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

[Kristine Strasburger]

A big welcome to our new members! Thanks for joining the team!

Congratulations on the new meter milestones and mobile bathtub, where ever they apply!

Kaylee, yes we will be praying for Morgan. You are a great friend!

We are getting a lot of snow here, too. Expected to go through Thursday.

[Kona2]

75, 76, and 77 Million Team Meters!! Astrogator recalculating.....



Yes....we are less than FIVE percent away from our target moon.....so we'll now have a daily countdown to lunar landing!

Distance remaining to lunar surface: 17,598,791 m

Season meters as of 256/365 = 77,639,317 m

Total meters on the day = 2,883,978 m (some hefty imports in here)

Oars in space (participation) = 37 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.0 MM Baz
2.2 MM David A
2.0 MM Cathie
2.0 MM Rodrigo-go-go
1.3 MM Chip
1.3 MM Ted
500 K Jay
200 K Brandy

TWO Million Meter Watch: We're not nearly done...

Robyn with (117,173 m) to go!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Mitch with (51,520 m) to go!

K2 with (111,112 m) to go!

COOL Half Million Watch:

Tom M with (7,202 m) to go!

Mike G counts up the meters towards this goal with (44,476 m) to go!

Dan E with (44,847 m) to go!

Dalton with (47,339 m) to go!

Mike S with (52,914 m) to go!

Barbara with (64,763 m) to go!

Mega-moon import by David A with 2,224,043 m added
Red giant earned by Will S with a posting of 60,000 m
Ray posts 54,873 m and earns a red giant Red giant earned by Jay with a posting of 51,072 m that shoots him into the cool half million range!
Full moon earned by Chip with a posting of 42,239 m that sends him over the 1.3 MM mark!
Full moon earned by Cathie - and the meters shoot her over the TWO million meter mark! Woohoo! Almost SIX hours of daily sun in Bethel today!
Half moon for Jerry with a posting of 29,217 m...half moon plus a lot!
Ted earns a half moon with 28,642 m .... and the bandana!
Collin moons us right away (must be a family trait) with a posting of 28,050 m
Ron posts 28,019 m for a half moon plus some change
Kristine, worried that Tweety will hijack her hair, puts in a half marathon...moving Terri into the next-to-bird seat in the canoe (there's a reason some of these seats are called jump seats)...and earns a half moon

Way to row, today!!

Brayden 501 m
Ashlee 2,012 m
Ethan 3,122 m
Tris a double repeater day! lucky you!
Ben S 3,376 m
Kaylee 3,471 m
Tim 4,243 m Tim starts thinking about that canoe character....
Tony m
Peter G 4,500 m
Dalton 4,821 m
Mario Jackson 4,821 m
Sorin 5,035 m
Noelle 5,516 m
Kenny H 5,656 m
Terri H 5,985 m
Mike C 6,000 m
Brandy CG 7,093 m...and she sails across the 200K meter board
Kenneth G 7,246 m
Tom M 7,380 m
Tim P 10,000 m
Barbara 10,308 m....with snowfall of 2 FEET predicted for the Boston area....snowshoes to the gym today?!
Mitch J 11,006 m...and he's in the canoe!
K2 11,111 m
Andrea 11,111 m....great minds
Katerina ...whoa...a double triple repeater...
Mike G 1...2....3....4....5....m Counting up those meters!
Rick 13,197 m
AJ 13,447 m
Rodrigo 14,736 m
Kenneth G 15,000 m
Kevin 15,000 m
Robyn 16,944 m
Baz 20,000 m
Kristine 21,097 m
Ron 28,109 m
Collin 28,050 m
Ted 28,642 m
Jerry 29,217 m
Cathie 42,222 m
Chip 42,239 m
Jay 51,072 m
Ray 54,873 m
Will S 60,000 m
David A 2,224,043 m


I'm pretty sure we're at a new team high for number of teammates! Thanks to all who row with us!

And, for those who are on injured reserve (Danno...Ross....Gina), we hope you'll be able to row again soon!

[DavidA]

... obligated to stay with my university team, especially as I had started it ...

Congrats to all for awesome milestones and gnarly natives ... and welcome to new team mates!

@David A - Where did you start the university team ... UCSD, CMU ... ? Just curious. Our son's crew career at UCSD is how-come an erg found its way into our den.

UCSD

[DavidA]

Mega-moon import by David A with 2,224,043 m added

Which, of course, included 11111 m that day.

David

[bg]

woooo hoooo cathie and rodrigo...sorry if a mashed the spelling.....and welcome to everyone...

[Kona2]

Wowzer....that snow is giving many LOTS of good rowing time! Whoop! Whoop!



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaylee S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Congratulations, Kaylee, on achieving the 25,000 m milestone in the Virtual Team Challenge and climbing into your canoe. May your canoe travel swiftly to the next milestone marker for the canoe paddle!

[Kona2]

Woohoo! A half marathon from Karyn propels her into her canoe! Way to row!!

Moon Over Connecticut!



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karyn Gallagher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Congratulations, Karyn, on achieving the 100,000 m milestone in the Virtual Team Challenge and climbing into your canoe...with your special hat! May your canoe travel swiftly to the 200,000 m milestone so you can grab a paddle!

[kgallagher]

Woohoo! A half marathon from Karyn propels her into her canoe! Way to row!!

Moon Over Connecticut!



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karyn Gallagher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Congratulations, Karyn, on achieving the 100,000 m milestone in the Virtual Team Challenge and climbing into your canoe...with your special hat! May your canoe travel swiftly to the 200,000 m milestone so you can grab a paddle!

Thanks AJ. I love my NHRC hat. I am highly motivated to get my paddle. I have been checking the website on my new Nook Color. It wasn't until I logged on from my computer yesterday that I learned tne canoeists were actually paddling. My Nook doesn't show movement. You do impress me.

Kaylee -- I am sending positive thoughts your way. Continue being the wonderful friend you are. You wrote a terriffic letter. All the Lunatics are supporting you from afar.

Karyn

[Kona2]

Woot! Eleven paddles in the Armoonda! We have some more celebrating to do!



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth Guenther. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Congratulations, Kenneth G, on achieving the 200,000 m milestone in the Virtual Team Challenge and snagging a paddle! May your canoe travel even more swiftly in the competitive virtual waters!

[brotherjim]

Wowzer....that snow is giving many LOTS of good rowing time! Whoop! Whoop!



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaylee S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Congratulations, Kaylee, on achieving the 25,000 m milestone in the Virtual Team Challenge and climbing into your canoe. May your canoe travel swiftly to the next milestone marker for the canoe paddle!

From Kaylee,
I love my canoe, thank you. thank you for prayers. love,Kaylee

[DUCKMARX]

Jay, Congratulations on rowing 500K in the Virtual Team Challenge!

[jay]

Thanks A. J.! The tub feels good after working outside all day in the cold , then rowing at the gym. I have got it made!
Jay

[BAZzy]

Wow, this is a busy place these days.....

Congratulations on all the individual achievements that are coming thick and fast.

And to Kaylee, I hope your friend gets better soon, and I'm sure she is comforted having a such a thoughtful friend as you.

Regards
Baz

[Kristine Strasburger]

Wow, the team is really pulling some meters!

And, yes, I think Tim is contemplating what might be a-head .

[Kona2]

97 Rowers!
Want to join us?!! The Luna Armoonda welcomes additional rowers!

Woot! Another canoeist!



................................Peter Verdirame................................

Congratulations, Peter G, on achieving 100,000 m in the Virtual Team Challenge and climbing into your canoe! May your canoe travel swiftly to the 200,000 m milestone so you can snag a canoe paddle!


8 Million Virtual Challenge Team Meters!!

1 Age Without Limits Virtual Club 22,304,578
2 Free Spirits Virtual Club 8,906,170

3 LUNA-TICS Virtual Club 8,241,925

4 THE ANCIENTS Virtual Club 7,534,089
5 Community Rowing, Inc Rowing Club 6,275,963

Thanks to all who have contributed ! The Luna Canoe Armoonda is gathering in strength! 33 canoes (100K for those over 16, non-adaptive; 25K for adaptive and 16 and under) in the competitive virtual waters...and 12 canoeists have their paddles (200K or 75K)!

Have canoe, have paddles.....

1 Ray Wilson M 33 560,999
2 Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr. M 37 522,972
3 Cathie Johnson F 28 462,463
4 Jerry Heath M 37 361,773
5 Charles Dykstra M 43 278,301
6 Will Salach M 54 260,000
7 Barry O'Malley M 51 260,000
8 Ron MacBruce M 56 249,676
9 Chris Tudury F 61 243,845
10 Robyn Lee F 33 237,691
11 A J Tudury M 62 206,781
12 Kenneth Guenther M 62 205,014

Have canoes, reaching for paddles....

13 Mike Gilger M 50 187,504 .... just 12,496 m and the canoe paddle is yours!
14 Katerina Mack F 30 185,296 ... just 14,704 m and the canoe paddle is yours!
15 Bart Valgaeren M 45 175,553 ... just 24,447 m and the canoe paddle is yours!
16 David A. Alden M 50 151,848
17 Pat Bankes F 64 149,018
18 Jennifer Browning F 46 143,588
19 Johnny Murden M 55 136,562
20 Kristine Strasburger F 46 133,815
21 Terri Hollomon F 50 123,927
22 Jan Stevenson F 58 119,575
23 Ted Cowley-Gilbert M 49 113,085
24 Kenny Hollomon M 57 112,136
25 Karyn Gallagher F 41 108,904
26 Rodrigo Garcia M 33 105,186
27 Mitch Johnson M 55 104,274
28 peter verdirame M 56 101,500
52 Jackson P M 10 45,152
53 Tristan B M 12 43,291
55 Dalton B M 8 43,102
68 Kaylee S F 8 26,209

Reaching for canoes....gotta get a toehold to climb over....

29 George Wyner M 52 80,000
30 Scott Cooper M 45 76,000
31 Doug Miner M 54 72,250
32 Anthony Parendo M 67 69,994
33 barbara grandberg F 60 69,516
34 jonny kutz F 63 67,996
35 Mike Mulvihill M 50 66,078
36 Laura Thorson F 50 64,260
37 Andrea Cosmin F 53 63,578
38 Steven Larky M 48 63,245
39 Jim Brink M 39 62,929
40 Mike Smith M 49 62,895
41 Kevin Clark M 45 56,347
42 Robert Hess M 49 55,000
43 Tom McGuire M 58 54,482
44 Heather Woiciechowski F 49 53,287
45 David Hunter M 50 52,297
46 David Tangerini M 63 51,000
47 Ross Drown M 62 50,175
48 Greg Halac M 51 50,008
49 Richard Miller M 61 47,584
50 martha wiles F 43 47,000
51 Rick Carveth M 58 45,707
54 John Marsh M 56 43,144
56 Greg Childs M 56 39,422
57 Nathan Johnson M 38 38,500
58 Brandy Cowley-Gilbert F 50 33,245
59 Gloria Miller F 51 32,219
60 Dana Smith F 25 32,092
61 Tonya Dale F 53 31,493
62 Tom Pinckney M 66 31,488
63 Will Worthwine M 54 29,601
64 Ben S M 12 28,758
65 AUCHER Romain M 32 27,642
66 Peter Huurman M 37 27,155
67 Sorin Spanoche M 44 27,063
69 Tracy Clark F 45 26,153
70 Collin Dykstra M 36 23,050
71 Jennifer Goodman F 34 22,818
72 Ashlee S F 5 22,251 Woot! Today could be CANOE day! Only 2,749 m to row row row!
73 Daniel Cox M 66 21,097
74 Dwight Hakim M 49 19,209
75 Mike Crossley M 54 19,015
76 Angelo Papadopoulos M 44 19,009
77 Ethan S M 4 18,156
78 TERRY BELCHIKOFF F 64 17,016
79 Rachel Ella Young F 38 15,486
80 beverly dellinger F 59 15,000
81 John Longmire M 66 14,142
82 Jolie Pugh F 43 13,425
83 Tim Strasburger M 16 4,243
84 Brayden B M 4 4,199
85 Gina Levy F 52 3,117 - woot!
86 Jane Newall F 41 2,049

Dreaming of canoes....there is still time....

87 Laurie Pachter F 49 0
88 Gail Whitelaw F 51 0
89 Mitch Terra Sanitatis Friedland M 51 0
90 Andy Ward M 37 0
91 Debbie Rohlwing F 54 0
92 Kelly Glynn F 42 0
93 Susan Leighton F 56 0
94 Coulter M M 14 0
95 Lauren C F 9 0
96 Luke JOHNSON M 22 0
97 Caroline Reagle F 52 0

Total Challenge Meters as of January 13, 2011 @ 8 AM MST = 8,241,925 m