Old School Tour

 Posted on November 15, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  449 words  |  

Aside from VQ Week, RESPECT week is my favorite week on the F3 Carpex liturgical calendar. Well, except for my birthday week. Speaking of that, I once told my wife that our wedding day was the second best day of my life. She looked surprised and hurt, and asked me what my best day was, then rolled her eyes when I told her it was the day I was born. But I digress…seriously, the fact that RESPECT week is on the week of Veterans Day. [Read More]
callahan  coney  goose  hermes  ma-bell  press-on  riptide  sky-blue  term-paper 

Respect Week - 24 degrees does not deter Tortoises

 Posted on November 15, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  340 words  |  

Date: November 13, 2019 QC: TRAFFIC CONE AO: TORTOISES PAX: WWW, DUECE, EZEKIEL, INTIMIDATOR, CRIMSON, ROONEY, HONEY COMB, JD POWERS, SEGA, MA BELL, MEATLOAF, ASHBURY, PUDDLES, TRAFFIC CONE. 14 PAX braved the 24 degrees weather and gathered at 5:30 AM at Tortoises, the limited-run AO. Light breeze in the air and all PAX were all bundled up. No FNGs. Started with disclaimer and the Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. Mosey around the parking lot and circle up in front of the church. [Read More]
ashbury  crimson  duece  ezekiel  honey-comb  intimidator  jd-powers  ma-bell  meatloaf  puddles  rooney  sega  www 

Do it for the Coffee

 Posted on November 14, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  548 words  |  

It was a chilly below freezing morning, so my overarching goal was to keep the PAX moving (warm) without collapsing from exhaustion (me). A delicate balance to be sure. No FNG’s as I start the disclaimer. Then stop the disclaimer as Augmented wheels into the parking lot. Then start the disclaimer *again*. Mosey to the flag, do the Pledge, and leave the small parking lot in favor of the big parking lot. [Read More]
augmented  bagels  bluewater  captain-jack  disco-duck  lite-brite  snip  yoga-mat 

FWD Old Fogey Q

 Posted on November 14, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  249 words  |  

11/12/19 Flirting with Disaster It’s Respect week. So it means YHC set aside his walker and came out to teach some whippersnappers what happens in the dark, wet, woods. Warm-ups After a short run around the pickle, we circled up for some side straddle hops, good mornings, merkins and mountain climbers. Then it was time to run into the dark, dark woods. We ran to the junction for some exercise I can no longer remember since I was out of breath at the time. [Read More]
bagels  captain-jack  chipper  lite-brite  lookout  oofta  snip  term-paper  texas-ranger  yoga-mat 

Go outside and warm-up...

 Posted on November 14, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  217 words  |  

… at least that’s the joke around our house lately. Our downstairs furnace hasn’t worked in almost two weeks, as some of you have heard me ‘vent’. The first replacement part didn’t arrive for a week, then they installed it wrong and it failed within a few hours. Now we’re waiting for a replacement for the part and the installer! I’m trying to be nice, but the M lost patience long ago. [Read More]
bobby-bucche  cataracts  chicken-little  crimson  deuce  hamm  henny-penny  hotty-toddy  parker  qwerty  red-ryder  slappy  sour-mash  theismann  two-factor 

A Squatty Party

 Posted on November 13, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  387 words  |  

15 HIM of which 18 were Steve’s ( SixteenSteves + Ryder + Cataracts) were ready to move and warm-up. YHC has been dealing with some shoulder problems and needed to keep this Q below the pits. Having primed the Pax with the upcoming “Leg Day” pre-blast I needed to deliver. Ryder called it a traveling warm-up, I called it “keep yo ass moving” as we lapped a quick run out of the parking lot and around just to get everyone moving. [Read More]
cataracts  chicken-little  hamm  headroom  imp  ramsey  red-ryder  schlitz  sixteen-steves  slappy  sour-mash  texas-ranger  theismann  triple-lindey  wahoo 

Respectable Anniversary

 Posted on November 13, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  372 words  |  

When: November 12, 2019 QIC: Earhart The PAX: Goose, Nature Boy, Franklin, Sky Blue, Dirty Bomb, Spit Valve, Spit Shine, Beaker, Ma Bell, Hi-Liter, Pigeon, Ezekiel, Liverpool, The Commish, Gump, Geek Squad, FNG: Gipper, YHC Earhart 18 PAX gather in the gloomy and drizzly morning for YHCs first Q and post as a respect. I am also celebrating my 4-year anniversary. Welcome FNG: Gipper (brought out by Dirty Bomb). Disclaimer done, we head around the parking lot and down the dark path to the street where we oval-up for: [Read More]
beaker  dirty-bomb  earhart  ezekiel  franklin  geek-squad  goose  gump  hi-liter  liverpool  ma-bell  nature-boy  pigeon  sky-blue  spit-valve  spit-shine  the-commish 

OK, Boomer

 Posted on November 12, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  270 words  |  

Google it, if you have to. I did. Hint: it has nothing to do with Oklahoma. 19 PAX + 1 for EC only showed up at a damp and gloomy FMJ as Carpex Respect Week rolls on. Seems like an appropriate week for one of our Respects to ask, “Hey! Can you just tell me what ‘OK Boomer’ means so I don’t have to look it up?” In the meantime, we did do some exercises: [Read More]
biner  bogo  build-a-bear  burt  callahan  cool-beans  doogie  flip-flop  gtl  i-pity-the-fool  largemouth  michelob  orphan  parker  pbx  pet-sounds  red-ryder  squatter  sub  wonderbread