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Q:  Diablo PAX: (15) Wham!; Busch; Double Down; Storm Trooper; Vincent; Big Bird; Lamb; Cold War; Abacus; Loco; Butcher; Scrum (FNG); Starchild; Tool Time; Diablo Q Gear: 5.11 Tactical Camo Hat with IronHorse patch; old WKU t-shirt cut into a sloppy asymmetrical muscle tank with dull kitchen scissors; Nike tennis shorts that haven’t been closeContinueContinue reading “4/24/18 #BackBlast for #BagOfWrenches at The O”

I am leaving for Toledo on Friday along with a few other idiots for a camping trip in Starchild’s RV and I think we’re going to a superhero movie together. There’s a rumor of a GoRuck event after that but I hear the RV is pretty sweet and has plumbing and a card table. But,ContinueContinue reading “#PreBlast for #BagOfWrenches at #The O 4/24/18”

Qs:    Red Roof, OJ, Glauc, Nugget, Vincent, Kilo, Diablo PAX:  (~ 86) Bob Ross; Digiorno; Kilo; Gypsy; Zima; Glenn Ross; Cutlass; Aerobie; Wham!; Iceman; Fridge; Jitterbug; Pope; Busch; Airplane; Little Jerry; Spreadsheet; Jayhawk (FNG); Snowman; Spreadsheet; Tureen; Little Smoky; Nickleback; Flounder; Ratchet; Big Bird; Cochran; Mayberry; PewPew; Seabass; Vincent; Grandpa Bear; Cardinal; Skid; Forced Close; BananaContinueContinue reading “Convergence #BackBlast 4/21/18 – One Year Anniversary”

The When: April 21, 2018 The Time: 0700 – 0815 The Pre-WO Ruck: 0530 – 0645 The Where: The O (Seneca Park) Parking: Park at basketball court lot Misc: Don’t be in a huge rush to leave – there will be refreshments and lots of second F after WO The Why: 1 Year Anniversary ofContinueContinue reading “Convergence 4/21/18 #PreBlast”

Q: Diablo PAX: (5) Methane, Iceman, Double Down, Jitterbug, and Diablo We have heard about Club Paradise.  We have seen pictures of Captain Insane-o’s tailored tank tops and tuxedo shirts.  We have read about donut rucking, and Face’s house with second floor TV rooms.  We have heard stories of Waterboy, Scratch, and Spinal Tap leavingContinueContinue reading “4/4/18 #BackBlast for Destin FL – Silver Dunes AO”

  Dear PAX, The week of April 16 – 20 is hereby designated as VQ Week. Site Q’s are going to use this arbitrarily selected week to give an additional push to some of you who we want to see lead us in the Gloom. Yes, we all enjoy the uncertainty that comes with CaptainContinueContinue reading “VQ Week April 16 – 20”

Q: Diablo PAX: (21) Geppetto, Grinder, Noxeema Jackson, Gamecock, Fatone, Digiorno, Gamer, Blue Meth, Old Bay, Franz (FNG), Wham-O, Backdraft, Spreadsheet, Mouth, Zartan, Bumblebee, Tiger, Waterboy, Fridge, Snowman, Diablo. Well, the kid here Rucked with Zartan, et al., Monday morning. That was fun. But, there were then shin splints; and a sinus infection; and work;ContinueContinue reading “3/3/18 BackBlast for #TheHurt at #TheMutt”

I’ve been busy this week, doing the Lord’s work in Frankfort lobbying … scratch that. Most of you know why I have my name. That’s what I’ve been doing.  And, I’ve had a sinus infection of some sort. And, shin splints from an early week Ruck. So, I crawled into Casillero del Diablo, pulled outContinueContinue reading “3/3/18 PreBlast for Diablo’s Return to #TheMutt”

Q: Diablo PAX: Tool Time, PK, Red Roof, OJ, Storm Trooper, Diablo Comditions: It was like that storm that wrecked Tom Hanks’ plane in Castaway. Arrived at 0525. All PAX properly loaded up with rucks. All PAX were soaked upon stepping out into the Gloom. PAX unloaded two 25 dumbbells and two 50 lb dumbbellsContinueContinue reading “2/23/18 #BlackOps Ruck Training at #TheO”

Q: Diablo PAX: (21) Scratch, Wham, Fall Guy, Red Roof, OJ, Face, Captain Insane-O, Vincent, Double Down, Pepto, Donger, Butcher, Santana, Goodman, ExLax, Little Jerry, Loco, Bean Counter, Cutlass, Gillespie, Diablo Q Attire: It was virtually summer time.  Thus a WKU shirt retro-fitted into a tank with dull kitchen scissors to participate in tank top Tuesday; black Nike shorts;ContinueContinue reading “2/20/18 BackBlast for #BagOfWrenches at #TheO”

The forecast for Bag of Wrenches predicts 64 degrees with only a slight wind. That should be enough to get you to the Gloom and enough to keep my PreBlast sales-pitch short. But, during my most recent Q at The O (1) the police arrived and (2) I heard at least one “this is crazyContinueContinue reading “2/20/18 PreBlast for #BagOfWrenches at #TheO”

Q: Diablo PAX: (13) BeanCounter, Scratch, Trump, OJ, Red Roof, Vincent, Gillespie, Tron, Abacus, Donger, Butcher, Santana (FNG), Diablo I intended to move the PAX over to the Christian Academy campus for some new scenery and a little change of pace. I also planned a nice little workout void of coupons, which is very un-DiabloContinueContinue reading “2/8/18 BackBlast for #TempleOfGloom at #TheO”

Now that the Ghost Flag,  owned by The O, flies at our State Capitol, it’s fair for me to say to The PAX that posting tomorrow at The O is not only a service to yourself—we’re all working to #ObtainGooder—but it’s a service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. And, because the federal government has encroachedContinueContinue reading “2/8/18 PreBlast for #TempleOfGloom at #TheO”

Q: Diablo PAX: Zima, Wham-O, Deuce, GlennRoss, Amelia, Abacus, Mad Cow, Old Bay, Zartan, Quimby, Diablo Game Time Conditions: 10 degrees; light snow falling; overcast; 69% humidity; 3-4 inches of snow cover Q Attire: I wore clothing sufficient to keep my nuts from forming a permanent wrinkle. I awoke, eager to get to the gloom.ContinueContinue reading “1/16/18 BackBlast for Diablo’s Return to #TheMutt for #TheRooster”

I dolled up last week, wore my Sunday best, and earned an invite back to The Mutt. I now sit here, in an oddly colored green chair, contemplating how to incorporate this 100 lb Everlast bag into a cold, snowy beatdown. I’m almost there. But, words of warning—we are going to carry and move heavyContinueContinue reading “1/16/18 PreBlast for #Rooster at #TheMutt”

Q: Diablo PAX: Wham!, Mayberry, OJ, Pope, Quimby, Zoolander, GlenRoss, Trump, Old Bay, Zartan, Tron, Mad Cow, Digiorno, Diablo Attire for Q: Shirt – Brooks Brothers Non-Iron Button Collar Bowtie – Brooks Brothers Classic Red/White/Black School Stripe Belt – Black Canvas Featuring Skull & Crossbone Design Pants – Under Armor Golf Pants (I so wantedContinueContinue reading “1/10/18 BackBlast for Diablo’s Visit to #TheBlender at #TheMutt”

In an unbelievable turn of events, I, Diablo, have the Q at Holy Trinity, or what we call The Mutt. I’ve no idea how this is happening. Most of my visits to the land of expensive square footage, bowties, and ascots have been to watch my spawn deliver L’s and tears to the daughters ofContinueContinue reading “1/10/18 Pre-Blast for #TheBlender at #TheMutt”

QIC: Diablo Pax: Red Roof; OJ; Mayberry; Gillispie Weather: Scientifically speaking, it was wrinkled nuts weather this morning at The O.  Start time temp a solid 1 degree, with reported wind chill of -4. While the PAX small in number this morning, I knew the HIMs there with me could handle anything I threw at them.  ItContinueContinue reading “Backblast 1/6/18 at The O”

To the best of my knowledge, there exists a ladder that the PAX has not climbed, or at least has not climbed in awhile.  It is a ladder of a biblical dream.  It is a ladder that provides an ascetic path, or perhaps successive steps, toward excellence.  Curious?  Interested?  We are going to climb suchContinueContinue reading “The O #Ruiner Preblast 1/6/18”

Q: Diablo. 18 PAX  Methane, OJ, Fall Guy, Mr. Clean, Tron, Cutlass, Rhythm, Kilo, Tin Cup, Yankee, Pope, Wham!, Scratch, Beancounter, Trump, Captain Insane-o, Loco (FNG), Diablo. Pre-Wo The PAX gathered around the flags. Wait, that’s not accurate. The PAX gathered around a flag, while all waited for Cutlass to arrive with the Ghost Flag. Cutlass arrived non-promptlyContinueContinue reading “The O @ Seneca Backblast 8/29/17 #BagOfWrenches @OF3Louisville @F3Louisville #getbetter … The PAX Thrust 4x4s Into Spotlight & Created A New Love/Hate Relationship With Coupons”

VQ: Diablo. 14 PAX (1 FNG) Xeno (visiting PAX from @F3Jacksonville), Mr. Clean, Newman, Pope, Scratch, Double Down, Forced Close, Trump, Bean Counter, Wham!, FNG Slicker, Mayberry, Diablo. Pre-WO I arrived early, humbled yet eager to plant the F3 Flag and the Ghost Flag (yes – The O has the Ghost Flag).  The PAX startedContinueContinue reading “The O @ Seneca Backblast 8/24/17 #TempleOfGloom @OF3Louisville #getbetter … Real Men Move Heavy Things”

Get to Seneca tomorrow morning (8/24/17) to see where Diablo got his start. Hint: It was a farm, and sometimes farmers carry things, and sometimes farmers fall down, but still have to carry things.