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

[bg]

16 Million lifetime today. Long way to go to get to those stratospheric levels, like Danno, David A, et al
Da Do Ron Ron

woooo hoooo and congrats da do ron ron...you rock :}

[just27]

Whoop, whoop! Congratulations, Danno, on achieving million lifetime meters!

And, an additional Whoop-Whoop, from me! Great rowing, Danno.
A most excellent number, I might add ...

[just27]

16 Million lifetime today.
Da Do Ron Ron

Way to race through the millions, Da Doo Ron Ron!
And, now, so that I'm not the only one with this fool song running through my head:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYNxdl-feoo

[Kona2]

Welcome back to Scott and his wonder dog, Elvis! Service dogs are one of the best evers in life! There are so many different things these dogs can be taught, and the waiting list can be so long.

Congratulations to Da Do Ron Ron on his 16 million lifetime meters! And thank you, Minnie, for putting that song in everyone's mind....was a good find!

Meanwhile, what has happened to the Yankees? Surely we didn't send any Rockies their way....I'm rooting for the Giants, and hoping that the Cards have used up all their Get To The Next Series Even If It's the Ninth Inning And There's Two Outs...mojo. There's something to be said for that can't quit attitude!

Season meters as of 168/365 = 78,668,102 m

Total meters on the day = 1,193,234 m

Oars in space (participation) = 29 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.25 MM bg
2.5 MM Michelle
1.35 MM Marie
1.2 MM Baz
800 K Jodie J
350 K Tom M
200 K Greg C
16 MM Lifetime Meters - Da Do Ron Ron

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and for cheering each other on! Good stuff!

Adian 500 m
Steven 500 m
Jay R 2,020 m
Jeff M 2,215 m
Marie m
Marty 3,000 m
Sam 3,000 m
Tanya 3,000 m
Nataliya 3,500 m
Anita 4,000 m
Harold 4,017 m
Rosi m
Zander 4,500 m
Rivka 5,500 m
Sarah 5,500 m
David T 6,000 m
Greg C 6,058 m
Minnie 6,227 m
Danno 6,504 m
Michelle 7,500 m
Peter G 7,658 m
Baz 10,000 m
Ronnie 10,100 m
Tim K m ...it's a 1..2..3..4....and I owe you for the 11,111 s
Jim 11,588 m
Cathie 12,000 m
Jane 12,500 m
Tim G 12,500 m
Dennis 13,500 m
David A 14,539 m
Jay 19,800 m
bg 22,161 m
Ron 23,097 m ... a fine way to carry over into the 16th Million...with a half marathon!
Jodie m Hooboy! Don't know if it's one day or two, but wowie that is a lot of meters...enough for a red giant ! (Red giant is a distance award we made up...means 50K in a 24 hr time period)
Scott 341,242 m
Adam 534,985 m

[danwho]

... I would like to, once again, express my thanks to Kona for doing such a great job on the stats ...

Thanks Kona, from me too.

[Kona2]

Welcome back to Gene and to Lily for the 2013 rowing season. Glad to see you both back on the roster!

Season meters as of 169/365 = 79,152,192 m

Total meters on the day = 484,090 m

Oars in space (participation) = 32 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.7 MM Ron
1.9 MM Ronnie
1.85 MM Jim
1.7 MM David A
1.45 MM Jane
1.35 MM Minnie
900 K Tim K
900 K Ross

Thanks, everyone, for row row rowing !

Steven D 1,000 m
Nataliya m
Bobbie 2,331 m
Marie 3,000 m
Marty 3,000 m
Zander 3,000 m
Rivka m
Rosi m
Jodie 4,000 m
Robyn 4,000 m
Harold 4,018 m
Anita 4,500 m
Christa 4,500 m
Jerri 5,006 m
Sarah 5,006 m
David T 6,000 m
Tom M 6,500 m
Michelle 7,000 m
Adam 7,500 m
Bernie 8,009 m
Jodi 8,181 m
AJ 9,409 m
Mike M 10,000 m
Ronnie m
David M 10,011 m
bg 10,132 m
Ross 10,969 m
Tim K m
Jane 11,215 m
Cathie 12,000 m
Jay 12,000 m
Danno 12,008 m
Minnie 12,427 m
Tim G 12,500 m
Jim 12,588 m
David A 14,556 m
Jeff P 15,000 m
Ed C 16,100 m
Ron 25,097 m ... the telltale sign of another half marathon!
Lily 61,027 m
Gene 98,051 m

And, thanks for the thanks!

[BAZzy]

[quote="macbruce1"]
16 Million lifetime today. Long way to go to get to those stratospheric levels, like Danno, David A, et al
Da Do Ron Ron[quote]
Great work Ron! Cheers BBB

[BAZzy]

I’m feeling like a part-timer on the team of late. There has been plenty happening on the climbing front, and it is progressing very well. I won’t go into any great detail here but you can catch up on the news at my website http://www.thelandy.com

I’ll be back in New Zealand for three weeks in January, two climbing and about a week and a half of holidays with Janet & TomO... We’re all looking forward to that.

Many of the upcoming weekends will be spent in the Blue Mountains rock climbing to keep the skills developing.

Otherwise I will need to get more “saddle time in the C2” and knock out some distances and also some high intensity work.

Congratulations to all the recent achievements, and to all the new team members!!!! And good weekend to all...

Cheers, BBB

[brotherjim]

Baz, all of the climbing , racing, and adventure sports you participate are very exciting to read about. Some of us, live vicariously through these events. ( me for one) You know all the rowing you do when you train helps you to perform so well. So many of our teammates train on the C2 rower so we can do other sports or just live a more healthy and fulfilling life. Part time? Please! You like each and every one of my teammates, are full time participants in making life healthier for ourselves, families, and friends.
jim

[Kona2]

Completely agree that Baz's stories at http://www.thelandy.com are not to be missed. Good stuff - and welcome to the summer season in the southern hemisphere (see that Daylight Savings Time is kicking in for the Aussies, just as we're just a few weeks away from turning the clocks back!). Mountain climbing not for the faint of heart - love the quotes. And the TomO notes.

And a hearty team welcome to a new teammate: Jeffrey G ! Here's wishing you good camaraderie and lots of good rowing sessions!

Season meters as of 170/365 = 79,612,812 m

Total meters on the day = 460,620 m

Oars in space (participation) = 31 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.45 MM Jay
3.3 MM bg
2.7 MM Cathie
1.15 MM Anita
800 K AJ
700 K Nataliya

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us - and especially for sharing your stories! How many times we've helped each other!!

Lily 525 m
Bobbie m
Scott 1,225 m
Rich 2,000 m
Robyn 2,500 m .... Giants are on the ropes! Say it isn't so!
Nataliya m
Marty 3,000 m
Roger 3,000 m
Tammy 3,000 m
Tanya 3,000 m
Jeff M 3,014 m
Zander 3,500 m
Rosi m
Harold 4,019 m
Rivka m
Sarah m
David T 6,000 m
Jeff P 6,578 m
Anita 7,500 m
Christa 7,500 m
Michelle 7,500 m
Peter G m -- so close to a cool half million!
Kevin 8,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Robert H 10,000 m
Ross 10,162 m
Ronnie 10,250 m
Tim K m
Cathie 11,500 m
Jim 13,308 m
Minnie 13,724 m
David A 14,732 m
Baz 15,000 m
Peter H 15,000 m
AJ 21,387 m .. must have been a good movie!
Jay 23,000 m
bg 26,081 m
Ron 26,097 m
Jeff G 91,744 m

[rivka]

Welcome to the team Jeff G.! I know you will enjoy rowing on our team. Welcome to all other new and returning teammates I probably missed.
Love your stories Baz.
Thanks you Kona and Ron for stats everyday and with so much other info and fun things. Sometimes it can get depressing over here but we believe progress is being made. Thanks for all the cheerfulness.

[Restless]

Looks like I've missed a lot of things in the last week or so. I would like to welcome the people returning to the team, as well as those just joining us.

Also a huge congrats to all the milestones reached, including our finish in the Fall Team Challenge!

-Rebecca

[Kona2]

Starts in 5 days (4 for the Southern Hemisphere)....

Get ready for a whole lot of "talk like a pirate" going on during the Skeleton Crew Challenge! Row (or SkiErg) 31,000 m between October 25 and October 31 to meet this individual Challenge. Aaargh!

Skeleton Crew description from Concept2 website:

October 25–October 31
In honor of Halloween, we invite you to participate in the Skeleton Crew Challenge. It's a great way to earn all that Halloween candy!

The Details

Row and/or ski at least 31,000 meters between October 25 and October 31.

This is an individual challenge. (You do not need to belong to a team to participate. Meters must be entered online.
Indoor rower and SkiErg meters only (no on water/on snow meters please). You can combine meters from each machine to reach 31,000 meters.

Who Can Participate

Anyone with an online logbook at concept2.com can participate in this challenge.

Incentives and Rewards - Participants who meet the challenge can enjoy:

Name inclusion on the Skeleton Crew Honor Boards.
A specially designed downloadable certificate.
A Skeleton Crew heat transfer for making your own T-shirt.
For-purchase Skeleton Crew goodies at our third-party fulfillment vendor.
See your logbook Challenges page for links to challenge rewards upon completion.

Welcome back to Walter W! Always good to see a returning team members name on the roster.

Season meters as of 171/365 = 79,357,395 m

Total meters on the day = 2,507,580 m

Oars in space (participation) = 29 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

850 K Dan W
650 K Peter H
550 K Adam
550 K Bobbie

Thanks, everyone, for rowing with us!

Gene 800 m
Scott 1,200 m
Tanya 1,500 m
Bobbie 2,500 m
Nataliya 2,500 m
Sam 3,000 m
Zander 3,000 m
Harold 4,020 m
Jodi 4,028 m
Rosi 4,088 m
Rivka 4,200 m
Lee M 5,000 m
Robyn 5,500 m ...Barry Zito pitched a very fine game...
Sarah 5,500 m
Jodie m
David T 6,000 m
Anita 6,005 m
Tom M 6,500 m
Bernie 8,030 m
Cathie 8,500 m
Marie 9,425 m
Ronnie 9,500 m
Adam 10,000 m
Peter H 10,000 m
Tim K 10,000 m
Dan W 10,729 m
Jane m
Jim 11,800 m
Jay 12,000 m
Minnie m
Tim G 12,500 m
Debbie V 12,600 m
AJ 13,307 m
Michelle 15,000 m
bg 25,169 m
Matt B 32,416 m ...nice update!
Walter 2,198,200 m

[Kona2]

Might be some good fireballs with this one...

October 21, 2012, before dawn. Orionids
The waxing crescent moon sets before midnight on October 20, and that means a dark sky between midnight and dawn, or during the best viewing hours for the 2012 Orionid meteors. On a dark, moonless night, the Orionids exhibit a maximum of about 25 meteors per hour. These fast-moving meteors occasionally leave persistent trains and bright fireballs. If you trace these meteors backward, they seem to come from the Club of the famous constellation Orion the Hunter. You might know Orion’s bright, ruddy star Betelgeuse. The radiant is north of Betelgeuse. The Orionids have a broad and irregular peak that isn’t easy to predict. More meteors tend to fly after midnight, and the Orionids are typically at their best in the wee hours before dawn. The best viewing for the Orionids in 2012 will probably be before dawn on October 21. Try the days before and after that, too, sticking to the midnight-to-dawn hours..

[Kona2]

From the pumpkin festival..

Season meters as of 172/365 = 80,534,956 m

Total meters on the day = 1,177,457 m

Oars in space (participation) = 26 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

3.75 MM Ron
2.2 MM Walter (almost a Reservist!)
1.9 MM Jim
1.2 MM Matt F
1.05 MM Rebecca
900 K Harold
500 K Tim G ... a cool half million !

SEVERAL teammates are nearing some biggie milestones....keep watch for a chance to help them celebrate !

Thanks, everyone, for rowing !

Lily 550 m
Tanya 1,776 m
Rivka 2,500 m
Nataliya 2,525 m
Bobbie 3,000 m
Christa m
Anita m
Sam 3,500 m
Marty 3,896 m
Zander 4,000 m
Harold 4,021 m
Tim G 5,000 m
Jerri m
Marie 5,500 m
Debbie V 6,000 m
Jodie 6,500 m
Michelle 7,000 m
Jeff P 7,500 m
Cathie 8,000 m
Greg H 10,000 m
Rebecca 10,000 m
Ronnie 10,110 m
Jane 10,202 m
Dan W 10,773 m
Minnie 11,300 m
Rosi m
Robert H 16,000 m
Jay 20,000 m
Jim 20,000 m
Matt F 20,212 m
Adam 22,802 m
Walter 24,000 m
Ron 31,097 m
Katerina 865,023 m ... welcome back !

Elk herds are coming down from higher ground. This photo taken at Rocky Mountain National Park (west portal) yesterday...