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

[Kona2]

There are a lot of lists of the Seven Wonders ...Seven Wonders of the World, Seven Wonders of the Natural World, Seven Wonders of the Modern World, etc....but who knew there was a list called Seven Wonders of the Solar System....? A list compiled by Astronomy Magazine in 1999 listed some things that we might be on the lookout for as we continue our galactic journeys:

Enceladus - sixth largest moon of Saturn (how many? 62 moons to go with those rings...
The Great red spot - a persistent anticyclonic storm on Jupiter...said to have been raging for well over 350 years now....
The Asteroid belt - a donut shaped (circumstellar disc) belt located between Mars and Jupiter...offshoots are of particular interest to the Osiris-Rex mission (they're landing equipment on the surface of an asteroid)
The surface of the Sun - hydrogen with some helium and a few other elements thrown in...roughly middle-aged...good for maybe 4 more billion years
The Oceans of Earth - we're kind of unique with planetary liquid surface water....except maybe for Titan, which has its own lake
The Rings of Saturn - who knew they had names?! There's the unimaginative A thru G (whoa...it's like Washington DC streets)....and then there's Phoebe...Cassini...Pallene...Anthe...Janus...
Olympus Mons - standing the equivalent of two and a half times that of Mt Everest above sea level, this is a large shield volcano on Barsoom...I mean Mars...it's apparently the youngest volcano on Mars

I tell you we've got some adventures and good sight-seeing ahead in our galactic journey. You'll want to be there with us!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.95 MM Larry
1.4 MM Steve W
1.25 MM WIlliam H

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

Paul B 2,066 m
Tony 2,222 m ...a palindrome!
Julian 4,282 m
Stefan 5,000 m
Thor 5,050 m ....good odds...
Kristine 5,420 m ....she's alive!
Tombeur 5,518 m
Norma 5,555 m ...a high five palindrome!
David T 6,500 m
Noel 8,011 m
Ross 8,299 m
Minnie 9,999 m ....a palindrome in German....
Virginia 10,000 m
William H 10,000 m
K2 10,556 m
Larry 12,707 m
Danno 15,051 m ...a palindrome!
Steve W 25,325 m
Ed 33,333 m ...an easy breezy palindrome of threesies...

Be thinking about those goals for next year....will you be a meter millionaire? A multi-millionaire? At least on board the good ship Luna-Tic?

[normadelaney]

Norma 5,555 m ...a high five palindrome!

Yep, high fives again--still in complete remission!!! I just need to stick with the weekly maintenance chemo and check back in six months!
Thanks for all the good luck wishes.

[Drivetofast]

Norma 5,555 m ...a high five palindrome!

Yep, high fives again--still in complete remission!!! I just need to stick with the weekly maintenance chemo and check back in six months!
Thanks for all the good luck wishes.

Great News Mrs. Delaney

[Tombeur]

I am sure you are relieved to receive this news, Norma. To be sure, one day at a time, but I for one am confident this good news is a precedent for more to come. Tom R (tombeur) [settled in Illinois but grew up in Metuchen, NJ--not far from Princeton]

[Edscapade]

Norma 5,555 m ...a high five palindrome!

Yep, high fives again--still in complete remission!!! I just need to stick with the weekly maintenance chemo and check back in six months!
Thanks for all the good luck wishes.

Awesome news!!! In my prayers...

Love news like this

Happy rowing,

Ed

[normadelaney]

I am sure you are relieved to receive this news, Norma. To be sure, one day at a time, but I for one am confident this good news is a precedent for more to come. Tom R (tombeur) [settled in Illinois but grew up in Metuchen, NJ--not far from Princeton]

Haha, I grew up and married in Illinois, but settled in NJ where there were jobs for chemists.

[normadelaney]

Applause, cheers and thumbs up for Paul reaching 1 MM this season and Danwho reaching 20 MM lifetime!!

Danno, it's good to see you back. Sorry to hear you got hit with all the injuries and medical stuff, but now you should be set for a great summer!

[just27]

Yep, high fives again--still in complete remission!!! I just need to stick with the weekly maintenance chemo and check back in six months!

Hooray; great news, Norma! Good to hear. High fives, indeed.

[bg]

Norma 5,555 m ...a high five palindrome!

Yep, high fives again--still in complete remission!!! I just need to stick with the weekly maintenance chemo and check back in six months!
Thanks for all the good luck wishes.

wooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooo and congrats :] that is wonderful :}

[bg]

is it too early...i rowed 10,221 meters today for my prederby row.....i started at 0 and as you can see went a tiny bit over.....because i started at 0 the timer stopped when i had to adjust my headband and stop to drink....does this count or does the erg need to be set at 10,000 at the start.....or should time be added for my stoppages...i'm slow...adding time won't bother me :}

[danwho]

Yep, high fives again--still in complete remission!!! I just need to stick with the weekly maintenance chemo and check back in six months!

Hooray; great news, Norma! Good to hear. High fives, indeed.

Fantastic news, Norma !!!!! And here's 5 more !!!!!

[Toothdoc]

Great news Norma. Everybody's already said all that can be said. That's what I get for working and missing the fun stuff. Soldier on.

I am looking forward to an awesome summer. Thanks.

danno

[Kona2]

It awaits....

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

9.9 MM Ed
5.8 MM bg
2.15 MM David T
2.05 MM Janice
1.6 MM Danno
800 K Ross
550 K David W
350 K James

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

Dan O' 3,515 m
Peter G 4,039 m
Larry 4,053 m
Tony 4,444 m ...a golf shot palindrome!
Steve G 5,000 m
K2 5,020 m
Thor 5,088 m
Jonathan 5,516 m
Tombeur 5,611 m
David T 6,000 m
Ross 6,000 m
Ren 6,184 m
Jeff M 7,679 m
Norma 7,777 m ....rollin' sevens! A palindrome!
Jean M 9,185 m
Andre 10,000 m
Collin 10,000 m
Tom M 10,000 m
William H 10,000 m
Stuart 11,311 m...a palindrome!
David A 11,349 m
Danno 11,951 m
danwho 12,021 m ...a palindrome!
Janice 13,600 m
David W (AZ) 16,000 m
James 20,000 m
bg 26,992 m
Mike C 29,267 m
Ed 36,666 m

[dag1]

Awesome news Norma, hope to see you continue to get stronger and find no need for those weekly treatments, way to stay strong!

[Kona2]

Derby Days are almost upon us!

The Horse Race Challenge....a reminder:

1. Row or ski-erg 10K or more in a day to get your horse (will accept the horses up until the day before the Kentucky Derby)
2. Row or ski-erg 10K or more in a single day during the week of the Kentucky Derby (May 1 - May 7)
3. Row or ski-erg 9500 m or more in a single day during the week of the Preakness (May 14 - May 21)
4. Row or ski-erg 12,000 m or more in a single day during the week of the Belmont Stakes (June 1 - June 7)
5. Hope your horse is the lucky winner of one or more of these races - for lucky Bragging Rights

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

6.35 MM Ron
1.7 MM Mike C
200 K Jonathan

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

Julian 4,332 m
Danno 5,000 m ...workin' 9 to 5...
Melissa 5,000 m
Stefan 5,000 m
Tom 5,000 m
Dan O' 5,191 m
Jeff M 5,868 m
Jonathan 7,090 m
danwho 7,777 m...a lucky 7's palindrome!
Minnie 7,777 m ...another lucky 7's palindrome..! Hula, hula!
Ross 7,876 m
Bill 7,906 m
James 10,000 m
AJ 10,041 m
Doug G 11,358 m
Noel 12,120 m
David A 15,150 m
Ron 18,881 m ...a palindrome with special 8's in it!
Ted 22,000 m
Mike C 25,000 m ....hmmmm...might be some Global Marathon Challenge training going on here...getting in some good distances there Mike!