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

[Kona2]

Hooyah - it is toasty here in AZ! Just a quick trip - Mom in Tucson has a project list for me to do....desert has had a lot of water so many of the cacti are in bloom. I'll try to get some pictures while I am here.

K2

[BAZzy]

thanks everyone....

Take care! BBB & Tomo........

[BAZzy]

Off training for a couple of days....inflamed my Bicep tendon where it inserts near the shoulder. Could probably get away with the rowing, but decided rest is the quickest path to recovery. Certainly no weight lifting....

For those interested, my sports doctor treats this type of small injury with Traumeel, a herbal anti-inflamatory. It is injected into the muscle or inflamed area, works well, and is a good alternative to cortisone. I've found that Traumeel helps if I have tightness in muscles that massage isn't relieving........

http://www.drugs.com/pdr/traumeel-injec ... ution.html

Cheers, BBB

[Kona2]

Welcome back, Debbie R! Our crew total is now 43!

Upon arrival in AZ, went to get "certified" at the Tucson Parks and Rec Udall Center -- so that I can use the gym here. They do not have Concept2's here - gasp - but instead a very strange rower that uses water for its resistance. Each time you pull the rowing handle, there's a tidal wave going on next to you.....whoa.
Gambol quail (the ones with the little top knots on their heads) are using a flower pot for a nest for their clutch of eggs...geckos and other lizardy things out here too. Camera will need some speed to catch these guys!



Season meters as of 19/365 = 3,638,802 m

Total meters on the day = 171,424 m

Oars in space (participation) = 37 percent

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

100K Kristine....blew right threw that milestone with a second half marathon

Will S with another half moon and 25K
Kristine with back to back half marathons....hmmm....this reminds me of another crew member....is this a trend??

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

Rich 4,015 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Karon 5,011 m
Debbie R 5,015 m
Mitch TS 6,000 m
David 6,000 m
Tim 6,691 m
Rick 10,000 m
Jim 10,506 m
Greg H 12,505 m
Rodrigo 12,569 m
Gina 12,669 m you go, girl!
Darryl 14,321 m
Dan 15,025 m
Kristine 21,097 m
Will S 25,000 m

[Kona2]

Wowzer, mates! FOUR million team meters are on today's horizon! Team clearly felt the need to moon everybody with the kinds of totals we have today!

Season meters as of 20/365 = 3,949,355 m

Total meters on the day = 310,553 m (might be a season high for us)

Oars in space (participation) = 37 percent

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

500K Bart - nothing like a cool half million! Way to row!

Red giant Bart with 75,000 m

Half moon plus some Dan with 36,233 m

Half moon plus some Kristine with 31,482 m

Half moon plus some (two days) Darryl with 28,815 m

Half moon plus some (Ted) with 24,000 m

Half moon minus one! Minnie with 21,096 m
And thanks to all today's crew for all the kinds of meters:

Peter G 5,000 m
Mitch J 6,337 m
Gina 7,017 m
Steven L 7,209 m
Rich 8,524 m
Greg C 10,144 m
Jim 10,427 m
Greg H 12,500 m
Rodrigo 13,357 m
Noelle 13,412 m (with less than 500 m to go for her 100K....)
Chris 21,096 m
Ted 24,000 m
Darryl 28,815 m
Kristine 31,482 m
Dan 36,233 m
Bart 75,000 m

Moon on! And NINE quail eggs in the nest as of yesterday afternoon...

[just27]

Half moon minus one! Minnie with 21,096 m

Gasp, one stinkin' meter!? I set the distance for a HM, and stopped pulling with about 20 meters left ... making the most of the ongoing momentum. I DID notice that it stopped with 1 meter left, so I gave a little tug, and the screen cleared to "zero" ... obviously, the troll inside the monitor wasn't having any of that! Good to know ... inertia doesn't count with trolls!

[Kona2]

Hooyah, Danno! Congratulations on achieving 17 Million Lifetime Meters! We wish you many, many more - in fact, we're counting on them!

[just27]

Hooyah, Danno! Congratulations on achieving 17 Million Lifetime Meters! We wish you many, many more - in fact, we're counting on them!

Woop Woop!

[Kristine Strasburger]

Hooyah, Danno! Congratulations on achieving 17 Million Lifetime Meters! We wish you many, many more - in fact, we're counting on them!

Yahoo, Doctor Dan! Way to row!

[Kona2]

Woohoo! FOUR million team meters for the season! Well done and well rowed!

Yesterday being Friday (or Saturday if you're on the other side of the IDL), crew must have been partying hearty - leaving only a skeleton few to run the ergs and keep us propelled towards Moon Base!
Contributing bicycle meters here instead of the erg....

Season meters as of 21/365 = 4,008,732 m

Total meters on the day = 59,377 m

Oars in space (participation) = 12 percent

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

100K Minnie sails across the 100K line with an entire half marathon....leaving no meter behind

And thanks to today's crew for all these meters (plus the ones from Darryl and Steven L that I captured in yesterday's totals):

Karon 5,008 m
Mitch TS 10,000 m
Jim 11,272 m
David 12,000 m
Chris 21,097 m

Shake off the cobwebs! Have a blue sky day whenever and wherever you row!

[BAZzy]

Hooyah, Danno! Congratulations on achieving 17 Million Lifetime Meters! We wish you many, many more - in fact, we're counting on them!

Phew! that is some rowing!

Cheers...BBB

[Toothdoc]

Thanks all. By now you all know I only row for the prizes from C2. I am hoping to reach the 20 Million grab bag this year!

Thanks again for the encouragement.

danno

[Kona2]

Would be great to get an update on our Boston Marathon gal Barbara (she had her surgery on Thursday).....sending positrons her way!!

Still on quail watch here....egg clutch count is now eleven.....(thanks to photobucket contributors for this shot). Went up into Sabino Canyon yesterday - it's one of the areas with many, many saguaro cactus. Everywhere I looked, there were saguaros in full bloom - looking like they were holding bouquets of the saguaro bloom (state flower for Arizona).


Five half moons in the rowing universe today! And it appears that Kristine is getting a strong signal from the alien fleet..lots of 3's there....!

Season meters as of 22/365 = 4,205,695 m

Total meters on the day = 196,963 m

Oars in space (participation) = 26 percent

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

200K Rodrigo
200K Bazzy
100K Noelle
Kristine with 33,333 m.....twilight zone music plays...
Bazzy with 28,195 m gets a half moon also
Will S with 25,000 m gets a half moon
Danno feels feisty, rows strong for a half marathon...
And our meter maven is working on a string of half marathons....this would be three I believe.

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

Noelle 6,544 m - way to blast through that 100K milestone ! Great!
Peter G 8,000 m
Jim 8,505 m
Greg H 12,499 m
Darryl 14,332 m
Rodrigo 18,361 m
Dan 21,097 m
Chris 21,097 m
Will S 25,000 m
Bazy 28,195 m
Kristine 33,333 m

[Kona2]

Stellar rowing by all !! There's the flare of a supernova (100,000 m posting) over Belgium, and three half moons (21,097 or more meters) in the skies of our rowing universe this morning.

Season meters as of 23/365 = 4,453,485 m

Total meters on the day = 247,790 m

Oars in space (participation) = 28 percent

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

600K Bart
Bart, with a posting of 100,000 m, earns a supernova! Wowzer, mate! How's the golf?
Half marathon plus 4004 m for aka Chris for a total of 25,101 m....perplexing numbers
Half moon for Kenneth G with a 25,000 m posting
Half marathon for Danno....former lefty is feeling stronger!

And thanks to all today's crew - lots of good rowing going on!


Karon 5,000 m
Peter G 7,000 m
Rich 7,017 m
Noelle 7,504 m
Jim 10,007 m ... really close to that 200K mark!
David T 12,000 m
Tim 13,902 m
Baz 14,162 m
Dan 21,097 m
Kenneth G 25,000 m
Chris 25,101 m
Bart 100,000 m

Wonder if our rowing canoeist Darryl heard the call of the wild once again....

Row strong whenever and wherever you row !

[just27]

I just spoke with Barbara and she asked that I share an update with everyone, and let y’all know how much she enjoys this team, and appreciates the many well-wishes and support that’s been coming her way. She had surgery last Thursday, which entailed removing her large intestine, and she is looking forward to being discharged from the hospital either tomorrow, or Wednesday. She’s delighted that she no longer has to deal with colitis, and is now enjoying food that she’s previously had to avoid. (She was also pondering what is now taking up all the space previously used by her large intestine!)

She sounds strong, and in good spirits. Not that that’s at all surprising to everyone who’s ever read her forum posts … always positive, and the first one to give a rousing “woo hoo” to team mates.

So, major “woo hoo” back at you, and speedy recovery, Barbara!