C.S. Lewis said, “Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward towards success.” Today was a journey through failure. I learned from a neurologist friend that the human body has mechanisms that cause you to perceive body failure at about 30% of its actual potential. This is when your…
This was supposed to be a record breaker workout inspired by a conversation with Zima a while back. In addition to his clearly stated disdain for YHC’s existence, he cleverly brought two small creatures which hit YHC’s soft spot. So YHC decided to do an easier workout with the assumption the small creatures would be…
On this muggy morning in the gloom a handful of studly PAX joined YHC for a little research under a beautiful meteor shower filled sky. YHC was curious about the upcoming 5,000 rep challenge and wanted to get an image of time necessary for its completion. The guinea pigs,… uh…. I mean… PAX were able…
This morning YHC decided to educate the PAX on Ella Wheeler Wilcox’ poem “Solitude” as a reflection on the AO name “Flatline.” The portion of the poem utilized is as follows: Feast, and your halls are crowded; Fast, and the world goes by. Succeed and give, and it helps you live, But no man can…
The following excerpt from Rudyard Kipling’s amazing poem “If” was the utterance that distilled our fine Pax to their most fundamental elements this morning. If you can dream – and not make dreams your master; If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster…
YHC celebrated Earth Day with the PAX this morning with this famous poem: Trees BY JOYCE KILMER I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms…
6 Pax started this fine frigid morning with 50 SSH ic. The next step was acquire a coupon with a journey of a thousand arm swirly things. After coupon acquisition, PAX returned to parking lot with coupon raised above head. Upon return, PAX circled up to proceed with Flip Flockees. Flip Flockee recipe: Begin with…
YHC woke up this rainy morning at 1:30am and remained awake until time to officially get up and Q Parliament. YHC fought every urge to crawl back in bed and made it out the door. Upon arrival at AO, YHC noticed nary a car but his own. With about a minute left to start, the…
YHC is just now getting his flu shot (I know I’m late in the season) and woke up with a shoulder that felt like it took a few good licks from a baseball bat. Additionally, temperatures decided to dip well below freezing. For YHC, it was one of those days you have to tell the…