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

[just27]

When I captured the numbers this morning we had 65 members. This afternoon it had dropped to 60 and it is now showing 57. All of our members from AR dropped off the affiliation listings and the regular Honor Board I am hoping that this is just some technical glitch.
Da Do Ron Ron

Hah, you are in such big trouble, Da Dude RR! Jan goes away for a week's golf, and you misplace everyone in Arkansas. Too funny!

[Drivetofast]

Ron I did my first Skierg 1/2 marathon today. But I'm a little scared to post it. I don't want to Vanish also. Give me time to get to Vermont where I will Be safe. Its only 35 miles from my house Thanks Richard T

[bg]

welcome and welcome back everyone.....and congrats on all the half and full marathons....as most of you know, i' a ruuner...here is a link that shows me running in yesterday's race-

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/loca ... t-officer/


please don't blink-i'm in the beginning wearing my somerville road runner's laundry and, of course, my red sox hat.....btw...i was first in my age group...love being a geezer :}

[Drivetofast]

Congrats to you Barb.

[just27]

... It is fortunate for me that she lives way out west, or she would probably come to my house and kick my butt ...
DD (Desperate Doofus) RR

But, remember that Kona2 rides thousands of miles on her bike (with golf clubs over her shoulder, no doubt). She could pedal from Colorado to Vermont, before you even have the chance to intone "Denver, we have a problem ... "

And, putting a silver lining spin on the worrisome loss of Arkansas, I'm now much further up the team's affiliation page.

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Barbara ... nice clip! I like the commemorative teeshirt. It will go well with your red hat.

[DavidA]

David A 42,195 m A nice Full Marathon David

Thanks. I was quite happy I got it in, and that I beat 3 h.

David

[DavidA]

welcome and welcome back everyone.....and congrats on all the half and full marathons....as most of you know, i' a ruuner...here is a link that shows me running in yesterday's race-

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/loca ... t-officer/


please don't blink-i'm in the beginning wearing my somerville road runner's laundry and, of course, my red sox hat.....btw...i was first in my age group...love being a geezer :}

Woo Hoo! Congratulations.

David

[danwho]

The other thing, when K2 rides her bike, she's quiet and can sneak up on you

Ron, maybe you'll want to send K2 a little welcome back gift:


Nice to see you on the TV, Barb. That was great.

[Kona2]

Lord of the Rings fans may already know some of the following. Back in the day when swords were given names (if the owner was of sufficient wealth and importance), there was a sword called Narsil that the elves reforged for Aragorn, king of Gondor. Aragorn was also known as the Ranger Strider, a man who helped protect the Hobbits in their initial journey with the one ring. LOTR is a great story series, and shared with many more through the movie dramatization. Some may not know where the line "not all who wander are lost" comes from, or may have only seen the statement on posters or tee shirts.

All That is Gold Does Not Glitter is a poem written by J. R. R. Tolkien for his fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

We do have some teammates who are currently off the grid - no worries though. They are on a path of discovery somewhere.

Meanwhile, MANY THANKS to Da Do Ron Ron for helping to provide continuity of the stats and to all of you for keeping the team forum going. (I loved the card in the bicycle spokes!) It's good to take a break. I'll do a recap of the Global Marathon Challenge a bit later - looks like a great Luna-Tic representation on the Honor Boards.

Season meters as of 15/365 = 4,020,025 m (Woohoo for FOUR million team meters!)

Total meters on the day = 222,373 m

Oars in space (participation) = 40 percent

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

300 K Richard T
300 K bg
100 K David W
50 K Tom
50 K Peter H

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

AJ 200 m
Sarah 2,562 m
Peter H 3,042 m
Tony m
Mitch J 4,136 m
Brian C 5,000 m
Mike C 5,000 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Tom M 5,090 m
Andrew 5,150 m
David T 6,000 m
Jay R 6,025 m
Greg C 6,354 m
Kerry 7,018 m
Raoul 7,119 m
Bernie 8,029 m
Stephen 8,072 m (like the dog in your profile pic)
Barry 10,000 m
Ross 10,000 m
James G 12,122 m
Minnie 15,327 m
Richard T 21,097 m (Luna at the beach!)
David W 21,186 m
bg 22,414 m
Ron 23,097 m

Stay tuned for a javelina bunny trail....I'm sure there will be one.

[Kona2]

ORB-it's going for another win at the Preakness this Saturday...


When ORB first started racing, he had a tough time just getting out of the starting gate. Word is that ORB wasn't a horse that looked like a big winner in his young life. He was an ordinary horse who happened to do all the right things for his training. After the first couple of races (banged his head on the gate of the second race), his trainers spent a lot of time working on gate issues. Seems that horses and people have some things in common sometimes with just being able to get out of the gate to get started...before they can go thundering down the course and cross the finish line while the crowd goes wild.

Season meters as of 16/365 = 4,250,322

Total meters on the day = 230,297 m

Oars in space (participation) = 32 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

250 K Ed C
150 K Barry
100 K Mike C
100 K Ross
100 K Dan W
100 K David T

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Tony m
Peter G 5,000 m
Jay R 5,023 m
Barry 6,102 m
Rick C 6,322 m
Jeff P 7,500 m
Peter H 7,500 m
Ross 8,105 m
Minnie 8,227 m
Andre 10,000 m - great to see you sign on for another rowing season!
Brian C 10,000 m
Mike C 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Dan W 10,154 m
David T 14,000 m
Ron 14,597 m
Stephen 15,577 m
Ed 21,150 m
bg 22,181 m
Richard T 32,000 m



One of our family friends has a small independent bookstore in Tucson, and each time I'm in Tucson I stop by to support it. The books for children are often quite different here in the Southwest, and you'll find new twists like "The Three Little Javelinas" instead of "The Three Little Pigs." Make no mistake - javelinas are not pigs. They travel in packs and have tusks. What kind of kid's story is about things that have tusks and travel in packs?! Minnie reminds me that many of the fairy tales and such are quite scary when you think about it. But I digress. The artist who drew the fanciful flying javelinas (I can see that we will need to add new javelina reindeer names) exhibits in a gallery nearby....I see a visit in my future...

[just27]

Make no mistake - javelinas are not pigs. They travel in packs and have tusks. ... (I can see that we will need to add new javelina reindeer names) ...

Just think of how many one might offend, by allocating skunk-pig reindeer names during the Holiday Challenge! There is loss enough, with the entire Razorback state disappearing to the dark side of the moon. Wait, what's this I read on wiki: "Texans often confuse peccaries (aka javelina, aka skunk-pigs) with the razorback hogs which run wild ... " I sense a tremor in the force; or maybe a fork in the bunny trail.

[Kona2]

Make no mistake - javelinas are not pigs. They travel in packs and have tusks. ... (I can see that we will need to add new javelina reindeer names) ...

Just think of how many one might offend, by allocating skunk-pig reindeer names during the Holiday Challenge! There is loss enough, with the entire Razorback state disappearing to the dark side of the moon. Wait, what's this I read on wiki: "Texans often confuse peccaries (aka javelina, aka skunk-pigs) with the razorback hogs which run wild ... " I sense a tremor in the force; or maybe a fork in the bunny trail.

Hahaha! Skunk pigs is a new one for a name. I was thinking along much calmer trails. We'll leave the javelinas alone.

[Kona2]

Saturday dawns in the Old Pueblo....not a javelina in sight....but there are some long-tailed lizards and some bird that sounds like it swallowed a referee's whistle. Meanwhile, the horses are getting ready for the Preakness, and anticipation builds. The garland of black-eyed susans is prepared for the lucky winner of this race.



Woohoo! We've got some busy rowers !

Season meters as of 17/365 = 4,391,814 m

Total meters on the day = 141,492 m

Oars in space (participation) = 19 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

350 K Ron ...aka Da Do Ron Ron

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

David T 3,000 m
Tony 3,333 m
Sarah 4,012 m
Mike C 6,015 m
Ross 6,457 m
Todd 10,000 m
Stephen W 10,528 m
Ed 15,000 m
Rebecca 18,903 m
Barry T 21,097 m
Ron 21,097 m
bg 22,050 m


Hope your day has a few hooyah! moments in it....and well done to David A on his half marathon time! Wowzer!

[Kona2]

Hooboy.... it was The Oxbow Incident yesterday as Oxbow took the Preakness and Orb-it came in fourth. Btw, I don't know how many of you know the book/movie The Oxbow Incident, but wowzer that is quite the creepy story. Oxbow, the horse, was full of good energy and ran away with the prized black-eyed susan garland. It will be another year without a Triple Crown winner....just goes to show you how great a horse has to be to win all three races.

Elsewhere on the planet, Lynne C has signed on for the 2014 Rowing Season - welcomes all around!

Season meters as of 18/365 = 4,511,565 m (Woohoo for 4.5 Million Team Meters!!)

Total meters on the day = 119,751 m

Oars in space (participation) = 17 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

200 K Stephen W

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Sarah 3,008 m
Tony m
Brian C 5,000 m
Debbie V 8,347 m
Barry 10,000 m
David T 10,000 m
Minnie 10,127 m
Stephen 10,532 m
Lynne C 12,404 m
Stuart 21,097 m
Ted 25,903 m



There was a car show in the Old Pueblo yesterday evening, and as the temperatures cooled to a more manageable range, lots of people began to gather. A DJ played music from the 60s, interspersing trivia questions here and there (i.e., what state has only one school district?), and people brought their lawn chairs to sit around and chat in sort of a front porch style. Retro, and fun. Over 100 vehicles were on display, but there was something whimsical about this VW bug.....and it wasn't even entered in the contest....

[just27]

Retro, and fun. Over 100 vehicles were on display, but there was something whimsical about this VW bug.....and it wasn't even entered in the contest....

Ah, the sleepy hoodie look. I know just how that feels.