TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

Hey Izz, hope you feel better today!! Hope your computer behaves better today as well.

I got my gloves Monday, used them yesterday. I think I like them. They're not what I had imagined, somehow. I should finish the challenge today. Seems like a lot of work just for $2!!

We're in the midst of a really nasty storm here. I wish my erg floated. I might need it!

[Izzzmeister]

Holiday Challenge Team Goal: $150
Money raised as of last night: $122.55
Number of TimbukTOOians who completed the Challenge: 20

Here is the list of all those who have completed the Holiday Challenge (as of 10PM Eastern Tuesday), thereby raising money for water-based charities:

200K+ Honor Board
John Staerk 520,806 Half Million, over $18 raised!
Robyn Lee 315,571
David Welch 312,508
Yisroel Homnick 307,285
Katerina Mack 284,440
Steven Campbell 222,287
Dennis B. Horvath 200,508

100K+ Honor Board
Jamie Brewer 191,097
Matthew Robertson 183,850
Joseph B Wyatt 183,008
Raymond Wright 165,724
Gary Glauberman 153,864
Jeff Smolen 150,000
Everett Barr 116,459
Adam Marsland 114,626
Glenn Yaneiro 108,876
Steven Fleming 105,323
E Lynne Fitzmorris 101,871

Closing in are Daiva (95,005), Lisa (94,604), Mark (87,142) and Barb (84,658)!

Remember: The challenge is entering the home stretch! Please pace yourself over the next 3 days, so that you hit your goals on time! Meters, to be counted, must be rowed before 11:59 on Dec. 24th!
Hit your goal? Great! Please row some more, since now your meters count double!
There is a 10-day Grace Period for entering your meters, until Jan. 4th. We would appreciate it if you don't wait that long. Thanks!

[Izzzmeister]

Lisa,
I'm breaking up these posts, so that I don't end up throwing this [expletive deleted] computer out the window.
Back in the Good Old Days (Translation: A fictional time we created by remembering the good stuff while forgetting the bad), all things that could have gone right, would - and at the best possible time. Then, some guy named Murphy passed a law, and ruined all that!
So now, when I save my post before hitting Submit, the message posts correctly. When I forget to save it first, I get a "Diagnose Connection Problems" message. I hope that some guy at Microsoft's Seattle HQ is getting a good laugh out of it, at least!
In a previous post, you used the C-word. Right now, serving as duct tape between two captains, it is taking me about 3 hours daily. Admittedly, there's more going on now than usual - I've had to do things to stabilize the team, get everything necessary to keep stats, keep the regular stats, keep the Holiday Challenge stats, prepare for the January VTC, etc. I'm more than willing to share the grie... um, glory, of Captaining!
Lisa, I don't see it as "all that work for $2." I see it as a way of improving your fitness with the added incentive of helping others, I see it as helping - with thousands of other rowers - raise close to $30,000. I also happen to like these water charities - you could literally be giving LIFE to thousands of people for hundreds of years for a small investment.
P.S. I'll be singing "It never rains in Souther California" today... lol

[Izzzmeister]

Dear TimbukTOOians,
Two fast things:
1) Anybody that wants to make our page more festive is welcome to. No objection here. Except for Dennis, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, there hasn't been much Holiday Cheer here. No, it's not part of my religious tradition and besides, my Interior Decorating years are behind me, so I won't be doing the decorating, but please feel free to add seasonal images!

2) Until now, I have been listing the meters rowed from most to least. This seems to have been positive for many, who seem to have started rowing more meters. But, I'm afraid that others may not be doing their 2-3K rows, or waiting until they have a few lined up to add them to their logbook.
So, feedback please: What do you recommend? Most-to-least, least-to-most, mix it up, do it alphabetically, or some other idea? Please let me know!
You a low-volume rower? That's okay. We understand that many people are busy, they do other forms of exercise, etc. So keep posting, every meters helps you - and us!

[damselfly]

Yes, the good old days.... Brought to you by selective brain cell death.

I don't begrudge doing work for charitable causes -- quite the contrary. I have so many charities to keep track of that I keep a spreadsheet. I make blankets for kids for Project Linus and will be starting scarves and cool-ties for the military come January.

I merely lament that it is SOOOO much easier to click a PayPal button and ship off $50 to a cause than to row for hours for a couple bucks. I applaud C2 for both motivating us to row and for supporting good causes simultaneously. The numbers really do add up and it's a great thing -- the power of the masses. But -- just for me, mind you -- the little bit I'm contributing doesn't motivate me very much to row more. I just never did the math and got a little despondent by seeing the number in your post.

And yes, they are very good causes.

[Dennis B.]

Iz and Lisa ...I really appreciate all that you are doing....the format is fast and colorful and keeps interest. I'm amazed at the dedication of all the individuals who row and put out all these meters.....honestly I've never been this tired and sore in the last 10 years....You All want to make a person do their best...It really helps motivate.

[damselfly]

Hey, I'm doing bupkis!

Izz, how about just alpha by first name? Cool by me.

What can we do to streamline the job? What takes the most time? Can we apply the principles of distributed processing and divide up the work?

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, still holding tenaciously to the #10 slot!

Milestones: Lisa hit 200K, and Bernie hit 50K!
So close: Bryan inches from 1.5M, Yisroel close to 1.5M, Jamie a whisker from 600K, David & Daiva very close to 400K, Mark one row from 100K, and Pam is one row from 50K!

A splendid 18 of our 53 TimbukTOOians had their oars in the water Monday, 34%, adding 208,479 meters!

Adam M 33,000 Multiple nice rows!
John S 22,553
Lisa H 15,589 Hit Holiday Challenge + 200K!
Karen R 12,530 Nice!
Robyn L 12,000

Pam S 11,655
Mark S 10,538 Serious meters!
Steven C 10,149
Bernie J 10,031 Sweet!
Kat M 10,000

David W 10,000
Jamie B 10,000
Jeff S 10,000
Gary G 8,951

Barbara B 7,237 Great row!
Dennis B H 5,000
Daiva S 5,000
Joseph W 4,246

[Izzzmeister]

Holiday Challenge Team Goal: $150
Money raised as of last night: $130.41
Number of TimbukTOOians who completed the Challenge: 21

Here is the list of all those who have completed the Holiday Challenge (as of 10PM Eastern Tuesday), thereby raising money for water-based charities:

200K+ Honor Board
John Staerk 543,359
Robyn Lee 327,571
David Welch 322,508
Yisroel Homnick 307,285
Katerina Mack 294,440
Steven Campbell 232,436
Dennis B. Horvath 205,508
Jamie Brewer 201,097

100K+ Honor Board
Joseph B Wyatt 191,568
Matthew Robertson 183,850
Raymond Wright 165,724
Gary Glauberman 162,815
Jeff Smolen 160,000
Adam Marsland 147,626 Big jump!
Everett Barr 116,459
Lisa Hakersley 110,193
Glenn Yaneiro 108,876
Steven Fleming 105,323
E Lynne Fitzmorris 101,871
Daiva Satas 100,005

Closing in are Mark (97,680), Barb (86,669) and Bryan (70,000)!

Adaptive rowers? Kids? Please sign up for the 50K Honor Board!

Remember: The challenge is entering the home stretch! Please pace yourself over the next 2 days, so that you hit your goals on time!
Hit your goal? Great! Please row some more, since now your meters count double!

[Izzzmeister]

Holiday Challenge Team Goal: $150
Money raised as of last night: $137.86
Number of TimbukTOOians who completed the Challenge: 22

Here is the list of all those who have completed the Holiday Challenge (as of 10PM EST Thursday), thereby raising money for water-based charities:

200K+ Honor Board
John Staerk 543,359
Yisroel Homnick 349,480
Robyn Lee 338,481
David Welch 332,508
Katerina Mack 305,260
Steven Campbell 232,436
Jamie Brewer 206,097
Dennis B. Horvath 205,508

100K+ Honor Board
Joseph B Wyatt 191,568
Matthew Robertson 190,909
Gary Glauberman 176,039
Raymond Wright 175,849
Jeff Smolen 170,000
Adam Marsland 147,626
Everett Barr 116,459
Lisa Hakersley 110,193
Glenn Yaneiro 108,876
Mark Sinderson 108,338
Steven Fleming 105,323
E Lynne Fitzmorris 101,871
Daiva Satas 100,005

Closing in are Barb (93,451) and Joel (79,122)!

Remember: The challenge is almost over! One more day to go – when Santa slides down that chimney tomorrow at 11:59PM, stop counting meters!
Please post your saved-up meters quickly (well before the Jan. 4 deadline), so we can know if we hit goal!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, approaching 26M meters, still holding tenaciously to the #10 slot!

Milestones: Yisroel hit 1.5M, Jamie reached 600K, David hit 400K, and MarkMan hit 100K!
So close: Bryan inches from 1.5M, Gary near 1 Million, Karen near 500K, Daiva very close to 400K, Barb approaching 100K, while Pam is one row from 50K!

An acceptable 14 of our 53 TimbukTOOians had their oars in the water Monday, 25+%, adding 172,898 meters!

Yisroel H 42,195 1.5MM! First ever FM!
Joel W 17,055 Nice!
Gary G 13,224
Robyn L 10,910
Kat M 10,820

Mark S 10,658 100K+!
Karen R 10,510 Busy, but not TOO busy!
Raymond W 10,125
David W 10,000 400K!
Jeff S 10,000 Nice string of 10Ks!

Joseph W 8,560
Matthew R 7,059
Barbara B 6,782
Jamie B 5,000 600K!

[Izzzmeister]

VTC2011? TimbukTWO At Twenty-Four, Growing Steadily!
Yes, TimbukTOOians will participate in January's Virtual Team Challenge, as we have yearly! We have put up a new team called "TimbukTWO, Pat's", and the Captain's wheel will be held by my inexperienced, trembling but calloused hands, awaiting Pat's steady gloved hand! (Okay, she told me her gloved hand is on hiatus for a while...!)
So, please go to your Teams Page, pick us as your Virtual Team, & separately (yeah, that's how it works) sign up for the VTC!
Welcome, Don Roche & Dave Hall! Hey, can I interest you guys in a year-round team?
(Raymond & Don, thanks for signing up for the Team, BUT... you still need to join us specifically for the VTC!)

[damselfly]

Hey Izz, congrats on the marathon!! Way to row!

[garygOP]

Izzie,
Congratulations on completing a marathon.
I fell short of hitting 200K during this challenge- my vacation, combined with poor planning did me in.
I am slowly increasing the length of my rows- hope to do a half m sometime in Jan.
My immediate goal is still a sub 8 2K- but I have to train for that- my threshold for pain is not what it used to be, and training at that distance, essentially a long sprint, really hurts.
Thank you for taking on the mantle of leadership- time is a scarce commodity for most of us- I appreciate what you are doing.
Gary

[kringel]

WOOT! 100,010 for the Holiday Challenge! Nothing like a half marathon to proactively work off Christmas Eve dinner!

Happy Holidays, Everyone!
-- Karen