Moving at half the speed of smell…



Moving at half the speed of smell…

Councilman & Site Q Dumpster Fire drove The Big House shovel flag into the ground, YHC disclaimed the Monday morning pax, and we headed to the nether regions of the AO to begin our week-starting downpainment.

The Thang & Ye Olde Moleskine:

I’ll do this with random observations, some true and some fabricated, and sprinkle in what we actually did during the workout, though some of that maybe false as well, but not by design.  The last word of the backblast is the surest truth.

Scabby showed up well before 5:30 #noteworthy  Glad YHC wasn’t the last one to arrive, and I remembered my watch; so some early encouraging signs.

The Steele Creek mafia of Udder & Flipper were there, and they are planning to bring their brand of pain to a Steele Creek AO soon (Olympic HS) – stay tuned for details on launch & logistics.  T-claps fellas.

We ran to the back of the AO for COP and some wall work.  H-R merkins, Slow squats, plank work of various sorts, box jump burpees, Wall-tar N’Djayie’s, and some other stuff.  Count was in cadence for the most part and up to 17.  No idea why, though Flipper did point out it was the 18th, not the 17th….cobains.

We did some people’s chair with overhead press, too.  We then ran off campus for a short tour of the hamlet of Pineville.  Dumpster was the tour guide of sorts.  But first we stopped at his new office for some Mary.  Udder pointed out the distinct smell of beer, suggesting it was coming from Pintville and/or Kit’s Trackside….though it may have been coming from Dumpster’s desk in town hall?

We moseyed on towards the park, though we would never get there.  We did pass a Pinevillian’s domicile that was clearly in need of some septic attention…sweet mercy.  We did not return that way despite Udder’s suggestion #whatiswrongwithyou. Dumpster needs to bring this up at the next council meeting…I pity the fool who lights a match within 50 feet of that structure.  The pungency was so pronounced that on the way back, 2 or 3 blocks away, Flipper suggested we had run back by that home.

We did some partner work in a church parking lot…shades of Anvil though a tad smaller lot.

When we got back to the pokey, we circled up and the pax took turns leading 10 count IC Mary.  Cadence count needs some work, but we’ll get there fellas.  Apparently Private Benjamin’s call was as expected, though I can’t remember what he called.  I called Makthar N’Djaiye’s….of course.  We were in the grass, so you’re welcome gentlemen.

Really do love the privilege of Q’ing.  Hope it was worth more than the price of admission.  And I will say that The Big House is one of the best kept secrets in SOB/Area51.  Let’s not keep it secret.  Private and Dumpster said they are closed for business for the next two weeks – Christmas and New Year’s.   But keep your eyes out for convergence(s) on New Year’s.

And my final rumination has to do with the fact that I was WD this morning.  50% pain & 50% pride.  Alas, Snowflake was Q’ing DMZ, and I’m pretty old.  Just grateful to still be posting after six years of this life-changing fellowship in my life.

My prayer is that there will be a growing realization that Christmas was the earthly beginning of “The Great Rescue”.  There is good news and bad news at Christmas.  The bad news first: we are all in need of rescue.  The good news: the Rescuer came, and He’s still at work.  Emmanuel.

 

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Iron Horse
6 years ago

Good tour guide – will need to post at The Big House —- seemed a bit heavy on running and light on merkins IMHO. Good word Hops!!

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