Smatters

Matters of the Smith-Atwood family

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Chevy Bolt: A Tour Under the EV's HoodNovember 21, 2019
Obituary: GrumFebruary 5, 2026
Cato Went BogusApril 24, 2020
Charter Presentations for Scouting UnitsApril 4, 2011
Maypole FAQJuly 14, 2008
The Postcolonial Wood Badge StoryOctober 5, 2021

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Rick

  • Dud Area

    Our earlier posting on Wasilla, Alaska, includes a map of the wilderness that’s southwest from there, across the Knick Arm from Anchorage. The map comes from an amusing location.

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  • Greetings, Larry!

    Back in the carefree days of youth, I met a kid named Larry (Serle at the time, though he reverted to Grinnell as an adult) and we spent a lot of time on various…

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  • Thoughts on a District Website

    I’m the chairman of the local scouting district, and our new district executive has taken the lead on moving our web site to a content management system. The council is using Dot Net Nuke…

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  • WordPress Upgrade

    WordPress announced an upgrade of their blog software the other day. WordPress is the software that hosts this site. The last “big” upgrade was tricky – enough changed so that a few things stopped…

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  • Some Graduation Parties

    I’ve posted graduation party pics for David Reilly and Ted Collins. I’ll leave them up for a while and then delete them.

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  • May Day Video

    Composer and video artist GeHof contacted me a while back for permission to use the Hastings May Day photos in a video. He posted the result on YouTube:

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  • Cranberry Salsa

    Yields: 1 1/2 cups Prep time: 20 min Ingredients: 1 (12-ounce bag) or 3 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and drained 1/4 cup minced green onions 2 small (approximately 2 tablespoons) jalapeno chile peppers, cored, seeded and minced 1/2…

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