Ramblin, Gamblin and thoughts for Vegas

Ramblin, Gamblin and thoughts for Vegas

QIC: Plunger

Date: 10/2/17

PAX: Conway (WB), Sassy, Drama Queen, Lite Brite (WD), Spam a Lot, Sour Mash, Plunger

In a way to try and find normalcy in our sometimes crazy mixed up world, we spend time together pushing each other at beatdowns, meet ups and 2nd F opps. This beatdown at VI was intended to be silly and based on a gambling theme as YHC was headed to Vegas on Tuesday. As we all woke to reports of a shooting with numbers that would only grow throughout the day, the attempt at a silly theme was dispensed and so we simply went with hard work and a sense of carrying on. The time together went something like this.

Warmorama
SSH x 21 IC
IST – X 21
Abe Vigoda x 11
Copperhead squat x 21
Mountain climbers x 11
Running with Scissors x 11

Then we made our way closer to the lower field only to stop at some interesting benches for:
Right leg, and Left leg step ups x 11 with a flapjack and the same for the dips and Irkins

Then we moseyed to the baseball field for…

The Thang
Super 21 – Starting on the 3rd base line perform 1 Merkin and then “dealers choice sprint” to either the right field fence or somewhere a little shorter and perform 20 LBC’s – the total equaling 21. Sprint back and increase and decrease until each PAX does 21 Merkins down to 1 LBC. This took a while, but was exactly in time for a mosey back to the flag for…

Mary – with a blackjack twist
YHC had a deck of cards and was the dealer. While an individual PAX was playing blackjack against the dealer, the remaining PAX chose either Al Gore or Plank to “rest.” If the PAX beat the dealer they called a Mary exercise, if the Dealer won, then YHC called the exercise. We completed 2 rounds of this doing some semblance of these: low flutter, LBC’s, Russian Twists, box cutters, the big O, Penguin crunches, Peter Parkers, Parker Peters and Freddie Mercuries. We finished right on time and posed for the prefunctory VI selfie.
Fin!

NMC
Mumble Chatter was a bit light today however a few notables and observations were recorded:
Spam gets the school spirit award as he brings and plants the flag, and reminds of the selfie. He also works hard in the dark on a wet field.
It was YHC’s first opportunity to meet Conway and Sassy. Both are fantastic additions who work hard. Sassy literally called to double in the Beat the Dealer phase #player. Conway called his winning exercise like a pro. Zero hesitation for these relatively new PAX. Sign these boys up to Q ASAP!
Lite Brite and DQ may gimp around but they get the work done. DQ was questioning the finishability of the Super 21. but alas we all ripped it out. Great work to barely older than YHC respects!
Sour Mash has to go at 6 bells. YHC did not realize this or would have modified. Well, probably not…. Superb work Mash, always a joy to post with you.
The extra “cheek music” was noted in Mary. “If you aint strainin’, you aint gainin.”

A joy to lead in the Western most reach of Forsyth County. YHC did get stuck in Meadowlark school traffic on the way home, so it actually counts as two posts! You saw the tweet but over 231 Merkins and 2 miles out there at VI. That is strong work!

Announcements:
Excitement about 2F opportunity – Lunch Bunch with Beast Light on Q
November 3, Carolina Thunderbirds, 2nd F Hockey game see Wobegon, or Spam for details (Also read PreBlast) Need a few more for group rate
November 11 Heart Walk assistance – See Pony
November 11, Run for Jake 5K – See Spam

Prayer Requests
Las Vegas shooting victims, The Foot, our country as we deal with evil in this world

YHC took the PAX out giving thanks for this brotherhood and a mention of our requests.

Prologue….
Men as I pen this a day late, I am literally sitting on a plane from Dallas to Las Vegas. There has to be parents, friends and families of the victims and those impacted on this flight. The mood is quiet and you can sense the somberness in the air. Hug your families tonight, be a little less grumpy about the little things. You each bring me joy and help my flame burn brighter, lets try and carry our light into this sometimes crazy dark world.
Plunger