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

[just27]

About time zones for the March Madness challenge: I think C2 must be honoring whatever time zone you are in. I just happened to be looking at the March Madness Progress Board, and noticed that some people in Australia and New Zealand had already posted 11 days, when for me it was only March 10.

I emailed C2 and the answer I got was that is indeed the case. It logs on your day/time.

Hmm. I'm still not convinced. We just got home, after a few days at the beach. Before we left, last Thursday, AJ rowed between 9:30 - 11:00 pm, Pacific time; and uploaded from the log card. It posted as Friday, in the challenge. (Which thrilled him, as it was his second 10K Thursday workout, but gave him a "free" day on Friday!) Obviously, this is not the case for Oz and NZ, etc., but that's just part of the mystery. If it really mattered, we could post manually for the "correct" day in our home time zone, and simply delete the duplicate log card entry.

[Kona2]

Keep gathering those shamrocks....we're sure to have another team winner!

Welcome new teammate Kris H of Florida! Here's wishing you much success in pursuit of your goals, and lots of good rowing sessions and camaraderie !

Season meters as of 325/365 = 135,729,588 m

Total meters on the day = 518,678 m

Oars in space (participation) = 27 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.15 MM Ron
5.35 MM bg
2.35 MM Dana
850 K Howard
550 K Tony

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us !

Roger 2,500 m
Tammy 2,500 m
Kris H 3,052 m
Tony m
Brian C 5,000 m
Sorin 5,017 m
Paul R 5,176 m
Andrea 5,423 m
Marty m
Zander m
Pat S 5,798 m
Anita 6,000 m
Tom M 6,000 m
Greg C 6,297 m
Andrew 6,500 m
Jeff P 6,501 m
Rick C 6,541 m
Stephen W 7,980 m
Kevin N 8,000 m
Bernie 8,034 m
Brian M 10,000 m
Kerry 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Stuart 10,000 m
Tim G 10,011 m
Jay R 10,068 m
K2 10,106 m
Minnie 10,127 m
Sarah 11,724 m
Ronnie m
Jay m
Rebecca 15,000 m
Danno 15,022 m
Howard 15,460 m
David A 15,955 m
Jane 20,799 m
Dana 21,194 m
bg 22,164 m
Ron 26,097 m...another half marathon in there !
Richard T m reads the same left to right, etc.
Ed 97,500 m

[Toothdoc]

Kris H,

Let me be the 2nd to welcome you aboard.!

danno

[Kerry1976]

Welcome Kris! I am new to the team and have found this to be a really great group. I am sure you will find the same!

[Kona2]

Almost halfway through March Madness ... stayin' alive on the honor boards?!!

Hooboy! What a difference a week makes! The number of 5K Honor Board rowers has dropped from 5452 to 1674....a seventy percent whooooosh. The number of 10K Honor Board rowers has dropped from 2533 to 608...a seventy-six percent whoooosh. And the number of 2500 m Honor Board rowers has dropped from 129 to 34...a seventy-four percent whoooosh. These numbers and percentages flex as the rowing community uploads meters - and not everyone uploads them after each rowing session. Still, there are some things to celebrate every day. One of the big milestones of progress this year is to have a 2500 m Honor Board. Important stuff ! So, if the planets have aligned for you (and the buddy system truly works) and you find that you are STILL on the Honor Board...grit your teeth, stay on the erg, and HANG IN THERE! There is sometimes more psychology in rowing than technique...or something like that. Everyone has different goals and beliefs...the important thing is that you believe that you can make your goals. We like to help you do that.

Another episode...

Lots of us have said "it takes a village" when talking about raising children. And sometimes it takes a whole community plus the virtual ones. We had a 6th grade class from a charter school in Rochester, NY observing our Denver Bike Congress yesterday. The whole school has about 210 students (which may amaze many teachers and parents on this team), and it only has one sixth grade class. Each year, the 6th graders have to pick a topic that they are going to work on throughout the year. This year the topic is how to revitalize bicycling in Rochester. They have partnered with cycling groups in the Rochester area (notably the Rochester Cycling Association), local businesses and health care providers (tying into the reduction of childhood obesity), transportation planners, and now governors and mayors. For their spring break time, these kids split into four groups of 7 and each group visited a different city known for cycling: Madison, Austin, Boulder/Denver, and Portland. Given the small enrollment and the largeness of the trip, I mistakenly assumed that these were kids from some kind of prep school, maybe with wealthy families. Nope. But they've worked hard with their community to get sponsorship and to get other kids outside of their class involved in getting more exercise every day. In return, the group we met with yesterday had just come from a meeting with Denver's mayor. They met with the governor the day before. Their project's already produced some amazing learning about what each of them can do to make a goal a reality, how to work on a big team project, and how one good connection can lead to another. So why does believing you can do big things have to stop ?!

Season meters as of 316/365 = 130,809,472 m

Total meters on the day = 444,542 m

Oars in space (participation) = 25 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.5 MM Jay
3.7 MM Danno
2.95 MM Jane
1.9 MM David T
1.6 MM Marty
1.15 MM Mike C
1.1 MM Brian C
900 K Stuart
850 K Bruce
800 K Mike M

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Adian m ....getting close to a 5K total for the year ! Might already have that 5K Kid's Club pin !
Tony m
Mike M 5,000 m
Jodi 5,020 m
Paul R 5,152 m ....way to tackle this Challenge!
Andrea 5,305 m
Zander 5,600 m'
David T 6,000 m
Rosi 6,500 m
Rick C 6,567 m
Karyn 6,957 m
Stephen 7,524 m
Marty m
Brian C 10,000 m
Brian M 10,000 m
K2 10,000 m
Kerry 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Peter G 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Richard T 10,000 m
Dana 10,016 m
Sarah 10,724 m
Minnie 11,227 m
Bruce 11,621 m
Ronnie 11, 7...8...9... m
Paul S 12,000 m
Jane 12,564 m
Marie 13,000 m
bg 14,654 m
Danno 15,000 m
Howard 15,810 m
AJ 15,895 m ...and very likely to cross into meter multi-millionaire status later today
David A 16,021 m
Jim 16,555 m
Jay 21,000 m
Stuart m
Ron 28,097 m ... another half marathon !
Ross 31,570 m

[Kona2]

It's Pi day....otherwise known as 3.14

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Just think, the celebration will be carried out even further when 2015 rolls around !

And you thought National Mole Day (October 23rd) was the only one....

[stubabs]

So, if the planets have aligned for you (and the buddy system truly works) and you find that you are STILL on the Honor Board...grit your teeth, stay on the erg, and HANG IN THERE! There is sometimes more psychology in rowing than technique...or something like that. Everyone has different goals and beliefs...the important thing is that you believe that you can make your goals. We like to help you do that. [/color][/size]

So true. Today was the first one where I thought this really is madness Well only 12 more to go. Thanks Kona2 for the motivation.

[kakattack]

It's Pi day....otherwise known as 3.14

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Just think, the celebration will be carried out even further when 2015 rolls around !

And you thought National Mole Day (October 23rd) was the only one....

Once again the geeks in my company celebrated Pi Day. So this year I figured I would kick it up a notch by baking one of my favorites... a Finger Lakes region Naples Grape Pie!



It was yummy! If you missed your chance to celebrate today you get a second chance on Pi Approximation Day which is observed on July 22 (or 22/7 in day/month date format), since the fraction 22⁄7 is a common approximation of π.

Any excuse to have pie is a good excuse!

- Peter

P.S. Congrats to everyone on all the amazing milestones & a big warm welcome aboard to Kris H!!!

[just27]

Once again the geeks in my company celebrated Pi Day. So this year I figured I would kick it up a notch by baking one of my favorites... a Finger Lakes region Naples Grape Pie!

- Peter

You will, of course, be posting the recipe for this pie, sometime soon??

[danwho]

Once again the geeks in my company celebrated Pi Day. So this year I figured I would kick it up a notch by baking one of my favorites... a Finger Lakes region Naples Grape Pie!

- Peter

You will, of course, be posting the recipe for this pie, sometime soon??

Not to mention its circumference.

[BAZzy]

Crikey, I'm feeling very much like a part-timer these days.

Doing lots of short-distance sprint work presently... And trying to get my achillies back on track.

Good luck and good weekend to all!

Cheers, BBB

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Somehow our resident artist has found time to put in a ton of meters throughout the year AND give us great graphics for the Holiday Challenge, the January Virtual Team Challenge and the Military Challenge! Congratulations, AJ, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!

[kakattack]

Once again the geeks in my company celebrated Pi Day. So this year I figured I would kick it up a notch by baking one of my favorites... a Finger Lakes region Naples Grape Pie!

- Peter

You will, of course, be posting the recipe for this pie, sometime soon??

Naples Grape Pie Recipe
4-5 Cups Concord Grapes
3/4 Cups sugar
3 tbsp. quick cooking tapioca
1 tbsp. lemon juice
Pie dough (for two 9 inch pie crusts)
2 tbsp. butter or margarine

Directions:
Prepare your filling at least several hours before baking:
1. Pop the skins off the grapes by pinching them at the end opposite the stem and set them aside.
2. Put the pulp (without water) into a heavy pan, bring it to a boil, stirring occasionally, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
3. Press pulp through a colander or food mill to remove the seeds.
4. Pour the hot pulp over the skins and let the mixture sit for couple of hours (Allow the tannins to work and brings out the rich color).
5. Add the sugar, tapioca and lemon juice, mix well; let stand while preparing pastry.
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees; fill the prepared 9 " pie with the grape mixture and dot with butter or margarine.
7. Prepare top crust and complete with a decorative edge (Pi symbol is optional). Bake for 30 min, or until golden brown.

For Danwho

Circumference = 2*pi*R
Radius = Diameter/2 = 9 inches/ 2 = 4.5 inches
Circumference = 2*pi * 4.5 inches = 2*3.14 * 4.5 inches
Circumference = 28.26 inches

[Drivetofast]

Whoop, whoop and hooyah! Somehow our resident artist has found time to put in a ton of meters throughout the year AND give us great graphics for the Holiday Challenge, the January Virtual Team Challenge and the Military Challenge! Congratulations, AJ, on achieving a TWO million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more!

Way to Row AJ

[Drivetofast]

Will we be getting pies for100k,200k,500k and a bottle of wine for 1million Great Job Peter