BEGINNING PART
Where were the rest of the regulars? Bel-Air. Possum. Bijoux. Canuck. Hollywood. Cousin Eddie. Bagboy. Others.
We were forced to presume that there had been an unavoidable act of God (or perhaps something related to alien abduction, Nancy Pelosi, or Marjorie Taylor Greene). We couldn't think of any other logical justification for a reasonable person to miss a Fission workout Qed by Jersey Boy.
BEGINNING OF THE MIDDLE PART
After a non-traditional "prayer?" of gratitude directed toward the flag and the country it symbolizes