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

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Woohoo and hooyah! Gotta love all the Concept2 challenges for helping teammates power through more meters - and reach new milestones!! Congratulations, Jane, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more !!

wooo hooooo and congrats jane :] and great rowing by all of our reindeer....

[Kona2]

Wowzer, mates! Another teammate has made it to the 200K milestone in the Holiday Challenge!

Hooyah! Amidst the dazzle of the Geminid meteor shower, another set of festive lights was added to skies over Arkansas! The Geminids are pretty speedy...hard to predict where they are going to be "flying." No worries there for Gen Lafayette....he's mapped out all the flight routes!

Congratulations, General Lafayette (aka Brian M) on earning $ 6.03 in Concept2 donations thus far and earning your antler lights, and the coveted Holiday Challenge pin !! Way to row !!

[Kona2]

Day 23 or 24 of 33

Concept2 donation $$$ by entire Rowing Universe = $ 14,462.24

Concept2 donation $$$ by our team = $ 316.86

Ever notice how this time of year life can be a blurrrrrrr? And that's not from drinking reindeer eggnog either! Still, blue sky days abound - almost as plentiful as the number of reindeer currently enrolled in Reindeer Flight School ! We have 55 reindeer, and have just exceeded the $ 300 milestone in Concept2 donations. Great rowing by all !

And for those who are chomping at the reindeer bit to join in, yet can't right now, there's always a role for everyone. We may be cheering each other on from the reindeer sidelines, but we're still part of the celebration. Heal well, everyone! The long term goal of getting / staying healthy is the one to focus on. Lots of Challenges throughout the year (and some of them usually have nothing to do with rowing... ).

Team welcome to Eric A from Madison, AL....he's working on getting that reindeer ! We wish you many good rowing sessions and lots of camaraderie!


Season meters as of 226/365 = 98,932,072 m

Total meters in the last two days = 1,082,617 m

Oars in space (participation) = 38% yesterday, and 34% today

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.25 MM Jay
4.2 MM bg
3.05 MM Michelle
2.4 MM David A
2.0 MM Jane
1.75 MM Ed
1.6 MM Rosi
1.55 MM Baz
1.2 MM Zander
1.2 MM Tim G
1.2 MM Tim K
950 K Marty
850 K Nataliya
500 K Kiba !
400 K Tammy
350 K K2
300 K Greg H
200 K Chuck B
150 K Chip

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us !

From 12.12:

Steven D 2,000 m
Marie 3,500 m
Nataliya 3,579 m
Cathie 5,000 m
K2 5,000 m
Sam 5,000 m
Tom M 5,540 m
David T 6,000 m
Ian 6,039 m
Dana 6,235 m
Harold 6,500 m
Tony m
Kristine 7,000 m
Marty 7,013 m
Adam 7,500 m
Zander 7,500 m
Bernie 8,021 m
Jim 8,957 m
Baz 10,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Tim K 10,000 m
Brian M 10,011 m
Ronnie 10,055 m
Teresa 10,302 m
Jay R 10,637 m
Anita 11,000 m
Chuck E 11,000 m
Ted 12,000 m
Greg H 12,500 m
Jane 12,517 m
Roger 13,000 m
Tammy 13,000 m
Stephen W 14,000 m
Karyn 14,409 m
Michelle 14,500 m
David A 14,504 m
Laurie 14,525
Tim G 15,000 m
Pat S 15,107 m
Raoul 15,710 m
Danno 19,020 m
Rosi 19,897 m
Ron J 21,266 m
Jay m
Kiba 26,000 m
Robyn 26,000 m
bg 26,719 m
Ed 57,350 m ...quite the update!



From 12.13:

Jim 3,211 m
Paul S 4,000 m
Chip 5,000 m
Chuck E 5,000 m
Laurie 5,000 m
Marie m ... a double double, which in basketball terms, is really a good stat....
Ian 6,164 m
Tom M 6,500 m
Anita 6...7...8...9 !
Harold 7,000 m
Kristine 7,000 m
Sam 7,000 m
Tammy 7,000 m
Adam 7,500 m
Jane 7,501 m
Rosi 8,000 m
Karyn 8,370 m
Cathie 9,000 m
Tony m
Baz 10,000 m
Brian 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Peter H 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Tim K 10,000 m
Zander m
Greg C 10,356 m
Ted 11,000 m
Tracy 11,000 m
Ronnie 11,100 m
Marty 11,222 m
Teresa 11,569 m
Nataliya 12,000 m
James G 12,138 m
Greg H 12,501 m
Jay R 13,142 m !
Chuck B 13,967 m
Michelle 14,000 m
Roger 14,000 m
Jay 14,014 m
Tim G 18,903 m
David A 21,790 m
bg 25,068 m

I'll double check later to make sure I didnt miss anyone!








From EarthSky... tips for watching the Geminids...As a wise man once said, meteor watching is a lot like fishing. You go outside. You enjoy nature all around you. You hope you catch some!

[Kona2]

Marty m

Ran out of time on the last posting....

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah !! Antler lights for being seen in the foggy skies of San Francisco one day, and crossing the million meter milestone the next! Whoop, whoop! Congratulations, Robyn, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more !!

[Kona2]

Wowzer, mates! Another teammate has made it to the 200K milestone in the Holiday Challenge!

Well, we all know that Lightning flashes in the sky....and Adam's reindeer is no exception. Flashing antler lights to match Lightning flashes in the sky....why not?!

Congratulations, Lightning (aka Adam) on earning $ 6.40 in Concept2 donations thus far and earning your antler lights, and the coveted Holiday Challenge pin !! Way to row !!

[Kona2]

Whoa...I think Swagger Fever is starting to sweep through the reindeer herd. Danno just exceeded the 400 K milestone in the Holiday Challenge, and IMMEDIATELY was struck by Swagger Fever. Yep, the tail wagging was started !

By the way....some info about the astronomy kind of comet tail: thanks to Windows to the Universe:

The Comet Tail

A comet generally has two tails, not one. One tail is due to the comet's dust particles, the other is due to ionized gas from the comet coma.
Dust particles form the first tail. This comet tail generally points back along the comet path (so if the comet is traveling right, the dust tail extends to the left).

Ions (electrically charged particles), which first come from the nucleus as (neutral) gaseous particles, are swept into the second comet tail. Because of the special interaction with the Sun's magnetic field, this tail always points directly away from the Sun.

Way to row, Danno! Your reindeer, Comet, has earned a bit of swagger to his reindeer walk!

[Kona2]

Starbuck is keeping pace with Comet and Cupid, and won't be left out of Swagger Fever. bg has also crossed the 400K milestone and earned the right to swagger !

Way to row, bg! Your reindeer, Starbuck, has earned a bit of swagger to his reindeer walk!

[Kona2]

Day 24 or 25 of 33

Concept2 donation $$$ by entire Rowing Universe = $ 15,666,32

Concept2 donation $$$ by our team = $ 331.20

Amidst all the sorrowful news from Connecticut, it is great to see that we have two young rowers putting in some reindeer meters in Connecticut. We have reindeer with noses that glow for our young rowers.


Season meters as of 227/365 = 99,610,508 m

Total meters on the day = 678,436 m

Oars in space (participation) = 29 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.3 MM Jay
2.75 MM Danno
2.2 MM Jim
1.15 MM Harold
1.0 MM Robyn
500 K Jessica

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us...and for earning the Concept2 donations !!

Elias 1,783 m
Brian 5,000 m
K2 5,000 m
Paul S 5,000 m
Sam 5,001 m
Robyn 5,400 m
Tim S 5,615 m
Jane 6,000 m
Debbie V 6,005 m
bg 6,056 m
Ian 6,259 m
Nataliya 6,500 m
Tony m
Kristine 7,000 m
James G 7,099 m
Stephen 7,573 m
Harold m
Marty m
Cathie 8,900 m
Mike M 10,000 m ... and a new team profile picture!
Jay R 10,139 m
Minnie 11,011 m
Anita 11,400 m
Jim 12,122 m
Teresa 12,174 m
Tim G 12,500 m
Ronnie 15,000 m
Zander 15,000 m
Danno 15,102 m
Laurie 15,513 m
Adam 17,500 m
David T 18,000 m
Roger m
Tammy m
AJ 19,213 m
Michelle 20,000 m
Jay m
Jessica 72,000 m
Eric 197,466 m

[Leaky Tiki]

Mike M 10,000 m ... and a new team profile picture!

Been enjoying the forum(s) for six+ years now and finally, a profile pic. A true technophobe, I did what I do with all things pertaining to my cell phone, laptop, desktop, and television remote. I asked my thirteen year old daughter to do it for me. Five keystrokes later, done! Awkward....

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Woohoo and hooyah !! Antler lights for being seen in the foggy skies of San Francisco one day, and crossing the million meter milestone the next! Whoop, whoop! Congratulations, Robyn, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more !!

woooo hooooo and congrats robyn :}

[Kona2]

Wowzer, mates! Another teammate has made it to the 200K milestone in the Holiday Challenge!

Since Rosi freed her reindeer in the traditional names countdown of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Comet, Vixen, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen....we didn't talk too much about Mazatlan. Turns out that Mazatlan is a nahtual word meaning "place of deer." How appropriate that we should have some reindeer there ! Mazatlan is considered one of Mexico's 13 man-made wonders due to its importance as a large port, and its unparalleled beaches.

Congratulations, Vixen (aka Rosita) on earning $ 8.10 in Concept2 donations thus far and earning your antler lights, and the coveted Holiday Challenge pin !! Way to row !!

[Kona2]

Wowzer, mates! Another teammate has made it to the 200K milestone in the Holiday Challenge!

Teresa's reindeer, Olympus, earned those antler lights just in time. Looks like there's "weather" coming in, and there's going to be some snow and foggy conditions! Can never have too many lights...especially with all these reindeer flying about!

Congratulations, Olynpus (aka Teresa) on earning $ 6.14 in Concept2 donations thus far and earning your antler lights, and the coveted Holiday Challenge pin !! Way to row !!

[Kona2]

Delayed posting today....

[Kona2]

Wowzer, mates! Another teammate has made it to the 200K milestone in the Holiday Challenge!


Woohoo! Karyn's on the move! Antler lights are on, and flight school is progressing nicely! Well done !

Congratulations, Sinead (aka Karyn) on earning $ 6.10 in Concept2 donations thus far and earning your antler lights, and the coveted Holiday Challenge pin !! Way to row !!