Try Not to Poop Yourself

 Posted on November 10, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  603 words  |  

As #RespectWeek winds down, there was one last Friday flurry of RESPECT Qs before the finale tomorrow at Phoenix. YHC had actually signed up for this Q before the concept began, so it was fate. And I knew I had to bring it, when I saw 22 pairs of eager eyes staring at me from the gloom - well, 21, ‘cause Freebird came in on 2 wheels as we were saying the Pledge of Allegiance. [Read More]
bogo  chappy  crimson  earhart  exposure  freebird  goose  grinch  gtl  khakis  ma-bell  mmmbop  monkey-nut  norm  pet-sounds  red-ryder  sky-blue  sooey  sour-mash  squatter  tubeless  wilbur  www 

Fun With Numbers

 Posted on November 9, 2017  |  1 minutes  |  173 words  |  

Today’s number is “8” and is brought to you by the F3 Television Network. Eight is a great number. It has no beginning and it goes on, and on, and on, and on… you get the point. It was a beautiful Tuesday morning as we gathered at Brooks Park. It would most likely be the last perfect morning until April. We had a great group for my VQ: Airbag, Big Red, Bogo, Franklin, Gomer, Katniss, Ma Bell, Napster, PBX, Sky Blue, and Sooner. [Read More]

Flirtin With Respect

 Posted on November 8, 2017  |  3 minutes  |  559 words  |  

November 7th 2017 QIC Fluoride The Pax: Ollie, Sosa, Dice, Oofta, Saban, Kyrie, Lite Brite, Chanticleer, Titanic, Mufasa, WKRP, Term Paper, Whorley, Joe Smith, Hermes, Wonder Bread. It was a perfect morning at Marla Dorrell park as I rolled in for yet another beat down with my fellow pax. As I walked up I noticed Hermes seated in a lawn chair donning a straw hat and reading the paper. He said he was waiting to show me the add for Sprigmoor Retirement home, thought I might be interested. [Read More]
chanticleer  dice  fluoride  hermes  joe-smith  kyrie  lite-brite  mufasa  ollie  oofta  saban  sosa  term-paper  titanic  whirlie  wkrp  wonderbread 

Get your kicks...

 Posted on November 8, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  420 words  |  

YHC was questionable Tuesday night as a chronically painful achilles tendon was joined by a strained hamstring courtesy of some lunch-time ultimate on Tuesday. To leave my fellow Tortoises without a Q on such short notice just wouldn’t do. Luckily, a night of sleeping with a heat wrap on the hammy and a handful of ibuprophen had YHC feeling much better once the alarm went off. Off to Apex for some limited running! [Read More]
ascot  brown-bag  leprechaun  monkey-nut  pickles  spartan  squatter  texas-ranger  wilbur  www 

RESPECT Ladders

 Posted on November 8, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  687 words  |  

Pulling into the Senior Center (an apt place to start for RESPECT Week, as so many pointed out - hardy har har), I could tell there was 24K magic in the air. Someone brought a Wal-Mark special fishing rod, an obvious nod to YHC’s fishing prowess. Some PAX were already sweating from Insomnia; some were sweating the impending beatdown they were about to receive; some took the easy way out and Vespered their way out of a beatdown; some rucked because, you know, running sucks and walking’s not enough. [Read More]
banjo  bartman  beaker  burt  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  chop-block  ck  disco-duck  flacco  flip-flop  fred-sanford  freebird  grease-monkey  hello-kitty  hermes  jigglypuff  joe-smith  khakis  ma-bell  malpractice  michelob  mississippi  mmmbop  ollie  parker  pet-sounds  shut-in  smokey  snots  sooner  term-paper  tubeless  wkrp 

The 1%

 Posted on November 8, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  687 words  |  

In past wars, the war effort was a national effort. The entire country got behind both world wars and in Vietnam, the draft touched families across this land in all economic groups. For the war or against the war, the war effort was front and center at family dinner tables coast to coast. That was then. For my time in the military, the 80’s, who knew that was relative “peace time” for the American military. [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  biner  blue-and-out  burt  callahan  chinese-downhill  crimson  denali  disco-duck  earhart  fred-sanford  gtl  half  hi-liter  imp  intimidator  mccants  monkey-nut  parker  shank  shut-in  snots  sooey  sour-mash  strange-brew  texas-ranger  wilbur  www  yoga-mat 

Almost respectable...

 Posted on November 6, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  233 words  |  

… at least working hard to become so. YHC was proud to be counted among the sixteen PAX who braved the gloom to post at Wolverine today. Thanks to the end of daylight saving time, we could see each other reasonably well. I must say, the PAX were looking quite spiffy in the early morning light. (Strike that as awkward :) Warmed-up in the parking lot by painting a few lines, then: [Read More]
angry-elf  banjo  biner  bogo  crimson  goose  hi-liter  high-tower  ma-bell  mr-roboto  parker  snots  sooey  sour-mash  water-wings  wkrp 

Respect week kick-off

 Posted on November 6, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  387 words  |  

9 PAX for Kryptonite and 1 for Rolling Stone showed up at Koka Booth to kick off Carpex Respect Week. We were greeted by Hermes, playing an old man character by sitting in his patio chair, reading today’s newspaper, and wearing his old-man hat. If you haven’t seen the hat, just look for any of his selfies on GroupMe. Ah, Mondays. You try to start the week off right, but your gastrointestinal system may still be dealing with what you did to it over the weekend. [Read More]
bartman  chanticleer  denali  fluoride  grease-monkey  hermes  michelob  pet-sounds  shut-in  sooner 

A Respect Week Preview

 Posted on November 4, 2017  |  4 minutes  |  642 words  |  

Admittedly I am jumping the gun on Respect week but I will be out of town and feel deep need to get my “experienced” thoughts included in the week’s activities. If fellow Respects allow, suggest setting goal for workout to provide a beat down that will allow the young-ins to share in our daily ritual of stiffness and aches. 18 in total with buzzer beater arrivals from Loom and Flip-Flop, however, this Friday we had “Wednesday light” with Bartman peeling off to show CK Ruck life and the Large heading out for a solo run due to injury (that’s how Large recovers). [Read More]
bartman  big-bird  biner  burt  chanticleer  ck  coney  flacco  flip-flop  ford  hello-kitty  largemouth  loom  pbx  pierogi  puck  riptide  viking 

14-35

 Posted on November 3, 2017  |  2 minutes  |  274 words  |  

When: 11/2//2017 QIC: Pet Sounds The PAX: GTL, Grease, Oxtail????, Quebue, Imp, Sooner, Open Out, Malpractice, Backdraft,Old Maid,x,x,PetSounds (YHC will update if someone can help me with the missing two names) Is Oxtail the correct name (help me out!) With a great tailgate hanging with friends, old, new and F3 Saturday 10/28 started as good as it could! By half time of what would become a great ND win over NCSU YHC raised his hand to grab any Q available… With all the travel lately, YHC felt like he was in a strange place with new and old friends. [Read More]
backdraft  grease-monkey  gtl  imp  malpractice  old-maid  open-out  pet-sounds  queequeg  sooner