ша́пка-уша́нка & Suzanne Somers

 Posted on February 21, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  347 words  |  

The morning after the Blizard of 2020 swept through the greater Carpex area, YHC was a bit concerned about making the regularly 22-minute drive to Danger Zone in icy conditions. How long will it take? Will I survive? or worse, will I wreck the last remaining Pontiac Torrent on the road? All of these worries were put to rest when the opening of the garage door revealed non-icy, almost dry roads, and very safe roads. [Read More]
coney  flip-flop-thats-singular  squatter 

Lazy Ass Hofberg

 Posted on February 13, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  366 words  |  

There were a few HIM who got after some EC running. YHC and Banjo tackled 5.5 and we saw the Mother of all Bells show up for some, but as I went to press I did not know how far he ran or who joined him. But if you did you know who you are and what you did. 0545 No FNG No reason for Disclaimer No time for the pledge. [Read More]
badlands  banjo  bedpan  clementine  dirty-bomb  dr-evil  ezekiel  gump  hi-liter  kilmer  ma-bell  pigeon  sidecar  sky-blue  spit-shine  squatter  term-paper  the-commish  trike 

The Great Triumphant Return of Napster, and other February Birthday (not mine) Shenanigans

 Posted on February 5, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  450 words  |  

Does anyone really know how many PAX post at the original weekly convergence known as Shaken Not Stirred? Or is it Vesper? Or is it Insomnia? All YHC knows is you pull into that parking lot off of Maury O’Dell drive, and there are likely to be cars and PAX scattered about. With the rapid growth of Carpex, there was some concern that opening new Wednesday sites could detract from the nostalgic allure of SNS. [Read More]
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"A Near Flawless Q" (their words, not mine)

 Posted on February 3, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  300 words  |  

0500: A little EC run with Michelob, Wonderbread, GTL, OOfta, and YHC 0530: Circle up for **Mary **Good Morning, Windmill, SSH **Thang 1 **Bataan Death March (w/ a twist) Break up into two groups for a little Indian Run; Catch Me If You Can; Group Exercise Combo. The entire group performs an exercise together, EXCEPT, the HIM at the back of the line. He performs his own exercise. When the group is finished, they take off. [Read More]
augmented  biner  denali  gtl  honeycomb  imp  michelob  oofta  silver-fox  squatter  wonderbread 

50% Respects; 100% HIM

 Posted on January 30, 2020  |  1 minutes  |  196 words  |  

0445 YHC, GTL, and Chipper for a 3.2 EC run 0515 No FNGs, No Disclaimer, No pledge. Mosey across the street to the parking lot. Circle up **Warm Up **Good Mornings, Windmill, SSH, Steve Earle Two groups of 5 for an Indian Run up Regency to yet another parking lot. Stop at the entrance for some Go Gos into the complex. Mosey to the far end of the parking lot [Read More]
bagels  bluewater  cauliflower  chipper  full-house  gtl  lite-brite  old-maid  squatter  yoga-mat 

Tributes, Domination, and Baby Bjorn Rock Carriers

 Posted on January 28, 2020  |  3 minutes  |  477 words  |  

So this week, YHC drives past at least two other closer AOs, down Kelly Road to Thomas Brooks park, the site of Field of Dreams. A very expansive site it is, with lots of options to travel. Therefore, we ignore all that extra space and stay within 200 yards of the flag at all times. It seems FOD is trying to take on an SNS feel, with lots of running opportunities that are either EC before the workout, or are done in place of the workout. [Read More]
5-hole  airbag  badlands  beaker  bogo  dirty-bomb  doogie  dr-evil  ezekiel  franklin  goose  gump  nature-boy  parker  pigeon  red-ryder  schlitz  shut-in  sidecar  sky-blue  sooey  spit-shine  squatter  swag  trike  two-factor 

RIP Mamba...

 Posted on January 27, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  641 words  |  

I am not the biggest basketball fan, but I am a sports fan. The tragic passing of Kobe Bryant as well as his 13 year old daughter and the other 7 people on the helicopter that crashed transcends basketball and sports all together. I played JV basketball in 10th grade (the only year I ever played in high school) and I vividly remember that I wore Kobe’s shoes that season. [Read More]
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Finding Peace in Chaos

 Posted on January 24, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  286 words  |  

ECers: YHC, Michelob, Denali, Oofta, Chipper, Half, Term paper & RileyTheDog 5:45 Mosey to the parking lot near the shelter. Circle up for Good Mornings, Arm Circles, Steve Earles, SSH, Mnt Climbers. Grab a cinder block and mosey to the far end of the parking lot for 10x Block Curls; Block Shoulder Presses. Hold Chair Pose for an uncomfortable amount of time. Mosey to playground for 10x pullups and Merkins and hold Superman for an uncomfortable amount of time. [Read More]
adjacent  bluewater  chipper  denali  grease-monkey  half  hermes  hgtv  hoppin-john  kermit  michelob  nessie  oofta  prodigal  rileythedog  shank  smokey  squatter  term-paper 

Going the distance

 Posted on January 17, 2020  |  4 minutes  |  837 words  |  

Gran Torino has become one of my favorite AOs. It draws a wide variety of pax, and those that come are tough customers. Today was no exception. As my first post there this year due to travel and work, I was eager to set a good example, especially as co-site Q’s @largemouth and @chanticleer were present. 5 for one EC run, a few others for another, and even more for EC PYPs, meant pretty much everyone was warmed up at go-time. [Read More]
biner  bogo  chanticleer  gtl  gump  largemouth  ma-bell  michelob  old-maid  one-four  pbx  squatter  theismann  torpedo-torpedo 

If nothing else, we were wet (TWSS)

 Posted on January 14, 2020  |  2 minutes  |  298 words  |  

YHC, Largemouth, Lookout, HGTV, Bayonne all for a 0500 EC launch. There may have been PAX for a 0505 as well. Circle up: Good Mornings, Windmill, Arm Circles, Overhead Clap, SSH, Steve Earle, Mnt. Climber, Plank Jack, and Absolution. [Q NOTE: The Absolution is a simple 8 count exercise that I will continue to call at all of my Qs until all PAX present at the aforementioned Qs know how to do it and can perform 10 flawless reps. [Read More]
bagels  bayonne  butterfly  greenbow  hgtv  jigglypuff  largemouth  lookout  smokey  squatter  yoga-mat