THE SCENE: Sunny, temp in low 20s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Mountain Climbers, 10 Windmills, 10 Twisties, 10 Tempo Merkins, 7 Wide Arm Circles Forward and 7 Backward, Little of This and That
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the stop sign by the road that head to the Coliseum. We will do 20 Hello Dollies.
Mosey on the perimeter trail to where it curves left by Lyons Bend Road. We will do 10 Tempo Squats.
Next, we will run up Roadshow Run to the roadway that semi-circles around the Admin Bldg. Each man shall stop to do 5 burpees at the top of each of the three sets of stairs on Roadshow Run. At the roadway, men should alternate between Merkins and Big Boy Sit-ups until the six arrives.
Mosey to the stairs at the front of the Admin Bldg. We will run counterclockwise around the loop that goes between the Admin Bldg and the Coliseum. We will stop at the following locations to do these exercises:
- Stairs to Admin Bldg: 20 Calve Raises
- Southern Curve of Loop: 20 Carolina Dry Docks
- Benches at Coliseum: 20 Bench Dips
- Northern Curve of Loop: 20 Star Jumps
- Rinse and Repeat two more times.
Mosey south to roadway and then to old apartments. We will do 20 Box Cutters.
Mosey to southern parking lot. We will run to the cones set out in parking lot. At each cone, men should turn around and bear crawl for three parking spaces. Then turn back around and run to next cone. Do this until last cone where, once again, men should turn around and bear crawl three parking spaces. The rabbits who finish shall run back to starting spot, sweeping men with them. Rinse and repeat.
Do again but hop the three parking spaces. Then, do again but lunge the three parking spaces.
Mosey to entrance to the Caribbean parking lot. We will stop to do 20 American Hammers.
Mosey to parking lot near playground. We will do 10 Rocky Balboa (4 ct).
Mosey to AO. At the AO we will split into two teams. The first man of each team will throw a frisbee toward the cone near the opposite curb. Whoever is closest wins. His team gets to watch while all members of the other team must sprint to the opposite curb and back, retrieving the frisbees. Then the second man of each team compete and the procedure starts again.
Run around parking lot two times.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
19 men, no FNGs.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Flying In Cloudy Conditions
An instrument rating is an advanced type of aviation certification enabling pilots to fly rather than be grounded even during cloudy weather and other weather conditions that cause low visibility. The Instrument Flight Rules Rating (IFR) training requirements include 30 hours of pre and post flight ground school, 40 hours of instrument flight training, 50 hours of PIC Cross-Country, and the successful completion of an instrument written exam. It is an excellent addition to a private pilot’s certificate, which by itself leaves the pilot limited to flying only during Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions.
Pilots go through a great amount of training in order to get their private pilot’s certificate to fly. Despite all the training, that certificate limits the pilot to flying only during conditions where there is nice weather with clear skies. Clouds, heavy precipitation, low visibility and otherwise adverse conditions are to be avoided.
In order for a pilot to be able to fly during cloudy weather and conditions that cause low visibility the pilot is required to obtain an Instrument Flight Rules Rating. This requires many more hours of training. Basically, the pilot must learn the instruments on a plane well enough to fly in conditions where one can’t see out the plane. That training takes more than just learning what the instruments are. The pilot must learn to fly while relying on the instruments in flight. The pilot must not only read the book but put the book to use!
In life, our personal skies are sometimes clear and we can fly full speed ahead. We can make decisions based on good old logic and we understand well what we are doing. In life, however, the skies are not always clear. Sometimes vision gets difficult and sometimes it is hard to see altogether.
Like pilots, we need to rely on something more to get us through difficult times – otherwise, we crash.
At age 65, I have learned to rely on a number of valuable tools to get me through the darkest of times. First, I rely on the Bible. It is my “life manual.” The lessons in it are priceless, give me direction, and teach me who God is. Second, I rely on teachings from others about the Bible, whether from my attending church, going to Sunday school and bible studies, reading bible commentaries, or discussing the bible with others. The Bible is a large and complex read. I can’t rely on my own reading of it alone to fully comprehend its meaning and direct me through the challenges of life. Third, I rely on practicing the principals I have learned. Pilots need many hours of training before they get their Instrument Rating and I need many hours of practice myself to manage life’s difficult time. Living like Jesus isn’t something that you just “do.” It takes a lifetime of practice to get it right and I am still working on “getting it right.” It also takes talking to God, through prayer. Finally, I rely on other people to help me out. Pilots need to have instructors with them as they are learning to master flying and the use of instruments in cloudy weather. Commercial pilots need co-pilots sitting beside them. I rely on others to negotiate my foggy skies and you brothers are some of those I rely on. I try to gain wisdom from the words of the Q of each BOM I attend. You guys teach incredible life lessons. I also know that, when I am in a pinch or feeling lost, I can call on my brothers to help me out. I have done just that with some of you.
In summary, we need more than our senses to get through the cloudy and dark skies of life. For me, the Bible, teachings about God’s word, application of God’s word and using the help of Godly people are what I have found necessary to get through the most challenging of times.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Drum Major’s wife and family as his wife’s mother died this last week; prayers for two missionary friends of Crawdad who are serving in Ukraine; prayers for the Special Olympics – Cheatsheet and Lilydipper will be at an event today, the Polar Plunge at the West Town YMCA – registration fees and donations serve the Special Olympics in East Tennessee; prayers for fathers and for the underprivileged who are facing troubles at this time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP on February 26 at 6:30 am, the Asylum. Also, when registering for the event on Slack, please consider making a donation to the Wesley House. The link for doing that will be with the CSAUP registration notice.
