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101/1001 Update
Jun. 19th, 2021 12:37 amEducation must, then, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them. - Jerome S. Bruner
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing Myself: We have completed the GoRuck D-Day workout for June (a 1 Mile Ruck, 77 Ruck Squats, 77 Push-Ups, 77 Ruck Deadlifts, 77 Ruck Shoulder Presses, and another 1 Mile Ruck). The bodyweight exercises were done wearing my plate carrier with 2-10lb. plates, and the Deadlifts and Shoulder Presses were done with my 30-lb. ruck. A shorter workout this month to compensate for the 77 miles of rucking required. My rucking total so far this month: 47.2 miles, after several long night-rucks to get caught up to where I can more easily complete the 77-mile rucking requirement. I've not started on the book or the additional tasking as of yet. Also, I got my bicycle back from the shop and rode it home - 2 more miles logged. I have not yet contacted the NW Fighting Arts Dojo to use my 16-Class pass.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I'm continuing my daily meditation. I'm STILL grinding through Meditations 4, by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffery Degraff). I'm still halfway through The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz, and barely started Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World by Thich Nhat Hanh, and Where Bigfoot Walks by Robert M. Pyle, my reading at Base Station. I've also added The Way of the Modern Warrior: Living the Samurai Ideal in the 21st Century by Stephen F. Kaufman, and Flirting with Disaster: Why Accidents Are Rarely Accidental by Marc Gerstein and Michael Ellsberg. Admittedly, my reading has been focused elsewhere.
I've finished Week 3 and 4 of the Disaster Preparedness course (University of Pittsburgh), and I'm working on the first big assignment of my Personal Disaster Preparedness Plan. It must include family members, unique needs or considerations (e.g., ages of family members, pets, or health issues), and geographic location, types of disasters that are most likely to occur in your area, Home Preparedness and Bug-out Bag Checklists, Contingency Plans, Escape Routes and Transportation Plans, Emergency Communication Plans, my maintenance approach, and at least three references I used to develop my plan. I'm using this opportunity to update and revise my current plans, inventory my gear, and get some good feedback. Three other people in the class will peer-review my plan, and I will peer-review their plans.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: No progress.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: I've also completed FP-AWR160-161 WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders. This 8-hour course meets the “First Responder Awareness Level” competency. This course was a good education and review for an all-hazards approach to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incidents, and practice using the ERG (Emergency Response Guidebook), including acts of terrorism where Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) materials may have been used. It's good knowledge to know how to recognize hazardous material, protect myself, notify others, and secure the scene, but not engage in rescue operations - my current level of emergency response. I have also signed up for FP-AWR111-217 Basic EMS Concepts for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events.
I enjoyed a calm, low-training day shift at the Fire station this month. I did spend an hour drinking coffee and discussing wildland firefighting tactics with the Chief, and I am already thinking about and starting to make some improvements for direct fire attack and also defensive spaces at Base Station.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: The Base Station antenna has been built and is lying in the driveway, while we get the antenna rotor plate machined, and a bigger hole drilled for the mast. The Old Man has already tested the antenna array on the ground(!) and heard a HAM operator in Arizona. It should be ready to raise very soon.
All of the hand tools (fire and other) are now in tool organizers in the Pump House, where they can be found and grabbed quickly. I installed gated wyes on all the spigots in the water system, checked and replaced a cracked and split hose, installed a hose rack for the 200 feet of non-potable hose to get it out of the way (it had been stored under the bus), two hose reels (one in the Pump House, and one by the RV Hookups), and added a few dried goods to the RV food storage. I'll be back before Father's Day to dump the RV tanks, build another (bigger) firewood rack, and help finish the antenna.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: This weekend we'll go to the first geoevent allowed since my geoevent a year ago. It will be socially distanced and masks are required, but it will be in Clark County's oldest flagship park - Lewisville Regional Park. There are lots of great geocaches, great trails, and people I haven't seen for a long time. *smile*
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing Myself: We have completed the GoRuck D-Day workout for June (a 1 Mile Ruck, 77 Ruck Squats, 77 Push-Ups, 77 Ruck Deadlifts, 77 Ruck Shoulder Presses, and another 1 Mile Ruck). The bodyweight exercises were done wearing my plate carrier with 2-10lb. plates, and the Deadlifts and Shoulder Presses were done with my 30-lb. ruck. A shorter workout this month to compensate for the 77 miles of rucking required. My rucking total so far this month: 47.2 miles, after several long night-rucks to get caught up to where I can more easily complete the 77-mile rucking requirement. I've not started on the book or the additional tasking as of yet. Also, I got my bicycle back from the shop and rode it home - 2 more miles logged. I have not yet contacted the NW Fighting Arts Dojo to use my 16-Class pass.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I'm continuing my daily meditation. I'm STILL grinding through Meditations 4, by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffery Degraff). I'm still halfway through The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz, and barely started Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World by Thich Nhat Hanh, and Where Bigfoot Walks by Robert M. Pyle, my reading at Base Station. I've also added The Way of the Modern Warrior: Living the Samurai Ideal in the 21st Century by Stephen F. Kaufman, and Flirting with Disaster: Why Accidents Are Rarely Accidental by Marc Gerstein and Michael Ellsberg. Admittedly, my reading has been focused elsewhere.
I've finished Week 3 and 4 of the Disaster Preparedness course (University of Pittsburgh), and I'm working on the first big assignment of my Personal Disaster Preparedness Plan. It must include family members, unique needs or considerations (e.g., ages of family members, pets, or health issues), and geographic location, types of disasters that are most likely to occur in your area, Home Preparedness and Bug-out Bag Checklists, Contingency Plans, Escape Routes and Transportation Plans, Emergency Communication Plans, my maintenance approach, and at least three references I used to develop my plan. I'm using this opportunity to update and revise my current plans, inventory my gear, and get some good feedback. Three other people in the class will peer-review my plan, and I will peer-review their plans.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: No progress.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: I've also completed FP-AWR160-161 WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders. This 8-hour course meets the “First Responder Awareness Level” competency. This course was a good education and review for an all-hazards approach to Hazardous Materials (HazMat) incidents, and practice using the ERG (Emergency Response Guidebook), including acts of terrorism where Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) materials may have been used. It's good knowledge to know how to recognize hazardous material, protect myself, notify others, and secure the scene, but not engage in rescue operations - my current level of emergency response. I have also signed up for FP-AWR111-217 Basic EMS Concepts for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) Events.
I enjoyed a calm, low-training day shift at the Fire station this month. I did spend an hour drinking coffee and discussing wildland firefighting tactics with the Chief, and I am already thinking about and starting to make some improvements for direct fire attack and also defensive spaces at Base Station.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: The Base Station antenna has been built and is lying in the driveway, while we get the antenna rotor plate machined, and a bigger hole drilled for the mast. The Old Man has already tested the antenna array on the ground(!) and heard a HAM operator in Arizona. It should be ready to raise very soon.
All of the hand tools (fire and other) are now in tool organizers in the Pump House, where they can be found and grabbed quickly. I installed gated wyes on all the spigots in the water system, checked and replaced a cracked and split hose, installed a hose rack for the 200 feet of non-potable hose to get it out of the way (it had been stored under the bus), two hose reels (one in the Pump House, and one by the RV Hookups), and added a few dried goods to the RV food storage. I'll be back before Father's Day to dump the RV tanks, build another (bigger) firewood rack, and help finish the antenna.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: This weekend we'll go to the first geoevent allowed since my geoevent a year ago. It will be socially distanced and masks are required, but it will be in Clark County's oldest flagship park - Lewisville Regional Park. There are lots of great geocaches, great trails, and people I haven't seen for a long time. *smile*
