Amy Lu's View

I’ve been thinking hard about what to write for World Thinking Day.

This is another holiday that I had no idea what it was about based on the name. Once again, I chose it as the best of lackluster options…certainly I could come up with something to write about thinking. But then I actually looked at the description and ding, ding ding…it’s about Girl Scouts. 

And I just happen to have my Girl Scout sash from the late 70s/early 80s hanging around in my/StanLee’s office. 

Even though I’ve held on to my sash for 40 some years my time in the Girl Scouts was rather uninspiring. Sometimes, it was downright odd and stressful. I’m not even sure why I was in the Girl Scouts, but I was in the Brownies and then then the Girl Scouts, for several years. Some of my scouting years overlapped with my participation in 4-H, and doing both always felt a little radical. 

My sash proves that I earned some badges, although I don’t remember what they were for. I know I managed to avoid most outdoor activities, although I did attend a day camp one summer. 

Although it’s surprising, it does look like I earned badges related to camping and cooking. If those are indeed camping and cooking badges, that may just demonstrate that I was good at figuring out how to earn the badges in creative ways that required little camping or cooking. 

I do remember trying to earn a badge that was theater related, but none of the badges seem to fit that. But one of the badges apparently depicts reading books to children so that seems appropriate. 

I think Girl Scouts are supposed to be spending today thinking about how to make the world a better place. I’m thinking about how I ever managed to earn Girl Scout badges.