PAX: Tinder, Full Moon, Clothespin, Mr. Burns, Abercrombie, Cavity Search, Jaws, Madoff, Escobar, Face Plant, Ramrod
AO: Hacksaw
Conditions
It was a bit brisk this morning hovering in the twenties somewhere with a nice and what felt like a somewhat heavy breeze. That could’ve just been Escobar’s hind music
COP
Slow Mosey over to the Commons Pavilion. Split into two groups roughly 15-20 yards apart. Group A bear crawled to Group B and back to the starting point, while Group B held plank. Group B then bear crawled to Group A and back to their starting point while Group A held plank. Rinse & Repeat (did 2 rounds to get the PAX warm)
The Thang
Kept the exercises pretty simple and contained. The main focus was on burn out and maintaining proper form. Took the Q a lot of thought and planning for this one.
Merkin Mania Regular Merkin – 30 reps
Diamond Merkin – 20 reps
Wide Merkins – 30 reps
Dive Bombers – 30 reps
Regular Merkin – 15 reps
Aquamans – Sure
3 sets of 50
“An” Ab
Big Boi Sit Up – 60 reps
4 Way Crunches (LBC, Left Oblique Crunch, Right Oblique Crunch, Reverse LBC) – 50 reps or 200 Total
Heals to Heaven – 60 reps
Flutter Kicks – 150 Hard Count or 300 Total
1/2 Sit Up – 100 reps called (PAX did AmRep for 2 minutes instead)
One Last Push
Max number of Merkins in 2 minutes
COT
QIC referenced a recent sermon by Andy Stanly called “Paper Walls”. The premise around the message centered around excuses. Excuses in many cases turn into “reasons”, but that is a false cover or a paper wall put up instead. Those reasons tend to become a “because”. I didn’t do this because, I couldn’t make it because, I can’t tell him/her because, etc. (EXCUSE – REASON – BECAUSE). An excuse can be defined as a lie to ourselves about ourselves. Over time it can even become a believable story or a “reason” why we do or don’t something.
As we start 2022 there are a lot of good things we want to carry with us from the previous year (friendships, families, etc.) However, don’t let an excuse old or new be one of those things. Don’t carry that excuse with you. My Dad always says to me and even my daughters, “There’s no time like the present.” Start now don’t wait. Procrastination is the theif of time.
BALL OF MAN: Our guy Madoff closed us out in prayer this morning. Continued prayers for several PAX
Moleskin
Pretty apparent there were a lot of professionals at Hacksaw today. That’s all. Should’ve shown up to get the rest.
How was the backblast, Dundee? Do I get a merit badge?
News
Chubby’s Tonight – Volunteers needed for the back end of January and all of February – sign up on the 3rd F channel
Tuff Muff – February 19th
4th F Weekend – May 20-22 – Get with WuzntMe for details
PAX: Clothespin, El Chapo, Abercrombie, Deep Dish, Pipeline
AO: the Battery
Conditions
The weather this morning was just cold. We had various readings from PAX ranging from 17-20 on the way in, and YHC was looking at 22 degrees Fahrenheit on the way out the door. Grass was nice and crunchy, with spots of ice to watch out for on the smooth surfaces. Other than this, the sky was clear and the wind nearly non-existent – a great morning to get some cold weather work in!
COP
Introduction, mosey to field to circle around flags.
Forward Fold – oyo + mumble; PAX were mum at this point
Willie Mays Hayes x10 IC
SSH x20 IC
Forward Fold again – oyo + mumble; PAX started to chatter bit more than just their teeth
LBAC x10 IC
Reverse LBAC x10 IC
Seal Claps x10 IC
Cherry Pickers x10 IC
Michael Phelps x10 oyo to loosen up
Mosey 70ft back to cars, pick up medicine ball. Mosey 2300ft/705m paced Indian Run with ball being passed from front to back… but then the fun started 🙂
The Thang
On paper the plan above was a mosey back to the cars to retrieve blocks, all the while tossing the ball backward and running it to the front. But that’s when butterfingers “dropped” the ball not even at the halfway mark – 5 penalty burpees. the Battery’s OG Deep Dish felt like we needed a little more “fun,” so we gladly obliged throughout the mosey.
Part 1A) PAX accumulated 45 total burpees on the nearly half mile mosey.
Part 1B) Pick up blocks at cars, mosey to pavilion 330ft/100m:
25 Shoulder Press
25 Curls
25 Block Bench Press
25 Skull Crushers
25 Block Pullovers
2 Rounds for PAX: First pass is “wait on six each exercise” Al Gore or plank until six. End of round 1 = 5 more burpees; 50 total. Second pass is all exercises oyo, and plank until six,
Part 2) Abandon blocks and pavilion for a mosey to the tennis courts 1100ft/330m. *See moleskin for what would have been* prior to arrival. At the courts:
25 Squats oyo – Al Gore – Sprint short corner together
25 Imperial Walkers HC oyo – Al Gore – Bernie long corner together
25 Squat Jumps oyo – Al Gore – Sprint short corner together
25 Hillbillies EC oyo – Al Gore – Bernie long corner together
2 Rounds for PAX.
Part 3) Mosey *referring to moleskin for important detail* past flags, behind skate and dog parks, back to the pavilion 1600ft/480m. Putting blocks aside, we focused on abs with a “modified Bruce Lee”:
20 American Hammers EC
20 Leg Raises EC
20 LBCs EC
20 Heel Touches EC
20 Freddie Mercuries EC
20 100s EC
3 Rounds for PAX. Plank for six. Between rounds 2 and 3, PAX accumulated 5 more burpees, for a total of 55.
Final Movement) Rifle Carry blocks back to cars 330ft/100m, meet at the Flags. 15 SSH in cadence, to round out the ~minute of time left on the clock. Great push by all. All said:
360 reps of abs
250 reps of upper body
200 reps of legs
55 burpees
1+ Mile of run/mosey
COT
COT Today was about Servant Leadership. YHC being on Q was by way of Tatonka falling ill, so I scrambled to pull together a decent Q for the guys. More largely, I agreed to Co-AOQ the Battery in what I feel is servant leadership – not to be one of the bosses of anything, but to be a contributor and facilitator for a period of time in order to help the group grow and get better, myself included. I spent most of yesterday in servant leadership to my family – cooking, unexpected trip to the in-laws to help move something, etc. With this, I felt like I could have used more planning time for F3, but it all worked out just fine IMO.
I shared a few points on servant leadership, as well as encouraged PAX to try and focus on trying to lead in this way, which I think we all do – that’s why we are doing what we do for each other.
It was a cold 20 degree day, grass was icy and crunchy. Prior to the 7a start, me and Abercrombie did a few hundred reps of work, while Clothespin got in some pre-ruck action.
The day before Tatonka got sick, so I threw some things together that would have us PAX roaming all over the Battery together (like buffalo, I suppose) for some work to keep us warm. Hopefully Tatonka is back with us soon! The name of this Q however just fell in my lap – read on.
During CoP, things started slow and no one was really chatting. But rest-assured, things did lighten up. We headed over to the cars to pick up the medicine ball for a nice “mosey.” Indian run mosey ensued. Things went textbook for the first 4 or 5 exchanges. Then butterfingers Deep Dish kept dropping the ball, which we all loved and hated at the same time. All told the ball was dropped 9 times before we got back which cost us 45 burpees 🙂 When we arrived, we were all loose and ready to work. We wasted no time and got busy. There was some mumble chatter about the nice 9 Volt designed block handles for the pullovers versus the web of the block; whichever method we all seemed to hate these; sure to be a staple from here on out. We added 5 more burpees here too, and I forget why – I think just because Deep Dish called for them.
The plan on paper (that i actually left behind at the pavilion a few steps into the mosey to the tennis courts – had to run back), was at this point for us to visit the hill. Jacob’s Ladder was originally going to ensue (sprint up hill, each time do 1 more burpee than last time, mosey down and increase to 7). This would have only been 28 total, compared to the 50 we already had done… so in the interest of time and having gotten some burpees in, I decided to skip Jacob’s Ladder.
Once the PAX moved over to the tennis courts, we had to be cautious of the ice patches while sprinting and bernie-ing. There was some mumble and groans once we got to the squat jumps – they were not pleasant. Deep Dish also gave us a “Zero” 10-count after round 1, which was on-point and proper Deep Dish form; we got right back into the second round!
Where are the Wimps?! On the way out of the tennis courts en route to mosey past the flags, we met another Battery regular – I don’t know her yet, but I know her presence early at the Battery. Picture a 70-year old grandmother in her tennis shoes, thick lined button-down pea-coat, knitted scarf and toboggan. She appears to be completing her walk and heading to her black early 2000’s model Cadillac Seville (in clean and proper working form, mind you). This good spirited woman stops us to ask “Where are the Wimps?” She was curious why there were so few of us this cold morning – says she’s used to seeing more of us working out!! All we could do was kindly agree with her that many of the other regulars are indeed wimps for not coming out in this misery with us. We had some laughs, as did she – very nice lady – I was impressed at her cold-hardiness to get out there in 20 degree weather to get her exercise in. So without any real name for this workout, it kinda found it’s way to us right here.
We ended the Thang on some good solid ab work, as well as 5 more burpees – by this time, we were working up sweats and were able to make it through 3 full rounds of the abs, which I considered a stroke of luck on timing with just a few minutes left to get back to the flags.
Cooter, Pipeline, Abercrombie and Clothespin were able to meet up at coffeteria with Tinkerbell who just had carpal tunnel surgery. Various discussions – some revolved around Battery T-shirts and/or F3 gear.
News
Chubby’s (El Chapo added about 501.3c and donations)
2/19 Tuff Muff; Lions Den to Landfill to Hill City beatdowns w run/ruck in between. (Clothespin will deliver a “wish-you-had-gone-to-tuff-muff” beatdown at the Battery)
5/19 4th F with Fathers and 2.0 all-inclusive weekend at Johnson Woods – See WuzntMe or the 4th F channel on slack for details.
Prayer Requests: Intl Friends Netw Cleveland traveling abroad, WuzntMe, Tatanka, AOL, Tin Snip, Ms Baker, Fire and Tornado first responders and victims.
PAX: Rodeo, Cookies (from F3 Wheaton, IL), Burrito, Sunburn, Best in Show
AO: Boneyard
Conditions
Clear and cold (22⁰). Small patches of ice on the track. No snow, which made Cookies yearn for home.
COP
SSH x 15 in cadence Windmills x 15 in cadence LBAC x 15 in cadence LBAC (reverse) x 15 in cadence Third Grade Exercise x 15 in cadence Imperial Walkers x 15 in cadence
Followed up with a run up the hill and then back down, narrowly avoiding icy patches along the way. This would be our route later on in the Thang.
PAX were rather chatty during the warmup, making YHC wonder if anyone besides him was really counting, but this mumble-chatter quickly turned to grumble-chatter during the next phase of the beatdown.
The Thang
We incorporated a little bit of mental gym in the beatdown, reminding our HIM of their multiplication tables!
PAX circle around with their coupons and one PAX drew a card at random from a pre-shuffled and not-stacked-at-all deck. This card was the multiplier. Exercises below were then performed based on the multiple times times the value on the card. Number cards are their own value, Jacks are 11, Queens 12, Kings 13, Ace 15.
After each round of exercises, we conducted an Indigenous Peoples’ Run around the lap noted above.
Example: in Round 1, Rodeo drew a 7. So we did 7 blockies, 14 incline merkins, 21 American twists and so on until the round was complete.
We did three total rounds and two Indigenous People’s Runs until grouping back up for some Broga (Mountain Pose, Downward Dog, Cobra, etc.) as a cool-down. During Round 3, we adjusted Lumberjacks to a 1x multiple based on incessant grumble-chatter.
COT
YCH reflected on the wisdom contained in Gary Chapman’s book The Five Love Languages. Every human favors one or two of these love languages and shows love to others (spouse, kids, friends, etc. ) using the language they favor. But this causes conflict if your favorite love language is not the same as your spouse’s. Understanding the love languages of the people in your life you love the most is a great way to show love to others in the way they want to be loved. The five languages are below and – note, they do change over time so periodic re-evaluation is recommended!
Best in Show was a bit put out by the lack of promised coffee to end the beatdown, as Dunkin was closed due to the non-weather event and YHC did not have an adqeuate backup plan. He was promptly offered a refund on his investment for the workout, but intends to file a complaint anyway. YHC will offer coffee and donuts for the next beatdown but refuses to accept responsibility for Dunkin dropping the ball a second time.
Our guest poster, Cookies, from Chicagoland was not impressed by the Tennessee version Snowmaggedon and was less impressed by grumble-chatter, stating that he “didn’t get up early to take it easy” (or words to that effect).
Burrito apparently loves stretching/broga given the quasi-obscene sounds he made during the exercises.
News
Reminder to sign up for Chubby’s Homeless Ministry, either helping out or providing quality goods (coats, blankets, NEW underwear or socks). They also take monetary donations as a 503c organization.
Burrition mentioned an upcoming CSAUP extraordinaire in mid-February which promises to be a beatdown of a lifetime. I’m assuming more info is coming on the #convergence-csaup channel in Slack.
PAX: Doogie, Ducktales, Gretel, Hoveround, Life Alert, Nordic Track, Oil Change, Roomba, Shake N Bake, Sherlock, U-turn
AO: The Huey
Conditions
A crisp 28º with clear skies. Cold enough to see the steam rising.
COP
Warm-up consisted of a tour of The Huey, doing a few burpees, then deconstructed burpees……moseying between each set of 10 for a total of a little over a mile. Finishing up at the Love Shack.
2 x 10 Squats OYO
2 x 10 Thrusters OYO
2 x 10 Merkins OYO
2 x 10 Squats OYO
The Thang
While at the Love Shack……
20 Step-ups (hard count)
20 Derkins
15 Step-ups
15 Incline Merkins
10 Step-ups
10 Merkins
Mosey Back around to flag and coupons.
Pre-blast included a reference to small furry creatures making an appearance………..
Murder Hornets for 40 yards.
Murder Hornet-
Murder Bunny 10 yards
5 Blockies OYO
10 Lunges (single count)
10 BBS’s
5 Blockies
Rinse/Repeat for 40 yards, then Murder Bunny all 40 back to start
Mosey a lap stopping halfway to hold plank for 30 seconds, then stopping at the start to hold another plank for time, ~30-45 seconds.
2 Beer Trucks passed by at some point so there were an additional 10 burpees.
COT
Labels. Recycling my COT from Detention. We all want to put a label on things we don’t like, things we don’t understand, things that offend us, challenge us, etc. All for the purpose to degrade so we feel better about ourselves. Watch yourself as you go through the day and see how many times you can catch yourself putting a label on someone. I have noticed this in myself as I continually search for “who I am”. Instead of judging others recently, I am finding myself looking inward and seeing in myself what I was offended by from someone else. It was helped me grow in many aspects. Hopefully you can gain some insight from this and better yourself as well.
Moleskin
News
Moneyball on Q at Shothouse
Tuff Muff 2022 on 2/19/2022, look for info coming soon to slack
Interval #1 – 50 seconds exercise, 10 seconds rest for each exercise below
Curls
Incline Merkins
Shoulder Presses
Squats
Dips
Werkins
Rows
Toe Merkins
Run a lap around track
Interval #2– 50 seconds exercise, 10 seconds rest for each exercise below
Curls
Incline Merkins
Shoulder Presses
Squats
Dips
Werkins
Rows
Toe Merkins
Run a lap around track
Interval #3- 50 seconds exercise, 10 seconds rest for each exercise below
Flutter Kicks
Plank
LBCs
Low Plank
Freddie Mercuries
Imperial Walkers
Big Boy Sit ups
Plank Jacks
Run a lap around track
Finished with Circle Merkin for last 3 minutes; PAX took plank position and we went around the circle with each PAX doing 1 Merkin; 2 Merkins; 3 Merkins; 4 Merkins; 5 Merkins. PAX stayed in plank when not performing their merkins. TIME.
COT
Spoke about two facets of life that I need to work on in the New Year: 1) Staying Uncomfortable and not letting comfort control my life and decisions and 2) Being Interruptible when God guides me towards his plan. The reality is, each New Year, we all set goals and resolutions, etc. This is great and we should continue setting those goals and resolutions. One of the things I thought about when reading a book “Life is Messy” by Matthew Kelly is that we set these goals under the assumption that our schedule and life will not change, or “be interrupted” during the new year. The reality is, God interrupts you with his plan when you are so focused on yours. Keep sight of your goals and strive to meet them but also be interruptible. Allow God to guide you and work in your life and heart throughout the next year.
Moleskin
When I did the Burkin Mania to “warm up”, PAX quickly reminder me I had shorts on. Response: I knew we would warm up quickly because I planned it!
PAX were very excited about the third interval because we audibled to core instead of upper body again. Q is invested in serving the PAX!
Thanks to The Battery crew for traveling a little bit this morning. We loved having all the MC with you guys.
News
See 2nd-F and 3rd-F channel for opportunies.
Tough Muff coming in February and Fourth-F weekend in May.
PAX: Lyft, Mr. Clean, Nordic Track, Ponce, Roomba, 8 Seconds
AO: Detention
Conditions
A very windy morning with some snow & sleet. 28º with a FEELSLIKE of 16º.
COP
Warm up consisted of a Mosey around close to the entirety of Detention. Made stops along the way to complete
2 x 5 Burpees OYO
2 x 10 Squats OYO
2 x 10 Thrusters OYO
2 x 10 Merkins OYO
2 x 10 Thrusters OYO
2 x 10 Squats OYO
Started at the flag and finished at the flag. Procured coupons and walked over to turnaround loop for the community center.
The Thang
BLUE’s Q LADDER
5 Resurrection Burpees
10 Merkins
15 Imperial Walkers (hard count)
20 Straight Leg Deadlifts
25 Squats
30 Bent Over Rows
35 SSH’s
At the completion of each “rung” of the ladder, mosey a lap around the parking lot. Stay together as a group.
COT
Labels
We as people, humans, etc always want to “label” other people. We feel the almost innate need to put a label on something to place it in a neat and tidy box. We also tend to try and label ourselves to determine who we are deep down. STOP!!!! Are you what you do for work? Are you your faith? Are you your family? What defines you? What one word can you think of that would sum up the essence of who you are? Just something to think about as you go through your day.
Moleskin
The wind was super breathtaking, literally.
News
YHC is on Q again tomorrow at Huey, if you dare to try a Blue’s Q round 2!!!
Most New Years resolutions fail. There are many reasons, but it may be because we focus too much on cutting out things to achieve our goals. Instead, focus on what we need to add to meet our goals. This can be for weight loss, fitness goals, or any number of goals we have.
Bear crawl in cadence with Merkin. This was miserable, but we made it to 100 merkins!
Bear crawl Indian run (Bataan Death Crawl). Pax in the front yells “five!” (I come from the Battery and that’s as high as we can count). This is a signal for the Pax in the back to complete 3 burpees and run to the front of the line and yells “Five!”.
Killer B’s
•Broad jump to 1st cone
•10 Burpees
•10 Bonnie Blairs
•10 Big Boys
•Bear crawl back
We only completed one round of Killer B’s
Dora Bear Crawl: One Pax Bear Crawls while the other curls for a total of 100
Mary: Picabo (Plank) Cooter (Heel Touches) TIME!
COT
For the COT, I wanted to put in a plug for the Q Source at Chic-fil-a following Monday morning beatdowns. Q Source is leadership study materials developed by the co-founders of F3. I shared highlights from the chapter on Influence (Q2.2). Basically, there are two primary ways to influence people to an advantageous change: words (and the way you say them) and deeds (the behavior you model). A high impact man understands that movement must be voluntary for it to result in a true advantage, and he can not compel movement through the force of his will.
Anyway, its good stuff. If you have never attended, you are missing out.
Moleskin
Ok, I probably had one of my biggest laughs during this Q. At one point during the bear crawl merkins, I turned around to realize that I was the only one actually doing anything; the entire pax was just walking behind me counting cadence. What a bunch of wise guys!
I’m not sure if the motivators actually motivated anyone, but I am sure that everyone pushed themselves and got a little bit better this morning.
PAX: 9-Volt, Abercrombie, Cooter, El Chapo, Man Bun, Schnitzel, Woodrider, WuzntMe
AO: The Battery
Conditions
The conditions of this week made the Q happy. The PAX may or not feel the same.
COP
SSH, Hand Release Merkins, Flutter Kicks, It was all downhill from there.
The Thang
The PAX split into two teams. One team only had 4 people, but that team had Abercrombie, so they were still better off.
Each team member manned a station and rotated stations when the control station completed the workout prescribed.
Heat 1 Stations Control – Army Crawl 10 yards and back OH Press w/ coupon Squats Hand Release Merkins Burpees
Winners: 1 Round of Maker Boilers Losers: Stayed at home in their Fartsack
Heat 2 Stations Same as Heat 1
Winners: 1 Round of Boiler Makers Losers: Stayed at home in their Fartsack
Heat 3 Stations Control – Dying Seal 10 yards Curls for the Girls Lunges Flutter Kicks Burpees
Winners: 1 Round of Indigenous Lunge Line Losers: Stayed at home in their Fartsack
Heat 4 Stations Same as Heat 3
Winners: 1 Round of Maker Boilers Losers: Stayed at home in their Fartsack
Heat 5 Stations Control – Shrimp 10 yards Curls for the Girls Lunges Flutter Kicks Burpees
Winners: 2 Minutes of Mary Losers: Inverted plank
COT
“A goal without a plan is just a wish” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry YHC didn’t know the source of the quote until typing this, but was not expecting a French aristocrat.
This time of year is a great time to both set and review goals. Goals are not the same as resolutions. New Year’s resolutions seem to be putting off action to start when it seems it will be convenient. A year though, or a month, or a week can be a convenient time to set a time frame for a goal.
It is important to set goals to improve yourself in your physical health, your relational health and your spiritual health. Evaluate your circumstances and make a goal to improve each of them.
Moleskin
It didn’t rain a single drop during the workout. Were there seven idiots sitting in the rain for coffeeteria, though? Absolutely.
Before the beatdown, Woodrider observed the setting up of the apparatus the PAX would crawl under for the army crawls and mused on the time to commute to Legacy.
There was mumble chatter during SSH, this is to be expected. There was silence when YHC announced hand release merkins to follow up. There was grumble chatter when Flutter Kicks were announced next. Grumble chatter still ensues.
A few of the PAX really nailed some of these new modes of transportation. For example, Man Bun can army crawl faster than YHC can jog (not a high bar, but he cleared it easily).
YHC announced that the “Dying Seal” could be named by the PAX who best completed the exercise. 9-Volt won hands down. While he may not have been the fastest, definitely the most fun to watch.
At some point during a boiler maker Woodrider was apparently inserted into Man Bun’s “V”.
All the PAX who participated today were Winners.
A few definitions for the uncouth:
Boiler Makers – PAX form a single file line and assume a plank position. Rear most PAX Bear Crawls to the front, repeating in the style of indigenous persons ambulating quickly.
Maker Boilers – The same as a Boiler Maker, however the front most PAX Crawl Bears to the rear of the line.
Dying Seal – This name is not set in stone, but the workout will be repeated… many times. PAX lays perpendicular to their planned route of travel. Legs and Head held from the ground as though preparing to do crunches. PAX rocks forward from shoulders to hips while rocking shoulders side to side in order to propel themselves. No part of the PAX other than their back should touch the ground. Words really cannot describe. Please see 9-Volt for a demonstration.
Shrimp – PAX lays flat on their back with the right foot planted beside their left knee, pushing with the right foot the PAX propels themselves on to their left side moving backwards. Alternating between legs, this makes for a slow, but ineffective mode of transportation.
News
Convergence 1/1/2022 at Anvil at 0700.
12 Mile Ruck starting at Hacksaw at 0530 12/31/2021
Fog so thick it felt of mist, and frankly, it became mist eventually. Low 60’s on the temp gauge.
COP
SSH x15 IC Wilie Mays Hayes x12 IC Windmills x10 IC Forward Fold OYO Shoulder Blaster
The Thang
When 90’s rap began to play, the Pax decided there would be a theme to this workout. Apparently, YHC is known for themes in his workout….
7 of Diamonds Thanks Blue for allowing me to look over that VQ of yours way back when, so I could steal a little genius… 7 Burpees Bear Crawl the Laterals & Mosey the Lengths 14 Lunges (Hard Way) Bear Crawl the Laterals & Shuffle the Lengths 21 Squats Bear Crawl the Laterals & Bernie the Lengths 28 Monkey Humpers Bear Crawl the Laterals & Bear Crawl the Lengths Totals — 28 Burpees, 56 Lunges, 84 Squats, and 112 Monkey Humpers
Mosey to the Love Shack.
22’s w/a Merkin Mortar 2 BBSUs at Love Shack
Mosey to Memorial for 5 Merkin Mortar Set
Mosey Half Lap — 20 Mountain Climbers (hard way)
Mosey Back to Memorial for 5 Merkin Mortar Set
Rinse and Repeat the above routine until time..
COT
I like to aggravate our dear beloved Blue about his messages about Grace, but we all know it is needed and needed now more than ever. If you’ll indulge me, I would like to add to that idea. I heard a great message regarding both truth and grace. We as a Pax agreed that we feel honesty is extremely important in maintaining integrity, so how about this idea? Truth is often to harsh for people while Grace is often too compromising. Apply these two together and we can really develop quality interactions with our fellow man.
The above was my message. I added a little more of a personal story afterward regarding a character trait but will keep it brief here. Selfishness is not viewed a positive trait. A self-serving purpose, too, is often viewed as a negative motivation/means to an end. Either way, should this occur, make sure the end both justifies the means and helps all parties involved grow.
Moleskin
Overall, it was of great quality at certain times. I think I will just keep it “close to the vest” for the 8 other men who defeated the fartsack this Gloom…
News
Convergence 01/01/2022 at Anvil (Central High School)
