Shawshank

 Posted on November 15, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  505 words  |  

YHC arrived a few minutes early to see what condition the conditions were in. Hopes for spending at least part of the beatdown in the amphitheater were dashed, it was lit up but there were workers preparing it for an upcoming event. Not sure how much that mattered because the greenway around Symphony Lake was covered in water. Hermes says that can happen after five days of continuous rain. Looks like we’re gonna get wet. [Read More]
denali  disco-duck  hermes  joe-smith  largemouth  oofta  repeato  squatter  staubach  texas-ranger 

The Highs, the Lows, and the Long Haul

 Posted on November 13, 2018  |  5 minutes  |  933 words  |  

The Highs, the Lows and the Long Haul There are a lot of things that YHC cannot get his head wrapped around. One being how one woman would stay connected to me for 33 years…..I say it, but yet I can’t believe it. Monday’s workout was themed around the stages of our marriage. The Highs…..The 82nd Airborne days were coming to a close. I received a letter in the mail, snail mail that is, that said I was “cleared to come on board”. [Read More]
chipper  crimson  disco-duck  hello-kitty  imp  moore  repeato  smokey  traffic-cone 

Service Before Self

 Posted on November 10, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  535 words  |  

10 November 2018 – the day before Veterans Day and YHC was ready to lead a bootcamp for the ages to pay honor and tribute to our Nation’s warriors who have worn the uniform to defend freedom at home and abroad. I knew I needed stronger men than myself to lead this epic beatdown, and so I literally called in the Troops. Here’s how it went down, keeping in mind that the pax were well equipped with weight vests and ruck sacks, and 2 men at all times carried a log c/o of our brother Bartman (who was out Rucking his ass off at a tough… what a beast). [Read More]
bayonne  biner  bluewater  crimson  disco-duck  earhart  flacco  flip-flop  heisenberg  hello-kitty  hermes  macho-man  pierogi  pivot  quiver  repeato  smokey  snots  sooner  tecumseh  texas-ranger  the-joker  theismann  traffic-cone  www 

No Kilts, No Problem

 Posted on October 30, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  847 words  |  

A brisk fall morning greeted the 13 PAX who came out to check out Carpex’s newest Tuesday morning AO. No one was sporting a kilt, and YHC detected a sense of relief from the PAX on that fact. The Joker and Repeato both were able to walk in from their Scottish Hills homes, Repeato doing so with a ruck sack on his back. Some lively chatter as everyone waited to see what YHC had in store for them. [Read More]
billy  cluster  disco-duck  earhart  ezekiel  frisco  leprechaun  ninjago  pickles  press-on  repeato  the-joker  www 

DBDHDS

 Posted on October 29, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  114 words  |  

Pre-Blast 10 HIM joined YHC for 2.8 miles at A-Team The Warmup Pledge of Allegiance at the flag Run to the gravel lot, paint the lines on the way. Circle up for: Good Mornings, SirFazio, Burpees, Prisoner Squats, Merkins, Frog Ups, Star Jumps. The Thang****s Deconstructed Burpee Double Hill Double Sevens: From the gravel lot, run to the bottom of hill 1 for 1 Prisoner Squat, run back up to the gravel lot for 1 Merkin, run to the bottom of hill 2 for 6 Frog Ups, run back up to the gravel lot for 6 Star Jumps. [Read More]
ascot  bayonne  hi-liter  hotspot  imp  press-on  repeato  smokey  term-paper  wkrp 

No 605 Boys

 Posted on October 18, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  244 words  |  

14 early birds opted for the latest and greatest 0515 AO ever to grace Carpex with its presence! As AC/DC’s “Back in Black” lit up the airwaves of the Kokabooth parking lot pax began arriving in their themed black attire. Forget tanks. “Badass Black” all DAY! The question, “Do we need headlamps?” was presented and quickly laughed off by the 3 co-site Qs. Yes, 3 site Qs. Let’s meet them: Hermes - cofounder of FWD, greek god, and headband wearer. [Read More]
cheddar-bo  chipper  hermes  hi-liter  jigglypuff  oofta  repeato  rooney  shank  shut-in  staubach  texas-ranger  wonderbread  www 

I Did It All for the Koozie

 Posted on October 9, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  698 words  |  

They say good things come to those who wait. Who are they? The PAX? The Q? 24 gathered to find out for a VQ that was a long time coming. YHC awoke at 0420 for a 0530 VQ approx 4 minutes away. Alrighty then. Arrived early to off load the pain sticks and found FNG Daniel alone in the parking lot with his car and an empty black BMW. PAX piled in the small lot, disclaimer was given, and off we went. [Read More]
bartman  biner  chanticleer  cheddar-bo  chief  crimson  ebay  freebird  gtl  heisenberg  hello-kitty  honeycomb  imp  just-one  largemouth  old-maid  parker  repeato  rooney  saban  shank  snots  water-wings  wkrp 

The Cheddar Beast

 Posted on October 9, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  537 words  |  

Excited and a tad nervous for VQ week and my VQ at A-Team. Call me obsessive compulsive but I made two scouting trips to the AO, one in the daytime and one 30 minutes before go time, just to make certain that what I saw in the daylight still worked in the gloom. Good news…it did. No FNG’s but just for practice (you talk’n ‘bout practice) gave the disclaimer speech and off we went with a goal of seeing the familiar parking lots in a little different light. [Read More]
ascot  biner  burt  callahan  cheddar-bo  chop-block  compound-w  coney  flip-flop  frisco  hotspot  pbx  pierogi  repeato  smokey  term-paper 

The Clean up Continues

 Posted on September 19, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  243 words  |  

The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry… as did this Q. Having pledged our allegiance we moseyed about 5 lights down for a quick warm up. WARM UP We acknowledged ‘76 once again in the as it was a year that would forever change the course of my parents life. Performed 4 sets of Merkins (20,20,20,16 = 76). Between the sets we Side Straddle Hop, Good Morning, American Hammer, Australian Snow Angel. [Read More]
disco-duck  earhart  gtl  hot-lips  mccants  michelob  pet-sounds  pickles  repeato  saban  sabre  shank  snots  sooey  theismann  www