
When you think of Girl Scouts you think of their Billion dollar enterprise. Yeah baby those unbelievable cookies that they sell once a year and you can only get it from them. It almost reminds me of the black market way to get fireworks for the 4th of July when I was growing up in New York . You could only get the fireworks from “those guys over there.”

Who is responsible for assembling the army of little girls? You can blame it on Juliette Gordon Low who created the institution , Girl Scouts of America based on service, leadership and love for nature. After only 5 years of its inception, those girls were baking cookies. The first batch of cookies were made by the Missletowe Troup in a small town in Olkalomia and they sold them out of a high school cafeteria. Do you remember those days when Mom stayed home and sent the kids to school with a batch of home made cookies?

They are keeping up with the times. Now, you can download an App that will locate a cookie sale near you. You can pay with a credit card. Just swipe it through a Scout Smart phone. These 8 year olds are equipped with a swipe gizmo that attaches to the top of their smart phone from Iniuit and can take debit or charge payments right there in the middle of nowhere.

Things have changed. Now you can find girl scout cookies in politics. Last month Indiana State Representitative Bob Morris was the only one who refused to sign a House resolution recognizing the centennial of the Girl Scouts. Like some kind of cookie monster he wrote am open letter calling the Girl Scouts a “ radical organization that promotes abortion and homo-sexuality.” In reply Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma bought 278 cases of cookies and passed out Thin Mints to his collegues.

One thing that will not change anytime soon is that Girl Scout Cookies are an American staple. The fact is that these girls in uniform donate thousands of boxes to women and men in uniform. All I know is that it is officially Spring when my cookies arive. Kind of a kick off to the season.
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