Author: backblasts

Date: 2025-05-12
AO: ao_ground_zero
Q: Samsonite
PAX: Ankles, Mr Roboto, Rosetta, Captain Crunch, Sparrow, Stock boy, Cheese, TBTF, Samsonite FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR: SSH (IC), Leg Stretching (OYO)

The Thang:Rucking with rucks and faster rucking (aka running) without rucks

Moleskine: Graduation is a rite of passage in which we take our students and transform them into college graduates. It’s a beautiful ceremony in which everyone ends up on the same side in the end. Some student have sailed across the line with commendations and award and great aplomb. Others have dragged themselves (or been dragged) across the line and barely made it. Most are somewhere in between. And I didn’t make this spiritual analogy when I said it this morning, but I think there’s a image here of our spiritual lives. In the end, no one is “more graduated” than another person. Everyone who graduates is graduated. And there are good reasons to work hard and strive for success and enjoy one’s college time in ways that bring accolades, but in the end, everyone receives the same award. For those who seek the reward of eternal life with God, there is no being “more saved.” Whether you sail across the ‘finish line’ with accolades and recognition, or you barely get those final credits in, you all get the same prize. Sometimes it’s enough to know that you can make it and, in the end, we all get the same thing.

COT: Prayers for a colleague of Rosetta’s who is facing a hard trial. Prayers for a work project of Captain Crunch.

Tags: ao_ground_zero, Ankles, Mr Roboto, Rosetta, Captain Crunch, Sparrow, Stock boy, Cheese, TBTF, Samsonite

Date: 2025-05-10
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: Mr Roboto
PAX: Bloomer, TBTF, Stock boy, Jailbreak, Sparrow
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WOR:
Tappy Taps x15
Abe Vigodas x10
Batwings x10 (6 variations)
Stretch OYO

The Thang:
Standard scout run to WNHS track.
Partner up; one partner completes reps of an exercise while the other does a lap. Exercises were:
– Flutter kicks
– BBSUs
– Calf raises (followed by slow 10 cunt together)
– Copperhead squats
– Box cutters
– LBCs (followed by slow 10 cunt together)
– Freddie Mercurys
Walk back to front of WNHS, then group mosey back to the flag. 3 minutes of Mary to end it.

Moleskine:
Honor the women in your life this weekend. Show and tell them how much you appreciate them.

COT:
Jailbreak’s kid on the way. Stock boy’s kids are graduating. Moms.

Tags: ao_mastodon, Bloomer, TBTF, Stock boy, Jailbreak, Sparrow

Date: 2025-05-10
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Panda Express
PAX: Gummi Bear, Tortuga, Velveeta, Samsonite, Spielberg, Crack, DQ, T.B., Candyland, Jack, Bloomer, Cheese, White Noise, Banks, Panda Express, sesame street,, Da Count FNGs: 1 Da Count
COUNT: 17
WOR: ssh, job down and back

The Thang: ultimate

Moleskine:

COT:

Tags: ao_flat_earth, Gummi Bear, Tortuga, Velveeta, Samsonite, Spielberg, Crack, DQ, T.B., Candyland, Jack, Bloomer, Cheese, White Noise, Banks, Panda Express, sesame street,, Da Count

Date: 2025-05-08
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Framed
PAX: Beaker, Manhole, Toto, LeMond, Banks, Framed
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WOR:
Side Straddle Hops, Abe Vigodas, Imperial Walkers, Tappy Taps, Calf Stretches on Coupon

The Thang:
Half mile loop stopping at the light poles—Rotation of Merkins, Squats & Big Boys. Parking lot (3 Circuits)—30 Lunges, 10 Burpees, Bear Crawl, run back. Playground Ab Circuit—Flutter Kicks, Decline Sit Ups, Freddy Mercurys, Box Cutters, American Hammers, 30 Dips on the bench as the control. 2 rounds of Colt 45s mixed in for good measure.

Moleskine:
Smile. Eye contact. Show up on time. Deliver. Say thank you. Give a damn. You don’t need hacks. In a world full of noise, mastering the basics gives you an unfair advantage. Plant seeds today your future self will thank you for. Small steps compound into something big. Keep it simple. Keep it strong.

COT:
Minute of silence, intentions/prayer

Tags: ao_dark_room, Beaker, Manhole, Toto, LeMond, Banks, Framed

Date: 2025-05-09
AO: ao_ground_zero
Q: Panhandle
PAX: SAGA, T-bone, Beaker, Ankles, TBTF, Toto, Dr. Phil, Stock boy FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR: SSHs, stretching

The Thang: run/ruck north on the Prairie Path

Moleskine: Plat to succeed, prepare to fail

COT: Dr. Phil’s neck ailments and anniversary of brother’s death, Roboto’s brother

Tags: ao_ground_zero, SAGA, T-bone, Beaker, Ankles, TBTF, Toto, Dr. Phil, Stock boy

Date: 2025-05-09
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Banks
PAX: Tortuga, Jolly, Banks, DQ, Shiplap, Gummi Bear, Jack, Dewey, Swish, Candyland, White Noise, Sparty, Cheese, Manhole, BigBlue, Velveeta, Oompa, Panda Express, Bloomer, rawhide FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
WOR:the usual

The Thang:ultimate

Moleskine:ultimate

COT:big blue AP tests

Tags: ao_flat_earth, Tortuga, Jolly, Banks, DQ, Shiplap, Gummi Bear, Jack, Dewey, Swish, Candyland, White Noise, Sparty, Cheese, Manhole, BigBlue, Velveeta, Oompa, Panda Express, Bloomer, rawhide

Date: 2025-05-08
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: Stock boy
PAX: Falsetto, Linc, Cheese, Big Mac, Samsonite, LouGee, Tortuga, @HOA FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR:
SSHs, tin soldiers, bat wings, copperhead squats, copperhead merkins to “The Chauffeur” by Duran Duran

The Thang:
Musical Dora:
1. Coupon swings – “Always Something There To Remind Me” by Naked Eyes 2. Blockees – “The Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats
3. Calf raises – “Funky Town” cover by Pseudo Echo
4. Overhead presses – “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” by Dead Or Alive 5. Curls – “She Blinded Me With Science” by Thomas Dolby
6. BBSUs – “Major Tom (Coming Home)” by Peter Schilling
7. Thrusters – “Axel F” by Harold Faltermeyer
8. Goblet squats – “The Metro” by Berlin
9. Flutter kicks – “Enjoy the Silence” by Depeche Mode

Moleskine:
I just got back from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where my 2nd son, Short Circuit (Ethan), graduated. And this Saturday my oldest son, Cheap Shot (Ike), graduates from NIU. And I realized, I never tell them how proud of them I am. I need to do that.

COT:
My friend’s son, Nathaniel, fighting cancer, Falsetto’s M’s work transition, Mr Roboto’s brother

Tags: ao_mastodon, Falsetto, Linc, Cheese, Big Mac, Samsonite, LouGee, Tortuga, @HOA

Date: 2025-05-07
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: Banks
PAX: Panhandle, Tortuga, Da Vinci, Ankles, Banks, Big Mac, Stock boy, The wet burrito, Captain Caveman FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR: we did ssh and burpees every time they sang Rosanna, then we stretched oyo

The Thang: musical Dora
We started off doing squats and hike to Kokomo, then went into the Dora

One pax would complete the exercise while the other ran exercises were: – curls – All out of love
– Tricep extension – a groovy kind of love
– Chest press – Mr blue sky
– BBS – take it on the run
– One arm rows – the pina colada song
– Overhead press – let my love open the door
– Flutter kicks – hold the line

We circled up and finished with a plank while the boys of summer played

Moleskine:
Be kind to yourself. The Stoic philosopher Cleanthes was once walking through the streets of Athens when he came across a man berating himself for some failure. Seeing how upset he was, Cleanthes–normally one to mind his own business–could not help himself but to stop and say kindly, “Remember, you’re not talking to a bad man.” Discipline isn’t about beating yourself up. There’s a firmness involved, for sure. Ultimately, after a lifetime of study of Stoicism, this is how Seneca came to judge his own growth — “What progress have I made?” he wrote. “I have begun to be a friend to myself.” It is an act of self discipline to be kind to the self. To be a good friend. To make yourself better. To celebrate your progress, however small. That’s what friends do.

COT: prayers for peace around the world

Tags: ao_tar_pit, Panhandle, Tortuga, Da Vinci, Ankles, Banks, Big Mac, Stock boy, The wet burrito, Captain Caveman

Date: 2025-05-06
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Manhole
PAX: Beaker, Framed, Toto, Manhole
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WOR: yep

The Thang: we did a thang or 2

Moleskine: don’t forget to have fun

COT: Beaker’s M job transition

Tags: ao_dark_room, Beaker, Framed, Toto, Manhole

Date: 2025-05-06
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Spielberg
PAX: Candyland, Oompa, Tortuga, Samsonite, Gummi Bear, TBTF, Jack, Cheese, Bloomer, Swish, Spokes, Fiona, White Noise, DQ, Panda Express, Spielberg, Shiplap FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
WOR: ssh, fire hydrants, donkey kicks, merkins, across the field and back

The Thang: 4v4 on smaller fields and then a full field game

Moleskine: pursue eulogy virtues over resume virtues

COT: pray on for Spielberg’s green card to come soon

Tags: ao_flat_earth, Candyland, Oompa, Tortuga, Samsonite, Gummi Bear, TBTF, Jack, Cheese, Bloomer, Swish, Spokes, Fiona, White Noise, DQ, Panda Express, Spielberg, Shiplap