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

[Kona2]

Calling All Luna-Tics! It's the 2010 Virtual Team Challenge!

It's time to thrive with churning oars, piracy, some looting and hoarding - and not a few personal goals met! Oars at the ready! The Holiday Challenge was just the warm ups!



The Virtual Team Challenge Boat: Oar You In It?!

The January Virtual Team Challenge is not for the faint of heart...but then, neither is rowing to the moon! Here's what you need to do to get into the JVTC Luna-Tic Boat:

Existing Year Round Team Members:

In your logbook, go to the team page heading. Scroll down and select the link that says you will participate in this challenge. Yep, you have to elect to participate in EVERY challenge...or not. Even if you only have a week of the time to donate meters to the team....we want you in the boat!

Only want to row with us for the challenge: ( warning! we'll try to capture your interest to join the year round team)

In your logbook, go to the team page heading. In the Join A Team section, click on Choose A Team and select Luna-Tics from the list. We're an open team, so you'll be added to the roster soonest.

DEADLINES: January 15th: you can't join and you can't leave a team. That's a generous two weeks - and this stipulation came to be when some teams would add a few (like 100) rowers on the last day of the competition. This keeps the rowing field a bit more level, although there can certainly be chop in the waters.

2010 Luna-Tics January Virtual Challenge Team…thus far

David Ballard
Karon Baucum
Noelle Boyle
Jim Brink
Rick Carveth
Kiba Chan
Ted Cowley-Gilbert
Daniel Cox
Mike Crossley
Roger Evens
Karyn Gallagher
Tim Garlick
barbara grandberg
Ken Guenther
William Haag
Dave Hunter
Peter Huurman
Mitch Johnson
Tibby Kull
Steven Larky
Michael Leonard
Gina Levy
John Longmire
Lilia Luna-Huurman
Richard Miller
Jane Newall
Anais Newall-Vuillemot
Stephen Newman
Barry O'Malley
Thomas O'Malley
Steve Overland
Laurie Pachter
Angelo Papadopoulos
Tom Pinckney
Tim Porter
Tom Rosengarth
Dana Smith
Jan Stevenson
Kristine Strasburger
Tim Strasburger
Chris Tudury
Bart Valgaeren
Andy Ward


To the moon, mates, to the moon!

[Kristine Strasburger]

A lunar event !

Let there be fireworks with this full blue moon! Fortunately for those who will be New Year's Eve revelers, you can row the meters before the midnight hour!

We will be combining our annual New Year's Eve virtual party with this event.

Who will be standing in as Bartender this year? Any volunteers?

[just27]

Who will be standing in as Bartender this year? Any volunteers?

I nominate Dan. He did a fine job in years gone by. And, I'd like to put in my order for a virtual Kir Royale.

[Toothdoc]

Who will be standing in as Bartender this year? Any volunteers?

I nominate Dan. He did a fine job in years gone by. And, I'd like to put in my order for a virtual Kir Royale.

I must respectfully decline since we will be on the road and I am the Designated Driver. But you can save me a Spotted Cow for the 2nd. Happy New Year wishes to all.

Anais, congratulation on the two-fer(Have your Mom explain this). Is this your first lost tooth? You know the Tooth Fairy saves all your teeth and if your Mom is good at talking turkey (Again Have your Mom explain this) she might be able to get the Tooth Fairy to give them to her after you have lost your last baby tooth. No promises though, sometimes he has to let a baby that doesn't have any teeth use them.

toothdoc / Tooth Fairy Helper

[just27]

I must respectfully decline since we will be on the road and I am the Designated Driver. But you can save me a Spotted Cow for the 2nd. Happy New Year wishes to all.

What better qualification for the bartender than being the DD. At least you're not quaffing all the profits. (Albeit, virtual profits.)

[nl07695]

I must respectfully decline since we will be on the road and I am the Designated Driver. But you can save me a Spotted Cow for the 2nd. Happy New Year wishes to all.

What better qualification for the bartender than being the DD. At least you're not quaffing all the profits. (Albeit, virtual profits.)

I could volunteer, but that will mean the bar will be closed at 6pm EST. To be honest I don't know of any bar that will close that early.
Second point: Since our Mexican Dutch background all drinks will be mixed with either Tequila or Jenever (or both) and this would combine like baileys and tonic...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr2c0EKVlk4

[Kona2]

Woohoo! Congratulations, Rodrigo, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, many more!

[Kona2]

Always a challenge lurking....

Virtual Team Challenge: 44 team members are signed up! See if this is a challenge that fits into your rowing plans!

Season meters as of 240/365 = 72,451,254 m ! (66 percent of the year)

Total meters on the day = 683,876 m

Oars in space (participation) = 20 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.9 MM Chris
1.1 MM Rodrigo
700K Teresa

Minnie with half marathon # 157

FOUR Million Meter Watch:

Chris with (79,556 m) to go! This week for sure.

Will S with (122,113 m) to go!

TWO Million Meter Watch:

Jim with (145,562 m) to go!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Kenneth G with (88,303 m) to go!

Mike C with (120,564 m) to go!


And thanks to all today's crew for all the kinds of meters:

Tony 3,333 m
Jeff 3,725 m
AJ 4,017 m
Rick 6,603 m
Bill 7,010 m
Mitch 7,023 m
Peter G 7,500 m
K2 7,928 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Teresa 11,215 m (and only 42,299 m to a cool 3/4 million!)
Mike C 12,000 m
Will S 15,738 m
Darryl 16,281 m...either extra few minutes or whopping great effort!
Baz 17,578 m
Jim 19,639 m
Bart 20,000 m
Chris 23,097 m...half marathon and a victory lap?
Rodrigo 491,189 m

Get your rowing week jump started! We've got some competing to do starting on Saturday!

[bg]

Woohoo! Congratulations, Rodrigo, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, many more!

woo hoooo rodrigo...

[Kona2]

73 Million Meters !

Dreaming of a 100 MM meter season....

[Kona2]

New to the Holiday Challenge Boards 41 Reindeer

Rodrigo - 200K



Our team meter piggy bank overflows with meters from Mexico! Thanks for the updates, Rodrigo!

[DuluthMoose]

Rodrigo - Congratulations on Achieving One Million Meters this Season! Way to Row!

Kona2 - Not a great effort... Just some extra minutes.

[just27]

I could volunteer, but that will mean the bar will be closed at 6pm EST. ... Since our Mexican Dutch background all drinks will be mixed with either Tequila or Jenever (or both) and this would combine like baileys and tonic ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr2c0EKVlk4

OMG, Baileys and tonic is one nasty looking science experiment ... I clean with baking soda and vinegar ... looks just like that!

Isn't jenever a type of gin? You could mix a bunch of interesting stuff with tequila or gin, and be under the table by 6pm, no matter the time zone.

[Kona2]

Following the finish of the Blue Moon, crew plans on gathering at the virtual space bar...for virtual drinks! Sounds like we need a west coast person to be the virtual bartender....Minnie? Captain Kristine?

Season meters as of 241/365 = 73,144,603 m

Total meters on the day = 693,349 m

Oars in space (participation) = 22 percent

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

1.8 MM Peter H
1.6 MM Rodrigo

Boston Marathoner Barbara with half marathon/moon # 122 and 25,747 m
Chris aka Minnie with half marathon # 158
Some say...Peter H has completed his 40th half marathon

FOUR Million Meter Watch:

Chris with (58,459 m) to go! Red zone right around the next row!

TWO Million Meter Watch:

Ted with (142,390 m) to go!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Kenneth G with (88,303 m) to go!

Mike C with (114,564 m) to go!

And thanks to all today's crew for all the kinds of meters:

Jeff 3,016 m
Tony m
Steve O 6,000 m
Mike C 6,000 m
Brandy 6,109 m
Jack 6,520 m
Peter G 7,000 m
Anne 7,500 m
Gina 8,024 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Baz 10,000 m
Rich 11,007 m
K2 12,615 m
Ted 14,000 m
Tim 14,021 m
Peter H 21,097 m
Chris 21,097 m
Barbara 25,747 m
Rodrigo 500,263 m - megameter update!

[Kristine Strasburger]

Maybe I can talk Keith into doing the bar duties this year, unless Minnie really wants to do it.