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

[danwho]

Thanks, everyone, for your understanding and for erging with us!


thank-you for all that you do and add to the luna-tics:] you bring out the best in us :}

Hear Hear !!

And scrabble players, beware. I have seen syzygy misspelled.

[Thor MW]

Thanks, everyone, for your understanding and for erging with us!


thank-you for all that you do and add to the luna-tics:] you bring out the best in us :}

Hear Hear !!

And scrabble players, beware. I have seen syzygy misspelled.

You know I'm always grateful for all you do and for the Lunes in general.
Have fun

[Drivetofast]

Remember your pets for K2's SYZYGY don't let them Look up at it. They will get eye damage also.

[Kona2]

Got Thing 1 and Thing 2 inside just before the wild turkeys (and I'm not talking about the kind that comes in a bottle) entered the yard. A hen with a bunch of half grown chicks appeared among the branches zapped by a lightning strike a couple of days ago. A few of us are gathering here along the path of totality for eclipse viewing anyway, but now we have some yard work we can help with as a thank you. Lightning works in mysterious ways...sort of like syzygy.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.25 MM Ed
550 K danwho
350 K Dennis
250 K E V
250 K Rebecca
150 K Ken G

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

Roy 1,500 m (unless I left off a zero)
Danno 2,000 m
William H 2,000 m
Peter T 2,025 m
Janice 2,522 m
Tom R 3,540 m
Thor 4,312 m
Patrick H 5,000 m
Jane 5,005 m ...a high five palindrome!
Tombeur 5,617 m
Donna 7,015 m
David T 9,000 m
Tim 9,008 m
Rebecca 9,339 m ...a palindrome!
FRiC 9,503 m
danwho 12,121 m ...a onesie twosie palindrome!
Ed 13,000 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a signature palindrome!
E V 13,772 m
Louis 14,000 m
David A 15,025 m
Derric 21,097 m ...he moons us!
Ken G 30,000 m ... he moons us, too!
Steve G 30,309 m ....he moons us!
Richard T 33,417 m ....there's always doggles...but they probably aren't dark enough either...
Ed 42,195 m ...he really moons us...again!

[Drivetofast]

Recieved my bike erg yesterday. Put 30k on it. But it won't show up on stats Or for dog days of Summer But if I was to take my Canoe down the river down stream that would count. Doesn't make sense So this winter I will Log down hill sking meters. How do you verify water meters and snow meters you don't

[Tombeur]

Recieved my bike erg yesterday. Put 30k on it. But it won't show up on stats Or for dog days of Summer But if I was to take my Canoe down the river down stream that would count. Doesn't make sense So this winter I will Log down hill sking meters. How do you verify water meters and snow meters you don't

Bike ergs give an excellent aerobic workout and are good preparation for actual biking, but Concept2 sells only rowers and skiers to my knowledge and it makes business sense they would only count meters related to their business. On water and snow meters are not literally what they are selling but are activities for which their machines are widely recognized as good training devices--especially the rowers-so it is not surprising for them to give credit for these non-device workouts. Measuring these meters is a separate issue. This system runs on the honor system and assumes the integrity of the participants, which is the only way it can work. Besides, while it can be fun to look at all these numbers, it can also become obsessive. What is important is an individual's health, endurance and energy and that happens whether or not some impressive number of meters is on public display. All this said, it would be helpful to have additional meters to add to the collective effort to get to the moon again! HA!

[Drivetofast]

Recieved my bike erg yesterday. Put 30k on it. But it won't show up on stats Or for dog days of Summer But if I was to take my Canoe down the river down stream that would count. Doesn't make sense So this winter I will Log down hill sking meters. How do you verify water meters and snow meters you don't

Bike ergs give an excellent aerobic workout and are good preparation for actual biking, but Concept2 sells only rowers and skiers to my knowledge and it makes business sense they would only count meters related to their business. On water and snow meters are not literally what they are selling but are activities for which their machines are widely recognized as good training devices--especially the rowers-so it is not surprising for them to give credit for these non-device workouts. Measuring these meters is a separate issue. This system runs on the honor system and assumes the integrity of the participants, which is the only way it can work. Besides, while it can be fun to look at all these numbers, it can also become obsessive. What is important is an individual's health, endurance and energy and that happens whether or not some impressive number of meters is on public display. All this said, it would be helpful to have additional meters to add to the collective effort to get to the moon again! HA!

Your right I'm wrong. Please accept my apology

[Kona2]

MILLION METERS!!

Whoop, whoop and what a big pile of meters...PLUS and bike erg....you are truly celebrating some awesome accomplishments. And you've waited somewhat patiently for this to be acknowledged....good man. We wish you many, MANY more meter millions.

PS - I think a call would be good on the bike erg meters.

[bg]

MILLION METERS!!

Whoop, whoop and what a big pile of meters...PLUS and bike erg....you are truly celebrating some awesome accomplishments. And you've waited somewhat patiently for this to be acknowledged....good man. We wish you many, MANY more meter millions.

PS - I think a call would be good on the bike erg meters.

woooooooooooooo hooooooooooooo and congrats :] amazing :}

[Drivetofast]

PS - I think a call would be good on the bike erg meters.[/quote]



Let me know what they have to say Thanks K2

[danwho]

Congratulations on 50 MM, Richard !!!

And you know what, forget the bike erg. I think what you need is the Iditarerg - bet you don't have one of those yet.

The Last Great Race

[normadelaney]

Congratulations on 50 MM, Richard !!!

And you know what, forget the bike erg. I think what you need is the Iditarerg - bet you don't have one of those yet.

The Last Great Race

Congrats Richard!!! The Iditaerg sounds perfect for you with Luna in the lead.

[Citroen]

It's your team's big day today. Hope everyone has clear skies for the Great American Eclipse which starts at Newport, OR in four hours.

I'm in Crossville, TN right now waiting for the lunchtime excitement.

[Drivetofast]

It's your team's big day today. Hope everyone has clear skies for the Great American Eclipse which starts at Newport, OR in four hours.

I'm in Crossville, TN right now waiting for the lunchtime excitement.

Thank You

[Kona2]

And so E-day has finally arrived....right on schedule! Keep an eye to the sky (with your eclipse shades) and see the wonderment!

Thanks to danwho for the eclipse image!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights..Celebrations:


1.55 MM Richard T
1.25 MM Steve W
900 K Norma
850 K Louis
800 K Tombeur

Thanks, everyone, for rowing, ski-erging and bike-erging with us! And remember - it's your active minutes that count most (but we will work on getting meter credits).



Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
David T 4,000 m
Danno 5,000 m
Patrick H 5,000 m
Steve G 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
E V 5,064 m
Rebecca 5,115 m ...a palindrome with high five bookends!
Patrick S 6,053 m
Rick 6,282 m
David W 6,332 m
Kevin 7,020 m
Derric 7,100 m
Norma 8,778 m ...a special eights with lucky 7s inside palindrome!
Louis 10,000 m
Teresa G 10,000 m
Tim 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m ...a palindrome!
Dan O' 10,667 m
danwho 11,011 m ...a double aught double palindrome!
Steve W 12,500 m
Tombeur 13,910 m
Richard T 17,218 m...thanks for the early reports on the bike erg! Aside from meter counting...what do you think of it as an exercise bike? What's different? We await the review!
Larry 20,707 m


Let's hope that the eclipse event stirs the imaginations and career aspirations for more kids to delve into things like astrophysics, astronomy, and all the cool things that make our galaxy. Science and math and engineering ...all those STEM things...aren't always the best paid careers and they require a lot of what we would call time in grade to get to the upper eschelons. We need people who can explain our world - and make it work for us! Just my fervent hopes here. Go geeks!