Alan Ritter
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Alan Ritter
@fieroshadow.bsky.social
Semi-retired engineer, mountaineer, photographer and traveler.
Remember that Exploring, the older-youth branch of Scouting, became co-ed in the 1970s. Venturing followed Exploring as the older-youth outdoor program when Exploring morphed into a career-oriented program.
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
As a Chicagoan, Peter, you'll appreciate this one...

Steve Goodman opened for Steve Martin at the old Arena (Checkerdome) in St. Louis. I could have listened to Steve Goodman the whole time and Steve Martin could have taken the night off and relaxed.
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
7th grade. Typing class. Another teacher stuck his head in and told us JFK had been shot. Then an all-school assembly where we learned he had been killed.
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Somebody remind him of a little thing called the First Amendment. Heaven knows he's incapable of reading and understanding it himself...
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I can crush some charcoal briquettes and make better "coffee" than Starbucks, so I avoid them anyway. It will be interesting to see how this works out.
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM