SKIN O' THE MOLE. . .
There were early calls for a Saturday guest Q at BRP by Mr. Holland, but they went undiscovered, unnoticed, or unheeded, so confusion prevailed and most PAX, it seems, blessed The Estate or Mighty Jungle with their presence. Even more likely, they fartsacked in order to better prepare the for the long day of burgers and beer ahead.
Waffle House decreed, in his reply to an early morning text, that we must "Keep BRP alive" so as not to discourage any possible FNGs or enthusiastic PAX who may show up unaware of the dearth of leadership this warm Sat. morn. So it was with little surprise that Mr. House and Mr. Boy (Your Humble Correspondent), found themselves in each other's company and in the company of no others. This being a democratic (although certainly not exclusively Democratic) nation, we took a vote and there being two Yeas and no Nays in the quorum, it was unanimously decided that a Co-Q was the obvious pro tempore solution to the lack of official leadership. Thus we began. . .
STUFF WE DONE. . .
WARM-A-RAMA: SSHs, Goose Steps, ISTs, Windmills, Merkins, Bear Squats, STUFF: Sheryl Sandbergs, Step-Ups, Dips, Incline Merkins, Triceratops, Pull-Ups, Aussie Pull-Ups, Chest Presses, Bent-Over Rows, Rock Squats, Walking Lunges, Quad Stretch, Armageddon (9 sets of 15 curls, shoulder presses, and skull crushers), Box Jumps, More Merkins, Sandbag Shoulder Shrugs, Sandbag One-Legged Calf Raises MARY: Low Dollys, Side Crunches, Upside-Down Planks, Pretzel Crunches, Toe-Touch Sit-Ups, Halos.
STUFF WE DIDN'T DONE. . .
Without the benefit of one of them newfangled time-keepin' devices, the Co-Qs nevertheless finished within seconds of the scheduled time, a tribute to the uncanny sense of time passing that comes with advancing age. Thrown off by the absurdity of a two-count, our heroes managed to skip right over the optional name-a-rama and the essential COT, so YHC texted the following to the other party after the fact:
Guide us today in our thoughts and actions as fathers, husbands, members of our community and of the human race, to keep an open mind to ideas and philosophies that may be different from our own. Help us to see that the people with whom we disagree are not evil but rather just approaching the world from the perspective of their own experience. And let us seek to find common ground, to understand, and to show compassion rather than create division. Amen. #VirtualCOT
CLOSIN' THOUGHT. . .
Two may be "the loneliest number since the number one," but it is not "just as bad as one." In fact, it is both a prime number and the minimum number to sustain a perfectly appropriate 3-F experience. Thanks, Waffle House, for your consistency and inspiring leadership!
"Jersey Boy"