I know people say this a lot, but kids really grow up fast.  It doesn't seem that long ago I was changing G's diapers, and now he's a young man.  This month, he started the Cub Scouts.  Scouting wasn't very popular in the Northeast (probably because of all the pedophiles), but out here it seems like the outdoors was a little more prevalent in the culture.  Anyway, we thought it was a good way for him to meet even more boys in the area, and develop some good life skills so we signed him up.  Scouting also turns out to be a great way to meet other active parents, because most of the scout events are family activities.

Help!  I've fallen and I can't get up!

Over the weekend, we had the first activity, which was "Raingutter Regatta" - you basically build a wooden ship and race them down two gutter channels full of water.  The ships are air-powered (you have to blow on the sails).  I'm going to be honest and say our boat sucked.  We just decorated the boat out of the box and thought we were set.  Did I mention that people take family activities seriously here?  People showed up with catamarans, they whittled the hull to be more aerodynamic, and they had all these different sail configurations.  Really dad? little Timmy sawed the hull in half, shaved the hull and sprayed it with marine varnish?  Really?!?

Yes - that is the sound of a slacker parent and a sore loser.

So those of you who have been scouts know what's coming up...

Their big annual boy scout fundraiser is to sell popcorn.  They do it every fall to fund all the activities for the year.  G's already had shifts at the local supermarkets and has gone door to door.  Both were really good experiences for him - especially for a kid who tends to be on the shy side.  But I figure since I have a blog, I might as well try and make some money for the pack.  So here is why you should buy the WAAAY overpriced Boy Scout Popcorn thru G:

* 70% of the proceeds go to the Boy Scouts, and according to the manufacturer, it's partially tax-deductible.  If you order online, they will ship to you.

* You will get a hand-written letter of thanks from G.  Mrs Fly is from the South and believes in thank you notes - sadly, it's kind of a dying gesture nowadays.  Despite our best efforts, his handwriting is so crappy it'll be good for a laugh.  From my end, I also want to expose him to the world of online businesses.

* And I decided to throw in a little kicker for all you poker players.  I'm coming out of retirement on the database analysis.  I'm going to have a raffle (weighted by dollar volume) and pick one lucky person who will get all of my database reads and leaks on them.  If we get a lot of sales, maybe I'll do more than one.  The only guy I ever did this for really found my comments helpful and it helped him go from being a slightly losing player to a reasonable winning player.  Poker is a lot more fun when you win (more).  Now some of you regs may be saying, "Yeah, but you suck."  Perhaps - but I have made money THIRTY SIX MONTHS IN A ROW.  I must know "something," right?!?  And even if I sucked, if you have something glaring that a suck-ass such as myself can spot, wouldn't you want to know about it?  And if you are one of the few regs who regularly get pwned by me (yes - such people exist), this could save you thousands of dollars a year (at least), because you are probably getting hosed by other regs too.

* And you get some pretty good popcorn.  We got the kettle corn and it tasted much better than the Orville Redenbacher we usually get from Costco.
 
Send me an email to doubleflypoker@gmail.com and I'll send you a link to the online catalog.  Popcorn never looked so good.   Um...  maybe not...

[topless photo of popcorn lady got censored]

I didn't really want any nudity on the blog, but after that hairy armpit photo, I figured I owed you guys one.  Also, the number 1 rule of sales is... sex sells, baby!