DATE: 12/13/2018

WHERE: The Vineyard

THE PAX: Smurfette, Papa John, Trill, Spock, Beater, Drumstick, Tiny Tat, Dapper Dan, Gut Check

Total # of PAX: 9

Number of FNGs: 0

QIC: Gut Check

INTRO:

“Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em. Know when to walk away, know when to run.” — The Gambler

Enlisted the help of my 2.2 (12yo) to design today’s “Draw Four” workout. (Picture of the Weinke to Slack later) He did a heck of a job coming up with a workout that used a deck of cards and the almost 15 fire hydrants scattered over the AO. 

Arrived to find Papa John sitting in his truck listening to highlights of the 1998 National Championship game and wishing he had some eligibility left. 

Planted the Clinic Flag (why not, it was in my car) while I awaited Beater with the Vineyard flag. Lots of standing around and stretching like ballers while we awaited 0530.

Let’s mosey to a fire hydrant.

WARM-O-RAMA:

10 Weedmillwindpickers – I never call this right. Said weed picker and meant windmills. We did windmills.
10 Weedpickets – Slow as I can go to stretch us out
10 LawDogs – Those are “in cadence” Michael Phelps for those who are counting
OYO Sun Gods – While I ran over and picked up Dapper Dan who was having trouble locating us

THE THANG:

I spend a lot of time at this AO outside the gloom. A few weeks ago, I noticed the extreme amount of fire hydrants all over the AO. And with the Vineyard boys fresh over their PTSD over the hydrant groupon, I thought what better time than to break out the randomest beatdown I’ve Q’d. 

The premise:
Each PAX has a number. Run to a fire hydrant. Number 1 draws and calls the exercise. Number 2 draws and calls. You’re smart enough to know what’s next. Each Fire Hydrant, we draw four cards. Then run to the next one. To which hydrant next, only the Q knows.

The exercises:
Spades – # drawn x3 = SSH
Clubs – # drawn x1 = Star Jumps
Diamonds – # drawn x2 = BigBoiSitups
Hearts – # drawn x2 = Merkins
Jack, Queen, or King of any suit = 10 Burpees
Ace of any suit = 15 Burpees
Joker = 4 rounds of Mary

This went exactly as planned; RANDOM. We couldn’t draw a Diamond to save our life, and all we wanted was to lay down. At one point, we drew multiple face cards in a row. Around 0600 we drew two Aces in a row. We found just about every Spade in the deck.

If you’re keeping score, we got 90 burpees off the cards, and those of us that made it to the flag first knocked out 11 more burpees because completely stupid and utterly pointless.

CIRCLE OF TRUST:

Prayers for Beaters wife and kids who are fighting the cold stuff/congestion.
Prayers for Smufette’s stepbrother who needs God’s direction for his life to get out of a hard place.
Prayers for Papa John’s family as they work through his daughter’s potential move.
Prayers for YHC’s M’s family, who lost their Patron at 96 years old this week.

Naked-Man Moleskin:

I don’t always Q the Vineyard, but when I do, it destroys me. Love this AO and the guys that frequent it and those that pop in and out. It was great to see a few faces I hadn’t see in a while. 

Went for coffeteria afterward with Dapper Dan, who I’ve known outside the gloom for a number of years. As we sat talking (often about F3), I was reminded what an amazing community of men we have here, who are at all different levels/places/walks of life, and how great it is to spend time with them.