
According to…Godchecker - your Guide to the Gods, the current top three Norse Gods are Odin, Loki, and Thor. Apparently these were double tough hero types who wielded manly man swords and chopped off heads and limbs and whatever else got in their way. And that was just while they were waiting in line at the breakfast buffet! On the battlefield it got really ugly…Anyways, I was recently stationed on a barstool in a tiny town north of nowhere, and I overheard two impartially imbibed ignoramuses arguing about the Norse translation of the word ‘Granlibbaken’. One such fellow insisted that it was French not Norwegian, and it meant, “…one big fuggin’ leprechaun.” The other bleary-eyed gentleman spat at his compadre and swore that the literal translation was indeed Norwegian and it meant, “…a rather large piece of small bacon.” I, your faithful and bespectacled TNSAR newsletter guardian, corrected both these kind sirs and was promptly relieved of my barstool and thrown from the premises. Literally translated, Granlibbaken means, “…hill sheltered by fir trees” and that is where the next monthly meeting of the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team will be held…in a small hut…near a hill…surrounded by fir trees…and some pine trees at 6:30pm. Leave your swords at the door.
Technically they're pull-ups, not diapers. There is a difference. Here's a picture of her if you don't believe me. Yes, they're pink. She's a girl. My point, in case you were wondering, and you should be, is that things get tired. Bladders, for instance, get tired. Or even buildings. Buildings, sometimes, get tired.
CrossFit I did it. I took the plunge. At the October TNSAR meeting a husky looking fellow named Travis gave a little talk about the benefits of CrossFit training and what it could do for TNSAR members looking to get in, ahem, stay in shape. Well I took the bait, I signed up over at CrossFit Avalanche's new gym in Tahoe Vista. For those of us new to the CrossFit philosophy, the overall gist is pretty straightforward; the training program aims to gain proficiency in 10 fitness domains: cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, agility, balance, coordination, and accuracy. The program is hugely popular (in 2005 there were 18 CrossFit-affiliated gyms, in 2009 there are 1,500) and mighty intense. In fact, the main criticism of the program is that it is too intense, bordering on cult-like according to some. So far no one has offered me kool-aid and my experience has been nothing but positive. Except for the fact that I'm always sore. There may be something to that intensity criticism. Stay tuned, I'm keeping track of my progress. I think it's progress…
Waiting for a rescue---------B.Wright