Fellowship
For this evening’s meal, a family pasta classic was in order here. Cajun Chicken Polska Kielbasa Pasta in a cream sauce was the main dish. Had Salad, garlic bread as sides and Brownies for dessert. All homemade from scratch. This was an honor to prepare.
Eleven intrepid campers escaped their sleeping bags to start the day with relighting the camp fire, donuts courtesy of Big Rig, a bit of coffee, and of course, a kid-friendly bootcamp. Here’s how we explored Camp WEAG: The THANG: WARMERAMA: Mosey down toward the house and circle up Welcome & Disclaimer A smattering of IC Reps Mosey down to the fishing pond COP #1: DORA, Part 1 x100 Dips Moving partner runs 50 yards and back to switch Run around the pond to the back side COP #2: DORA, Part 2 x200 SSH’s on the bridge Partner runs up hill…
We need one more Off the Books backblast today, so here it is: An assortment of PAX converged on Trinity UMC this morning in order to remember Lara Teague Curry’s life by supporting the 5K named in her memory. EF Hutton, Seymore and YHC set-up and manned the F3RVA awareness table while Offshore, Chippendale, Bodo’s, Splinter, Bass Pro, Sandy, Vandelay and Joey Chestnut ran the 5K. Thanks to Gomer Pyle for getting us the spot for the table so that we could spread the word on F3 and it’s mission. Several wives took F3RVA business cards home to their husbands.…
A dozen Ruckhenge enthusiasts jumped aboard the Q train for a 3 mile ruck and discussion of all things, with a focus on the 5 Foundations of the Q Source. Sounding like a gaggle of school girls the PAX followed YHC on some new paths to get us up to Stony Point Fashion Park, then the wide loop around Larus Park. Oyster, master of the orgasm lap, played Duck Duck Goose around COT to ensure he achieved the full 3.0 miles. All 12 PAX stuck around for Einstein coffeerama and phenomenal Q Source discussion. For those interested in jumping aboard…
This post is about two things: Men who make an impact. Men who take the lead, not for themselves, but on behalf of others. If either of those topics interests you, read on. The Bridge is a ministry-driven school in Buckingham, Virginia, about an hour or so west of Richmond. There, men who are transitioning from being incarcerated to being free (again) spend about a year learning a variety of trades (e.g., welding, HVAC, carpentry, mechanical skills, and so forth) so that, when they are released, they have sufficient skills and structure to be (we hope) independent, well-functioning members of…
Five Friday kayakers took to the river for some combined 1st and 2nd F. Weather was perfect. All left saying we should have more River Happy Hours…
Gentlemen of F3RVA – you have been hearing announcements, you’ve seen the T-shirt orders, and heard bits and pieces about the 10-year F3RVA anniversary. F3 was started in Richmond 10 years ago with what F3 Nation referred to as a ‘Leap’. They found a few local contacts to get something started and built it out with Charlotte PAX coming up for a Q-school and preliminary workouts before passing it off to the locals on 9/20/2014. Thanks to Big Data (ahem, Splinter), you can read all that happened that day here: https://f3rva.org/2014/09/20/old-dominion-welcome-to-f3-nation/ I am sure you will recognize a couple names…
NAPA Valley in California is NOT an acronym for National Automotive Parts Association. In fact, it is an area in California where wine is grown. A $100 bottle of Bourbon goes a lot farther than a $100 bottle of wine. A wedding register doesn’t have to list things like fine China. Headlamps, running shoes, etc. are perfectly acceptable and in fact, are more useful. If you do it correctly, you can punch out the car logo on the front of a Lexus with your trailer hitch. Congratulations to Gypsy on his engagement!
Discussions today included creeping purple flowers in France, farming equipment, trips to Napa Valley, why housing is expensive, Gypsy’s truck and injuries at 2nd Tuesday, 2nd F at Firehouse Subs. The purple flowers are (I think) Aubrieta/Rock Cress aka Cascade Purple Flowers.
2nd Tuesday, 2nd F: Noon at Firehouse Subs in Innsbrook. Discussions about traveling and visiting India, real estate, meniscus surgery and other things I don’t remember. Next month, 2nd Tuesday, same place same time.