TimbukTOO Team Room

[damselfly]

As of last night, we were at 1,339,857k, or 832 miles!! Excellent progress, team!! That puts us just outside of Cleveland, in Madison, OH.



Off the starboard side, there is an excellent view of Lake Erie. Unfortuately, it still looks cold!!




Yes, that is a real picture! http://benedante.blogspot.com/2010/12/i ... house.html

[The Blacksmith]

Nice job on the map! As for the ice-don't forget the Great Lakes are some dangerous waters-remember the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (and many,many more). I've paddled up there and it gets rough

[damselfly]

Well, that image didn't turn out like I intended!

Okay, so maybe I'm in the presumed-to-be dumb set at the back of the boat, the ones who are fooling around too much to pay attention to the lesson....but I could have sworn I did the right thing in uploading the image.

So then I re-read "the lesson" (by Lisa), and tried editing the image to 'place inline', but it went to the top of the message, putting it out of context. So, how do you place the attachment 'inline' where you want it, the way some of you do?

Thanks,
Heather

So, for images as attachments, the functionality seems to be pretty crude, and you don't get a lot of control over the look of the results. Here's a message with two attachments. Here's one I put "inline", which adds some tags ( [ attachment=1 ]RowIcon.gif[ /attachment ] ) in the message, at the current cursor location.

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Then I added another attachment but didnt place it inline. It just gets added at the end by the forum software package. In that case, you get the white box with the Attachments header surrounding your image.

If it's bigger than a certain size, though, I think you get a scrollable area, regardless if it's inline or at the bottom.

So you can put the images inline by placing your cursor where you want it BEFORE clicking "Place inline", or move the tags in the editor afterwards to where you want them.

I don't use attachments for my images, though. Lots of the just-for-fun images are things I google for, then just link to whereever they live on the Web. Custom stuff (maps, coxswain with a cake, etc.) I photoshop, save as JPGs, and upload to flickr and link to them there.

[damselfly]

Nice job on the map! As for the ice-don't forget the Great Lakes are some dangerous waters-remember the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (and many,many more). I've paddled up there and it gets rough

Thank you! I currently have wwwwaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy too much time on my hands.

Ah, Gordon Lightfoot. I will have that song in my head for the morning, I think!

[damselfly]

Love the pic, Smitty!! (Trees! Real trees! And water!! Sigh. It may be nice and warm here, but we don't have that stuff.)

For me, the motivation is stress relief and weight control. Like Jim, I have a sedentary occupation (software engineer, maybe retired, maybe not), and went to pot over time. I'm also an emotional eater and in recovery from eating disorders (sorry if TMI). So for me, maintenance and control is key.

The biggest factors I've found in success are (1) metrics and (2) community involvement. Metrics -- logging food and exercise, tracking progress or even just minutes/miles rowed/run, etc. Community -- involvement on forums, getting and giving support and encouragement to and from others. It's incredibly powerful!

I got my rower a while after I started running and was experiencing knee issues. After some research, I decided the rower would be great full-body cardio with minimal impact. But it's boring as hell (to me!), so I knew that if I didn't join a team, it would simply collect dust. The challenges and being active helping out on the team keep me rowing, pure and simple.

The knees are good now (switched to trail running and taking Glucosamine). Now I'm working on the feet.

Heather -- 5'6" and 130 is where I am. Surely you don't have much ice cream weight to drop!

[BoB/335]

So two at 5'6", 130 lb ??? Very nice!

I've already stated exercise is my medicine. At 6'2" and 210-215lbs most of my last 25 or so years, I never considered myself heavy nor terribly out of shape. Started adding more protein in my meals and started losing weight before I started exercising. (or exercising THIS TIME) Started exercising again when I got laid off (THIS TIME) because I didn't want to go soft in the downtime. Weight continued to drop with the exercising and went far below in weight than I ever expected bur feel great. Did great through Thanksgiving but the Christmas week and a half took a toll. I continued exercising everyday and alternating rowing after the Holiday Challenge. I can affirm that the key to good health and body weight is both exercise AND diet. I pigged out on desserts but my glucose numbers stayed in line which caused me to cheat even more. It's funny how you lose weight. A little all around/ a little at a time with the belly fat to be the last to go. Got down to 194 (without trying) and feel great and swore I'd never go past 195 again. Well, it's funny how you gain weight. FAST and ALL and the belly. 6 new pounds just hanging in one spot and giggling. YUCK! all while STILL exercising. (Let this be a lesson for all of us!)

Anyway, I love rowing. Wish I had one in my house. Prefer alternating days with other exercises and no desire to be a Big Dog.

[CONLEJM]

The biggest factors I've found in success are (1) metrics and (2) community involvement. Metrics -- logging food and exercise, tracking progress or even just minutes/miles rowed/run, etc. Community -- involvement on forums, getting and giving support and encouragement to and from others. It's incredibly powerful!

This. I'm an actuary, and the numbers are mesmerizing to me; the online rankings are a major motivation to me. I love to try and improve my standing for each of the distance/times. And the community gives both competitive and supportive inspiration.

Since everyone else is disclosing, I'm 6'4" and got up to 233lbs, but I'm down to ~217lbs now and would like to drop another 7 to 10 lbs.

[glenmbaker]

Since everyone else is disclosing, I'm 6'4" and got up to 233lbs, but I'm down to ~217lbs now and would like to drop another 7 to 10 lbs.

OK, I'm in: 6' 5", weight used to be pegged at 185, immovable regardless of diet. Peaked up to 212 and I got upset enough to go buy the C2. After one month (and a couple of days) I've dropped down to 205, aiming for 195. The only problem is that I'm gasping for air as the big dogs keep rowing around me in circles!

On another note (how to include pictures), I just do it like this:

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[Izzzmeister]

An absolutely amazing 35 of 57 members (61%) logged an equally stupendous 400,291 total meters!! Solidly in 10th Place!

Posted Meters:
Mark A - 5,000
Rusty A - 8,104
Jamie B - 5,000
Jim C - 12,954
Ulla D - 5,879

Douglas D - 12,032
Monica D - 23,525
Susan E - 2,000
Mark E - 22,222
Bob G - 10,000

Dave H - 7,767
Bruce H - 10,000
Elisa H - 6,000
Leif H - 5,000
Yisroel H - 25,117

Chris H - 12,000
Andy I - 7,481
Kyle J - 17,000
Kevin K - 8,000
Adam M - 13,000

Vince M - 3,000
Michele M - 10,000
Heather R - 25,100
Jeff R - 18,000
Matthew R - 10,653

Mark S - 7,455
Jeff S - 11,000
John S - 10,550
Tara V - 6,016
Lee W - 18,000

Margaret W - 5,371
David W - 21,373
Yolanda W - 2,829
Joseph W - 25,576
Glenn Y - 7,287

Welcome back to Kathy Butters, Dave Hall & Don Roche! Thanks for picking up an oar and contributing to TimbukTWO!
Congrats to Heather R & David W for reaching 100K, and kudos to Douglas D, Yisroel H, Kyle J & Joseph W for rowing past 50K!

Challenge Goals - Day 4 of 31 (12.9%):
Mark E - 86,538 of 275,000 (31.5%)
Heather R - 100,100 of 400,000 (25.0%)
Lisa H - 29,009 of 150,000 (19.3%)
Jim C - 38,315 of 200,000 (19.2%)
Yisroel H - 54,562 of 300,000 (18.2%)
David W - 104,250 of 600,000 (17.4%)
Leif H - 23,157 of 155,000 (14.9%)
Bob G - 20,000 of 150,000 (13.3%)
Margaret W - 19,642 of 150,000 (13.1%)

Gary G - 33,336 of 275,000 (12.1%)
Glen B - 14,001 of 160,000 (8.8%)
Andy I - 7,481 of 160,000 (4.7%)

[damselfly]

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I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! There's even a coxswain!!

(You stinker! I found them too... )

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[The Blacksmith]

YES!! First place for 10 hours now!! Although I feel like the lead sled dog-there's a whole pack right behind me looking to run me over

[Izzzmeister]

A huge TimbukTOO welcome to Bill Lawrence, who has brought 783,675 meters along with him! Together with the other 17 of our 52 members (33%), who logged 191,936 total meters on Tuesday, our Affiliation total jumped by 975,611 meters, and so we strengthened our hold on 9th Place to almost 2 million meters!!

Milestones: Bill L hit 750K, and Barbara B passed 15K!
Approaching milestones: John a hop from 2.2M (-1,758m), Yisroel is screaming towards 1.9M (-34,503m), Gary is coming up on 1.4M (-29,205m), Adam takes a bite out of 1.3M (-22,466m), Bill is now due for 800K (-16,325m), Cindy (-8,732m) & Lisa (-13,630m) racing to 600K, Jim sighting 300K (-23,585m), Glen gliding towards 250K (-23,273m), Yolanda (-10,463m) now ahead of Bernie (-12,797m) in the quest for 150K, Everett (-10,000m) nearing 100K, Tom now near 50K (-6,814m), and Barbara (-7,953m) passes Pam (-9,145m) in pursuing 25K!

Posted Meters:
David W - 32,562 Over 180K for the week. Going for 600K?!
Heather R - 24,000 Another biggie (normal for Heather) row!
Mark E - 22,122 Sorry, it’s not a HM! (But darn good!)
Glen B - 14,001
Jeff S - 11,000 Broke a couple of week’s for serious stuff…

Matthew R - 10,576
John S - 10,133
Jim C - 10,000 Two big rows in a row!
Adam M - 10,000
Jamie B - 9,000 Stronger from a few day break!

Kevin K - 7,323 Nice!
Lisa H - 6,029
Elisa H - 6,012 Will this be a habit?
Raymond W - 5,768
Tom W - 5,716 Good!

Barbara B - 4,061 Three in a row!
Yolanda W - 3,633 Good to see regular rows!

The “middle” part of our team is doing great – lots of people that will have from 1,500m – 5000m average daily rows this year!

[glenmbaker]

(You stinker! I found them too... )

Half of being original is knowing how to cleverly steal, umm, leverage prior art

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, fighting the Battle of the Bulge! A wonderful 20 of 52 members (38%) logged 251,627 total meters Wednesday! Our hold on 9th Place is by about 2 ¼ million now!!

Meterstones: John S hit 2.2M!
Approaching milestones: David barreling towards 4.1M (-28,365m), Mark wherrying towards 2M (-22,625m), Yisroel blistering [his hands] towards 1.9M (-9,386m), Matthew roamin’ around 1.5M (-28,162m), Gary is coming up on 1.4M (-29,205m), Adam snakes towards 1.3M (-9,466m), Joseph collegially pursuing 1.1M (-29,772m), Bill not ducking 800K (-8,295m), Cindy (-8,732m) & Lisa (-13,630m) racing to 600K, Jim nearer 300K (-10,631m), Glen gliding towards 250K (-23,273m), Yolanda (-7,634m) leading Bernie (-12,797m) in the quest for 150K, Everett (-10,000m) nearing 100K, Tom near 50K (-6,814m), and Barbara (-7,953m) passed Pam (-9,145m) in pursuing 25K!

Posted Meters:
Joseph W - 25,576 Wow! 50K over four days!
Yisroel H - 25,117 Going long!
Heather R - 25,100 Four days, 100K!
Mark E - 22,222 No rest for the wherry!
David W - 21,373 Thanks for bringing Yolanda back…

Adam M - 13,000 Solid!
Jim C - 12,954 Nice daily distance!
Chris H - 12,000 An erg a day keeps them varmints away…
Jeff S - 11,000 Will keep your name from being “mud”!
Matthew R - 10,653 Super-steady, as always…

John S - 10,550 Faster too, or just shorter?
Bob G - 10,000 Losing weight, gaining health…
Bill L - 8,030 First team row solid!
Kevin K - 8,000 “Eight Is Enough”
Andy I - 7,481 Glad you jumped back on!

Mark S - 7,455 Four out of 5 ain’t bad!
Glenn Y - 7,287 Back in fighting shape…
Elisa H - 6,000 Back-to-back…
Jamie B - 5,000 Nice!
Yolanda W - 2,829 Great to see you rowing steadily…

Uploading time for Holiday Challenge meters has passed! We not only passed our initial $100 goal, we passed our ambitious $150 stretch goal! We were a big part in Concept2 reaching their goal of giving $30,000+!
We all need to be giving human beings – let’s please keep helping those we can, whether with a smile, a hand, encouragement, a donation or volunteering…

[Izzzmeister]

I also get a lot of motivation trying to stay ahead of those behind me (one in particular being the Cap'n - methinks he's got a cat 'o nine hidden in the boat).

You've got a lot of nerve accusing me of hiding a whip in the boat! I would never, ever hide a whip in the boat!
In fact, I have it hanging on the wall next to my "Board of Education" and "Bat Out Of Hell", where all the scurvy knaves who lazily want a break after a 12-hour shift can see them - and realize what kind of a break they can expect! (Gotta go now, to continue my search for a whip with 12 tails.)
So, you may want to avoid having me catch up to you...