In planning my Maiden Q at Village Idiocy, YHC’s imagination wandered until I hit upon a theme based upon the classic Vietnam War movie Full Metal Jacket. More specifically, the Rifleman’s Creed uttered at Parris Island in the first half of the movie. Regardless of branch of service, servicemembers are taught to never leave your…
“Oh, The grand old Duke of York, He had ten thousand men; He marched them up to the top of the hill, And he marched them down again. Now when you’re up, you’re up, And when you’re down, you’re down, And when you’re only half-way up, You’re neither up nor down.” 15 stalwart PAX met…
What a difference a week makes. On 11 October 2017, YHC posted at Bells-n-Whistles, where the PAX contended with July-like temperatures and humidity. This morning, 13 PAX encountered a brisk Fall morning with temperatures in the low 40s. It was YHC’s maiden Q at Bells-n-Whistles. YHC was not about to put up with, or inflict,…
It was with very heavy hearts that 10 PAX gathered at #Parliament this morning. In addition to the unspeakable horror and senselessness in Las Vegas, taking the lives of 59 innocent souls and maiming over 400 others, we were further saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of Tom Petty, a musician whom many of us grew…
To quote every episode of Scooby Doo, this backblast would have been completed and posted yesterday, if it hadn’t been for some meddling kids (who turned off the computer when I was 75% done with my Backblast last night just before I left to go watch my Deacons find yet another way to lose a game…
10 stalwart PAX met in the early morning gloom of the First Presbyterian parking lot to partake of assaulting the urbaneness of downtown Winston-Salem. The blood red illumination of the Reynolds Building provided a sense of foreboding to YHC. The pressure was on to deliver a workout worth the price of admission! WARMORAMA SSH -IC…