Jason E Perdue

One Path to Happiness

2013-05-22T10:18:00.000-04:00

One way to achieving happiness and peace of mind in your personal and family life is to take control of three major aspects of your life. The first aspect you must take control of is your environment. You want to fill that environment with the things you enjoy and the things that are healthy for you. This of course leads naturally to the second aspect you must control, your body. You

Hood Ornament

2013-05-21T09:33:00.000-04:00

The Chief here was a hood ornament on a car I spotted at a local car show. I don't remember now what car this was on but the details in the ornament caught my attention.

Fear...overcoming it.

2013-05-20T09:00:00.000-04:00

On the backside of my office door is an image I composites of Jedi Master Yoda in his hut on Dagobah. He is looking up from a writing desk and floating above him is the advice "Named must your fear be...before banish it you can." So I say to you..name your fear and then overcome it. For me using the phone is a problem. I HATE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL. I would much rather e-mail you, send

Positions of Responsibility

2013-05-19T15:11:00.000-04:00

In addition to the Senior Patrol Leader and the Patrol Leader as well as their assistant there are five more positions of leadership in the Boy Scouts that can count toward a scouts advancement. These positions of Responsibility are important to the functioning of the troop and are often filled by your older scouts. They will appear below in no specific order. The Troop Guide is mainly

Real live episode of House

2013-05-18T09:36:00.001-04:00

Sorry for the last few days on the blog..things have been crazy. I have honestly felt like I was on an episode of House. Last friday Alexis came home and complained that her foot hurt. She explained that her and some friends were tumbling and she landed wrong. Being a family with active kids we assumed that it was nothing more dangerous than a heel bruise. She's had them before and she

The Adult Leaders

2013-05-17T15:34:00.000-04:00

I had stipulated that the position of Scoutmaster was to be neither that of a schoolmaster nor of a commander Officer, but rather that of an elder brother among his boys, not detached or above them individually, able to inspire their efforts and to suggest new diversions when his finger on their pulse told him the attraction of any present craze was wearing off. — Robert Baden-Powell,

Cluck...Cluck...

2013-05-14T09:28:00.000-04:00

That's Noodle up there on Tater-tot. I made this image at her first ever horse show. I was proud pf her as she came out and showed everyone what Tate could do. The pair of them took First Place in her age division.

Scout Lead Troop

2013-05-13T14:00:00.000-04:00

“In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.” - Sir Robert Baden-Powell The Scoutmaster's real duty is to create an environment where the Boys can "Master Scouting" on their own. The Scout Master is to put the Boys completely in charge of everything. He is to establish a "Scout-Led" Program. In the long run a Scoutmaster is not interested in how many

PL/APL

2013-05-12T14:47:00.000-04:00

The Patrol Leader is an elected position. In scouting troops the boys are divided into patrols and each patrol of boys is lead by the Patrol Leader. The Patrol Leader responsibilities are as follows: Plan and lead patrol meetings and activities. Keep patrol members informed. Assign each patrol member a specific duty. Represent his patrol at all patrol leaders' council meetings and the

Save Time...don't kill it!!!

2013-05-10T09:49:00.000-04:00

Hey I don't have time to waste and I'm sure you don't either so I thought I would share the video above I found on the TED site. In the video David Pogue talks about some quick and easy short cuts you can use to make your life easier. I love learning little things that can save me time and I recently learned about a company that is saving me time on a regular basis. If you want to find out

Kick that ball...

2013-05-09T09:13:00.000-04:00

I was never much of a sports player as a kid and even today I would much rather watch a live game than watch one on TV and to get me to a game I have to know someone who is playing. Of course the game above is a different story I know the whole squad! Then of course I should know them Marty has been playing with most of them for over five years now.

Blog Comments

2013-05-08T12:16:00.000-04:00

I was working on the blog this morning and I realized that comments were not displaying correctly since I linked into the Google comments. I disconnected the two until I can find a better fix. BTW I do read all the comments on the blog.

Lightsaber Project - Update

2013-05-08T08:18:00.000-04:00

Back in September I posted about a project the Marty and I have been working on. The project detailed our plans to create two custom lightsaber hilts. You can read the original post here - http://www.jasonperdue.com/2012/09/lightsaber-project.html. Eight months later I have to report very slow progress in the project. Due to his schedule and mine we have not had time to hit the workshop.

Let me show you "The Ropes"

2013-05-07T11:41:00.000-04:00

Excitement is building in my household as final arrangements are being made for Marty to go to the 2013 Jamboree. One of the adventure areas he will have access to is "The Ropes". The Ropes has taken challenge courses to a whole new level for the jamboree. The Ropes is a network of zip lines, balance beams, cargo nets and other challenges — all suspended 25 feet above the ground. The Scouts

WESTEST 2 - Underway

2013-05-06T14:45:00.000-04:00

Statewide the WESTEST 2 is underway. This means students are spending their days completing exam questions and then relaxing until their peers are done. But what is it.... WESTEST 2 is a custom-designed assessment for West Virginia students. The individual content assessments measure a student’s levels of performance on clearly defined standards and objectives and skills. Student scores

SPL/ASPL

2013-05-05T14:45:00.000-04:00

The Senior Patrol Leader is the youth head of the troop. He is elected by all the members of the troop and represents the troop in all meetings and events. It is the SPL who will speak with the troop committee or other adult leadership to implement changes and create new events. The SPL will also be tapped to participate in planning and organization meetings at all trips and district/council

Dream the dream...

2013-05-04T12:35:00.000-04:00

When I was growing up my folks let me dream as big as I wanted and encouraged me to follow my dreams. I admit some of my dreams were big and in some cases I never reached them yet even today I still dream and my dreams propel me forward each and everyday. Somewhere in my journeys I was given a notepad and along the top of the notepad was a message that read: "Aim for the moon. If you

Soccer is in the air....

2013-05-03T09:07:00.000-04:00

The Kanawha Valley Eagles headed south a few weeks ago and twisted it up. They had a great start to their season and I am looking forward to the rest of the season. Hope you enjoy!

Who are the Hackers

2013-05-02T13:53:00.000-04:00

The Internet connects us as never before, but there's a dark side to this web. Who are the hackers who wreak havoc online? And what is it they want? Sociologists, criminologists and hackers themselves shed light …

May on the Blog

2013-05-01T10:26:00.000-04:00

Another month has come and gone. Sorry about last month things became really hectic at work and at home and as a result I was not able to do the scenic photography theme real justice. I do intend to do better this month with things. I've already planed out the topic list for the month but as always as things strike me and as the schedule changes topics will be influx. This month though I want

Cathedral Falls

2013-04-30T10:01:00.000-04:00

This is one of my favorite spots to make images, Cathedral Falls, it's beside the road. This image was made using long exposure to create the misty quality to the water.

Search and Rescue - Spring Camporee

2013-04-29T11:30:00.000-04:00

On Friday I loaded up the Kia and headed out with Marty and the other members of Troop 99 for a spring camporee. Our destination was Dilleys Mill or Buckskin Scout Reservation. Dilleys Mill is located in the heart of Appalachia and sits on 2000 acres that borders the Greenbrier River, Seneca State Forest, and National Forrest land. The Allegheny Trail crosses the property along with other

Scouting Today

2013-04-27T12:10:00.000-04:00

As many of you know I was a Boy Scout and as you are no doubt aware I continue to work with the scouting movement here in my hometown. When I was a scout, well lets just say being a scout was not a popular choice. Only the nerds were scouts, the real Outdoors men were the ones who hunted and fished. Regardless I loved Scouting and I stuck with it. Later in life after receiving my Eagle I

Rule of Thirds

2013-04-26T09:24:00.000-04:00

This is a simple rule to follow and one that I find myself using quite often. Wikipedia defines this compositional rule like this: The rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections. Let

New River Gorge Bridge

2013-04-25T08:29:00.000-04:00

I've warned you before that I am fortunate enough to live in one of the most beautiful states in the US. I'm also not afraid to take a drive and many wonderful places are just around the bend for me. Here is another such place. The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel-arch bridge, near Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States. With a length of 3,030 feet (924 m), it was for many years the