Brother’s Keeper

Brother’s Keeper

Paying back an overdue promise to Rockwell, I was looking forward to using the weinkie I planned to use at Clyent Dinner a few weeks ago. But weather conditions threw most of that out, so I had to come up with some other items.

As we’re getting stretchy for 5:30, I see Waterboy extending a hand to Cargo, whose hands are firmly in his pockets. A shake of Cargo’s head told Waterboy he ain’t shaking. That hinted to me that some gloves may have been left at home for these high 30’s temps. I had plenty of spares in the car for Cargo. Not bragging. Just pick up an extra pair for a Pax. Be a pro. Be prepared.

My favorite part of the DiCCS now is asking who has the knowledge and the will to save another man’s life today. With CPR signups for 11/9 & 11/16 going well, I sense a palpable desire to have more hands raised here. Those who have been recently certified by Karen seem to have more of a swagger when they raise their hands compared to a typical corporate certification. Eager to see what the new guys think in a couple weeks.

Strong Mash crew here, so we take off the back way to make it easy to see who goes where.

The Warmup

Mosey to frontage road (Mad Dog already approved of mosey measurements).
Alternating lights with 10 Smurf Jacks & 10 Imperial Squawkers until we hit the speed bump.

The Thang

Partner with someone of opposite ability.
Point out 3 loops of various distances in front of the high school. Each person will have to do all 3 loops, but they can pick the order. While P1 runs one of the loops, P2 does one of the 3 exercises: Carolina High & Dry Docks (Dry Dock with feet on the bench) | In & Outs | Fire Hydrants (side step up with a leg lift at the end). Exercises also can be done in any order. I picked Wolverine as my partner, but I expected much faster runs on his loops. I know my Q Juice hadn’t emptied out that quickly.

Mosey around the corner to the 1st alcove. “Balls to the Wall until the 6 comes in!” I yell in transit. The group goes noticeably slower. That’s how you keep a group together.
Heels to Heaven \ Rosalita web, but starting at the top. 10 H2H \ 40 Rosies
Recover after 9 \ 36

Mosey to the 2nd alcove
8 \ 32
7 \ 28

Mosey to the lower parking lot, picking a new partner, also of opposite ability.
Start at one island. P1 does a hand release burpee in a parking spot, then bear crawls to the 2nd parking spot for another HR Burpee. P2 is running to the other island & back to relieve P1. Keep going until both partners make it all the way to the next island.
Waterboy politely asks what a hand release burpee is. Unfortunately, I don’t demonstrate because I believe at the moment he’s being sarcastic. I now realize he’s not, so this is my apology.
Some flutters until everyone finishes.

Long mosey to the steps on the other side of the high school.

7’s of Donkey Kicks at the top & Tysons at the bottom of the sidewalk.
Big crowd, so we had to split in half & start at opposite ends.
Lunge walk up the steps. For most, that meant taking 3 steps at a time.
I struggle being able to do these back to back to each other. So spreading them out was something I learned from Honeycomb a couple weeks ago when he Q’ed Homecoming. And it allowed for much better form. I never heard Recal admonish a single Pax on their range of motion.
Most didn’t quite get the full 7 in before we had to head back to the Middle School.

Hang out in front of middle school doing diamond merkins while waiting on the six. Ice9 introduced me to a new definition of Q-jacking when he picked my feet up while I was merkin’ing. I thought he was pulling me into Ignition for whatever Satanic rituals they do to stay so fast.

Jailbreak to COT.
Cargo & Waterboy both ask what a jailbreak is. Once I tell them, they light up, fly off and I never see them again.

Still a few seconds left, so we hit a 6/24 of the web. Learned that from the Ghost Q, Zin.

C2G’ed it.  Knowing this will likely be a difficult week for all Americans, I asked God that we be consistently reminded that we are to love our neighbor. Regardless of their political affiliation. When tensions escalate this week, we are called to be peacemakers. If you know someone is across the political spectrum from you, reach out this week and tell them you love them. Find something you agree on and focus on that this week. Both like fishing? Both think Star Trek is better than Star Wars? Neither know what ice cream shoes are?
The only thing that should divide us is whether you clap at the top of a burpee.
Digging in deeper on our beliefs only puts us in a hole. Love is the only thing that’s going to pull us through.

Announcements

• We have this cool calendar that lists all the non-workout stuff going on. And there is a lot of it. Either bookmark this now, or wait until it shows up on the F3Waxhaw.com site.
  https://teamup.com/ks5u7ww6neyn6uw1g7?view=mw2
• So much has been donated to Christ Closet in the last couple of weeks! But TONS of help are needed to sort & fold clothes, pick up & deliver furniture. Get your family & neighbors (yeah, that one) involved. The demand is just as heavy. But until we process all those items, demand goes unmet. Hop into the GroupMe Service Channel – https://groupme.com/join_group/58357491/5gjgT9Lf
• CPR Dates
  Monday, November 9 – https://teamup.com/event/show/id/eFH2GPs3aew4inYWdjbynFtVtBLJrX
  Monday, November 16 – https://teamup.com/event/show/id/jWJEhPiEuhor2usLQaewzKaMw37vS5
  Sign up in the link above ☝ Surge is the Q of this.
• Makeshift Marathon – https://teamup.com/event/show/id/x6gqUx73SfV9bPovogW5mNUsyKQBiZ
  Includes all details – route, volunteer, run / walk / ruck / relay options
• Projet Hotwheels – https://teamup.com/event/show/id/c1EmdJHFPvFZupzEo1xTeroCjQocps
  Have all the cash we need; just need labor & tools. More details coming.
• Catfish is going to plant an AO at Porter Ridge in January!
  He drives over 30 minutes each way to pick up what we’re putting down. He already has a couple of friends who have followed him over here, but that’s not sustainable.
  We need to help him get a proper plant there. We don’t know what’s going to happen; just that it’ll be life-changing for a lot of men.
  It’s going to take ongoing commitment to help him be successful. Here’s the plan so far:
  ☑ Catfish becomes Co-Site Q with Posse at Homecoming so he can get some hands-on training.
  🔲 Catfish gets crash course as Site Q November & December
  🔲 Homecoming shuts down in January (unless 2 others step up to Site Q)
  🔲 Porter Ridge AO opens in January
  🔲 Waxhaw commits X Q’s & Y Pax for January at Porter Ridge
  🔲 February Q Schools, including Q Source
  🔲 Later, Posse returns to Homecoming, launches The Lycan, or does something else.
  ❓ Any questions, comments, or volunteering – see Catfish or Posse