LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

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Glad to be back, and hated being gone for so long. About late March, early April my energy level took a hugh nose dive. In May my rheumetologist was talking to me and then got this funny look on her face and asked "is your thyroid enlarged?" After normal blood work came back and a sonogram, I was sent for several needle biopsies (the first didn't work)-- and three days before a cruise to Alaska I was told I needed surgery. Was allowed to go on my trip (and got to kayak in Ketchikan). On my return I had a thyroidectomy in June. Left side was big, ugly and in last stage of cell change before cancer. The physicians tell me I am very lucky as the specialist thought it was cancer when he finished the surgery. Never had thyroid problems before and feel blessed that my rheumetologist was so observant. Glad to be able to get back on my C2 as I couldn't figure out how I was able to row 200,000 meters in late November and December and then was falling flat energy wise all of a sudden. Guess my body was trying to tell me something! Happy Denise in Wichita!

wow denise...so glad that you are healthy again....

[Kona2]

Fireworks over Sydney! Fireworks in the Northern Hemisphere too! We have another meter millionaire on the 2010 Luna-Tics Rowing Team!



Congratulations Bazzy !!

[Kona2]

Thanks for sharing your story and posting photo on the team page, Denise! Sounds like you have had two remarkable journeys! The Luna-Tic crew roster can and does change from time to time - and we don't always know the why. Doubly glad you are back on the roster of our rowing universe - and with a great reminder that the more we exercise on a regular basis, the more we are in tune with what can be a subtle change.

Woohoo! By the end of today's rowing (whichever hemisphere you're rowing in!), we will have less than one million meters to go to the halfway point in our journey to the moon! Some say it will be all a gravity pull to the moon from there!

Distance to the halfway point = 1,184,943 m

Season meters as of 70/365 = 17,458,515 m

Total meters on the day = 275,718 m

Oars in space = 34 percent

MILESTONES....Bragging Rights....Celebrations: Wowzer...bunch of 'em today!

1.3 MM Dan
1.1 MM Chris just27
1.0 MM Bazzy
400K Peter G
200K Rick
100K Chris S

Half Marathon number 45 for Dan!
Wild Bill checks in with 36,000 m and another half moon!
Ted with a half moon and 24,000 m

TWO Million Meter Watch: And the 64K question is.....will he finish this off tomorrow?

Wild Bill with (64,000 m) to go!

And thanks to today's lunar crew for all the kinds of meters - each and everyone counts:

Tony m (the ayes have it that you've posted another 3,333 m!)
Peter G 5,000 m
Steven 5,000 m
Gina m!
Rick 10,000 m
Dave 10,000 m
Kiba 10,000 m
Mitch J 10,509 m
Peter H 12,345 Some say...it's five in a row!
Tim 14,246 m
Chris (just27) 15,827 m In a rare departure from half marathons.....
Bazzy 18,306 m
Dan 21,097 m
Kenneth G 22,000 m - good update!
Chris S with 22,377 m - good update!
Ted 24,000 m (was there a half marathon in there?)
Mary 26,790 m - good update!
Wild Bill William H 36,000 m

Row row row! We still have many meters to go!

You wish to extract a posting!?? And, Danno, about the postings you don't want to keep....at the right of each posting that you personally post, you see quote edit and you should see a box with an x......clicking on that one will delete....but only you can delete it (unless it was something REALLY obnoxious and then I would ask the forum folks to nuke it....) Not that easy to do or explain I guess since I have edited this 3 times now...

[Kona2]

Hooyah! And welcome to Thomas C - a new team member, and no doubt related to Rick C! Thanks for joining us on our journey to the moon!

[Kiba]

Congrats Bazzy!!!!!



I can't believe how many MM milestones there have been in the last 24ish hours! Terrific work to everybody!

And!!

Welcome Thomas C!

Denise: That sounds like a really frightening event, I'm glad your okay and feeling better!

[Toothdoc]

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Congratulations Bazzy !!

Bazzy,

Nice work down under!! Row strong!


dc

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yeah bazzy and welcome thomas....

[BAZzy]

Fireworks over Sydney! Fireworks in the Northern Hemisphere too! We have another meter millionaire on the 2010 Luna-Tics Rowing Team!



Congratulations Bazzy !!

Thanks you'all

[Dave_H]

Congrats BAZzy!! You guys are amazing hitting these milestones so early in the year...

And then there is "2 Mill Wild Bill"...

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two million????? wow...and wooo hooo bill

[just27]

By the end of today's rowing (whichever hemisphere you're rowing in!), we will have less than one million meters to go to the halfway point in our journey to the moon! ... ... Row row row! We still have many meters to go!

The moon is lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to row before I sleep,
And miles to row before I sleep.
(with apologies to Robert Frost's memory!)

I was looking for fireworks to add my CONGRATS TO MILLION METER BAZ ... but found a moon instead, with a few stars that kind of remind me of the Southern Cross (give or take the extra star).

Thx for the cupcake, Kiba. Nice!

[WDDF]

Congrats BAZzy! Woo Hoo - I made it 5 more minutes than the last row - slow and steady for now, but a good start for a Saturday morning.

Oh and Kona - I think Robert Frost wouldn't mind a bit.

[Kona2]

Pssst! Surprise party in the team room today! Stop in, quaff a few virtual beverages....have some virtual food....and join in the celebration!



Happy Birthday, Toothdoc! In honor of your milestone birthday, we're having a virtual party! And since it's a virtual party, Kiba suggested that we bring you virtual gifts!

So...without further ado:

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you...
Happy birthday to Toothdoc...
Happy birthday to you......and many, many more!

My virtual gift to you is ....


A pint or few of Guiness in the pub of your choice....surrounded by your virtual friends who will, of course, toast you! (Here's to Dan....our half marathon man!)

[Toothdoc]

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A pint or few of Guiness in the pub of your choice....surrounded by your virtual friends who will, of course, toast you! (Here's to Dan....our half marathon man!)[/quote]

K2,

Thanks for the surprise party.

In honor of the day I become a legit Old Fart I rowed a smooth 6,565 while watching a tour of the Budweiser plant in St Louis.

I'll take my virtual pint at the Laurel's Pub in Killarney, Ireland.



For a virtual tour goto http://www.thelaurelspub.com/pub.html

And I'm inviting the whole team, except for the wee ones.

toothdoc

[Kona2]

We've rowed ten weeks in the 2010 rowing year! Our crew roster currently stands at 54 spacers....and there's always room for more in our Luna-Tic rowing universe!



Distance to the midway point in our journey to the moon = 1,042,105 m

Season meters as of 71/365 = 17,601,353 m

Total meters on the day = 142,838 m

Oars in space = 24 percent

MILESTONES....Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

700K Barbara
just27 with half marathon # 49 on the year
Wild Bill with 36,000 m rows another half moon plus!

TWO Million Meter Countdown

with (28,000 m) to go!

And thanks to today's crew for all the kinds of meters:

Wild Bill 36,000 m
Chris 21,097 m
Barbara 16,533 m
Jim 15,000 m
Kiba 10,000 m
Peter H 8,600 m
Bazzy 8,291 m
Teresa 6,016 m
Thomas 6,453 m
Steven 5,000 m
Peter G 4,000 m