TimbukTOO Team Room

[PJM]

Congratulations to Cathie for passing 800K season meters , 103 years to the day, the Cunard liner Mauretania set a new speed record for steamships, with 624 nautical miles in one day. Coincidence? Hmmmm

Wow, Jim, that's too uncanny to be a coincidence! Because if we take the 624 nautical miles and add it to the amount of years ago, we get 727. Then if we add the 28 years of service the RMS Mauretania put in, the 24 knots per hour it traveled on its last voyage, 11 for the month of November and the 13 letters in the name Cathie Johnson - we get 803, the nearest thousand to Cathie's 802,943 meters.
How could that POSSIBLY be a coincidence?!

I am in awe..hey, Mr.Wizzzzzard... You are quite a numbers wizzz...

Pat

[brotherjim]

Izzz, you are amazing with numbers I knew that wasn't a coincidence, thanks for confirming my conspiratory theory.

Congratulations to Joe for passing 1.15 million meters
Congratulations to John for rowing a Full marathon yesterday
Congratulations to Izzz for passing 1.15 million meters
We rowed 246935 meters yesterday, awesome team, awesome.

Ashlee---------------------1500
Dalton---------------------1550
Kaylee---------------------1555
Jackson--------------------3000
Tristan---------------------3000
Alison-----------------------3000
Bobbie----------------------4500
Daiva------------------------6000 closing in on 300K
Susan------------------------8120
Jeff--------------------------10000
Chuck------------------------10000 closing in on 300K
Joe----------------------------11540
Katerina----------------------12500
Robyn-------------------------12500
Yisroel-------------------------23220 HM plus
Cathie--------------------------30000 HM plus
Jim------------------------------30755
Ray------------------------------32000 HM plus
John-----------------------------42195 FM

Have a great day TimbukTOO! I hope this will be a short work week for most of you as we here in the U.S. celebrate Thanksgiving in a few days. Remember to sign up for the Holiday challenge and choose a charity. It is a fun and worthwhile challenge, individual. Our next team challenge is the Virtual Team Challenge starting 1/1/2011. Please make sure to sign up as a team member of TimbukTOO.
jim

[brotherjim]

We have had 3 team members leave today. This is very distressing. Not for the meters lost, but for the loss of community.
jim

[brotherjim]

Team TimbukTOO,
I am also going to leave this team. It is getting to my health and I guess I am more fragile than I thought. It isn't just today but has been coming for a while. I am very sorry . Maybe someone else can take over as captain. Pat was the best there evr was.
jim

[PJM]

OK Team TimbukTOO...

Stay strong!!! Row as you always do!!!
We may lose oars but NEVER spirit or stamina.
One rows for the other as rest is needed.That is what a team is all about.

I will return as your Captain..it may take some time to get your stats in order.My old spreadsheet is way behind and needs some work.So..I will keep us going..NO..YOU will keep us going, despite some strong winds that have pushed us back aways.
It is truly not the distance but the adventures we experience as we make the journey.


Row strong and we will make the remainder of this year remarkable as we always do!!!!!!!

Pat

[PJM]

Team TimbukTOO,
I am also going to leave this team. It is getting to my health and I guess I am more fragile than I thought. It isn't just today but has been coming for a while. I am very sorry . Maybe someone else can take over as captain. Pat was the best there evr was.
jim

Jim..please know that you are a really vital member of the team.Please return..log whatever meters you row and just sit in the boat and be a friend.Morale does indeed drop when we see team members come and go during the peak of a season.I have left but knew darned well that it was not the thing to do.I may not be rowing near the meters I have in the past but will try to just be the best cheerleader I can be.So ROW or rest..just stay with us..

Pat

[brotherjim]

Ok Pat, I will. Just feeling very depressed. Part of my illness. Thanks for taking over, it was way too much for me. Since my stroke, I get confused , frustrated, and depressed very easily. But as u say TimbukTOO is THE team.
jim

[PJM]

Jim is back...YAY!!!!!!!!
TimbukTOO is proud and honored.
Your work as captain was appreciated by all and please keep us posted and yell ay us every day if you want..
I need a good motivator these days since I went to other cardio activities and rowing is not on top of my list.
IZZZZ has been doing his best and now I have no excuses..but my meters will pale in comparison to the awesome rowers at the lead..

GO TimbukTOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Pat

[PJM]

Ok Pat, I will. Just feeling very depressed. Part of my illness. Thanks for taking over, it was way too much for me. Since my stroke, I get confused , frustrated, and depressed very easily. But as u say TimbukTOO is THE team.
jim

HAPPY to see you back..we all need to just stay together..

Pat

[DavidA]

Yes, Robyn & Katerina put us over 30M! Not to mention that Robyn pushed me back to 7th place! Boo hoo!
Thanks for coming back, Katerina & Robyn, and giving up a chance for moon rocks just to hear Brother Jim preach!
Just shattered another PR: In the 60:00 row, my old PR was 15,747, and my PR was going up maybe 10m a month... Tonight, I blew out a 16,009, smashing my PB by 262m, hitting a milestone I never thought I could attain (16K!!!), and moving me from #18 to #8 in the 50+ Men's HW...
If I'm dreaming, don't wake me up...

R. Homnick - you're a monster!
> 16 km!
Mazal Tov!

David

[damselfly]

Susan, I'm so sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you and your family.

Brother Jim, I am happy you decided to remain with the team. I know it must be tough for you, but even if you don't row any meters, just stay. I contributed NOTHING for months, but I still stayed signed up, because I knew that would get me back rowing again when I eventually could. You're a huge part of the team. Hugs to you and I hope you are feeling better very soon.

Lisa

[Izzzmeister]

Brother Jim,
Thanks for staying, do the best you can (as YOU always tell US). You were and are amazing and an inspiration. No, you don't really have to hit 5M by any specific target date, I just thought it was cool that you seemed to be on pace perfectly to hit that.

3 people left the team? That's no reflection on you. For that matter, one of the returning folks told me privately that they came back because they liked your low-pressure approach. Other than Margaret W, who had the class to explain her reasoning for leaving (wish she would've waited for May 1st though), people flit in and out, without any explanation. C'est la vie! (Truthfully, if I thought that upon leaving a team, I'd have to explain to everybody why I left, I would've been hesitant to join one.)

Yet, we always seem to hang around the 9th & 10th place, no matter who leaves and arrives. And I and many others love to catch up on your updates. So, even if you aren't the Official Captain & Record Keeper, please keep posting! (And if you get some wind back in your sails, I'd bet Pat would graciously hand you back the Cap'n Cap [no, not the Cubs hat!!!], without you having to keep track of all the dizzying numbers and birthdays.)

I thought it was wonderful that you, as a multiple stroke victim, put up massive meters. Why? At a certain point, the body adds miles of new veins & capillaries (besides widening the old ones somewhat), which helps dramatically in minimizing any damage from future heart events. Hey, you want to scale back? Feel free! But please keep spending regular time on your rower. (And realize your zeal has been inspiring Bobbie, the grandkids, and the whole family to be more health- and exercise-conscious!)

Now matter what, we still love & admire you!

[brotherjim]

Thanks Izzzz and Lisa.
jim

[PJM]

Hope you ALL are having a wonderful Thanksgiving week..

ROW..ROW..and you can then eat what you want and burn those calories..

Pat


"…Reflect on your experiences and accomplishments. Remember the dedication, the pain, the jubilation, the camaraderie -- your family. Remember the feel of the oar in your hand, the swing, the perfect catch, the pull, the drive and the run of the boat beneath you. But most importantly, never forget that the glory is not in you or any individual. Instead, remember that the glory is always in the team." -- Joe Blasko, Novice Coach, Saint Ignatius HS (Cleveland) 1996-97

[APM]

Jim is back...YAY!!!!!!!!
TimbukTOO is proud and honored.
Your work as captain was appreciated by all and please keep us posted and yell ay us every day if you want..
Pat

Jim,

many thanks for your positive contribution to the Team since Pat took time away from the Captaincy. It was, and still is deeply appreciated by all who grace these pages and especially myself.

Pat,

another thank to you for stepping in when the Team needed you most. As Jim previously mentioned you were a great Captain, and long may that continue.

Kind regards to you both, and all Timbuktwoians!