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

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and what a great start to the week! Congratulations, Dan O', on achieving a THREE million meter season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and it's ANOTHER celebration of millions! Congratulations, Louis, on achieving a TWO million meter season! Your meters speak volumes and we wish you many, MANY more!!

[Kona2]

Just catching up, and I must post the following on "Henry Ernst Searle - Champion Sculler of the World 1888 & 1889"

I regularly paddle past the monument on the Parramatta River in Sydney. The monument is on some rocks not too far from the fabulous Sydney Harbour. And can I say, I always smile when I read those words "Champion Sculler of the World"...love it!

And I should add, this is rowing's heartland in Sydney, with numerous clubs along this stretch of the river, especially some of the school rowing teams...

Mind you, I'm paddling either on my surf ski, or kayak, rather than rowing - but hey, I grew up kayaking facing forward!

You can read some more about Henry here, a great story about a great Australian.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ernest_Searle

Cheers, Baz

Ps I must add, a balmy 26C today in the Harbour City, beach weather

Always good to hear from you - your adventures are often as eventful as those of other Aussies (like Searle!). And that's just the parts of the stories that you tell us! But seriously....while beach weather can be ANYTHING at the beach....below 80 F seems a bit chilly...! Thanks for the link to Searle's info...stuff that Aussie legends are made of!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


7.4 MM Ed
3.0 MM Dan O'
2.0 MM Louis
1.45 MM Ian
450 K Chuck E
100 K Baz

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony m ....a onesie palindrome!
Kevin 2,000 m
Steve W m...a twosie palindrome!
David T 2,500 m
Steve G 3,050 m
Larry 4,046 m
Ross 4,271 m
Andrea 4,414 m
Dana 6,224 m
bg 6,239 m
Rick 6,278 m
Chuck E 6,500 m
David G 6,610 m
Mikkel 7,010 m
Jonathan 8,141 m
Gary 8,592 m
Jeff D 9,395 m
Tombeur 10,724 m
Dennis m...a onesie times five...palindrome!
Norma 11,511 m ....a new twist on this palindrome from Mrs P
Louis 12,000 m
Howard 12,065 m
Ron 12,121 m ...a different kind of bubble universe...a one and a two and a one and a two palindrome!
Baz 15,000 m
Dan O' 19,349 m
Ian 21,449 m...he moons us!
Ed m....a threesie palindrome! And a moon!

[BAZzy]

Whoop, whoop and what a great start to the week! Congratulations, Dan O', on achieving a THREE million meter season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

Oarsome...!

[BAZzy]

Whoop, whoop, and it's ANOTHER celebration of millions! Congratulations, Louis, on achieving a TWO million meter season! Your meters speak volumes and we wish you many, MANY more!!

Another oarsome...!

[BAZzy]

But seriously....while beach weather can be ANYTHING at the beach....below 80 F seems a bit chilly...!

Oh no, it is very pleasant the water temperature is just right, and North Narrabeen, where I kayak, swim and surf has a "world class" surfing break...(for the surfer's amongst us)

If any Luna-tics venture this way, give me a shout, so much to see and do...! Cheers, Baz

[bg]

wooooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooo and congrats dan o and louis :] and thanks for the link, baz :] and i agree with k2 and really enjoy reading all about your adventures on your blog

[Kona2]

We have several teammates who are participating!


SpaceX's Starman mannequin-in-a-spacesuit pilots the red Tesla ...with Don't Panic...written to cover the navigation screen, and playing David Bowie's Space Oddity... Tony Stark...you might have some competition from Elon Musk....

Gotta say that the video of two of the three rockets setting back down on their target launch pads was incredible!....makes space travel exciting all over again...but then...that's part of the lure for the Lunies!

Meanwhile, hoping that everyone is staying healthy....erging helps keep us that way! Watch out for ubiqui-virus! It can be everywhere...STILL it looks like a blue sky day!



MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.55 MM Minnie
1.85 MM Norma
1.75 MM Angelo - emptied his whole meter bank!
1.65 MM Gary
850 K Tom M
850 K Rick

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony m ...a singular palindrome! Starry in nature!
William H 2,000 m
Larry 3,000 m
Steve G 3,053 m
G-l-o-r-i-a m...dance dance booogie...a threesie palindrome!
Michael O 3,379 m
Liz 3,483 m
Steve W 4,525 m
Andre 5,000 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Patrick H 5,000 m
Ryan 5,000 m
AJ 5,023 m
Ross 5,811 m
Rick 6,214 m
David G 6,640 m
Andrea 6,783 m
Jeff D 7,431 m
Dana 7,500 m
Tim G 7,500 m
Ed 10,001 m ...a palindrome!
David T 10,500 m
Tom 10,500 m
danwho 11,011 m ...a double aught double palindrome!
Dennis m ...another singular palindrome, starry in nature...and embiggerated...
11,611 m ...day six palindrome!
Howard 12,072 m....hmmm....12000 plus 12 times the 6th day...is 12,072 ....probably just a coincidence...WAIT...there are NO coincidences!
Ron 12,921 m ...a dozeny palindrome!
Dan O' 13,337 m
Melissa 15,000 m
Jonathan 18,000 m...working on his military challenge with some big numbers!
Stuart 18,181 m ...a palindrome with 2018 stamped on it!
Tombeur 18,268 m
Minnie 19,605 m...she bikes, she ergs, and she hulas!
Baz 20,000 m...oarsome indeed!
Derric 21,097 ... he moons us!
Gary 21,097 m ... he moons us, too!
bg 22,107 m ...she moons us!
Angelo 117,004 m ...now THAT's a meter piggy bank deposit!

[Thor MW]

Whoop, whoop, and it's ANOTHER celebration of millions! Congratulations, Louis, on achieving a TWO million meter season! Your meters speak volumes and we wish you many, MANY more!!

Another oarsome...!

Way to go Dan O and Louis!

My shoulder is coming along. Might try some light rowing soon. I played in the gym to find much less pain. Still pretty stiff but working on that.

Keep on rock'n.

[bg]

My shoulder is coming along. Might try some light rowing soon. I played in the gym to find much less pain. Still pretty stiff but working on that.

Keep on rock'n.[/quote]


thanks for the update :] hope you'll be rowing again soon...i'll keep sending healing thoughts:}

[Kona2]

+ + It's a Hat Trick !

Some nights you count a million sheep...or maybe cows....it was the north wind....

Grabbed the numbers early in the day, so these might not have your most recent input.

MILESTONES...Bragging RIghts...Celebrations:

2.4 MM Derric
2.05 MM bg
1.7 MM Ron
50 K Ryan

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ... a palindrome!
Terry M 1,881 m ...another palindrome!
Michael O 3,023 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Mikkel 5,000 m
Patrick H 5,000 m
Ryan 5,000 m
Bernie 5015 m
K2 5,555 m ...a high fiver palindrome!
Gines 5,976 m
David T 6,000 m
Tom M 6,000 m
Andrea 6,117 m....ALMOST a palindrome!
Todd 7,125 m
Chuck E 7,500 m
Steve W 7,572 m
Doug 8,235 m
Jeff D 9,407 m
Greg H 10,002 m
Patrick S 10,067 m
Jeff B 10,512 m
Norma 11,711 m ....day 7 of the palindrome streak...the one with the 11'sies
Howard 12,030 m
Ian 12,555 m
Ron 13,031 m ..a palindrome!
Baz 15,000 m ....got any muddy races planned?
Dana 16,428 m
Minnie 19,024 m
Ted 20,000 m
Derric 21,097 m ... he moons us!
Gary 21,097 m ... he moons us!
Louis 22,000 m ... he moons us!
Dan O 24,333 m ... he moons us!
bg 28,093 m ...SHE moons us!
Ed 33,333 m ... he moons us with a palindrome!



And now for something completely different. Random, in fact. If I had had a professor like Jordan Peterson, I might have turned into a neuroscientist or something. Jordan Peterson has written a rather popular book called 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. These rules are very oddly named, and yet you may find (if you pursue any of this) that it makes good sense. I watched a YouTube video of a presentation he did - I think at University of Toronto - about his book. He is a very entertaining lecturer...one of those who is consistently chosen by the underground academic raters as best of the best for a prof. Jordan P comes into the video about minute 3....and he gets started on telling us how much we are like lobsters by minute 7, so hang in there until minute 7 and see what you think about how he explains the world. All I can say is find a way to boost your seratonin. Eat more turkey. One or two of you might actually watch this, some may read the book...and some may read the take off article about it in The Guardian. I liked the bit about the lobsters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5RCmu-HuTg

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging RIghts...Celebrations:

7.45 MM Ed
2.45 MM Tombeur
950 K AJ
850 K Howard
600 K Kellee

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! It was a moonless night....

Larry 1,000 m
Michael O 2,101 m
FRiC 3,042 m
Patrick S 4,356 m
David T 5,000 m
Patrick H 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
Rick 6,138 m
Nathan 6,525 m
David G 6,593 m
Doug 7,424 m
Chuck E 7,500 m
Dana 7,962 m
Tim G 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m ...a palindrome!
Tombeur 10,227 m
Norma 11,811 m ...an eighth day palindrome from Mrs P
Jonathan 12,024 m
Ron 12,221 m ...a palindrome!
Howard 12,278 m
Gary 14,101 m
bg 15,224 m
Stuart 16,161 m ...a palindrome!
AJ 19,203 m
Kellee 20,000 m


Start of the V-Day Challenge....go get 'em! I've got an all day seminar...so in a huuuuuurrrrrrrry!

[Kona2]

Day 2 of the Valentine's Challenge....and we have FOUR on the Honor Board !!

And perhaps YOUR Holiday Challenge pin arrived in yesterday's mail ? Put it with all the others. You could have quite the pile of pin loot by now ! Or...you could be just starting out. It's all good!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.05 MM Dan O'
1.55 MM Doug
650 K Jonathan
600 K Tim G
350 K Peter G
300 K Melissa
250 K Jeff D
150 K Baz

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
Michael O' 3,230 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Jeff D 6,395 m
Tom M 6,500 m
AJ 7,033 m
Doug 8,072 m
Dan O' 8,105 m
Baz 10,000 m
Louis 10,000 m
Melissa 10,000 m
Greg H 10,001 m
Ian 10,017 m
Jeff B 10,081 m
Larry 10,173 m
Tim G 10,503 m
Norma 11,911 m ...and ANOTHER daily palindrome! What will happen tomorrow?!
David T 12,000 m
Gary 12,101 m
Ron 14,041 m ....a Valentine's palindrome! A staple!
Andrea 15,339 m
bg 15,362 m
Jonathan 15,614 m
Peter G 15,855 m
Richard McC 18,000 m
Minnie 20,161 m
Tombeur 20,956 m

[Kona2]

Day 3 of the Challenge....and we have SEVENTEEN Lunies on the Honor Board!

Hooboy! The temperatures here are hovering in the single digits....and that's presuming that they are in the positive realm. Good day for indoor rowing! Meanwhile, the I-70 corridor is filled with those heading up for the promise of fresh powder.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.6 MM Steve W
2.6 MM Minnie
1.9 MM Norma
1.5 MM Ken G
700 K Dana
550 K Richard McC

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Terry M 1,880 m
David T 3,000 m
Kerry 3,011 m
Michael O 4,020 m
Larry 5,000 m
Kellee 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Teresa R 5,522 ...a double double!
Jeff D 7,175 m
Todd 7,277 m
Louis 8,000 m
Dan O' 8,091 m
Dana 9,031 m
Baz 10,000 m
Richard McC 10,000 m
Jeff B 10,102 m
Patrick S 10,516 m
danwho 11,111 m ...a singular palindrome!
Howard 12,009 m
Norma 12,021 m ....a palindrome ! Counting them up!
Ron 13,131 m ...a lucky 13 palindrome!
Minnie 19,812 m
Derric 21,097 m ... he moons us!
Steve W 26,318 m ... he moons us!
Jonathan 27,913 m ... he moons us, too!
Ken G 109,891 m.... empties the meter piggy bank!

[Kona2]

29 Lunies have earned valentines!


If the weather here holds its present course.....Valentine's Day will look wintry....

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.1 MM bg
2.05 MM Louis
1.8 MM Zach
1.75 MM Ron
1.55 MM Ken G
1.15 MM Stuart
900 K Patrick S
600 K Andrea
500 K ATX33....a cool half million!


Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!


Sorin 2,000 m
Tony m....a twosie of a palindrome! Means I was late dpwnloading the numbers!
Lee 2,578 m
Janice 2,959 m
David T 3,500 m
Michael O 4,043 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Bernie 5,008 m
Kerry 5,010 m
Thor 5,124 m
Peter G 5,747 m
Tom M 6,522 m
ATX33 7,716 m
Larry 9,006 m
Jeff D 9,127 m
Baz 10,000 m
FRiC 10,000 m
William H 10,000 m
Jeff M 10,513 m
Tombeur 10,622 m
Andrea 10,828 m
Liz 11,256 m
Dana 11,512 m
Patrick H 11,836 m
danwho 12,121 m ....a one and a two...Welkian for sure!
Norma 12,121 m ...more bubbles in this palindrome!
bg 12,205 m
Howard 12,230 m
Louis 12,762 m
Patrick S 13,146 m
Ron 13,231 m ....a palindrome!
David A 14,341 m...a palindrome!
Chuck E 15,000 m
Ken G 15,074 m
Steve W 15,955 m
Dan O' 16,003 m
Ian 16,846 m
Zach 28,607 m ... he moons us!
Stuart 40,617 m ... he moons us, too!
Ed 42,195 m ... he full marathon moons us!