Another episode...small acts of rebellion...
There I was...rounding up the meters everyone produced yesterday (and a whopping 43 percent of the team produced meters! woot!)...and something was amiss. The spreadsheet was not balancing. There were 119 meters that I was struggling to account for in the day. Looking in the usual places didn't provide the answer. And then it hit me: I was witnessing A Small Act of Rebellion....and I was down the bunny trail practically before I knew it.
There are lots of things to say about the importance of small acts of rebellion - everything from challenging conformity, the importance of free will, and challenging "the system" - whatever that happens to be. Michael Stangier (
http://www.pleasefeedtheanimals.com/201 ... y-stanier/ - if you want to read the whole thing ) wrote a blog on Six Small Acts of Rebellion in which he quoted Mike Abrashoff, the former Commander of the USS Benfold and author of It's Your Ship:
“If a rule doesn’t make sense, break it. If a rule does make sense, break it carefully.”
And so this leads me back to the 119 meters. Danno is a long time team member - and fierce competitor. Not being able to row right now meant not being able to contribute meters to the Fall Challenge. Not participate in a challenge?! Hah - unacceptable. He's found a way to contribute some meters...carefully.
This led me to also think about and want to comment on our adaptive rowers - we have several teammates who have challenged themselves to find another way to continue with their athletic careers and active lives. These are amazing teammates with some great stories to tell. The way that all are contributing is truly inspirational to everyone on the team. So glad that you each started with small acts of rebellion that said "there has to be a way"! There are 337 days until the 2012 Paralympics in London. They start on August 29 and run through 9 September.
Season meters as of 150/365 = 58,178,860 m
Total meters on the day = 818,896 m
Oars in space (participation) = 43 percent
MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
2.6 MM Jay
2.55 MM Cathie
2.2 MM Ron
2.0 MM Brett
1.95 MM Michelle
1.9 MM Rosi
1.8 MM David A
1.7 MM Ronnie
1,7 MM Gabby
1.65 MM Anita
1.55 MM Bernie
1.55 MM Jim K
1.35 MM Baz
1.0 MM AJ
900 K David T
850 K Charles B
450 K Dave H
400 K Katerina
350 K Dennis
300 K Jeff P
300 K Kim
200 K Jim B
Million Meter Watch:
Will S with (237,100 m) to go!
Million Meter Watch:
Michelle with (42,799 m) to go!
Rosi with (88,131 m) to go!
Minnie with (115,774 m) to go! Let's see...that's about 10 movies...
Million Meter Watch:
David T with (100,000 m) to go!
Tammy with (117,785 m) to go!
Charles B with (143,538 m) to go!
Thanks to all who rowed today...
Aidan 5 m
Danno 119 m
Allie 225 m
Ethan 868 m
Ashlee 888 m
Steven D 1,068 m
Tris 1,600 m
Mario Jackson 2,101 m
Nicole 4,024 m
Carolyn 4,583 m
Tim P 5,025 m
Jane 5,616 m
Tracy 5,852 m
Peter G 6,000 m
Joe 6,600 m
Sam 6,800 m
Jeff P 7,190 m
Chuck 7,500 m
James G 7,526 m
Benny 7,892 m
Marty 8,100 m
Karyn M 9,104 m
Rick 10,000 m
Charles B 10,614 m
Harold 10,775 m
David T 12,000 m
Wim 12,022 m
Baz 12,500 m
Ross 12,648 m
Minnie 13,709 m
Gabby 13,888 m
Jim K 13,892 m
Christa 14,000 m
Rosi 14,088 m
David A 14,552 m
bg Barbara 14,797 m
Dave H 15,000 m
Terry B 15,296 m
AJ 15,840 m
Dennis 16,704 m
Anita 19,200 m
Jim B 20,000 m
Roger 22,000 m
Tammy 22,000 m
Zander 22,200 m
Robyn 23,000 m ....and the Giants beat the Rox....again...
Cathie 25,000 m
Chip 25,000 m
Ronnie 26,450 m
Kim 30,008 m
Katerina 34,100 m
Brett 40,421 m
Michelle 51,255 m
Jay 57,500 m
Ron 58,888 m
My goal is to lose enough weight that I could actually try jogging a bit. I'm still so heavy that jogging is murder on my body. 
Congratulations and well done everyone!
