LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.
All In A Day's ERG: Team Progress Thru 5.10.08
Season meters as of 10/365 = 1,524,787 m !!
Total meters for the day = 166,200 m
45 percent of our oars are in the water!
Half Marathons Alert!!!
MILESTONES!
Dan 6 MM lifetime
Dan HM (6)
Tim HM (1st of the rowing year)
Dan 200K
Meter Millionaire (Lifetime) Watch:
1 MM: Gina with (29,000 m) to go!
3 MM: Jan with (29,926 m) to go!
Thanks to today's rowers:
Rowin 36,221 m (can't tell if this is two days worth, or if there is a HM in there!)
Tim 21,097 m
Dan 21,097 m
Barbara 16,601 m
AJ 11,205 m
Chris 11,127 m (we begin to see why just27 is her name; statistical probability is beat once again)
Steven 10,000 m
Andrea 9,004 m
Gina 9,000 m
Pat 7,548 m
Mary 7,226 m
Sorin 5,000 m
Jan 1,074 m
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DuluthMoose
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- Location: Duluth, MN
Happy Mother's Day to all the Luna-Tic Moms!
Dan - Congratulations on 6 million!
Chris - Duct tape slogan on your post sounds like the wisdom of Red - Green. But have you been in the duct tape Dept of your local hardware / home store recently? It's not just your ordinary silver color anymore. Duct tape now comes in just about any color you want! The white fleur de lis on the bow of my canoe and the white accent strip below the gunnels just happens to be duct tape!
AJ - Not sure if Webshots notifies on a response I give, but I did post a response for you. And thanks for making a comment. I had over 1900 views since I posted that series of pictures a week ago. Yours was the only comment so far! The dark accent lines on the blade are western red cedar heartwood. This stuff turns a rich dark chocolate brown color when you varnish.
I'm packing for a 4 day fishing trip by canoe into the BWCA wilderness next week. Some of the lakes still need to thaw - but it's time to start the season and I'm up for a cool adventure. So won't be rowing much for a while starting next weekend. Darryl
Dan - Congratulations on 6 million!
Chris - Duct tape slogan on your post sounds like the wisdom of Red - Green. But have you been in the duct tape Dept of your local hardware / home store recently? It's not just your ordinary silver color anymore. Duct tape now comes in just about any color you want! The white fleur de lis on the bow of my canoe and the white accent strip below the gunnels just happens to be duct tape!
AJ - Not sure if Webshots notifies on a response I give, but I did post a response for you. And thanks for making a comment. I had over 1900 views since I posted that series of pictures a week ago. Yours was the only comment so far! The dark accent lines on the blade are western red cedar heartwood. This stuff turns a rich dark chocolate brown color when you varnish.
I'm packing for a 4 day fishing trip by canoe into the BWCA wilderness next week. Some of the lakes still need to thaw - but it's time to start the season and I'm up for a cool adventure. So won't be rowing much for a while starting next weekend. Darryl
[quote="DuluthMoose"]Happy Mother's Day to all the Luna-Tic Moms!
Dan - Congratulations on 6 million!
Chris - Duct tape slogan on your post sounds like the wisdom of Red - Green. But have you been in the duct tape Dept of your local hardware / home store recently? It's not just your ordinary silver color anymore. Duct tape now comes in just about any color you want! The white fleur de lis on the bow of my canoe and the white accent strip below the gunnels just happens to be duct tape!
Thanks Jan & Darryl (Almost sounds like a surfing rock group from the past)
Chris,
Here in Daytona Land we don't call it duct tape. Here, because of our racing tradition, it's referred to as 150 Mile Per Hour tape. For obvious reasons. However, not to be out done the Navy used this same tape to put a wound carrier based fighter back together enough so it could fly back to the carrier for repairs. It is now called 300 Mile Per Hour tape. Pretty useful stuff.
My wife even has her own personal roll that I am not allowed to touch.
Dan
Dan - Congratulations on 6 million!
Chris - Duct tape slogan on your post sounds like the wisdom of Red - Green. But have you been in the duct tape Dept of your local hardware / home store recently? It's not just your ordinary silver color anymore. Duct tape now comes in just about any color you want! The white fleur de lis on the bow of my canoe and the white accent strip below the gunnels just happens to be duct tape!
Thanks Jan & Darryl (Almost sounds like a surfing rock group from the past)
Chris,
Here in Daytona Land we don't call it duct tape. Here, because of our racing tradition, it's referred to as 150 Mile Per Hour tape. For obvious reasons. However, not to be out done the Navy used this same tape to put a wound carrier based fighter back together enough so it could fly back to the carrier for repairs. It is now called 300 Mile Per Hour tape. Pretty useful stuff.
My wife even has her own personal roll that I am not allowed to touch.
Dan
For anyone else who was wondering what the heck Darryl was referring to with his red-green wisdom post:DuluthMoose wrote:Duct tape slogan on your post sounds like the wisdom of Red - Green. Darryl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Green_Show
(good to know ... I have absorbed yet another uniquely Luna-tic nugget of useful information ... uff da!)
Congrats on your 6 million, Dan:
This is definitely a happy mothers' day ... my son's arriving back to San Francisco tomorrow, after 18 months in London. (The downside is that we might be arm-wrestling for custody of his Concept2 ... but I'm going with possession being 9/10's of the law!)
Chris
For anyone else who was wondering what the heck Darryl was referring to with his red-green wisdom post:just27 wrote:DuluthMoose wrote:Duct tape slogan on your post sounds like the wisdom of Red - Green. Darryl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Green_Show
(good to know ... I have absorbed yet another uniquely Luna-tic nugget of useful information ... uff da!)
Congrats on your 6 million, Dan:
This is definitely a happy mothers' day ... my son's arriving back to San Francisco tomorrow, after 18 months in London. (The downside is that we might be arm-wrestling for custody of his Concept2 ... but I'm going with possession being 9/10's of the law!)
Thanks Chris,
I think you're firm legal ground. He did abandon it, so that care an nurturing fell to you and AJ. you may have a case for erg neglect or erg endangerment.
Dan
Re: All In A Day's ERG: Team Progress Thru 5.10.08
This was a first attempt for a full marathon. Unfortunately I was not able to make it, and had to stop 6 km before the finish line.Kona2 wrote: Rowin 36,221 m (can't tell if this is two days worth, or if there is a HM in there!)
I will try again next weekend.Since this is my first post on this forum, although I joined a while ago, I might as well introduce myself. My name is Rowin Meijerink and I work at the UC Berkeley Astronomy Department, so not a employee of NASA, but I still feel a little affiliated. I am orginally from The Netherlands. I started rowing there during my undergrad at Leiden University and rowed national competition for a number of years as a lightweight rower. Now, I try to get in shape again with my newly acquired erg.
Rowin
Thanks Barbara
Welcome aboard Rowin. I didn't complete the Marathon until the 2nd attempt either. Went out to fast and faltered about the same place you did.
Darryl enjoy your fishing and canoeing. What kind of fin backs are you searching for?
Chris, If all else fails write him a check and tell him to order a new one for him self or you could try it's part of your inheritance. Maybe you could ask that he give it to you both as a Mother's-Father's Day gift. A little guilt never hurt.
Dan
Welcome aboard Rowin. I didn't complete the Marathon until the 2nd attempt either. Went out to fast and faltered about the same place you did.
Darryl enjoy your fishing and canoeing. What kind of fin backs are you searching for?
Chris, If all else fails write him a check and tell him to order a new one for him self or you could try it's part of your inheritance. Maybe you could ask that he give it to you both as a Mother's-Father's Day gift. A little guilt never hurt.
Dan
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DuluthMoose
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Rowin - Welcome to the Loony room! Best of luck on your next attempt.
Chris - Not to worry on the Concept II claim. Challenge him to a one hour rowing duel - winner takes all!
Dan - Primary focus will be on lake trout. The first couple weeks after ice out is when they can be caught in very shallow water on light tackle. After that they live in the depths and can be hard to catch. But a couple fish suppers are on the menu, so if I get desperate enough (read: hungry enough) I'll go after anything that bites! Alternative species available where I'm headed - lake whitefish, brook trout, walleye, northern pike, and small-mouth bass (listed in the order of my culinary preference....) On second thought maybe I'll chew on a old piece of jerky first rather than eat the bass!
BG - I'll expect that you will be the one to chase Dan in the rankings while I'm chasing trout.
Chris - Not to worry on the Concept II claim. Challenge him to a one hour rowing duel - winner takes all!
Dan - Primary focus will be on lake trout. The first couple weeks after ice out is when they can be caught in very shallow water on light tackle. After that they live in the depths and can be hard to catch. But a couple fish suppers are on the menu, so if I get desperate enough (read: hungry enough) I'll go after anything that bites! Alternative species available where I'm headed - lake whitefish, brook trout, walleye, northern pike, and small-mouth bass (listed in the order of my culinary preference....) On second thought maybe I'll chew on a old piece of jerky first rather than eat the bass!
BG - I'll expect that you will be the one to chase Dan in the rankings while I'm chasing trout.
I just lost a post! I wanted to welcome Rowin - spent many years rowing in Berkeley since SCU had no water in our home course -Lexington Reservoir. The Head of the Estuary is a great race - one year I got to do it both in a 4 and an 8! - 6,000 m in one day on the race course!!
There are now prom dress duct tape competititions!
http://www.ducktapeclub.com/contests/pr ... efault.asp
ETA is still Wednesday - gotta get some champagne to put on ice!
Gina
There are now prom dress duct tape competititions!
http://www.ducktapeclub.com/contests/pr ... efault.asp
ETA is still Wednesday - gotta get some champagne to put on ice!
Gina
Er, no, a winner-take-all duel is definitely something I don't want to do if I want to keep it! I do, however, appreciate the various suggestions ... guilt, inheritance, mine-not-yours ... all excellent strategies.DuluthMoose wrote: Chris - Not to worry on the Concept II claim. Challenge him to a one hour rowing duel - winner takes all!
Rowin - onthaal aan de groep. Good luck with your next marathon ... sounds to me like you might already be "in shape" again! (If the traffic isn't bad on the way to SFO tomorrow, I'm lobbying for a pit stop in Berkeley ... is Chez Panisse as good as advertised?)
Duck/duct tape prom dresses.
The possibilities are seemingly limitless!Chris
Thanks for all the encouragements!!
Chris: I only went for lunch at Chez Panisse. That was very enjoyable and I heard very good reviews about the diners from some of my friends. The items on the menu are very original. Only drawback: Reservations have to be done about 2 weeks (lunch) or 4 weeks (diner) in advance.
Gina: Unfortunately, I did not get the chance to row at Lake Merrit. I wanted to, but I am not able to combine it with my work.
Chris: I only went for lunch at Chez Panisse. That was very enjoyable and I heard very good reviews about the diners from some of my friends. The items on the menu are very original. Only drawback: Reservations have to be done about 2 weeks (lunch) or 4 weeks (diner) in advance.
Gina: Unfortunately, I did not get the chance to row at Lake Merrit. I wanted to, but I am not able to combine it with my work.
Rowin
All In A Day's ERG: Team Progress Thru 5.11.08
Projecting that Chris and AJ's thoughts are celebration fireworks as they head to SFO to pick up David !! Please tell David he is waaaaay behind in his meters and needs to sign on for the 2009 season!
Season meters as of 11/365 = 1,664,917 m
Total meters on the day = 140,130 m
50 percent of our oars are in the water! And they call us looney! Great to "hear" new voices in the team pages!!
30 team members back in the boat - welcome back Jane! We knew you'd leave the trees sooner or later and get back into the boat!
Milestones:
Half Marathon - Chris (2nd of year)
Meter Millionaire (Lifetime) Watch:
1 MM: Gina with (20,000 m) to go!
3 MM: Jan with (29,926 m) to go!
And today's rowing stars are:
Chris 21,097 m
Barbara 16,584 m
Tim 14,735 m
Darryl 14,233 m
AJ 12,347 m
Dan 11,423 m
Gina 9,000 m
Rowin 8,108 m
Mary 7,226 m
Andrea 6,832 m
Tony 6,480 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Jane 3,025 m
Sorin 2,000 m
Steven 2,000 m