It should be no surprise
that I would be involved with a project with a title like “The
ILacqua Experiment.” It was something that my wife, Janice, wanted
to do. It began on a chilly November day in 2015 in a cold
coffeehouse in our town of Longmont, Colorado. Our young son was in
his pre-school class and we had a little time to each other.
that I would be involved with a project with a title like “The
ILacqua Experiment.” It was something that my wife, Janice, wanted
to do. It began on a chilly November day in 2015 in a cold
coffeehouse in our town of Longmont, Colorado. Our young son was in
his pre-school class and we had a little time to each other.
Over coffee, as I suspect
so much of my life has been, we decided that we needed something to
focus our energies on, a creative endeavor we could do together and
independently. I suggested a blog.
so much of my life has been, we decided that we needed something to
focus our energies on, a creative endeavor we could do together and
independently. I suggested a blog.
Of course, as it was, I
had only been away from The Sophia Ballou Project for about a year
and I missed it terribly. So when I suggested a blog, I had in mind a
place where the two of us could do what we wanted to do and get the
feel good feedback from each other.
had only been away from The Sophia Ballou Project for about a year
and I missed it terribly. So when I suggested a blog, I had in mind a
place where the two of us could do what we wanted to do and get the
feel good feedback from each other.
Initially, I did not have
an idea about what I might like to write. So, as usual, I thought
about something practical to write. What I came to was a memoir about
my days working for the Boy Scouts of America. I felt like I had
something to say about this time of my life. In late 2015, and to be
written weekly in 2016, I would recall the years 1995 to 2000 as I
worked from camp program director to a district executive. I felt
like I would have an interesting perspective as I was not the typical
Boy Scout.
an idea about what I might like to write. So, as usual, I thought
about something practical to write. What I came to was a memoir about
my days working for the Boy Scouts of America. I felt like I had
something to say about this time of my life. In late 2015, and to be
written weekly in 2016, I would recall the years 1995 to 2000 as I
worked from camp program director to a district executive. I felt
like I would have an interesting perspective as I was not the typical
Boy Scout.
It was also an
opportunity for me to reconcile myself to that portion of my life.
Until the time I begun to write this story, I harbored a great deal
of guilt about who I was at that time, and how awful my actions were.
opportunity for me to reconcile myself to that portion of my life.
Until the time I begun to write this story, I harbored a great deal
of guilt about who I was at that time, and how awful my actions were.
I completed my memoir on
September 1, 2016. Although I feel like the memoir entitled A
Scout is Brave was a success, I
do not feel like the ILacqua Experiment was. I feel like as an
experiment, it was a failure. Janice did not post very much. She
wrote a few very lovely “mommy” posts. She attempted to revise
her novel. But ultimately, the blog became almost solely my work. I
wonder sometimes if I caused her lack of contribution because I was
so prolific.
September 1, 2016. Although I feel like the memoir entitled A
Scout is Brave was a success, I
do not feel like the ILacqua Experiment was. I feel like as an
experiment, it was a failure. Janice did not post very much. She
wrote a few very lovely “mommy” posts. She attempted to revise
her novel. But ultimately, the blog became almost solely my work. I
wonder sometimes if I caused her lack of contribution because I was
so prolific.
It
did spur her to start her own blog, and that in itself was worth the
price of admission.
did spur her to start her own blog, and that in itself was worth the
price of admission.