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

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Gabby, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season ! We wish you many, MANY more!

[rosita]

Mi hermanito (little brother Benny) has reached 1 million lifetime meters

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah !! Congratulations, Benny, on achieving ONE million lifetime meters! We wish you many, MANY more !

[brotherjim]

Cogratulations Benny on your first of many million meter accomplishments.
I see Real Madrid has signed a 7 year old soccer prodigy. I sent a video of Ethan playing t ball to the Cubs. They could use a good switch hitting centerfielder. So what if he runs the wrong way sometimes, doesn't everybody?

[Kona2]

Now entering....week 2 !!

Hooboy! If week one is ANY indication of how this team is going to go after meters in challenges for the 2012 rowing season, better buckle the seatbelt on the erg and hang on! We are going to be flying ! This week's challenge goal is 30,000 m for those over 16, and 6,000 m for those under 16. Looks like we have at least 40 percent of the team hanging in there for the Dog Days of Summr Challenge !

Welcome back, Anita! And welcome to new team members K C and Francine! Francine has joined us just in time for that million meter countdown (she is less than 5K away)! We're all about the celebration here! Haven't heard from CB in Pensacola...but he's got to be breathing on that one million meter milestone!

We've just finished off the 100th day of the 2012 rowing season - seems amazingly fast, doesn't it? Best part is that there's still 266 days to go (I think we get Feb 29 in the coming year)!


Season meters as of 100/365 = 34,467,106 m

Total meters on the day = 1,681,119 m (doesn't include Francince's meters yet)

Oars in space (participation) = 30 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations: The list keeps growing! Excellent!

3 MM Lifetime Meters Ross (forgot to post this one, but we did celebrate it!)
1 MM Lifetime Meters Benny
1.55 MM Jay
1.45 MM Michelle
1.35 MM David A
1.2 MM Rosita
1.15 MM Ronnie
1.0 MM Gabby
600 K David T
250 K Roger
200 K Mario Jackson - first junior rower to make it to 200K this year! Whoop ! Whoop!
120 K Tris

Million Meter Watch:

Francine with (4,119 m) to go! She's poised, javelin in hand (I think it's a javelin), to snag the lucky 13th meter millionaire spot on the team!

Thanks to all who rowed today !

Philip 2,000 m
3,000 m
Mario Jackson 4,100 m
Tris 4,300 m
Marty 5,000 m
Tammy 5,500 m
David T 6,000 m
Peter G 6,000 m
Mitch J 6,514 m
Pat S 6,500 m
Benny 6,522 m
Harold 7,060 m
Bobbie m
Sam m
BG 10,358 m
KC 10,637 m
Ross 12,018 m
Roger 12,500 m
Jim K 14,000 m
James G 18,004 m
Minnie 23,027 m
Ronnie 24,350 m
Cathie 26,000 m
Michelle 30,555 m
David A 32,499 m
Gabby 36,000 m
Rosi 36,000 m
Jay 46,500 m
Anita 1,268,949 m

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah !! Congratulations, Francine, on achieving a ONE million meter rowing season! We wish you many, MANY more !

[Kona2]

Team LUNA-TICS (named for our lunar distance goal) is dedicated to having fun while encouraging one another to row/erg onward and upward. After 9 years (!), we accumulated enough meters to land on the moon on March 1st. We're now headed back to Earth, and anticipate a much shorter trip. Our interstellar journeys are long, and we're always glad to have friendly teammates along for the journey. We hope to see you on our roster soon! Visit our Team Room on the C2 Forum under "Teams" to see what we are doing today, and join in with us! We always have room for more teammates in our virtual boat. The LUNA-TICS Challenge Team is open to all, and has no limit to the number of members.

I know, I know ... we're in the middle (well, not quite) of the Dog Days of Summmrr Challenge, and it seems a bit soon to be bringing up the Fall Team Challenge. I made a statement in another post that said that I thought we didn't have to sign up for the team challenges this year....and that was not correct (gasp!). We do have to sign up for the challenges! In your logbook, go across to the teams heading and click on the link that says "YES" you want to participate as a Luna-Tic in the upcoming Fall Team Challenge. Here's who is signed up thus far:

1 Jan Stevenson

2 Jim Kielma

3 Bobbie Kielma

4 Tom McGuire

5 Angelo Papadopoulos

6 David Hunter

7 Pat Schlueter

8 Barry O'Malley

9 Richard Miller

10 Tristan B

11 Ashlee S

12 Kaylee S

13 Harold Janusek

14 Jackson P

15 AUCHER Romain

16 Brett McCrory

17 James Garcia

18 Cathie Johnson

19 Samuel Johnson

20 Rosita Delacruz

21 Ronnie Mills

22 Anita Holub

23 Jim (Jay) Kielma Jr.

24 Benny Delacruz

25 Zander Fraser

26 Michelle Donavon

27 Tammy Gwinn

28 Gabriela Martinez

29 Martin Hayes

30 Roger Gwinn

31 Francine Ellis

32 KC Nelson

[Kona2]

Dog Day 9 Dawns...

Another episode...and, since we're in dog days...

There is that moment in a dog toy's "life" when it occurs....the de-stuffing. Seemingly endless strands of fluff are pulled through whatever tear has been created....all to get at the SQUEAKER, an innocuous-looking plastic pocket filled with air - with a small plastic tube inserted to act as a reed. Dog parents choose toys wisely...if you can't stand the squeak, it will surely be the best-loved toy....hooboy! Life can be short; have fun with it!

Wowzer, mates! The team is growing as we enter the challenge season! What's really great to see is our percent participation growing as well. Throughout the non-challenge times of the rowing year, our rowing universe keeps steadily busy with about 29 - 32 percent of the team rowing on any given day. Once the challenges start happening, whether they are individual challenges or team challenges, the participation jumps up to 40, 50 and 65 percent. Cool stuff!

Season meters as of 101/365 = 35,861,604 m

Total meters on the day = 398,617 m

Oars in space (participation) = 40 percent!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.75 MM ! Cathie
1.6 MM Jay
1.25 MM Minnie
1.0 MM Francine
650 K Chris H
600 K Sam
300 K Pat S
125 K Tris
45 K Ashlee

Thanks to all who rowed today ! Hope you are enjoying the Dog Days of Summmr (or Winter as is the case for our Southern Hemisphere teammates!)

Mario Jackson 1,850 m
Tris 1,850 m
2,100 m
Ashlee 2,101 m
Kaylee m
Marty 2,500 m
Peter G 3,000 m
Benny 3,500 m
4,166 m
Rachel 4,232 m
KC 5,000 m
Harold 5,075 m
Philip V 5,500 m
David T 6,000 m
Sam 7,500 m
Brandon 7,981 m
K2 10,000 m
Mary O 10,012 m
Charles B 10,346 m
Mitch J 10,576 m
Joe 10,852 m
Jim K 11,000 m
Roger 12,000 m
Ronnie 12,000 m
Tammy 12,000 m
Ross 12,064 m
Francine 12,500 m
Minnie 12,500 m
Anita 13,000 m
Chris H 15,000 m
Dave H 15,001 m
Michelle 15,125 m
Gabby 16,000 m
Cathie 18,500 m
Baz 20,000 m
Pat S 20,000 m
Jay 21,000 m
Rosi 22,000 m
Barbara 33,665 m

[bg]

with help from jan and concept2 i'm back.......thanks for all the birthday wishes...it's so cool to be chris' twin....welcome to all he new folks and welcome back to folks returning....and congrats on all the milestones.... woooo hooo...btw today i posted two days results.....and lots of healing thoughts to danno and anyone who is going through rough times....and i think it's ron...hope all the changes in your life are going smoothly.....and brett...did you mention about the build of marathoners????i 've done 15...they're addictive.... and found that runners come in all shapes and sizes....well enough of my ramblings for now.....

[BAZzy]

with help from jan and concept2 i'm back.......thanks for all the birthday wishes...it's so cool to be chris' twin....welcome to all he new folks and welcome back to folks returning....and congrats on all the milestones.... woooo hooo...btw today i posted two days results.....and lots of healing thoughts to danno and anyone who is going through rough times....and i think it's ron...hope all the changes in your life are going smoothly.....and brett...did you mention about the build of marathoners????i 've done 15...they're addictive.... and found that runners come in all shapes and sizes....well enough of my ramblings for now.....

Good to see you back BG!

And congratulations to all the mile-stones going on!!

Cold here this morning, dogs waved me through at 4.30am with little more than a glance!!!

Cheers, BBB

[bg]

And congratulations to all the mile-stones going on!!

Cold here this morning, dogs waved me through at 4.30am with little more than a glance!!!

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and good having you back...i enjoyed reading about your adventures.......btw...when i had cats they would look at me like doesn't she know that she should still be in bed at the early morning hours...

[Kona2]

Woohoo! Great to see you're able to post, bg ! I've "captured" the numbers for the stats - will be posting overview later today. Wondering if Charles B has made his first lifetime million (and gotten the million meter goodies ordered from Concept2) !

[Kona2]

Wouldn't it be great to be in one of these chairs today? After rowing, of course!

Lots of good rowing going on ! Since the stats numbers were grabbed pretty early, some may not see their numbers reflected until tomorrow....but they sure do count !

Season meters as of 102/365 = 36,224,879 m

Total meters on the day = 363,275 m

Oars in space (participation) = 29 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.3 MM Anita
1.15 MM Ron
1.05 MM Gabby
400 K Harold
350 K Ted
300 K Benny
250 K Mitch J
100 K Mike C

Thanks to all who rowed today !

Ethan 1,045 m
2,350 m
Marty 3,000 m
Tammy 3,000 m
Benny 3,100 m
Bobbie 3,500 m
Harold 5,100 m
Sam 5,600 m
Roger 7,000 m
Joe 7,179 m
Tom M 7,500 m
Ross 10,222 m
Mitch J 10,513 m
Jim K 11,000 m
James G 11,114 m
Mike C 12,000 m
Ronnie 12,500 m
Gabby 13,000 m
Rosita 13,000 m
Jay 14,000 m
Michelle 15,100 m
Francine 16,055 m
Baz 20,000 m
Anita 24,000 m
Cathie 25,000 m
Charles B 26,300 m
Ron 30,097 m
Ted 51,000 m

Gotta say I am really impressed with the number of teammates who are bringing in the Challenge meters - and so proud of all the junior rowers who are putting in their meters, too. It takes a lot to get any of us to stay on the rower for any length of time, and it really takes a lot of personal discipline for those in the 16 and under category. Kudos for the hard work - I am sure it will pay off in many different ways! And for those setting an example for the toddlers and younger....you just think they don't notice the rowing....they'll be on those ergs before you know it!

[Kona2]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Charles B, on achieving your first ONE million lifetime meters! We wish you many, MANY more!

[bg]

Woohoo and hooyah! Congratulations, Charles B, on achieving your first ONE million lifetime meters! We wish you many, MANY more!

wooo hoooo and congrats charles b.......