Six men made it out on a thickly humid morning at the Quarry to celebrate Rat-Catcher’s Day, which is celebrated on June 26th and commemorates the myth of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. We done did some stuff.
Warm-o-Rama
Dynamic stretching platter. Introduction of Cat and Cow, which actually is a thing
The Thang
In the spirit of the Pied Piper, follow me. Moseying tour of the Quarry
Lap 1
Mosey towards back lot
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Gate pull-ups – 10
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One legged squats – 10 each leg
Mosey to jungle gym
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Pull-ups – 10
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Knee lifts – 10
Mosey to front hill
- Ladder – 9’s – CDD at top of hill, Burpees at bottom of hill
Mosey to Ab station
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LBC – 20 I/C
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Mason Twist – 20 I/C
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Box cutter – 20 I/C
Lap 2
Mosey to front lot
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Calf raises – 50
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Mike Tyson’s – 10 I/C
Mosey to back lot
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Dips – 10 I/C
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Around the world lunges – 8 full revolutions
Mosey to garden area
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Decline Mercans – 10 I/C
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Incline Mercans – 10 I/C
Mosey to Ab station
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Ankle ups – 20
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High flutter – 20
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Low flutter- 20
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Low dolly – 20
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Freddie Mercury – 20 I/C
Moleskine
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The Pied Piper tale has a few conspiracy theories associated with it. To recap, the story is set in 1284 in the town of Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany. This town was facing a rat infestation, and a piper, dressed in a coat of many coloured, bright cloth, appeared. This piper promised to get rid of the rats in return for a payment, to which the townspeople agreed too. Although the piper got rid of the rats by leading them away with his music, the people of Hamelin reneged on their promise. The furious piper left, vowing revenge. On the 26th of June of that same year, the piper returned and led the children away, never to be seen again, just as he did with the rats. 130 children were never seen again.
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There have been numerous theories trying to explain what happened to the children of Hamelin. For instance, one theory suggests that the children died of some natural causes, and that the Pied Piper was the personification of Death. By associating the rats with the Black Death, it has been suggested that the children were victims of this plague. Yet, the Black Death was most severe in Europe between 1348 and 1350, more than half a century after the event in Hamelin. Another theory suggests that the children were actually sent away by their parents, due to the extreme poverty that they were living in. Yet another theory speculates that the children were participants of a doomed ‘Children’s Crusade’, and might have ended up in modern day Romania, or that the departure of Hamelin's children is tied to the Ostsiedlung, in which a number of Germans left their homes to colonize Eastern Europe. One of the darker theories even proposes that the Pied Piper was actually a pedophile who crept into the town of Hamelin to abduct children during their sleep.
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Pied Piper? WTF is up with this guy? And why does he make me read so much?
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Besides Pax following Q around the Quarry, not too much linkage to Rat-Catcher’s Day
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Did you play an instrument? Yes, the flute. I’m a skin flautist. Alternate instrument of choice is the upright organ.
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Family visit to a dispensary on vacation made for some tough questions. It was hard to explain what an edible is and why these types of gummy bears should be avoided. It was even harder to explain to the kids that their dad has glaucoma.
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On the list of warnings at Arches National Park includes no mention of the risk of splitting ones shorts when climbing down from the arches. Note for anyone planning a fture visit – the ranger station does not carry any extra shorts.
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Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Beware of the predatory nature of the red tailed hawk
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Disappointed that the vintage Natty Lite workout from two weeks ago did not include any back blast – WTF? You call that vintage?
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Ten men went out for a water workout on Saturday, and happy to learn that all ten came back
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Good one to ease back into swing of things bitchachos…