SNS 4/14/21

 Posted on April 14, 2021  |  4 minutes  |  664 words  |  

35(ish) PAX converged at Bond Park for a pick-your-own-adventure sorta day. Some ran. Some rucked. Some beast-ed. And some did a little bit of all that. But I can only speak to what the bootcampers did. Some other hero will need to fill you in on what happened with the ruckers and runners. 5:44am, YHC hollered at the PAX to find a partner. A dull buzz filled the air as the PAX wondered whether YHC had actually planned a Q *gasp*. [Read More]
antique  banjo  bartman  build-a-bear  burt  callahan  chanticleer  coney  denali  duece  flacco  goose  gtl  happy-gilmore  hello-kitty  hgtv  hiliter  horatio  hot-spot  jigglypuff  largemouth  michelob  one-direction  pierogi  qwikstop  repeato  saban  sabre  schlitz  shortcut  shut-in  snots  squatter  steaks  yeah-baby 

Tour de Phoenix

 Posted on April 12, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  227 words  |  

Phoenix has a special place in my heart as it was the site of my first VQ. Had I known that day that it was a 60 min bootcamp, I may have postponed joining Hi-Lighter as it also marked my first 6-pack. What a week that was 2 years ago! Mumble chatter was solid, albeit owned by Tecumseh where we learned a bunch about health insurance. With that 6 others joined YHC for a Tour De Phoenix (Bond Park) and 2 rucked. [Read More]
chewie  happy-gilmore  kwik-stop  loom  ollie  snapback  tecumseh  the-commish  wrench 

this is the year

 Posted on April 1, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  517 words  |  

HAPPY OPENING DAY! We made it through another baseball offseason. And through another Q1. And through another gloomy gloomy winter. We got some sprinkles this morning, and I don’t think we cracked 50deg, but it was glorious nonetheless. Here’s what we did… Gather up, and oh snap, Bayonne’s here!! Awesome to see you back, man. 9 others rolled up including 2 via EC. Burt swaps his Dodgers jersey for a tank top, and I don my Matt Harvey jersey for potentially the last time. [Read More]
adjacent  bayonne  burt  coney  goose  happy-gilmore  jigglypuff  joe-smith  kwik-stop  press-on  saban 

Told Y'all There'd Be Hills

 Posted on March 1, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  584 words  |  

Preamble Thought I never actually saw it there, I swear Build-A-Bear had put me on the Q sheet for 3/8. But there I was scheduled for 3/1. One of y’all mophos is playing some shenanigans. But you got to get up mighty early in the morning to fool Ma Bell! Play your little games. As YHC enjoyed a refreshing beverage and a cigar, I formulated a plan. A plan that involved hills. [Read More]
big-red  build-a-bear  franklin  happy-gilmore  loom  ma-bell  mamas-boy  ollie  parker  pbx  saban  snots  term-paper  water-wings 

We didn't start the fire...

 Posted on February 27, 2021  |  7 minutes  |  1295 words  |  

…it was always burning, since the world’s been turning. It’s been 49 weeks since I last “officially” posted at an AO, March 20th 2020, with @Franklin at the helm at Gran Torino. Since that time, it’s been a helluva ride: Well, Covid, Black Lives Matter became a movement instead of just good damn common decency as humans Kim Jong Un died. Then didn’t Kanye West ran for president. Really, that happened. [Read More]
adjacent  baywatch  en-garde  happy-gilmore  hgtv  nra  old-maid  ollie  schroeder  vhs 

Double Nickles Pickles

 Posted on February 26, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  368 words  |  

Sixteen HIMs showed up at Danger Zone to help YHC celebrate his 55th trip around the sun. A glorious morning, with the temp at 47° according to the Disco Duck-mobile. EC runners come rolling in and after some light mumble chatter it’s time to get started. Warm Up Windmills x 11 IC SSH x 11 IC Sir Fazio/Fazio Sir x 11 each IC Hillbillies x 11 IC Standard Merkins x 11 OMD (shout out to Saban for the reminder of “starting position, move” Thang 1: P-I-C-K-L-E-S At each end of the pickle, do the following, repeating the previous exercises each time: [Read More]
bag-boy  blowout  burt  callahan  coney  disco-duck  flip-flop-thats-singular  happy-gilmore  jigglypuff  leprechaun  pickles  pierogi  press-on  saban  sabre  shoe-horn 

Q School

 Posted on February 18, 2021  |  5 minutes  |  964 words  |  

First, let me start with what we did NOT do. I got a little flustered right at the start as I was introducing myself to Backporch only to realize that it was already 5:45 on the ol’ Garmin. You can’t be tardy to Q School! Let’s Go! So here’s what you missed… a quiz about the formerly most famous Q of them all. Q Nowadays the anonymous Q is probably more famous but for men of a Meh-generation… and of a particularly nerdy disposition… this guy was the man! [Read More]
back-porch  build-a-bear  burt  callahan  chanticleer  chipper  coney  coxswain  denali  deuce  disco-duck  flip-flop-thats-singular  gambit  gtl  happy-gilmore  hello-kitty  kwik-stop  largemouth  liverpool  loom  pierogi  press-on  riptide  saban  squatter  suck-up  wonderbread 

A Smattering

 Posted on February 15, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  479 words  |  

4 years and a day! Quite a morning today, but first a look back at the last few February 14ths: 2020 // 2019 // 2018 // 2017 (note, way better BB compliance in Raleigh so far in 2021, but it seems like it’s only thanks to Pigpen and Cococrisp. tighten up, this is apparently a lost art) 14 PAX joined me at the flag, were graced with a retrospective about bu_m_ble tea and cheese foam, we checked for FNGs, said the pledge, and were off! [Read More]
bootlegger  burt  coxswain  disco-duck  frisco  happy-gilmore  henny-penny  hgtv  imp  intimidator  jigglypuff  mccants  mr-safety  open-concept  press-on  water-wings 

Watch out for roots! This is Danger Zone.

 Posted on January 22, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  394 words  |  

Did everyone bring a headlight? Close enough. “Why did Coxswain say to bring headlight when he doesn’t have one on himself?” Que lights clipped onto my waist band like I’m Data in Goonies! Warm Up: Merkins (Yes, we started with merkins!) LBCs Imperial Walkers Good Mornings Side Straddle Hop more Merkins and then we’re off running Thang: Cross the street, not at a crosswalk, but there weren’t any cars coming so it was safe! [Read More]
blowout  burt  coney  coxswain  flacco  flip-flop-thats-singular  happy-gilmore  hermes  jigglypuff  ollie  press-on  saban  sabre 

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.

 Posted on January 19, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  272 words  |  

Been to Claymore a few times lately as YHC was on the IR for a few weeks. Time to step up and lead - and to show that you can get a really great workout without much running. Warm Up Mosey to the circle near the tennis courts following the Pledge. Circle up for SSHs, Sir Fazio arm circles forward and reverse, and Steve Earles. The Thang Mosey to the tennis courts, head to a far corner. [Read More]
chewie  happy-gilmore  hello-kitty  intimidator  kwik-stop  pickles  pierogi  press-on  red-ryder  www