THE SCENE: 32 degrees with starry skies
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Little Bit o’ This
Little Bit o’ That
Michael Phelps
5 burpees OYO
Smurf Jacks x 10 IC
Smurf Jacks at rapid cadence x 10 IC
Smurf Jacks at rapid cadence x 10 IC (again)
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the tennis courts to visit Crazy Aunt Sandy who likes to discuss politics at Thanksgiving lunch
Hold Al Gore for 10 ct. along base line, Bernie Sanders to opposite base line.
2 diamond merkins, Bernie Sanders back to original base line.
Rinse and repeat with 10, 20, 40, & 60 ct. Al Gore. Add 2 diamond merkins each time.
Break the PAX into three groups and head to the main course for Elevens at each of the following stations:
ABB-ETIZERS:
4ct LBCs at the bottom, single count Oblique Merkins at the top.
PLANKSGIVING LUNCH:
Round the Clock Merkins (12,3,6, &9 only) at the bottom, Carolina Dry Docks at the top
DESSERT KICK-ASS-EROLE:
Narrow squats at the bottom, goblet squats w/ CMU at the top
If you finish early, get a second helping of your favorite portion!
MARY:
Lean back in your recliner for 30 seconds. Change channels with right hand and then left hand.
Pickle Pounders x 15 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The following was paraphrased from this article:
“https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/dining/elliot-ackerman-thanksgiving.html”
Unlike most national holidays, Thanksgiving must be proclaimed each year by the President. George Washington made the first proclamation in 1789. He asked that Americans unite in thanks for “the peaceful and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government”. Lincoln revived the tradition during the civil war when he asked Americans to give thanks “with one heart and one voice”.
President JFK wrote Proclamation 3560 which begins “Over three centuries ago, our forefathers in Virginia and Massachusetts, far from home in a lonely wilderness, set aside a time of thanksgiving”. He continues to indicate that they gave thanks for their safety, their fields, their children and “the love which bound them together”.
It is important to note that JFK wrote this to a divided nation. This was after the Bay of Pigs invasion, the first “military advisers” arriving in Vietnam, and only two months after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, AL where the KKK murdered several African-American girls.
These transgressions largely parallel the atrocities that we see in the news today. Let’s try our best to step back from the trees and take a look around the forest. We have a democratic government that, despite its faults, ensures us incredible freedoms. We have running, potable water. A reliable power grid. Food to eat. A place to lay our head at nights that is warm and dry. There’s a lot to be thankful for, and we tend to overlook the most important ones.
It also worth nothing that Proclamation 3561 was written 19 days after JFK’s Thanksgiving proclamation. It was written by LBJ, denoting a day of mourning for JFK’s assassination. Take a break from your divisions today and be a strong leader, a good friend, and a warm light in a world that can often be dark and cold.