10 Pax were present and accounted for at Samson this morning. Here’s what went down:
Welcome/Disclaimer at Base
Warmarama (IC):
-Side Straddle Hop x50 (100) Yes!
-Slow Wind Mill x10
-IST x10 (20)
-Toy Soldiers x10 (20)
-Hillbilly x10 (20)
-‘Lil Professor/Slippery Dip Can/Dwight Schrute/Carrot Puller/Long Snapper/Soap Locater x10
The Thang
PONG: Each Pax got a tennis ball and tried to get it into the empty bucket a few feet away. They could do bounce off the ground or a straight shot-whatever it takes. Making the shot allowed each Pax to call his own exercise with or without a block and no mosey lap. A miss, however, would result in the shameful Pax picking either a round of ‘MERICANADO or CORENADO.
‘MERICANADO=
-5 burpees
-5 Diamond ‘ Mericans (IC)
-5 ‘Mericans (IC)
-5 Wide ‘Mericans
-Run a lap to the end of the breezeway and back.
CORENADO=
-5 burpees
-5 LBC’s (IC)
-5 Dying Cockroach (IC)
-5 WWII
-Run a lap to the end of the breezeway and back.
Only 1 pong shot was made (yes it was that bad and we won’t name which Pax to maintain ego control). For that exercise, we did:
-Curl x25 (50 IC).
In Total we did 5 ‘Mericanados and 4 Corenados resulting in:
-45 burpees
-25 Diamond ‘ Mericans
-25 ‘Mericans
-25 Wide ‘Mericans
-20 LBC’s
-20 Dying Cockroach
-20 WWII
-10 laps of mosey
YHC felt so bad for the Pax that he decided to instead do a speed round allowing each Pax one toss with no laps. A toss made or missed was tallied for a special one-time offer that would come later by the Q during COT.
-Shoulder Touch ‘Mericans x10
-Skull Crusher x15 (30 IC)
-Overhead Press x15
-Curl x15 (30 IC)
-Block Swing x15
-Pull up x10
-Bent-over Row x15
-Chest Press x15 (30 IC)
For the speed round, only 2 pong shots were made
Blocks up
Mosey back to Base
16 misses occurred among all Pax resulting in a final 16 burpee penalty administered by YHC. However, he and the MQ had a diabolically genius plan to waive the burpee penalty if each Pax accepted a one-time offer to Q at Samson in the near future. All Pax agreed, and a waiver was issued causing great tidings and joy for all.
Recover, Recover
Moleskin:
The Pax got it done today. It was good to start the morning in the company of F3 brothers. The MQ will be seeking these Pax out to cash in their Q voucher….
COT/Namarana/Announcements/Prayer Requests
Prayer Requests:
-The Force’s friend, Erin, had a ruptured appendix that was life threatening. Surgery went well and she is recovering in hospital.
-The Force’s mom, Libby, and her co it yes battle with cancer.
-Drebin will be putting their family dog down this weekend. Pray for his kids and family.
-Toby’s 17YO daughter, Eva, and health concerns.
-Pray for all Pax who are caregiving for aging parents and health issues among them/especially during the holiday season.
-Reach out to a Kotter.
-Unspokens in all F3 circles.
Announcements:
-Come out to the Estate on Saturday to celebrate Snake Eyes 11 year Manniversary.
-Jedi will begin 2024 goal setting series after Emmaus each Friday. Emmaus begins at 5am followed by Jedi training at 5:30 over coffee.
-Jedi also encouraged others to join him to read Bible in a year. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-year-daily-audio-bible/id111065122?i=1000640191245
-Christina Latini Memorial 8k March 16th
-Kiawah Island Triathlon October 6th
-JFK 50 Mile Ultra November 23rd
-Bourbon Chase 200 mile Relay October 4-5th
-There are plenty of Q slots at all AO’s. Please sign up. For new Pax, volunteer to lead/Q (we’ll help you co-Q). For you seasoned guys, sign up for some Q’s.
-Invite a FNG or brother you haven’t seen in a while who’s a Kotter. Invite that #just1 who needs you more than you know (an invitation is a powerful thing brothers). If none of those work for you, just show up. No one will be left behind, but it all starts with the discipline to take one
Until next time…
Toby
(aka Tobra Commander, Tobra Kai, Tobi-Wan, Teletoby, Tobias, Tobadia, “Toe”bee, TobyMac, Tob-lerone, TOB-the-wet-sprocket, etc.)
Ah, the old no burpees if you sign up for a future Q trick. Nice diabolical plan 👍