared to question my first witness in court.  My course of questioning outlined on my legal pad the clock ticked away.  There was no defendant.  We had guessed that this would be the case as … Continue reading

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Scout Series: Gameplan for Section Chief

Getting to 31 In order to be elected Section Chief I needed 31 of the 60 votes.  Each of the six lodges is allotted 10.  As we went into the final meeting, I felt prepared.  The main purpose of the … Continue reading

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Lazy Last Week

I was a bit lazy last week.  I had an excellent trip home for the weekend but was kind of worn out after the trip there and back along with the debauchery that come along with a trip home.  Apologies … Continue reading

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Scout Series: Section Vice-Chief

In January of every year our Section had a planning retreat to tackle the task of planning that years conclave.  It includes selecting a theme, updates from the recent Dallas National Meeting, and introducing the team that has been appointed … Continue reading

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A Tahoe Conference

I spent most of last week at a conference in Lake Tahoe.  I have been to many conferences for avocational activities but not really for professional purposes.  I must say it was quite nice to get out of the office … Continue reading

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Thoughts on a Tragedy

Thoughts on a Tragedy (originally posted in 2007) It’s been 6 years since the September morning that “changed the world.” I had 7AM AP History my junior year at McQueen High School. I woke up and watched the news. A … Continue reading

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Quick Hits: Ice

You would have thought that living in a place where the high has been more often than not over 100 degrees I would have invested in an ice tray earlier.  Alas, I just got around it to it this weekend.  … Continue reading

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