“More PT, drill sergeant, more PT,” we army grunts, going through basic training, yelled in unison.
“Assume the prone position and give me fifty,” the drill sergeant barked. I groaned. I knew I’d be hard pressed to give him fifty perfect push-ups. My drill sergeant, who was reminiscent of my high school football coach, would not compromise. Fifty perfect push-ups was what was demanded and fifty push-ups was what I would try to deliver.
Fortunately, Mother Nature came to my rescue when the bright sunshine suddenly gave way to a severe thunderstorm. The drill sergeant had no choice but to dismiss us back to the barracks. Gotta love Mother Nature.
Written for these daily prompts: Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (prone), Word of the Day Challenge (reminiscent), Ragtag Daily Prompt (compromise), and Your Daily Word Prompt (sunshine).
This, That, and the Other 
Garry STILL does 100 every morning. And he’s 77.
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Whoa! That’s amazing. Good for Garry!
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Lucky break.
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🙂 Brilliant, Fandango.
Mother Nature is on the side of Army recruits.
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Good use of the prompt! I could maybe do 5 “perfect” … no where near 50!
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