Prarie lane swing school | AO: Octagon | 19 degrees
Q: Bloodshot
PAX: Othello, Stella, Folsom, Hoosegow, IceT, Rollbar, Painkiller, Dr.Thunder, Wentworth, Betamax, Spacebar, HoneyStinger, Toadstool, GreaseFire, Swinger, BlackFlag, Trader, Tuner, FlyingTomato, Bonne, KillSwitch, Zebo
After welcoming the PAX on a brisk Monday morning following Thanksgiving, Bloodshot stated the F3 mission, core principles, and disclaimer.
YHC led a short mosey to the parking lot for Warmarama.
WAR:
SSH
Seal Claps
Overhead Claps
Windmills
High knees IC
Tappy Taps
Tater Taps
Mountain climbers IC
Prethang: plank with merkins every time “Thunderstruck” or “thunder” was sung in AC/DC hit single. Mumble chatter and Honeystinger’s vocal mastery made the time fly.
Thang: numbered into 4 groups with group one being the push group.
#1
Bear Crawl Up longest end of Hill Octagon.
10 merkins
Run to #2
#2: 15 reps
Alternating shoulder taps IC
Bonnie Blairs IC
Flutter kicks IC
Rinse & repeat until pushed
#3: 20 reps
Werkins
Monkey Humpers
Big Boys
Rinse & repeat until pushed
#4: 25 reps
Derkins
Air squats
LBC
Rinse & repeat until pushed
Omaha was called after most 2.5 rounds
6mom
Flutter kicks
Leg raises
Heel touches
LBC
Crunchy Frog
Hammer
COT:
I listened to a TED talk by a young woman named Megan Phelps-Roper titled “I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here’s why I left”.
She mentions that she joined her family as a 5 year old on the picket line, protesting at baseball games, graduations, and military funerals. Holding Racist, and anti-Semitic signs. She couldn’t even read the signs she held.
She was born and raised with these beliefs.
A stranger who eventually became her husband 1) didn’t assume bad intent, 2) asked questions, 3) stayed calm, 4) presented his point of view. He is from Jerusalem/Jewish and over online conversations they were able to understand each other. She left her hateful past and her story is fascinating.
“…it’s hard. We have to talk and listen to people we disagree with. It’s hard because it means extending empathy and compassion to people who show us hostility and contempt.”
As the stresses of Covid, holiday season, and end of the year culminate, people might become even less compassionate with each other. Soften your hearts this month. SYITG- Bloodshot
