Author: Whitesnake

  • Where is Upchuck?

    I am outside a hotel in Florida and he is not here. I run up and down Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd and can’t find him. I also have some older lady stop me and ask “you look like someone who reads books about WWII history”.

    Is that an insult or a pickup line? And just like Las Vegas in the good old days, she hands me a card. But this time it hypes up her book “The Navigators Letter” and not a strip club. Preorders available now as jancressdondi.com. I am able to navigate back to the hotel and will head back to RVA tonight.

  • Squig Games

    Nine runners partied on Raintree, ran around a lake at least once, did some squiggly lines, came back on Falconbridge and then headed back to Godwin. Most of it uphill.

    I got 4.9 miles in and everyone did 4+. And the best part is that we will do this again later this year with better instructions. No ruckers this week so nothing to report there..

    Lunch next Tuesday at Joeys, noon.

    The Bridge on 1/24 with Pigskin leading. Reach out to him to coordinate or get more details.

    Hutton heard “Here I Go Again” on the radio on the way to coffee. Everyone needs more Whitesnake in their life!

  • Eleven

    No, not the one married to Bon Jovi’s kid. We had eleven at WTH to celebrate the end of 2025. According to the people waiting at the closed Dunkin Donuts and the one guy by himself at the Lauderdale Starbucks, this is what we accomplished:

    Nine went for the traditional WTH and two did some kettlebell. The two lifted them up and down a lot. They also had about 5 kettlebells per person. I did not see the kettlebell juggling exercise.

    The nine runners went to the upside down and did one of my normal routines backwards. We started with a warm up run to the Roger Roger pad. There we did some DQs, Ukrainian Soldiers, Helicopters, Arm Circles, Flutters and Hammers. We then looked back on 2025 by going to the Nissan dealership first for some white car burpees (5) and red car jump squats (25). We stopped at the flag after 35 burpees and 75 jump squats. For the second half of the lot we did red car 25 jump squats (4 times) and blue car 25 LBCs (3 times).

    We then continued on our reverse path and went to the SPES drop off/pick up loop for a triple check. Timer ran the loop, partners did prisoner get ups and Irish hammers. No one got chased by a demogorgon.

    We then headed to Wally’s park. The cold and maybe the holidays helped keep the piss and shit smell down–thanks Wally! We went to the water park and circled up for some Copperhead Squats in cadence and then some plank stretching via right hand to right foot and then right hand to the sky, flapjack and then repeat.

    A route around the path (construction work is done!) took us to the pavilion for 20 step ups (each leg) and then WW2 in cadence (26 total). From there, we headed back to Hawkins.

    I only had 2.3 miles on my watch but you can’t trust GPS in a wormhole. Also cannot trust which Starbucks the group goes to since one is 1.3 miles away and another is 4.2 miles away. You take a guess which one everyone but me went to…

    Convergence tomorrow at 7. Also Circus will be open at 5:30 for a double dip or double fart sack.

    Happy New Year!

  • Aiming a fart

    Atilla told his doctor that he can’t stop passing wind, but happily, they are silent and don’t smell. He mentioned that he has farted twice since being in the office, and the doctor didn’t even notice. The doctor gives him pills and asks him to return next week. The following week, Attila returned and tells the doctor that his pills have made his silent farts stink. The doctor replies, “Good, we fixed your sinuses. Now let’s work on your hearing!

    There was a lot of wind at the Deep–one that kept the flag flapping, and one that kept Attila’s ass cheeks flapping. A morning of only abs and legs helped one of those.

    We started with some warmups of copperheads, DQ, Ukrainian Solders, Helicopters, LBCs and some other ab exercises.

    We then headed to the bus loop for a Dora. Seven total pax had be adlibbing a bit and confusing the pax. We stayed together to do an individual Dora. We lunged to the next light pole and then at the pole did 25 Squats and 50 LBCs. After seven lights we did something like 100 double count lunges, 150 Squats and 350 LBCs.

    Staying at the bus loop, six of us did an indigenous people run while Gomer crossed the grass to the other side. When the runners got to Gomer, the back of the line called out an ab exercise and we did 25 (with Gomer). Then the group continued around the loop (with a change of direction at some point) and Gomer crossed to the other side and repeat. Over a couple laps we did 25 WW2, Irish Hammers, Pole Smokers, V ups, Side Crunches, APDs & Penguins. We then forward lunged to the next poll and headed to the flag.

    With 5+minutes left we did a jump squat ladder 10,9,8,7,6,7,8,9,10 and then from our six did Freddie’s, American Hammers and held our feet at 6 inches for 30 seconds.

    We all left with tight abs, tight quads and wet asses. 1 mile in total distance.

    Convergence on Jan 1, 2026, 7AM, Dogpile. Heartbreak needs a Q tomorrow–who wants it!

  • We had a Festivus miracle!

    Eighteen volunteers for the Human Fund (money for people), met in the back of Godwin for a kettlebell workout. After setting up the the pole that requires no decoration (I find tinsel distracting) we did some warmups.

    After that we did the airing of grievances. We went around the circle to do 20 reps of whatever exercise each pax declared they did not appreciate. I got a lot of problems with this exercise and now you’re gonna hear about it! We did some terrible ones including waiter carry squats, teapots, WWIII’s that involved a sit and press and a regular press, some weird double squat thing, kettle bell swings where you stopped and then did it again, pull throughs, and death crawls. It was chaos. 16 exercises with 20 reps, one run around the loop and a waiter carry walk later, the grievances were complete.

    So far this new holiday was scratching me right where I itch!

    Partner up for some odds and evens. Explaining this was tough last year but I was prepared for the tinsel-like questions this go around. I did a quick tutorial, yelled my displeasure, and then ignored the mumble chatter. Some people learned how to count up to 4 for the first time, some were still confused, but most understood how to do it. Best 2 out of 3: losers ran the parking lot and did 5 burpees, winners did curls. Three rounds.

    Now it was time for the feats of strength. We split into two groups based on who was odds and who was evens from the prior exercise. Odds went first: duckwalk on the grass area with hands behind the back. Goal: knock over your opponent or push them out of bounds, you fall down or go out of bounds and you are out. Round one winner: Handshake. Evens were up and Pinto outlasted the rest of the pax. Handshake vs Pinto for the championship and before the rest of the pax could circle them, Handshake was down. Handshake ended up crying. Pinto is this year’s winner! I made a donation to the Human Fund in his name. He even got a certificate as proof!

    It was time for a little Mary, numbers and names. Then coffee with some chocolate Babka as our meal.

    The last and most important part of Festivus is observing a Festivus miracle and we had one this morning. We never had a moment where Attila’s gas caused the circle to break up! Festivus cured Attila’s stinky anus for one morning. It’s a Festivus miracle!!!

    Thanks for letting me lead. I hope you found my belief system fascinating.

  • Welcome to the party, pal!

    Twenty one heroes came to Nakatomi Plaza for a Christmas party but they also had time to defeat the terrorists, climb 35 +1 floors, answer Die Hard trivia and practice one-liners.

    As we moseyed from the parking lot to the football field goal posts for a warmup, guests started to see the Christmas lights and got excited. We then did roughly ten minutes of warmups and went to the Plaza. It is under construction, just like in the movies, and we had to hop over a waist level/Fudd’s nutsack height fence. We met at the top of the first floor for instuctions.

    As I told the pax, if you are what I think you are, then you’ll know when to shut up, when to listen, and when to pray. We started with nine up and downs to get to the tenth floor. Then did another ten floors with increasing merkins starting at 1 (all the way to ten). Twenty floors up, we did some Die Hard trivia. Each question was worth 5 burpees. Right or wrong, we climbed another floor. Five more up and downs and ten burpees (out of a possible 25) later, we made it to the 25th floor.

    Time to diffuse some B.O.M.B.S. Partner up and we did another five floors each while you and your partnered alternated Burpees, Overhead Claps, Merkins, Big Boy Situps, and SSH. The Christmas party is supposed to be on the 30th floor but the terrorists screwed it all up.

    Hutton was not happy and shouted “From up here it doesn’t look like you’re in charge of jack shit!” A little more trivia and I responded with “I am an exceptional Q, EF Hutton. And since I’ve moved to Kidnapping, you should be more polite”.

    We had to find the terrorists and the only choice now was the ventilation shaft. Two more times with bear crawls and knowing what a TV dinner feels like, and we made it to the 32nd floor.

    A little more trivia and 5 burpees later and we did the final three floors. And Alexander wept, seeing as he had no more worlds to conquer.

    But…we had to go to the roof to save the innocent party goers and scare off the FBI helicopters. So we did one more hill run and saved the day!

    He made it back over the fence and did some Mary of LBCs and finished on time.

    Big thanks to the Nakatomi Party Committee of Holly Gennaro, Harry Ellis and Mr. Rogers for the Coffee, decorations and snacks. Not sure what the future of the plaza is, but I suspect I can find a way to do this a 4th time next year. Until next time …

    Yippee-Ki-Yay Motherfuckers!

  • Light up!

    Five real men of genius went Deep. After a lap waiting for Seymore and some warmups, we ventured into Green Gate to find some Christmas decorations. First we came across a nice front yard setup but the dead inflatable resulted in a 5 burpee penalty.

    We then got to the lit up trees lining the main entrance road into Greengate. 12 pretty trees. First tree, 10 merkins, second tree, 20 WW2s, third tree 30 squats. Repeat until the end. We then crossed over and on the way back did 10 HRM, 20 Jump Squats and 30 reverse crunches. One tree has broken lights and I missed a penalty opportunity. Instead we doubled up the last tree to finish. Then full routine ended up with 40 merkins, 40 HRM, 80 WW2s, 80 Jump Squats, 120 Squats and 120 reverse crunches.

    We moseyed back to the school and headed to a poll sit waiting for the 6. Then in cadence did calf raises while poll sitting. Another mosey half way around the loop to a hill. Time for some Nakatomi Plaza practice. We did ten +1/2 up and downs with a break in the middle. The hill was less steep but long and good practice.

    We moseyed back to the start and did a little Mary and hit time.

    1.85 Miles total. Great work from the Pax.

    Prayers for safe holiday travels and for all those at Brown University and Australia.

  • Denied!

    Eleven warriors ran 1.25 miles, warmed up in the Wellesley bridge parking lot, ran down a dark path into the woods, slipped on ice, were denied access to the Wellesley basketball court, ran up a hill, lunge walked across an icy bridge, did a triple check including WW2 and merkins, lunge walked the bridge again, and then ran 1.25 miles home. 3.15 miles total including the triple check and getting lost in the woods.

    All in 46 minutes.

    -2nd F lunch next Tuesday at Tres Nachos in Innsbrook, noon.

    -The Bridge 12/27 with Kabuta leading

    -Glad to have Gypsy join us from down range…

  • Take a hike!

    It was a giant celebration at the Deep for Take a Hike Day. Eight was enough for this trip to the woods. We started with a bus loop lap and some warmups of SSH, DQ, Ukrainian Soldiers, Copperhead Squats, LBCs, Heals to Heaven, flutters and Merkins. We then moseyed to the row houses and did a round of sevens doing both exercises at each block: HRM and Jump Squats. We then moseyed past the pool and went down into the dark.

    We crab walked down the dark hill and then moseyed to the bridge. It was dark but the bridge has railings so falling off was not an option. We would also be trapped if any animals were on the bridge but I did not tell the pax that. We did ten moving lunges each leg and then ten walking Ukrainian Soldiers and then repeated. We were now about halfway down the bridge and we ran to the end and then did ten burpees and twenty WWII. It was nice to be in the dark woods and get a nice view of the sky without the typical Short Pump lights. This is the 3rd time I’ve taken a group of pax to the woods. It was new for many in this group.

    We bear crawled back for a bit and then moseyed to the end. We then bear crawled back up the hill and found our way to a circle of some big houses. We partnered up and did some rounds of exercises while one partner ran the circle: Suzanne Sommers (each side), Rosalitas (or something else, really can’t remember), and Monkey Humpers. The exercises weren’t too tough because I knew what I had planned next.

    We hit the row houses again for a similar sevens with burpees and jump squats. If you don’t normally jump at the end of your burpee, you will now! After 21 burpees and 21 jump squats, we were back to Nuckols Farm Elementary but I took us to the original Nuckols Farm instead. After a history lesson, we did ten burpees just for fun. We then moseyed half way back to the school and found an opening and a hill to run up. Now at the big bus loop, we hit 3 light posts and did ten merkins at each and then went back to the flag. We had time for some Mary of hammers, reverse crunches and some other ab exercise.

    1.75 miles and we were done. Blue Moon and Tater did the running work without complaint, Attila kept the gas away, Mr. Rogers showed up just in time, Pigskin’s Monday rotation was Deep, Banjo brought the average age way down, Handshake got his parking pass and Gomer was a no show. And no animals on the bridge except for a Whitesnake.

    Thanksgiving at Mary at 7. Kubota taking a group to the Bridge after Christmas.

    Have a great week!

  • Pounding in the cold

    15 of Westhoe’s greatest braved this cold windy Tuesday morning and tried to keep warm with a lot of movement. This including 3 teenagers in shorts: Joey Chesnutt, Mariner and Handshake. According to Handshake’s rock hard nipples, we did something like the following:

    13 of us went to the football field at 5:30 and soon were joined by Fudd and Full House. We did some warmups of SSH, Uranian Soldiers, Copperhead Squats, LBCs, WW2, Merkins and maybe some other stuff.

    We then went for a preview of everyone’s favorite Christmas Movie Die Hard and hit the Ridge. We did 2 sets of exercises at the bottom, ran to the top and did SSH until the six reached the top. Then we went back down for some more. 1st set was 20 HRM and 20 WW2, 2nd was 20 Merkins and 20 Heals, 3rd was 20 Wide Merkins, 20 Dollies, 4th was 20 Chuck Norris and 20 Rosalitas and the 5th was ten burpees. The hill won’t fully transform into Nakatomi Plaza until late December.

    We walked down the hill one last time and then moseyed back to the football field. There we did my favorite Double Quarter Pounder. First set was 25 HRM at the 25, 50 LBC at the 50, 75 single count Mountain Climbers and 100 SSH, bernie back to the goal line each time. Second set was 25 Merkins, 50 Hammers, 75 Squats and 100 single count Freddies.

    With a little time left, we hit the benches and did a Lindsey of 30 dips/10 bench kicks, to 20/20 and then 10/30. Then back to the flag for some Mary of LBC, Suzanne Sommers and WW2. 1.2 miles today which is about average for this AO.

    Announcements: The Bridge this Saturday with EF Hutton, Thanksgiving at Mary Mumford. Joey’s hotdogs for lunch today at noon.

    Big thanks to all who served and currently serving. Prayers to the Correll family and all those fighting cancer.

    “Like a drifter, I was born to walk alone.” But I am grateful that is not the case with this group.