Is it that time already? I was expecting more rain this AM. It’s been raining around here lately. A LOT. I had almost forgotten what it was like to post without the sky pouring on us… At least it was still muddy, though… So we had that going for us, which was good.

The Thang:
Warm Up: Jog down with dynamic warmup
Knee pull to chest
Frankensteins
Windmill Walkers

COP in small parking lot:
SSH x 50
CDD x 30
Squats x 25
Mountain Climber x 30
Cadence Burpees x 15

Mosey to short track and playground then partner up (size will matter):
With your partner: 50 Swerkins – P1 goes 2 laps on short track, P2 does Swerkins – flapjack
50 Pull ups – (assisted is fine) – same running switch deal
50 Knee ups – same deal

Mosey around to long parking lot behind Elem School
With your partner: Resistance Run to long line (75 ft) then switch and come back
Bear Crawl to line, Crawl Bear the rest of the way
Partner Derkin Squat x 15 – flapjack
Partner Press Merkins x 10 – flapjack
Partner Carry – in middle do 5 squats then go to end – flapjack back

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NMM:
I think the lack of rain inspired some extra high quality mumblechatter today. Spirits were high, despite some of us having little sleep. Today was also the Marine Corps’ Birthday. In the COP, I made some comment about the 30th year. The guys had a great time with that. My brain was functioning very poorly, even for me, and I didn’t even remember saying a number until Package pointed it out. Sometimes, my greatest purpose is comic relief… I’m at peace with it.

Inasmuch as it is the birthday of the USMC, and Veterans’ Day is tomorrow, I share this thought… It’s not unique to me by any means, though I don’t know where I came up with/heard it first. A soldier performs a service that is one of the most Christlike of which I am aware. He (or she) does for others things that they cannot do for themselves, and is willing to lay down his life, if necessary, in the process. All that we have in our lives, both temporally and spiritually, comes down to that kind of sacrifice. We cannot have any freedom, neither from tyranny, nor from death, nor from hell without those people (and that one Person) willing to give the ultimate sacrifice on our behalf. So as we go throughout this week, let’s think to thank those that served or are serving to provide us with the amazing blessings we have. And let us also consider how WE will sacrifice to make the lives of those around us (our wives, our children, our fellow PAX, and all our brothers and sisters on this planet) more of what they can be and what God has planned for them…

Aye! Helmet, out.