Author: Tortuga

Ultimate Frisbee
DATE: 2025-03-29
AO: #ao_flat_earth
Q: @Tortuga
PAX: @Sparty @TBTF @White Noise @Velveeta @Jolly @Gummi Bear @Big Mac @DQ @Spielberg @BigBlue @Fiona @Swish @Shiplap @Cheese @Tortuga , Buckeye, Sesame Street, Rawhide, Cold Feet
FNGs: 1 Cold Feet
COUNT: 19

WOR: Yes

The Thang: two games: 5v5 and 4v5

Moleskine: Age is just a number.  There was a study that showed that people with a positive view of aging lived 7+ years longer than those with a negative view.  Keep active.  Don’t let your age discourage you from coming out and kicking butt.

COT: @Spielberg has his green card interview scheduled for April 24, @BigBlue is going on a road trip with a sketchy car, @Shiplap’s dad heart issues.

1/16/25

#ao Mastodon, 0530

WOR: Motivators (x7), Abe Vigoda, batwings, copperhead squats

The Thang: musical Dora. One partner did reps while the other did one sledding run. The exercise changed when the song changed. The first PAX to name the song and/or artist called the next exercise.
Squats, merkins, air thrusters, star jumps, flutter kicks, lunges, bbsu
The (frozen) sandball and the big sandbag were available for those who wanted to modify up. Few did.

Finished with a whole group sledding run.

Moleskine: “You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.” David Foster Wallace.

COT: Prayers for @LeMond’s brother in law who is having triple bypass surgery Friday, @Mr Roboto’s brother, and @Jailbreak who bashed into the frozen sandball on his first run down Hoffa.

WOR: ssh, batwings

The Thang: moseying with reps along the way
Bolt 45s (squats), Molt 45s (merkins), 100 burpees for time, plank off, 30 deep jump squats, squat off, Bulgarian split squats, one legged merkins, flutter kicks IC (100), @Jolly at the spa, stretching

Moleskine: We celebrated Jesus’ coming on Christmas. He’s coming back. Tell your friends.

COT: Lemond’s b-i-l- bypass surgery coming up Friday, recent suicide – prayers for the family

DATE: 2024-11-29
AO: #ao_flat_earth
Q: @Tortuga
PAX: @Banks @TBTF @8-Track @Jolly @Cheese @Candyland @White Noise @Jack (Jose La Hoz) @DQ @Tortuga
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10

WOR: yes

The Thang: What do you think?

Moleskine: yes

COT: Bank’s schnoz.  White Noise’s too.

Backblast! This should hurt
DATE: 2024-11-19
AO: #ao_dark_room
Q: @Tortuga
PAX: @Lakers @Crack @Beaker @Tortuga @Framed
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5

WOR: ssh, traveling goofballs, copperhead squats, short mosey, tbone burpees

The Thang: 5 alive: BBSU, block sit jump squats, American Hammers (4 count), burpees, Bonnie Blairs
At the end of each set of five, we paused for a 100 rep spittoon.
monkey humpers, tricep extensions (twice), coupon Am. hammers, blockees

First to finish each round added the coupon to their bbsus.  Nobody won more than one round.

5MOM: flutters to 50 slowing down every ten, protractors, 25 more flutters.

Moleskine: Treat your loved ones well.  We can be less patient, more snippy, and more brunt with our M’s and 2.0s.  When you catch yourself doing that, back off and treat them with the love and respect you have for them.

COT: @Beaker’s M’s cousin died in a car crash leaving behind M and young teens.  Manhole recovering from injuries.

DATE: 2024-10-04
AO: #ao_flat_earth
Q: @Tortuga
PAX: @Shiplap @8-Track @TBTF @White Noise @Jolly @Banks @Tortuga @Velveeta @Krampus @LeMond @Gummi Bear @Cheese
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12

WOR: yes

The Thang: Ultimate in the rain

COT: @LeMond’s 100 year old grandmother passed, @Tortuga’s 2.0’s in hard places: prayers for peace.

Moleskine: Forgive as Christ forgave you: unconditionally, while he was being crucified, wiping the slate clean.

Backblast! Name that Tune
DATE: 2024-10-02
AO: #ao_tar_pit
Q: @Tortuga
PAX: @TBTF @Bloomer @NATTY @Spit Valve @Krampus @Tortuga @Samsonite @Panhandle
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8

WOR: Motivators (7), copperhead squats and merkins, goof balls, arm stretching

The Thang: Musical Dora
At the top of the spa one partner did reps (no counting needed) the other moseyed down then came up any way except moseying (bear crawl, Bernie, lunge, broad jump, crab walk, skip, side shuffle, karaoke, etc.)
 The exercise at the top changed when the song changed.  Whoever names the new song first calls the exercise.
We did squats, merkins, lbc, ssh, plank, dips, air thrusters, imperial walkers.

7MOM: flutters intermixed with protractors.  Finished with 5 degrees to failure.  @NATTY killed it.

COT: Prayers for @Krampus’s M skin condition that can’t be treated without risk to breast feeding, @Panhandle’s 2.0 recovering from successful achilles surgery, @Tortuga’s 2.0’s both struggling with some heavy stuff at school.  Prayers for peace.

Moleskine: Pick up trash.

Backblast! Run Club
DATE: 2024-09-27
AO: #ao_ground_zero
Q: @Tortuga
PAX: @Beaker @Panhandle @Ankles @Stock boy @LeMond @Tortuga @Humpty @Dumpster @LouGee @Dr. Phil @Mr Roboto @Toto
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12

WOR: yes

The Thang: ran to Blanchard, ascended 3-5 times

COT: Prayers for Mr. Roboto’s brother, Dr. Phil’s friend in ICU recovering from heart and lung surgery, LeMond’s home inspection today

Moleskine: When you communicate, the words you use rank third in order of importance.  First is body language. Second is tone of voice.
This is especially obvious when someone is apologizing.  Make sure you really are sorry before apologizing or it really doesn’t count.

Backblast: 9/11
Date: 9/11/2024
AO: #ao_tar_pit
PAX: @Panhandle @Tortuga @TBTF @Banks @Dumpster
FNGs: 0
Q: @Tortuga
Total: 5

Warm-o-rama: SSH, Abe Vigodas (slow), imperial walkers, batwings, copperhead squats and merkins, stretching

9/11 beatdown

The Thang:
Carried coupons to the front of the school up the stairs.

9 rounds with 11 reps each, loop around the circle between sets
Tricep extensions, Bonnie Blairs, Side crunches, Overhead press, Bent over rows, hammers, uneven merkins, Block sits, Nut crackers

Most were IC

Read details of 1st aircraft:
AA Flight 11
Boston – Los Angeles
Hit the North Tower at 0846
92 perished
SSH x 92 IC
stairs

UA Flight 175
Boston – Los Angeles
Hit South Tower at 0903
65 perished
Mt. Climbers x 65 IC
loop

AA Flight 77
Dulles – Los Angeles
Hit the Pentagon at 0937
64 perished
Overhead clap x 64 IC
loop

UA Flight 93
Newark – San Francisco
Crashed in Shanksville, PA at 1003 after passengers attempted to thwart the hijacking
44 perished
burpees x 44 OYO

Moleskine: Remember. Somewhere in the book of Job: “The LORD gives and the LORD takes away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

COT: @Panhandle’s 2.0 anxious about today’s singles tennis match.