9/3/21 SWW 4 year anniversary

 Posted on September 3, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  394 words  |  

24 total PAX. Pineapple and Chops were not there, even though they clicked the HC button. I assume they know what HC stands for. Half was there. I assume Burt told him he should go. Lookout ran a bunch of miles so we would quit asking him how he felt and was there for COT. It was a glorious 57 degrees on the Trusty Tundra Thermometer. Spectacular relief from the recent sweatfests. [Read More]
banjo  bluewater  build-a-bear-2  captain-jack  chipper  francois  half  hello-kitty  hermes  hgtv  ic-light  joe-smith  kiffin  lookout  oofda  pet-sounds  rock-lobster  shipyard  staubach  thurston  trickle  water-wings  wawa  yoga-mat 

Circles on the Green

 Posted on July 30, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  522 words  |  

AO: Gran Torino Workout Date: 07/30/21 I got to witness Gran Torino from afar when I Q’d Rolling Stone back in May. Those fellas got in some serious mileage just doing laps in the parking lot. I’ve been putting off my Q, waiting until I was “ready.” How many times have we said/heard that at F3? I was originally scheduled to Q Crazy Ivan today but got unintentionally bumped off the Q Sheet there for Q Swap Week. [Read More]
bartman  biner  chanticleer  hello-kitty  lucky-charms  ma-bell  michelob  nothin-special  pigpen  saban 

Mexican Slayride*

 Posted on June 14, 2021  |  7 minutes  |  1464 words  |  

It snuck up on me, but my 6-year anniversary of my first post is 6/15. I first posted at A-Team, at the urging of Hotspot, way back in 2015. You know he can be convincing… Crazy busy schedule these last few days, with 2.0 Zip Drive wrapping up his high school career, and all the celebrations that signal the end of one phase, and the beginning of another. But I saw that A-Team was Q-less, and, even with all the crazy in my life right now, could NOT pass up a chance to see if I could pull off another themed Q there. [Read More]
big-red  bootlegger  burt  chipper  chop-block  compound-w  crimson  deuce  flenderson  frisco  hassel  hello-kitty  hgtv  hi-liter  hotspot  intimidator  ma-bell  old-maid  repeato  saban  shut-in  smokey  snooki  sooey  term-paper  the-commish  traffic-cone  viking  wawa 

Day 28.

 Posted on May 28, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  228 words  |  

We Murphed. It was glorious. Almost exactly 1 mile run to a playground at Mama’s Boy’s neighborhood pool. There were tunes. Hello Kitty doesn’t much care for the Rolling Stones. Nobody argued with him. Joe Smith is STRONG at pull-ups. STRONG. By the way, Dazed & Confused is back at Apex High School. Try to park as far away as possible as not to upset teachers with assigned parking spots. And circle up off to the side so incoming teachers don’t run you over. [Read More]
big-red  egon  flacco  hello-kitty  joe-smith  mamas-boy-2  mumbles-2  psi  the-joker 

So I know some of you are woodworkers...

 Posted on May 20, 2021  |  3 minutes  |  442 words  |  

My 3 years of f3 celebration continue as I Q at the place I posted for the 2nd time, and my favorite Carpex AO, Bradfords Ordinary. What I remember from that post was that Disco Duck was the Q and the old lady that gave Callahan what was walking and carrying a bag of rice as he was coming off of IR a hard time. (Read about it here) FNGs: 2 Welcome Satchmo and Flavortown [Read More]
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Insomnia made me do it!

 Posted on May 19, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  278 words  |  

Once again I find myself not able to sleep. Awake at 1:10am, again at 2:32am and then finally at 4:44am. I give in. I get dressed and head out early to knock out an Insomnia pre SNS Q. During my 1.35m mozy, I take the time to reflect on all the things. I love that we have theses amazing parks/greenways to use. I appreciate the F3 brotherhood that I am a part of and the accountability it brings to my days and remember that no matter how bad I think I have it, someone else has it worse. [Read More]
burt  callahan  coney  flacco  goose  happy-gilmore  hello-kitty  hot-pants  hotspot  kwik-stop  lookout  old-maid  open-concept  rider  saben  sabre  snots  the-commish  tubeless  yeah-baby 

Adult "Keepy Uppy"

 Posted on May 18, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  216 words  |  

At the elite Tuesday limited-run/maximum pain AO in Carpex, we wanted to do something special today. I am still limited with an ankle but was looking forward to mixing things up a bit. I still had beers leftover from 2.0’s birthday, so I brought those…and some of his Bluey balloons for the PAX to play with. I am pretty sure I heard Repeato giggle with glee as those balloons were introduced. [Read More]
bartman  chewie  clockwork  flenderson  foie-gras  hello-kitty  kwik-stop  prodigal  reentry  repeato  shakeweight  skipper  slippers  tang  trike  two-factor 

Hide and Seek

 Posted on May 17, 2021  |  2 minutes  |  291 words  |  

Today’s Q was in doubt when I jammed up my ankle at #2F-Guys-and-Balls yesterday. But all I did was make the PAX run while I stayed central for the workout. The HIMs were understanding and didn’t rag on me too bad about that…they focused on my sexy new silkies instead. Since I wasn’t hiding any part of my legs in those silkies (totally a photo of me as featured photo), I decided we’d play hide and seek for our workout instead. [Read More]
banjo  big-red  build-a-bear  burt  hello-kitty  hi-liter  jeter  kwik-stop  liverpool  loom  repeato  shoe-horn  shortcut  shut-in  snots  tang  the-commish  wreck-2 

Will You Call My Name

 Posted on May 12, 2021  |  6 minutes  |  1171 words  |  

2 1/2 years ago Pickles approached me with an idea to start a second limited run AO in Carpex. I was months behind on my membership dues but Pickles promised that he could “fix it” with the Leadership if I became a co-Site Q and started paying him directly in unmarked $10s and $20s (privilege of him being the Dues Collector, I guess). At first, I was worried. I was fairly new to F3 and unlike Mama’s Boy people actually liked me after their first post with me. [Read More]
antique  bartman  bootlegger  crimson  disco-duck  frisco  happy-gilmore  hello-kitty  hi-liter  pickles  press-on  repeato  skipper  sooey  two-factor  wrench  www 

May the 4th Be With You: Light Side vs Dark Side Challenge

 Posted on May 4, 2021  |  12 minutes  |  2404 words  |  

Disclaimer. Pledge of Allegiance. (This Backblast is long….) Pre-Thang A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far Away…. May the 4th CARPEX Light Side vs. Dark Side Challenge It is uneasy times in galaxy. The Galactic Republic is a memory and the Empire has taken its hold over everything. Emperor Palpatine has charged Darth Vader to send a team of Imperial Stormtroopers to collect Kyber crystals that were stolen by Bounty Hunters and that have been lost on the plant Endor. [Read More]
bolton  bootlegger  captain-jack  chipper  chop-block  entitlement  foie-gras  frisco  hello-kitty  hey-there  hi-liter  kwik-stop  lookout  press-on  repeato  skipper  traffic-cone  www