From: Johnlebl@aol.com
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 18:33:47 CST
In a message dated 02/05/2003 8:48:40 AM Central Standard Time,
p2ranger@anvilgear.com writes:
> Then on Saturday afternoon, dad showed up with a box of fried chicken and
> biscuts for his son "just in case the cooking didn't go well".
>
I am an excellent cook. Not bragging, just fact. As one man I work with
said "John could cook an anvil and it would be tender and taste delicious". I
took it as the ultimate compliment.
The way I learned is first I burned the shiskabobs for my second class
cooking. Then I burned the meat to the bottom of the pot for first class
cooking. I never gave up. Each time it got better. Finally I earned my
Eagle. I don't need to tell you that there is quite a bit of cooking
involved just getting there.
People have often asked where I learned to cook and I always tell them "in
the Boy Scouts. Anyone that learns to cook on an open fire they built and
maintain, can surely cook on a stove".
We learn quite a bit from our successes, but we learn a lot more from our
failures so long as we keep on trying. As adult leaders, encouragement is
the best tool we possess.
John LeBlanc
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