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Bugs Bunny’s Birthday

July 27, 2022 Curveball

THE SCENE:

Partly Cloudy	Temperature	Humidity	Feels like	Wind Speed	Wind Direction
Partly Cloudy	74 ℉	95%	76 ℉	5.3 mi/h	SW

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER.
Delivered as desired. I am not a professional.

WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSHs, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Rockettes, 4 Cherry Pickers, Willie Mays, Some of this and that.

THA-THANG:

Mosey to football field. Under the moon’s goal post shadow, 4 corner bear crawl.

Move to goal line and the numbers.
Basic Four Corners – Using Numbers, 50 yd line, and Goal Line.
10 reps at each corner.
• Merkins
• LBC – 4 cnt
• Reverse Lunge 2-cnt

To Bleachers. Four Corners of a bleacher section.
10 reps at each corner
• Dips
• Decline Merkins
• Gas Pumps

Back on the field but this time using hash marks and 25yd line
7 of Diamonds
• 7 reps each corner – Burpees
• 14 reps/corner – Flutter Kicks 4-cnt
• 21 reps/corner – Merkins
• 28 reps/corner – Squats

Mosey back to flag.

MARY:
16 Hello Dolly
10 BBS
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Brothers.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Today is Bugs Bunny’s Birthday.
• He made his film debut on this date in 1940
• On screen he battled Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco, and the Japanese along with other characters.
• He is an honorary Marine Master Sergent
• He was a mascot for the Kingman Army Airfield (Clark Cable and Charles Bronson trained there.)
• He was the mascot for 530 Squadron of the 380th Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force, U.S. Air Force, which was attached to the Royal Australian Air Force
• Was portrayed riding a torpedo as a logo for a Marine Torpedo/Bomber Squadron
• Appeared on the nose of 2 different B-24 Liberators
• Won an Academy Award in 1958
• Had his own television show in 1960
• In 1997 appeared on a postage stamp
• Been in a bunch of video games
• He also has been a pitchman for companies including Kool-Aid and NikeQuotes:
“I know this defies the law of gravity, but I never studied law!”
“You know, sometimes me conscience bothers me… but not this time.”
“Jumpin’ without a parachute? Kinda dangerous, ain’t it?”
“Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out alive!”
“I don’t ask questions, I just have fun.”

Maybe his most famous quote – “What’s up, Doc?”

15 LESSONS YOU COULD LEARN FROM BUGS BUNNY
1. Show Interest in Others
What’s up, doc? It may not be the best pick-up line but it always got everyone’s attention. Bugs always shows willingness to make a new friend.
2. Be Fearless
Bugs was a bullfighter, an opera singer and always ready to match wits with his nemesis, Elmer Fudd. While you don’t expect to fight a bull, a little risk now and then isn’t a bad thing.
3. Be Comfortable in Your Masculinity
Costumes were a part of Bugs’ personality and his burrow must have been full of them. One of his favorites was disguising himself as a woman and fooling Elmer—who must have had pretty bad eyesight.
4. Be Yourself
With the exception of Elmer, Bugs never pretended to be something he wasn’t. He was happy just being the good ol’ boy rabbit that he was.
5. Always Leave Them Laughing
Bugs found humor in everything and made sure everyone else got the joke.
6. Eat your Veggies
Carrots were the staple of Bugs’ diet. You can learn a lesson there, not exclusively carrots of course but, a balanced diet is the key to looking and feeling great.
7. Be a Creative Problem Solver
Bugs always found a way to get out of a pickle. No matter how bad the problem, in every Bugs Bunny cartoon, he somehow discovered a way to make things right.
8. Never Give Up
Elmer and Bugs had constant battles—one chasing the other, one never being caught. To Bugs it was all fun and games. If Elmer wanted to give up, Bugs taunted him to continue.
9. Accept Others’ Differences
Bugs shared the woods with bears, turtles and of course the hunter, Elmer Fudd. To Bugs, they were all straight men for his endless jokes. Make sure you treat everyone the same, but maybe without making them the butt of your jokes.
10. Choose Your Battles
Bugs knew when he was outnumbered and found ways to avoid outright battles. He was willing to take on a pack of Elmer’s hunting dogs but, only on his own terms.
11. Don’t Take Life too Seriously
Nothing, but nothing was too serious for Bugs to make a joke about it. The more pompous the advisory the better the joke, in his view.
12. Believe in Miracles
Nothing was too great an effort for Bugs. He trusted that his mad schemes would work out and in the end, they always did.
13. Enjoy the Moment
Encourage yourself to be like Bugs and enjoy the day. Bugs found delight in everything around him, be it carrot patch or a shady spot to relax.
14. Go Big or Go Home
Don’t do things on a small scale. Be like Bugs and never play a horn when you can command a parade.
15. Be Two Steps Ahead
In Bugs Bunny cartoons, Elmer never caught Bugs unless Bugs wanted to be caught. Bugs always knew what Elmer was plotting and managed to foil his plans every time.

MOLESKIN:
For our friend, Mike and his battle with anxiety. For Brad, and his living situation. For those with upcoming surgeries (Lily). And for all the sick and suffering. For the unsaid prayers in our hearts.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

August 6th workday 7AM – Cerebral Palsy Center.

Zone Improvement Plan

July 1, 2022 Curveball

THE SCENE:

Partly Cloudy	Temperature	Humidity	Feels like	Wind Speed	Wind Direction
Partly Cloudy	90 ℉	50%	95 ℉	4.7 mi/h	SSW

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER.
Delivered as desired. I am not a professional.

WARM-O-RAMA:

As PAX arrive give them each a golf ball and have them write an exercise on it (using Sharpie and be careful to let dry a bit).
25 SSHs, 10 Tie Fighters, 15 Grady Corns, 10 Rockettes.

THA-THANG:

Head down the stairs to flat area at bottom. Have each PAX put their golf ball into a cooler. Cooler is already half full with ice water, bottled water, and some golf balls that I have marked up before arriving.

Next to cooler: Clock Merkins – 5 Merkins at Noon, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock.

Mosey to hillside north of park entrance road.
On the hill and in the shade,
10 Incline Merkins (Head up the the hill)
Mosey 30 yds to next shady area.
10 Merkins facing 3 o’clock. Right arm down hillside.
Mosey 30 yds to next shady area.
10 Decline Merkins facing 6 o’clock.
Mosey 30 yds to next shady area.
10 Merkins facing 9 o’clock. Left arm down hillside.

Reverse path and do same 4 stations as you make your way back to the cooler.

At the cooler, a PAX reaches into cooler (cooling his wrists) and picks a golf ball. Another PAX rolls dice to see home many of the drawn exercises will be done. Between 15 and 30 count. Repeat with different PAX until time is called. Some rules I implemented. After 4 exercises, we ran a lap around wooded area (.2 miles up steep grade back to and down staircase to cooler). I also included some golf balls with the ‘Lap’ as the exercise. So, you could end up running sooner than expected. Only 10 burpees and man-makers.

Mosey back up stairs to Flag.
MARY:
American Hammers/Big Boy Situps. 20/5.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 Brothers.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

MOLESKIN:
For the safety of all those traveling and staying home this coming week. For all the sick and suffering. For the unsaid prayers in our hearts.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Convergence July 2nd at JUCO

Passionate 15 to 1

May 16, 2022 Curveball

THE SCENE:

Partly Cloudy	Temperature	Humidity	Feels like	Wind Speed	Wind Direction
Partly Cloudy	62 ℉	94%	63 ℉	4.3 mi/h	SW

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER.
Delivered as desired. I am not a professional.

WARM-O-RAMA:

Slow mosey to track. On the way, 4 Cherry Pickers, 10 Happy Jacks, 10 Rockettes, 10 Windmills.

THA-THANG:

On the way to the bleachers each PAX grabs two light weights. Either 2.5 or 5 lbs each.

Rep counts of 15-14-13…3-2-1 for each of these four exercises. After the exercises, run to top of bleachers and back down. Then repeat four exercises with -1 rep count.
Merkins
Monkey Humpers
Big Boy Situps
Bent over Flys (using the previously grabbed weights).

Mosey to goal line on field. Every 10 yards
10 Tricep Extensions (with weights)
10 Lateral Flys
10 Donkey Kicks (10 each leg)
10 Chest Flys (with weights) Heels to Heaven Combination Move. On six, Arms and Legs toward sky. Fly movement with arms first, then Leg lower and raise second. That = 1.

No time left. Haul ass back to AO.

MARY:
No time for Mary.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Brothers.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

MOLESKIN:
For our friend Mike and his battle with anxiety. For Selena and her decision to continue with her pregnancy. And for all of the families that have volunteered to step up and help her including the adoption of her baby. For all of those struggling with the issue of unplanned pregnancy. For all of those graduating and heading in to the real world. And for all the sick and suffering. For the unsaid prayers in our hearts.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Flag handover Friday 5/25 at Shamrock.

Spy Wednesday

April 13, 2022 Curveball

THE SCENE:

Partly Cloudy	Temperature	Humidity	Feels like	Wind Speed	Wind Direction
Partly Cloudy	62 ℉	79%	62 ℉	5.5 mi/h	S

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER.
Delivered as desired. I am not a professional.

WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSHs, 10 Imperial Storm Troopers, 10 Rockettes, 10F/10B Tie-Fighters, 3 Cherry Pickers.

THA-THANG:

Mosey .25 miles (basically to restrooms).

Rep counts of 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for each of these three exercises. So, 10 of each then BBS, then 9 of each 10 BBS, 8 of each 10 BBS, to 1 of each.
Burpees
Jump squats
Merkins
10 BBS between each round.
Recover if PAX mumble chatter begins to indicate lack of ability to continue.

Fellowship Mosey to parking area near Smoke House (CMUs).

14 Hindu Squats, 1 Merkin
13 Hindu Squats, 2 Merkins
12 Hindu Squats, 3 Merkins
…continue this pattern until…
2 Hindu Squats, 13 Merkins
1 Hindu Squats, 14 Merkins
Recover after rabbits finish.

Go and grab CMU. Only one and circle up.

10 CPRs in cadence. (Combination of 3 Arm exercises with CMU. Starting position like doing curls and done all together in a 4-Count cadence: 1 = “C”url, 2 = Overhead “P”ress, 3 = Tricep “R”aise, 4 = Return to starting position. )

Gorilla Complex
With a CMU 8 Curls For Girls, 8 High Pulls, 8 Overhead Presses, 8 Tricep Extensions, then drop coupon for 8 Merkins. Follow this up by a quick mosey for a brief upper body recovery, typically no more than 50 yards. Rinse and Repeat 8 Times. We only got 4 rounds in.

Mosey back to AO
MARY:
15 Flutter Kicks and Recover
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 Brothers.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

MOLESKIN:
For Ribbed’s M and the continued healing of her hands. For Choir Boy and the decisions/opportunities he’s facing. For Will a student with Stripped was while he was in Student Ministry, who is staring down a 12-14 hour surgery tomorrow. For all of our F3 brothers battling injuries. And for all the sick and suffering. For the unsaid prayers in our hearts.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CSAUP at Haw’s Ridge in May 6th.
Flag handover Friday 4/15 at The Equalizer.

Comeback Kids

April 6, 2022 Curveball

THE SCENE:

Partly Cloudy	Temperature	Humidity	Feels like	Wind Speed	Wind Direction
Partly Cloudy	50 ℉	100%	49 ℉	3.5 mi/h	SSW

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER.
Delivered as desired. I am not a professional.

WARM-O-RAMA:

25 SSHs, 15 Imperial Storm Troopers, 15 Grady Corns, 15 Rockettes, 4 Cherry Pickers.

THA-THANG:

Mosey 1/3 way to CMU pile.

20 Hindu Squats, 1 Push up
19 Hindu Squats, 2 Push ups
18 Hindu Squats, 3 Push ups
…continue this pattern until…
2 Hindu Squats, 19 Push ups
1 Hindu Squats, 20 Push ups

Mosey another 1/3 way to CMU pile.

SheHateMe
10 Lunges (20 movements)
10 Burps (Burpees without the pushup and the standing)
10 Pushups.
No Rest RnR (about 4 rounds) As many sets as you can, for as long as the QIC deems necessary.

Mosey rest of way to CMU pile and grab one. Only one and circle up.

10 CPRs. (Combination of 3 Arm exercises with CMU. Starting position like doing curls and done all together in a 4-Count cadence: 1 = “C”url, 2 = Overhead “P”ress, 3 = Tricep “R”aise, 4 = Return to starting position. )

Mosey back to AO
MARY:
20 Flutter Kicks
15 LBCs
12 Pickle Pounders.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Brothers including FNG Tacklebox.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

MOLESKIN:
For all of the people of Ukraine. For the family members of people in Ukraine and Russia that are struggling with worry etc. For continued health of Pom Pom, his M Bailey, and their little girl. For all the sick and suffering. For the unsaid prayers in our hearts.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CSAUP at Haw’s Ridge in May 6th.
April 9 & 23: OTB Workouts at the NEW Kingston AO, Rampart! 7:00 AM, Fort Southwest Point.