THE SCENE: Beautiful and sunny day, temps in low 60s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Plank Jacks, 10 Pinto Twists, 10 Windmills, Gobble Trot around the parking lot, 7 Baby Arm Circles forward and backward, 5 Wide Arm Circles forward and backward.
THA-THANG:
Mosey on trail toward Mt. Everest but stop halfway for 20 American Hammers.
Continue mosey to base of Mt. Everest. We will do 10 Tempo Merkins and 10 Tempo Squats. We will then run to top of Everest. At top we will do 30 Baby Crunches, 20 Hello Dollies and 10 Shoulder Taps.
Mosey to Shaded Parking Lot across street from Northern Ball Park Entrance Parking Lot. We will do 20 Flutter Kicks.
Mosey to Caribbean Parking Lot. We will run a U shape around parking lot stopping at every 3 islands to do exercises. Those getting to end of U first will sweep men back. Here are the exercises:
- 20 Smurf Jacks
- 10 Hand Release Merkins
- 20 Bicycle Kicks (4 ct)
Mosey go grassy area by first ballpark off of Northern Ball Fields entrance. We will play a game of 10 second huddle football (no more than a ten second huddle between plays). The game will be touch with one blitz allowed per four down and only mid field being a first down mark.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
29 men/boys with one FNG, 5-year-old Jack, son of Lunch Money. Jack now has the F3 name of Turkey Gobbler!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I had the opportunity to look at some quotes from Presidents that each made on Thanksgiving Day. I was struck by how many, in giving gratitude for the way our nation has prospered, also gave attention to the need to give to others, particularly the less fortunate. I will quote from two of those presidents:
Calvin Coolidge 1925:
“As we have grown and prospered in material things, so also should we progress in moral and spiritual things. We are a God-fearing people who should set ourselves against evil and strive for righteousness in living, and observing the Golden Rule we should from our abundance help and serve those less fortunately placed. We should bow in gratitude to God for His many favors.”
Ronald Reagan 1981:
“In this spirit, Thanksgiving has become a day when Americans extend a helping hand to the less fortunate. Long before there was a government welfare program, this spirit of voluntary giving was ingrained in the American character. Americans have always understood that, truly, one must give in order to receive. This should be a day of giving as well as a day of thanks.”
To give to others is an American call and certainly a call for F3. I am proud of F3 for the principal we attempt to follow of giving to the community and those in need. I have been struck by the way are N’antans, currently Judge Judy and formerly Abscess and Cap’n Crunch have made that a mission of F3 Knoxville. Let us keep the spirit of giving in our hearts as we give thanks for our blessings.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Pinto, for Ribbed’s wife as she goes through surgery for removal of tumor by spine on Dec 14, for Curveball and his wife as they head to Florida on Saturday for surgery she will have there early next week, for the wonderful woman that F3 helped clean shelves in her garage last week, and for the lonely and isolated in our country on this Thanksgiving Day.