Jim Weaver

I noticed this a few week ago but didn't want to get my hopes up until I saw them clearing the ground, a new Shipley Donut franchise is under construction on Arkansas Blvd. I grew up in Houston, where Shipley began, I am excited!

Make no mistake, this blog is all about me, not Paul McCartney, allow me to explain that. Last year I finally got to see the Eagles, luckily it was before Glen Fry passed away, but I can't believe how long it took me to see one of the most influential bands of my life. Now if you take that influential part up a few more notches, like all the way up to THE most influential band in my life, there si

A little of both really, these things crack me up and can get a bit creepy too depending on the filter.

This week my son Tyler reached the pinnacle of Boy Scouting, the rank of Eagle Scout. My wife and I are very proud as you can imagine.

Over the next couple of weekends you have another wonderful opportunity to step back in time for "Christmas by Candlelight" in Historic Washington State Park just north of Hope, Ark.

If you're looking for a world where comics, creators, celebrities and fans unite, try San Antonio this weekend for the Alamo City Comic Con.

I have trouble simply doing a normal pumpkin with your basic jagged teeth and triangle eyes? These people simply amaze me with their talent and vision for what the finished product will look like when just looking at a fresh-from-the-garden, punkin.

Troop 3 had some hiking to do this past weekend to finish up some merit badges going into their Court of Honor next week. They did great as always.

UPDATE: The Troop 3 summer camp trip to Pioneer is over and first of all we had a blast as a Troop, probably the most fun we've ever had at a summer camp. So who's ready to hear about how the mosquito netting and frame performed? Here we go.

First off let me say this, I love kayaking now. Second, it's a little harder than I thought it was.

I've been going to camp with my Boy Scout son Tyler for three years now and we're coming up on year number four very soon. Every year I have seen these fantastic mosquito net frames some of the boys from other troops had for their beds and I kept thinking "one of these days I'm going to build one of those," well today, I did.

OK, "machine" might be stretching the definition of that word. You are the machine portion of this build. You'll see.