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

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and we've got ANOTHER meter millionaire!! Congratulations, Victor, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

[Kona2]

Welcome back to Greg H!


Sign up...sign up....sign up! January 1 will be here before you're ready...well, that's not quite true THIS year, is it? Still, the January Virtual Team Challenge and the Revolutions will start on Friday...tick tock! Time is flying by! Go to your logbook, scroll across to Teams, scroll down to JOIN.


Argyle Sweater cartoon...and you wondered what made that doghouse fly....

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4.5 MM Ed
3.55 MM Brett
3.05 MM David A
2.15 MM K2
1.6 MM Ken G
1.15 MM JD
1 MM Victor
800 K Michael S
450 K Stuart
400 K Frank
350 K Liz
150 K Keller

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
GMan 2,062 m
Ross 3,000 m
Frank 5,000 m
Greg H 5,006 m
JD 5,018 m
Josh 5,076 m
Kevin Mc 5,601 m
Rebecca 6,000 m
Briana 6,018 m
Tom R 7,016 m
Tombeur 7,524 m
Andrew C 8,415 m
Liz 8,564 m
Robert H 9,000 m
Adam 10,000 m
Kellee 10,000 m
Robert E 10,000 m
Victor 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
K2 10,001 m ...a one aught one palindrome!
Angelo 10,013 m
Robin 12,221 m ...a palindrome!
Norma 13,531 m ...a palindrome!
danwho 14,141 m ...a palindrome!
Chip 15,254 m
Michael S 16,359 m
Stuart 16,782 m
Minnie 18,014 m
Brett 19,454 m

Mooners!

Ron M 23,832 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Wild Bill 25,252 m ..a palindrome and a mooner!
David A 31,713 m ..a palindrome and a mooner!
Ed 33,333 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Ken G 40,000 m ...mooner!

[DavidA]

K2,
2 questions:
as it is almost 01-Jan, will we be having drinks and a party again?
where are we on our journey - how many times have we made it to the moon, and how far are we on our current trip?

David

[Kona2]

K2,
2 questions:
as it is almost 01-Jan, will we be having drinks and a party again?
where are we on our journey - how many times have we made it to the moon, and how far are we on our current trip?

David

Good man, David! You're keeping us on track. I have reached out to see if Guinan will be running Ten-Forward, or Guinan's assistant, or.... should have an answer pretty soon. In the meantime, I will put out a call for drink orders tomorrow AM.

The second question:

We are on our FIFTH journey to the moon. Our last (fourth) lunar landing occurred on 24 March 2019 - and we used the rest of the 2019 time until April 30, 2019 to explore our lunar surface. In general, it is taking us about three years to reach the lunar surface.

Our current journey started on May 1, 2019. The total distance we must accrue is 384,000,000 m per trip to the moon. We earned 144 MM in the 2020 season, and we have earned 115 MM so far in the 2021 season - leaving us 126 MM remaining in our journey. My guess on fifth lunar landing is that it will occur during the Dog Days Challenge during the 2022 erging season. This would be about 6-8 months SOONER than any previous journey.

[Kona2]

The Lunies have "hosted" our online New Year's Eve party where teammates put in their drink request (not necessarily alcohol based). Our bartender, often Calamity Jane as Guinan of Star Trek Next Generation's famed bar Ten-Forward, and sometimes danwho as Guinan's assistant. Haven't heard back from Jane for this year's presentation, but will give her a little time today.

Meanwhile, start posting your drink requests! It takes time to concoct these and have them ready for the stroke of midnight (because many of you are absolutely wanting to escort this year out of here).

While I normally like to order the classic champagne, this year it's the Pomegranate Martini that I have not been able to enjoy at a favorite restaurant for a REALLY way too long time.

[Kona2]

January Virtual Team Challenge.....sign on....sign on....sign on!!!


So far, 37 teammates on the Virtual Team for the January Challenge! Room for many, MANY more!!! Remember...you have to actually sign up for this one on your teams page. When next in your logbook, scroll across to the Teams heading, then scroll down to where it says Join on the January Virtual Team Challenge. No regrets!


January Revolution....so. Always a dilemma as to whether to choose a goal I can make with a little stretch...or whether to go for the BIGGIE goals. There are so many to choose from, too. Do you start big and drop down if you have to change it up...or slog it out because you can always recover in February? Decisions, decisions!


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

5.45 MM Ron M
3.1 MM Norma
1.4 MM Robin
1.1 MM Howard
850 K Chip
850 K Wild Bill
800 K Louie
300 K Lee

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!


Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
David T 2,000 m
Rich G 2,514 m
Rick C 2,686 m
Jantuut 3,140 m
Colin 3,946 m
Rebecca 4,000 m
GMan 4,517 m
Adam 4,834 m
Linda 4,980 m
Frank 5,000 m
Paul 5,735 m
Heather 6,510 m
Jeff D 7,122 m
Carol 7,754 m
Victor 8,000 m
K2 10,000 m
Lee 10,000 m
Steve W 10,000 m
William C 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m...a one aught palindrome!
Angelo 10,014 m
Larry 10,043 m
Louie 10,101 m ...a one aught one palindrome!
Patrick Hmr 11,174 m
JD 11,455 m
Robin 12,221 m ...a palindrome!
Stuart 12,760 m
Howard 13,131 m ..a palindrome!
Andrew C 14,000 m
Norma 15,851 m ..a palindrome!
David A 18,028 m

Mooners!!

Ron 23,432 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 24,695 m ...mooner!
Wild Bill 25,352 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Jeff T 25,962 m ...mooner!



Hooyah! I signed on to the Forum thirteen years ago. And some of you have been onboard for even longer!

[Jollywandering]

Happy New Year (almost)! For my drink, I would like a Painkiller, please.

[William H]

Meanwhile, start posting your drink requests! It takes time to concoct these and have them ready for the stroke of midnight (because many of you are absolutely wanting to escort this year out of here).

I know Ten-Forward has the ingredients, so I guess I'll have to order the American version of the Rob Roy (Scotch and Drambuie) - the B.A.

It's equal parts Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Basil Hayden's, if you have it) and Disaronno Amaretto - in an Old Fashioned glass, on the rocks.

First concocted on a trans-Pacific Northwest Airlines flight when everything else was gone - tasted so good, it became a thing!

I can't wait for 2021

[cdykstra01]

Kahlua and coffee for me, please.

Also, after two and a half decades on a Model B, I recently switched to a bike erg. I've been getting some great workouts using the bike and the Zwift app. I wouldn't mind some company... are there any other Luna-tic Zwifters out there?

Chip

[danwho]

Guinan's trying out a new assistant this year. While he's new to Ten Forward and a little rough around the edges, he brings with him a wide background in mixology. So keep those drink orders flowing (either post or private message) as we prepare to toast in the New Year, and say Goodbye to 2020!!!

[Kristine Strasburger]

Give me a double Mudslide this year, please

[normadelaney]

Wow, that double Mudslide sounds good! But I'll stick with my traditional KGB coffee (Kahlua, Grand Marnier, and Baileys). Many thanks!!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and we've got ANOTHER meter millionaire!! Congratulations, Patrick Hsr, on achieving a ONE million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more!!

[Kona2]

Zwift and the Bike Erg....hmmm. I think this will require a little research, but I believe it is possible to download the Zwift app to apple tv which is hooked into a tv in front of the ergs....the bluetooth on apple tv is different than the ergs, though...however you've set up the bike erg and Zwift, Chip ....it sure seems to be working for you!!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.65 MM Joerg
1 MM Patrick Hsr
950 K Rich Mc
800 K Robert E
650 K Bill

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!! Welcome to NW2 !

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
GMan 1,910 m
David T 2,000 m
Norton 2,000 m
Jantuut 2,001 m
Patrick Hmr 2,856 m
Dan O' 3,011 m
Larry 3,019 m
Colin 4,157 m
Frank 5,000 m
Robert E 5,020 m
Rebecca 6,000 m
Andrew C 7,000 m
Bill 7,024 m
Carol W 7,142 m
Jeff D 7,167 m
Adam 8,000 m
Titus 8,019 m...good to see!
Brent 8,248 m
Todd 9,384 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
K2 10,001 m ...a palindrome!
Angelo 10,010 m
Tom R 10,011 m
Jodi 10,112 m
JD 10,880 m
Howard 11,031 m
Chip 11,865 m
Robin 12,221 m ... a palindrome!
Priscilla 12,328 m
Tombeur 12,590 m
Norma 13,531 m ...a palindrome!
Robert H 15,000 m
Teresa R 16,555 m
Rich Mc 17,480 m
David A 18,070 m
Joerg 20,000 m

Mooners!


Wild Bill 25,452 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
John B 25,741 m ... mooner!
NW2 28,000 m ...mooner!
Gary 28,133 m ...mooner and king of the boat!

[just27]

... So keep those drink orders flowing (either post or private message) as we prepare to toast in the New Year, and say Goodbye to 2020!!!

Before you call "time" for our drink orders, may I submit our favorites, please? For moi, Champagne all the way ... it rights all the world's wrongs, and, I opine, wards off viruses, too. AJ's drink of preference is hot sake ... puts him to sleep in a heartbeat, so don't heat up his jug/decanter, too early, or he won't be awake to see in the new year! Thanks danwho.

I'll put out a hearty virtual charcuterie board on the counter in Ten Forward (or, is this new venue Quark's Bar and Gaming House?) and a platter of cookies that my grandies helped decorate, yesterday. (They're a wee bit heavy on the sprinkles, but certainly look festive, in a sun-going-nova kind of way.) Anyone got a good chicken wings recipe to bring and share?!