15 of The Fort’s finest gathered for a Hump day beatdown at one of my favorite AO’s, the mighty Pantheon. #Cobains to the pax member that has been left off the list. #technology issues.

Q-drenaline got me there early enough to see Fish Sticks finishing a nice pre-run with Cornhole rolling in shortly thereafter. As the cars kept rolling in, YHC was thinking that the Weinke may be a tad long. Changes would be made on the fly.

Warm-up lap around the small loop included Toy Soldiers, Power Skips (my form was way off), Karaoke and Butt Kickers.

COP near the flag included:

• SSH- 25
• IW – 20
• Merkin Clock – 5 (done at 12, 3, 5 and 9 o’clock positions)
• Squats – 15
• Moroccan Night Clubs * 25
• Abe Vigodas (sloow Windmills) * 15

The Thang:

Mosey to basketball court in back. First note on Faith: FAITH MEANS TRUSTING IN ADVANCE WHAT WILL ONLY MAKE SENSE IN REVERSE- ALSO- FAITH DOESN’T MAKE THINGS EASY, IT ONLY MAKES THEM POSSIBLE.

Partner Up- size will matter later on. Partners go to opposite side of courts, suicides on foul lines and meet in the middle for parter hand slap merkins.  10 reps, 3 rounds, Suicides, meet middle for leg throws. 20 reps, 3 rounds, suicides, meet middle for partner squats. 20 reps, 3 rounds

bear crawl to center, meet middle for Partner Derkins (real crowd pleaser), 15 reps each bear crawl back.  This is where partner size came into play. Had planned for 3 rounds, but the Q was gassed. Omaha!

Mosey To the Kindergarten Playground – 20 step ups each leg, 30 dips

Mosey to Flag- Second note on Faith. :Related my favorite Metaphor from CS Lewis on Faith. He explained that having strong faith means that you are like a clean mirror reflecting God’s love for you to everyone you meet. The weaker your faith, the dirtier the mirror. The deeper your faith, the cleaner is your mirror.  Then, over to the flag pole for TOTE THE BRICK- 10 separate exercises. . Pax do each exercise while 1 member carries the cinder block to the last column and back. This portion provided some nice encouragement amongst the Pax as well as some quality mumblechatter about Carolina Dry Docks or “CDDs” sounding like a communicable disease.Good stuff.

Ended with 2 minutes of Mary- Fluttahs & Protractor. .

Various announcements- read the Newsletter, there is a LOT going on.

COT- A prayer AND praise for our Mustard Seeds in Lakewood Ranch, Cincinnati and Twin Cities. YHC relayed how amazing it is that fellow pax from The Fort (Bing, Senator Tressel and Solid State) have been so integral in launching these new Regions. Reminded all that we have a region full of HIMs and to be thankful for that.

Prayers for a friend of Half Shell going to rehab and prayers for parents of pre-teens and teens as we seek to guide our kids before they reach adulthood.

NMM:, #cobains to Cornhole and Jekyll as I forgot to mention your work helping to launch Houston and Seattle regions, respectively. Truly humbled by the honor to lead a hard working and big group of the Fort’s finest.

Thanks Fish Sticks for the opportunity..

Short Sale signing off.