Vanilla String of Pearls 7/13/18

 Posted on July 13, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  446 words  |  

YHC is nearing the mid-point of the July Tour De Carpex and saw a Q opening back where it all began at The Premier North Cary Friday AO. After staying up all night with the Boys at Flacco’s 2nd F, 24 got up with the Men to workout. Chhanticleer and Largemouth got in a 4.something EC run (note that both were not seen at Flacco’s the night before). I’m confident Term Paper would have been on time, but that HIM stepped up to pick up Capt. [Read More]
biner  bogo  burt  butterscotch  captain-kirk  chanticleer  cheesesteak  coney  coxswain  flacco  hermes  hi-liter  largemouth  loom  ma-bell  ollie  pierogi  pivot  puck  saban  sabre  shut-in  term-paper  viking 

The Oregon Trail

 Posted on July 12, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  408 words  |  

Today we took a trip back to the Elementary School Library to play the classic computer game ‘Oregon Trail’ 16 of us decided to take on the challenge and travel west in search of a better life. We gathered in Independence, MO to warm up and decide if we should be a Farmer (Sprinkler and Cotton Pickers), a Banker (Good Mornings, I’m assuming a banker would say Good Morning), or a Carepenter (Merkins…there is no tie in, but merkins are always good). [Read More]
air-supply  airbag  badlands  biner  franklin  geek-squad  hermes  journey  kilmer  liverpool  pbx  pierogi  pivot  sky-blue  swag  trike 

Bugs and BETA

 Posted on July 11, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  452 words  |  

The Maynard: Ollie, Hermes, Joe Smith, Banjo, Wonderbread, Sky Blue, Denali, Large Mouth, Chanticleer Insomnia: Shut-In, Bogo, Term Paper, Callahan, Old Maid, Water Wings, Flacco, Hello Kitty Rolling Stone: Repeato, Bartman Vesper: Butterscotch, Old Maid, Hello Kitty, Flip Flop, WKRP, Pet Sounds, Badlands Shakin Not Stirred: Shut-In, Khakis, Kilmer, Chop Block, Flacco, Cheddar Bo, Nature Boy, Snots, Turncoat (Churham), Parker, Term Paper, Open Out, Sabre, House, Chinese Downhill, Coney, Water Wings, Grease Monkey, Burt [Read More]
banjo  bartman  burt  chanticleer  cheddar-bo  chinese-downhill  chop-block  coney  denali  flacco  grease-monkey  hermes  house  joe-smith  khakis  kilmer  largemouth  nature-boy  ollie  open-out  parker  repeato  sabre  shut-in  sky-blue  snots  term-paper  turncoat  water-wings  wonderbread 

We came, we exercised, we relocated rocks, we wrote our backblast

 Posted on July 10, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  438 words  |  

It was good to Q at ol’ FOD this morning - had been a while. A strong crowd of 28 gathered - including Kilmer in a Cabriolet (back in my day - only sorority girls drove those)….. hmmm. Oh well - follow me - YHC said softly and started running up the parking lot through the dark path and up the road to the mailbox. Once there, we circled up for GM x18, IW x 14, HB x 12, SF Arm Circles - 10 each way, 10 seal claps and 10 overhead claps. [Read More]
air-supply  badlands  banjo  biner  build-a-bear  cheddar-bo  clementine  crimson  five-hole  franklin  frisco  geek-squad  hermes  hotty-toddy  journey  katniss  khakis  kilmer  largemouth  liverpool  nature-boy  pbx  pigeon  roxanne  sky-blue  swag  trike  wkrp 

Not-So-Soft Serve

 Posted on July 9, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  129 words  |  

Pre-Blast - 9 HIMs kept it simple at A-Team. The Warmup - Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. - Run to the bottom of hill number one. - Circle up for: Good mornings, windmills, cotton pickers, groiner merkins, imperial walkers. The Thangs - Sevens on hill number one with Burpee’s at the top and Burpee’s at the bottom - Run to hill number two - Sevens on hill number two with Burpee’s at the top and Burpee’s at the bottom [Read More]
ascot  hermes  hi-liter  imp  kermit  kilmer  mcenroe  nature-boy  theismann 

The Ultimate Workout

 Posted on July 6, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  573 words  |  

A few weeks ago YHC and WWW traveled north to the The Farm to help celebrate Spit Valve’s Q Week. The first half was a typical, well executed and thorough beatdown, but the second half was something new for us. It was a game of Ultimate Frisbee, with penalties doled out whenever the frisbee reached the end zone or touched the ground. It was thrilling and on our drive back we agreed we definitely had to bring it back to Carpex. [Read More]
cataracts  chanticleer  crimson  disco-duck  earhart  freebird  frisco  geek-squad  hermes  hotspot  hotty-toddy  kubota  open-out  pickles  red-ryder  rooney  shut-in  sooey  sour-mash  spit-valve  term-paper  theismann  www 

What's that smell?

 Posted on July 3, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  794 words  |  

AO: Full Metal Jacket QIC: Pickles Twelve PAX were assembled in the soupy pre-dawn gloom, and ready to go for YHC’s first ever FMJ Q. Gather at the flag for the Pledge of Allegiance and we’re off on a nice easy mosey. A couple of cars came rolling in as we pulled away – someone’s tardy, and we’ll all have to pay. Circle up at the first drive way for… WHOAH! [Read More]
callahan  cataracts  cheddar-bo  crimson  frisco  gtl  hermes  hi-liter  hotty-toddy  khakis  mccants  pet-sounds  pickles  sour-mash  tubeless 

Fun With Numbers

 Posted on June 29, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  155 words  |  

YHC had the idea of doing a mini beast and 7s and so it just grew from there… Warmup: SSW (Signature Shut-In Warmup) Thang 1 - 6s: Mini Beast (6 laps of 3 exercises performed 6 times each) - 6 Merkins, 6 Pull Ups, 6 Monkey Humpers (run a lap) x 6 Thang 2 - 7s: Sprints / Hand Release Merkins Thang 3 - 8s: Shelter Work - This was supposed to be 2 sets of 4 exercises (= 8s) but the group was so chatty I said, let’s keep going! [Read More]
bayonne  bluewater  cheddar-bo  chipper  freebird  half  hermes  joe-smith  shut-in  staubach 

37 is the new 47

 Posted on June 28, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  465 words  |  

It was a hot June night in the year of our Lord 1981. Judy and Ralph (his friends call him Dice) Jodice welcomed their first born son (of 3) into this world. The heavens shook and the Devil pooped his pants, for life as we knew it would never be the same again. 37 years later and YHC drives a small(ish) SUV, has 2 kids, a wife, an IRA and a 529 account for his children. [Read More]
arsenal  bayonne  burt  callahan  chinese-downhill  coney  disco-duck  freebird  hello-kitty  hermes  jigglypuff  joe-smith  kermit  leprechaun  lite-brite  ma-bell  mccants  mini-me  netscape  old-maid  open-out  pickles  quiver  saban  sputnik  trub  viking  wkrp 

Return to the Bridge

 Posted on June 26, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  396 words  |  

AO: Flirtin w/Disaster June 26, 2018 Weather forecasts can be an inconvenient distraction. After days of threats (90% chance of rain, thunder!) Build-a-Bear calls a pop-up EC three miler, departing 0430. Not a rain drop in sight. Such was the beginning of a muggy morning at YHC’s first pre-arranged Q at Flirtin’ w/Disaster. Some of the PAX may have suffered a flash back to YHC’s disorderly pop-up Q at this very AO about a month earlier, where we spent quality time on and across the US1/64 pedestrian bridge. [Read More]
bayonne  build-a-bear  chanticleer  dice  hello-kitty  hermes  joe-smith  largemouth  lite-brite  mufasa  netscape  ollie  oofta  shut-in  term-paper  yoga-mat