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\u201c Last week, I gave a fire safety talk,<\/em> It’s my own fault for using PowerPoint.<\/em> People learn in lots of different ways,<\/em> Today, smoking is going to save lives.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2014 D. Schrute<\/em><\/p>\n So, after learning I had the Q this Thursday only a couple of days before, I was in scramble mode. What in the world could I come up with on such short notice? So I did the usual \u201c This Day in History \u201c search for 08-27. Let\u2019s begin.<\/p>\n Warm-O-RAMA:<\/strong><\/p>\n I arrived a few minutes early and to my surprise there were already a couple of cars in the lot. Intos, Mission Statement, 5 \\ CP\u2026.check.<\/p>\n Started off with \u2014\u2014 drumroll The THANG:<\/strong><\/p>\n Moseyed to the back side of the parking lot where the Blocks, Cones, Phone, Weinke and Ghetto Blaster were waiting.<\/p>\n The PAX were given the scoop about \u201cThis Day in History\u201d. Rudolph expressed his condolences for everyone lost.<\/p>\n The plan was pretty simple:<\/p>\n We had an uneven number ( 7 ), but we would split into 2 teams. One lucky PAX would Rifle Carry the block around the 4 corners. ROUND 1 Exercises: ( 36x ) Jump Squats, Merkins, Flutter Kicks, LBC\u2019s, SSH And off we went. Once we got to Round 2, the situation was getting dire and more blocks started dropping. I think everyone wanted to run vs. having to do 72 WMD merkins. They were brutal! At least the playlist was amazing, right guys?<\/em><\/p>\n Time.<\/p>\n MARY:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nada ! I think I heard one PAX mention \u201c hey, we\u2019re getting low on time. Isn\u2019t there going to be MARY? \u201c I said, \u201c we\u2019re doing LBC\u2019s and WWII\u2019s\u2026that\u2019s Mary \u201c.<\/p>\n COT:<\/strong><\/p>\n Frostbites M going back to school. YHC took us out in prayer with a focus on Galatians 6:2 You guys were carrying each other this morning for sure.<\/p>\n NMM:<\/strong><\/p>\n So many great guys this morning. Way to put in the work !<\/p>\n – I hadn\u2019t seen Rudolph in a minute. Dude always brings it and leaves it on the asphalt. #Beastmode When I mentioned the Bible verse this morning, someone asked which Bible verse mentioned the volcano, ya know\u2026since it was \u201cThe Floor is Lava\u201d beatdown. Without hesitation, DQ chimed in\u2026 Pretty sure that was from the Book of LAVA-iticus. # Gold !<\/p>\n Until next time men, keep picking up the 6, wherever they are in your daily walk.<\/p>\n Adobe – OUT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201c Last week, I gave a fire safety talk, and nobody paid any attention. It’s my own fault for using PowerPoint. PowerPoint is boring. People learn in lots of different ways, but experience is the best teacher. Today, smoking is going to save lives. \u2014 D. Schrute So, after learning I had the Q this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":624,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[112,115,87,116],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bootcamp","category-hashtags","category-the-distillery","category-wefoco"],"acf":{"q":"Adobe","date":"8-27-26","pax":"Ziggy Stardust, Drama Queen, Rudolph, Blind Date, Tonka, Frostbite, Adobe ( QIC )"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/624"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27312"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27314,"href":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27312\/revisions\/27314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nand nobody paid any attention.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPowerPoint is boring.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nbut experience is the best teacher.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAs I mentioned before the beatdown this morning, with every Q opportunity I get, I aspire to be like Drama Queen, Pony Express and Ziggy Stardust one day when I grow up. These guys always bring a great physical beatdown along with a mental beatdown. You will leave their Q\u2019s in pain but smarter.<\/p>\n
\nSome interesting things popped up: 1st Oil well drilled in US, Anglo-Zanzibar War ( only lasted 38-40 minutes ), Kellogg-Briand Pact, but another one caught my eye.
\nIn 1883, The Krakatoa volcanic island in Indonesia erupted. The massive explosions and resulting tsunamis killed roughly 36k people. #RIP
\nA little morbid, but my mind instantly warped to the kids game \\ song \u201c The Floor Is Lava \u201c.<\/p>\n
\nI quickly drove to the back side of the AO where the blocks were waiting on me. I set them up at the starting line and put out 4 cones \\ 4 corners.
\nParked the truck\u2026.greeted the PAX\u2026.made jokes about going to Biscuitville. Enough of that, time to get to work.<\/p>\n
\nAbe Vagoda ( much to the PAX surprise )
\nWhirly w. Clap
\nSSH
\nArm Swirlies F&B
\nMoroccan Nightclub
\nGoofballs
\nFast Feet<\/p>\n
\nThere were 4 corners, and the \u201cfloor was lava.\u201d ( Because of TV magic, your feet couldn\u2019t get burned by the lava, but the block could )<\/p>\n
\nThe other PAX waiting would do the exercises listed.
\nIF the PAX carrying the block dropped on their trip around, PAX were to run to where they stopped, run one full lap around the lot, come back to the drop point and the next PAX up would continue the remainder of the lap as well as complete their own full lap.
\nWe would try to get through 4 laps. Simple, right?<\/p>\n
\nROUND 2 Exercises: ( 36x ) Air Squats, WMD Merkins, Rosalita\u2019s, WWII\u2019s, SSH
\n\u2014 After 2 cycles of completing each exercise, switch to next round.<\/p>\n
\nAt first, I\u2019m pretty sure I heard some PAX say, \u201c Oh, this isn\u2019t going to be that bad.\u201d There was a lot of great mumble chatter while we breezed through the first cycle of Round 1. That sentiment didn\u2019t last ! I\u2019m not completely sure who dropped first while carrying the block, but I do remember saying \u201c If you drop the block, we get to run !?\u201d Yes, YHC actually said those words. Let that sink in.<\/p>\n
\nZiggy Stardust heading up to the Swamp ( DC ) for the next few months.
\nPrayers for kids going back to school \\ YHC\u2019s 2.0 started college this year.<\/p>\n
\n\u201c Carry each other\u2019s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n– I also hadn\u2019t seen Frostbite in a while. He and the Boyz are getting geared up for Bourbon Chase. Know they will crush it.
\n– DQ was \u201cacting\u201d like this beatdown was tough. He crushed it\u2026.as usual.
\n– Ziggy and I were not on the same team, but ended up on the same Rifle Carry rotation. Great conversations as always; wondering if we could sneak out and play golf this afternoon.
\n– Tonka was a silent assassin this morning. Carrying the block without breaking a sweat, picking up his brothers when they dropped. I did catch towards the end, \u201c Okay, how many WMD\u2019s did you guys actually do? I was wondering how I was falling so far behind. \u201c Apparently he did them all. LOL.
\n– Blind Date, also a silent assassin. Breezing through this beatdown. He did say everyone got an extra point for using the Big Boy Blocks this morning.<\/p>\n