I am cheerful about the time I spent in the Girl Scouts when I was young. I didn’t love the badges, or selling the terrible cookies, or any of that stuff. What I did love was learning pricey survival skills. It was neat to learn how to survive in the wild, or how to find my way back to the condo when I got lost. Those felt that they were important skills that I could use to survive just about anything. It surprises me that so few folks guess how to make a fire. I don’t mean turning on a gas grill, or increasing your climate control unit, but unquestionably building a real fire. If the power goes out, and you don’t have your high-priced Heating and Air Conditioning method to rely on, what will you do to keep warm? When our teens were aged enough, the people I was with and I went to spend a few afternoons at a distant cottage in the woods, one that had no electricity or weather conditions control. It was supposed to be a sub-zero weekend, and I wanted the kids to learn how to build a respected fire in the fireplace. They were all bummed about it at first, moreso about the lack of Wi-Fi than the lack of heating. Then I showed them that it was fun to stack up the logs in the fireplace and light them ablaze. I taught them how to manage a fire, and how to tend the fire so it didn’t get out of control. I hope they never have a life-or-death emergency involving heating, but if it does happen, they will be prepared. Just love the motto of the Girl Scouts.