{"id":2299,"date":"2012-05-10T10:14:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T14:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2012-05-12T12:09:23","modified_gmt":"2012-05-12T16:09:23","slug":"merit-badges-for-adults-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixel-shredder.com\/blog\/merit-badges-for-adults-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Merit Badges For Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s like Cub Scouts all over again- only this time I don&#8217;t have Power Rangers on TV to distract me from earning these babies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att\">\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/makezineonline\/~3\/F-loIgh3PzA\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fun Skill Patches Offered by Adafruit<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att-img\" style=\"float:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/makezineonline\/~3\/F-loIgh3PzA\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images0-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;resize_h=100&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fmakezineblog.files.wordpress.com%2F2012%2F05%2Fskill-patches.jpg%3Fw%3D580\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"g-crossposting-att-txt\">Phil Torrone of Adafruit sent me a bag full of maker skill patches. 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