Finished my bi-annual kitchen knife sharpening. Thanks to the Boy Scouts of America for a practical, lifelong skill. I hardly know any guys who can shapen their own knives nowadays, except of course all the fishing and hunting pals. Otherwise, it’s a lost art. I honed (sorry) my skills on weekend scout campouts. If I wasn’t teaching a course, I’d sit back at camp and sharpen things. Anything that had a blade and needed its edge honed. Or, during those long midnight shifts at the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Often, having a few knives to bring back into service was the one thing that got me through some very boring early-morning hours. So, it’s Memorial Day weekend. Got kids? If they’re old enough, take some time to teach them how to sharpen things: knives, hoes, shovels, shears, clippers. They’ll thank you in about 30 years when they realize how they know to do that.