Great snakes! This was an exclamation used when The Adventures of TinTin was translated from the Belgian into English...kind of an odd expression. Some say that the translators should have just said "Mon Dieu!" but maybe that wasn't G rated enough. The Adventures of TinTin was a comic strip that was created around the time of World War II, and its author/illustrator was a guy named Herge. The stories are complex, and dog Snowy is quite good. Unfortunately, the recent movie The Adventures of TinTin didn't fare too well. But it was the great snakes bit that sent me down the bunny trail. K9 Kona discovered a snake in the yard yesterday, and was quite vocal in letting me know that there was an invader. Hissing, slithering invader.
And so we greet The Dog Days of Summer. I am looking forward to hearing some good dog tales from those who have dogs...
Dog Days of Summer
The Dog Days of Summer runs from August 1–28 and features a different total distance goal each week.
The Details
Row or ski, indoors or outdoors, completing each of the following four distance goals during the timeframes indicated and log them in your online logbook:
Week 1, Aug. 1–7: 20,000 meters
Week 2, Aug. 8–14: 30,000 meters
Week 3, Aug. 15–21: 40,000 meters
Week 4, Aug. 22–28: 50,000 meters
The distance goals do not have to be done in one sitting, but must be done during the timeframe indicated. By the end of the challenge, you will have accumulated 140,000 meters.
This is an individual challenge. (You do not need to belong to a team to participate.)
Meters must be entered online.
Indoor rower, on water, SkiErg, and on snow meters count.
Season meters as of 92/365 = 39,559,935 m
Total meters on the day = 1,718,894 m
Oars in space (participation) = 47 percent
MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
1.9 MM bg
1.65 MM Ron M
1.65 MM Cathie
1.05 MM Danno
1.0 MM Brian McC
750 K Dana
550 K Jeff P
500 K Brian C
200 K Pat S
150 K Greg C
50 K K2
Thanks, everyone, for rowing !
Lily 301 m
Gene 700 m
Jay R 2,016 m
G-l-o-r-i-a
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Marty 3,600 m
Sunny 4,000 m
Nataliya 4,300 m
Jodi 4,388 m
Harold 4,400 m
Steven D 5,000 m
Scott 5,500 m
Ron J 5,674 m
Bobbie 5,800 m
David T 6,000 m
Elton 6,000 m
Zander 6,601 m
Peter G 7,410 m
Anita 7,500 m
Rosi 7,500 m
Fritz 8,000 m
James G 8,103 m
Marie 8,500 m
Pat S 8,530 m
Mitch J 9,010 m
Christa 9,250 m
Sam 9,300 m
K2
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Jeff P 10,000 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Tim K 10,000 m
Richard T 10,155 m
Ronnie 10,235 m
Dana 10,417 m
Jerri 11,442 m
Greg C 11,827 m
Michelle 12,600 m
Jay 13,000 m
Brian C 15,000 m
Edscapade 15,000 m
Minnie 15,000 m
Baz 17,895 m
Matt 20,000 m
Ted 20,000 m
Rivka 21,097 m
Jane 21,225 m
Cathie 21,500 m
Rich M 22,508 m
Danno 26,054 m
Rocketman 33,689 m
Peter H 35,000 m
bg 50,760 m
Ron M 56,194 m
Brian McC 1,028,675 m
Rivka 
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Like bg said-you folks rock!Ron
