Author: Hunchback (Page 4 of 5)

The men of Dallas have a special knack for being fruitful and multiplying in the gloom. Every time Scrat and I go for a ruck from the Ingles parking lot, we are met with double or triple the number of PAX by the time the COT occurs.  This morning was no different.

Stogie, Scrat, and I rucked, while Flintstone led a ruck beatdown on his own (hard pass). 30 minutes later, Wirenut comes flying in from his run, followed by Rum Runner & Chubbs a few minutes later.

The word for the Sword was to begin Thanksgiving today.. Some verses included:

1. Psalm 100:4 (NIV): “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”
2. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV): “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
3. Colossians 3:17 (NIV): “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”

Announcements: Christmas Party, ChristmasTown 5K, Beer Ruck

Prayer Requests: Wirenut’s mother, Turtleman, Hunchback’s friend battling ALS

A few ran early. A few rucked early. One ran on time. Three others and a dog rucked on time.  A few left early. One arrived just for Q Source. However, the theme of Courage from Admiral William McRaven’s first chapter of the Hero Code bound the PAX together.

Better than explain the two stories from McRaven, here’s two short videos about Courage he described, one from women serving in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and another from the Alamo.

Ashley’s War: The Courageous Story of Women on the Battlefield

Drawing a Line in the Sand

Announcements: Ultimate Frisbee11.23, Christmas Party 12.2, Beer Ruck12.9

Prayer Requests: Hauschka (F3 Lake Wylie)’s family, Turtleman, Oompa

Praise: Whoopee’s 15 anniversary being cancer-free.

-Hunchback

An 8pm call out from the AO looking for a Q in the morning sat awkwardly unresponsive for 20 minutes. Knowing I have a few Qs scheduled in the next few days, I volunteered Scrat to VQ the HIM of Diablo Sammich instead

After the pledge, Linus, Tube, Bandit, and YHC rucked from Pelicans to First Baptist Church’s multipurpose building. As Scrat sniffed every fire hydrant, we stopped for increasing squats until our quads burned.

On the return, we checked out the new ACE Hardware building on Neal Hawkins Rd, which had a “Opening in December” sign. Looks like some quality brands will be sold there, just in time for Christmas.

Aye,

Hunchback (typing for Scrat)  🐶

Three ruckers and a mutt braved the Artic blast coming down on  Diablo Sammich this morning.  To stay warm, we thought it would be a good idea to stop for squats in front of every house in the Riverwood neighborhood that still had their Halloween decorations up.

Bad idea.

Prayer requests: Turtleman (Tube gave an update); the Blakney family.

-Hunchback out

On Saturday morning, Stroganoff sent out an emergency text to the Coconut Horse regulars. He needed someone to cover his Q as he’d caught bronchitis during his vacation and wasn’t feeling up to it. After some friendly teasing and comments, a few guys stepped up to help out.

Two plus Scrat rucked, while eight others went for a run. Gastone’s 2.0, Chuck Norris, joined in and easily kept up with the group during their 5-mile run.

During the QSource session, the focus was on Chapter 7 of The Wisdom of the Bullfrog. This chapter talked about the importance of promoting a culture of action, valuing enthusiasm over inaction, and giving credit to those who try to solve problems on their own.

Announcements:

• Convergence on Labor Day at 7am – CaroMont Health Park – all other AOs closed
• PT Tests on the calendar
• Coconut Derby August 27 – pre-blast to follow
• Lunch Wednesday at Pita Wheel Dallas

Prayer request:

• Norwood
• Turtleman
• Mayor
• School starting