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

[danwho]

Monday's coming...
Better feed it a 10K.

We are currently in 16th position in the World Erg Challenge.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
Wild Bill ........... 7.9 MM
Chip ................ 7.55 MM
Ron M ............... 7.3 MM
Tombeur ............. 2.55 MM
Trevor C ............ 1.95 MM
Rich Cat ............ 1.85 MM
Ted C-G ............. 1.7 MM
Zach ................ 1.25 MM
Ron W ............... 1.05 MM

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!
Jason H ............. 363
Larry ............... 3,000
Jeff M .............. 4,016

(23 Lunies still on the Mud Madness Honor Board)
Andrew C ............ 5,000
Paul M .............. 5,000
Shawn ............... 5,000
Jeff F .............. 5,150
Scott K ............. 5,496
JD Lee .............. 5,672
Rick C .............. 5,911
Brent B ............. 7,171

(12 Lunies still on the Mud Madness 10K Honor Board)
Angelo .............. 10,000
Kenneth G ........... 10,000
Dan O ............... 10,001
Judy A .............. 10,952
Howard .............. 11,014
Thor ................ 11,077
Norma ............... 12,121
Trevor C ............ 13,015
Tom R ............... 16,000
Tombeur ............. 16,524
Dennis D ............ 16,861
Zach ................ 20,042


Ted C-G ............. 22,000
Ron W ............... 22,416
Robin S ............. 24,000
Ron M ............... 24,042
Rich Cat ............ 26,827
Wild Bill ........... 40,004
Chip ................ 64,152

[danwho]

We are drawing down on the final days of Mud Season Madness. Quite a few of us have been racking up those big laundry bills.
We are currently in 14th position in the World Erg Challenge. If you haven't joined this challenge yet, there's still time. You can join it from the Teams tab/page of your Logbook.
And there's one more challenge looming on the horizon, the April Fool's Challenge. https://log.concept2.com/challenges/april-fools

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
Wild Bill ........... 7.95 MM
Chip ................ 7.6 MM
Robin S ............. 3.45 MM
Thor ................ 3.2 MM
Brian G ............. 2.75 MM
danwho .............. 2.05 MM
Andrew C ............ 1.55 MM
Dennis D ............ 1.05 MM

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!
JD Lee .............. 2,680
Frank B ............. 3,127
Jason H ............. 3,349

(22 Lunies still on the Mud Madness Honor Board)
Andrew C ............ 5,000
Derric .............. 5,000
Shawn ............... 5,000
Dan O ............... 5,003
Jeff F .............. 5,064
Karyn G ............. 5,249
Maria CB ............ 5,498
Rick C .............. 6,000
Larry ............... 6,027
Scott K ............. 7,930

(12 Lunies still on the Mud Madness 10K Honor Board)
Angelo .............. 10,000
Kenneth G ........... 10,000
Judy A .............. 10,283
Rich Cat ............ 12,040
Dennis D ............ 13,433
Minnie .............. 14,698
Gene B .............. 15,061
danwho .............. 15,151
Robin S ............. 18,991


Eric J .............. 22,260
Ron M ............... 23,132
Wild Bill ........... 26,662
David A ............. 28,390
Thor ................ 33,898
Chip ................ 48,499
Brian G ............. 2,767,598

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and we've got an EIGHT million meter millionaire! Woohoo! Congratulations, Wild Bill, on achieving crazy 8's! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

Many THANKS to danwho for filling in while I was away! Such great finds for graphics!

We have a Lunie winner for the March Mudness Challenge! Congratulations to Carol W on being the right amount of meters at the right time! We almost always have a Lunie winner during this Challenge...and this year...it's YOU!


I guess horseback riders have to follow the traffic rules, too, in Santa Fe!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8 MM Wild Bill
2.85 MM Minnie
2.3 MM Gary
1.9 MM Rich C
1.2 MM Carol W
950 K Frank
700 K Brett
350 K Tom R

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!


World Erg Challenge: We are currently in 13th position!

Jason 1,650 m
JD 2,015 m
Dan O' 3,000 m
Jeff M 4,016 m
Patrick S 4,022 m
Wm Ch 4,353 m

24 Lunies still on the 5K honor board!

Adam 5,000 m
Andre 5,000 m
Andrew C 5,000 m
Paul M 5,000 m
Gene 5,015 m
Karyn 5,090 m
Maria 5,117 m
Jeff F 5,157 m
sudhir 6,025 m
Larry 6,028 m
Frank 6,246 m
Scott 7,042 m
Wim 8,588 m

12 Lunies still on the 10K or more honor board!

Angelo 10,000 m
Sergio 10,000 m
Judy 10,154 m
Ron W 10,597 m
Brett 11,029 m
Chris H 12,078 m
Norma 12,121 m...a Welkian palindrome!
Carol W 12,610 m!
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
Tom R14,052 m
Brent 14,136 m
David A 14,411 m
Jodi 16,005 m
Minnie 16,376 m
Tombeur 17,021 m
Rick 20,000 m



Gary 21,097 m...mooner!
Robin 21,902 m...mooner!
Brian G 22,167 m...mooner!
Thor 23,404 m...mooner!
Ron 23,532 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 24,773 m...mooner!
Patrick Hmr 24,872 m...mooner!
Howard 26,035 m...mooner!
Rich C 30,366 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 55,555 m...a palindrome, a mooner and king of the boat!

[Kona2]

Another episode...bunny trails of the mind!

Springtime....and the bunnies are busy, busy, BUSY! So, here we go. It all started with another cool photo taken this past week by Alaska Dan. He says "heard... then saw 3 Trumpeter Swans today (near Anchorage)...way early for them...no lakes are thawed...somehow they will survive." Once again, all senses need to be tuned in to natural surroundings...and phone or camera at the ready...because there's a lot of cool stuff in our world. Enjoy it !



Some may know the children's classic "The Trumpet of the Swan" by E B White of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little fame - but that's not the bunny trail I wanted to follow. No, I'm thinking more about migration navigation (after all, danwho did place me at an Astrogator's Conference in one of his posts - and wondered what Astrogator's might conference about!). It seems that birds also follow the stars to migrate to their summer and winter habitats since most migration takes place at night when the North Star and Betelgeuse (and you thought this was only a movie thing!) are brightest.

And...the video of the swans...(hopefully without one of the dreadful ads that precede a YouTube occasionally!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgLrgrZduC8

Meanwhile, as the Lunies race from star to star, we are still at spot 13 on the World Erg Challenge roster! Great work by all !


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.05 MM Wild Bill
7.65 MM Chip
7.35 MM Ron
4.25 MM David A
3.5 MM Robin
2.55 MM Ken G
1.2 MM K2


Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Brent 1,014 m
JD 1,510 m
Dan O' 3,150 m

... 22 Lunies still in the hunt

Paul 5,000 m
Rich G 5,000 m
Shawn 5,000 m
Brett 5,016 m
Maria 5,116 m
Gines 6,116 m...a palindrome!
Ken P 7,000 m
Patrick Hmr 8,373 m

...12 Lunies still in the hunt

Angelo 10,000 m
Ken 10,000 m
K2 10,101 m..a palindrome!
Frank 10,174 m
Scott 12,019 m
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
David A 14,441 m...a palindrome!
Minnie 15,172 m
Robin 19,106 m
Zach 20,521 m



Gary 21,097 m...mooner!
Ted 22,000 m...mooner!
Ron 23,432 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 33,548 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 41,114 m...a palindrome, a mooner, and KOTB!

[Kona2]

Lucky 13th in the World Erg! Great work by the Lunies!

The March Mudness Challenge finishes today...and we are sure to have quite a few finishers! There were a few of us whose travel plans interrupted the Challenge, but the good thing about Concept2 is that there's ALWAYS another Challenge around the corner...coming to an Erg(s) near you!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.1 MM Wild Bill
3.2 MM Angelo
2.8 MM Brian G
2.25 MM Eric
2.1 MM Howard
1.4 MM Maria
1.3 MM Zach
1.1 MM Dennis
850 K Bill
550 K Scott
400 K Rick
350 K Dan O'

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

GMan 1,017 m
JD 1,571 m
Wm Ch 1,593 m
Shana 3,167 m
sudhir 4,000 m
Jeff F 4,061 m

...21 Lunies still in the hunt


Adam 5,000 m
Brent 5,000 m
Derric 5,000 m
Ken G 5,000 m
Larry 5,000 m
Paul 5,000 m
Gene 5,018 m
Dan O' 5,319 m
Linda 5,505 m
Rick C 6,000 m
Carol W 6,025 m
Tom M 6,500 m
Scott 6,856 m
Jeff M 8,518 m
Tombeur 9,130 m

...12 Lunies still in the hunt

Andrew C 10,000 m
Angelo 10,000 m
Maria 10,504 m
Brian G 10,714 m
Ted 11,000 m
Norma 12,121 m...a palindrome!
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
Eric 13,645 m
Chris H 13,822 m
Howard 14,050 m
David A 14,417 m
Patrick S 14,613 m
Robin 19,136 m
Zach 20,091 m



Ron 23,232 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Rich 25,418 m...mooner!
Chip 37,432 m...mooner!
Bill 44,062 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 45,854 m...palindrome, mooner and KOTB! A daily erg trifecta!

[normadelaney]

Welcome back, K2! And many thanks, danwho. You did a great job at the helm and found us great pix!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and way to reach ANOTHER goal! Congratulations, Rich C, on achieving a TWO million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

Whoooooosh! That's the sound of you and your erg(s) flying through yet ANOTHER month...!

Sometimes it's the sound of your own day flying by, too! So today is a two day posting!


March Mudness Challenge: It's Done!

Congratulations to our 5K finishers:

Judy Abbott
David A. Alden
Lawrence Arevalo
Gene Bayersdorfer
Brent Brown
Andrew Cocks
Ted Cowley-Gilbert
Dennis Dishong
Charles Dykstra...woohoo! All 31 days!
Jeff Flood
Kenneth Guenther
William Haag
Shawn Howerton
Scott Krafft
Ron MacBruce
Paul Murray
Dan OBrien
Sergio Sabatini
Robin Sirkin
Gary Weaver
Michael Winegarden


10K finishers:

Judy Abbott
David A. Alden
Ted Cowley-Gilbert
Dennis Dishong
Charles Dykstra ...also all 31 days!
Kenneth Guenther
William Haag
Ron MacBruce
Sergio Sabatini
Robin Sirkin
Gary Weaver
Michael Winegarden


Lucky 13th in the World Erg! Great work by the Lunies!

And...April's Challenge is...

April Fools' Challenge
April 1–15
Join us in April for a streak challenge with a difference. To take part, you need to row, ski or ride every day for 15 days from April 1. Each day, however, the distance you need to do rises. On April 1 you need to do at least 1000m. On April 2, you need to do at least 2000m, all the way up to 15,000m on April 15.

The Details
Row, ski or ride at least the correct amount each day from April 1 through to April 15.
April 1: at least 1000 meters
April 2: at least 2000 meters
April 3: at least 3000 meters
and so on up to at least 15,000 meters on April 15
Note: BikeErg meters are counted as half when applied to the challenge. So on April 1 you have to ride at least 2000m. On April 2 at least 4000m and so on.
You can combine meters from different machines, so for example on April 8, you could do 4000m on a RowErg and 4000m on a SkiErg.
This is an individual challenge. There is no sign up. You do not need to belong to a team to participate.
Meters must be entered online.
Note: RowErg, SkiErg and BikeErg meters only.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.15 MM Wild Bill
7.8 MM Chip
7.4 MM Ron
3.55 MM Robin
3.25 MM Thor
2.6 MM Tombeur
2.2 MM Patrick Hmr
2 MM Rich C
350 K Gene
300 K Danno
50 K Tom M

135 MM Lunie Team Meters!!

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Keith 227 m
Brent 1,055 m
Dan O' 1,060 m
David W 1,973 m
JD 1,510 m
Jodi 3,509 m
sudhir 4,000 m
Jeff F 4,085 m
Adam 5,000 m
Andre 5,000 m
Derric 5,000 m
Shawn 5,000 m
Frank 5,921 m
Tom M 6,000 m
Jeff M 6,030 m
Jason 6,097 m
Scott 7,074 m
Nrma 7,777 m...a lucky 7 palindrome!
Eric 7,851 m
Andrew C 8,000 m
Kevin 8,023 m
Angelo 10,000 m
Gary 10,001 m...a one aught palindrome!
Gene 10,036 m
Maria 10,178 m
Carol W 11,243 m
Tombeur 12,215 m
Howard 14,072 m
David A 14,517 m
Michael G 16,460 m
danwho 17,171 m...a palindrome!
Wim 17,177 m
Minnie 17,242 m
Zach 19,051 m
Danno 19,537 m
Ken G 20,000 m
Rick 20,000 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!

Patrick Hmr 22,357 m...mooner!
Brian G 22,442 m...mooner!
Dennis 26,862 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Thor 29,686 m...mooner!
Brett 37,223 m...mooner!
Robin 43,908 m...mooner!
Ron 46,554 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 68,286 m...mega mooner with a palindrome!
Rich C 70,074 m...mega mooner!
Chip 126,550 m...mega mooner!

[Kona2]

How We're Doing ... World Erg Challenge

Spring fever strikes mightily...and today might be a good day to GET OUTDOORS...and then do your erging! Consider walking or biking...because, you know...





MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.2 MM Wild Bill
7.85 MM Chip
7.45 MM Ron
3.15 MM Norma
1.35 MM Zach
950 K Steve W

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Jason 1,100 m...a double double!
Gene 2,000 m
Briana 2,007 m
Jeff F 2,032 m
Scott 2,505 m
JD 3,005 m
Dan O' 3,576 m
Kevin 3,597 m
Carol W 5,069 m
Danno 5,880 m
Tom M 7,000 m
Brent 7,612 m
Norma m...a lucky 7 palindrome!
Tombeur 8,877 m...another double double!
Andrew C 9,139 m
Ken 10,000 m
Maria 10,176 m
Michael G 13,392 m
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
Minnie 14,624 m
Patrick Hmr 16,688 m
danwho 17,171 m...a palindrome!
Rich C 20,412 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!

Robin 21,765 m...mooner!
Ron 24,242 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Steve W 26,182 m...mooner!
Zach 40,223 m...mooner!

Half century or more!

Wild Bill 50,005 m...a palindrome and a half century!
Chip 58,627 m...half century and king of the boat!

[Kona2]

Still lucky 13th! Thanks to the Lunie Challenge Team!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.9 MM Chip
4.3 MM David A
3.6 MM Robin
2.6 MM Sergio
2.35 MM Gary
1.15 MM Dennis
750 K Brett
100 K Jeff M

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

GMan 1,023 m
Scott 3,012 m
Jeff F 3,037 m
Dan O' 3,177 m
Frank 3,214 m
Jason 3,562 m
Kevin 4,000 m
Jeff M 4,013 m
JD 4,053 m
Thor 4,661 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Rich C 6,660 m
Norma 7,777 m...a lucky 7 palindrome!
Tombeur 8,254 m
Michael G 10,295 m
Danno 10,505 m
Robin 12,000 m
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
Brett 19,357 m
Sergio 20,000 m
Gary 21,097 m...he moons us!
David A 22,089 m...mooner!
Ron 22,822 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 39,784 m...mooner!

[Kona2]

Still lucky 13th! Thanks to the Lunie Challenge Team!

Burst proof....snort...

This bunny trail might resonate with most of you. Many years ago, came downstairs to find that a toilet hose had burst and a small flood zone was happening. After much clean up, you betcha every single toilet had braided hoses installed. In fact, ANYTHING that needed a hose connection in the house got braided hoses. However. These do not last forever. Some experts say replace these every 6-10 years, and some say they've never seen one burst. All I know is that I thought I'd run a quick load of laundry, and as the washer was filling, there was a sudden surge in sound. Enough to investigate. Naturally, when I jump up to see what's happening, two K9s also rush to see what's happening...especially if there's yelling involved. Hot water was pouring out from behind the washer. The hose end had popped off the coupling that was attached to the machine itself. Waded through the rapidly deepening water levels to reach the shut off valve, grabbed a bunch of towels, and alternated swearing (must owe the cuss jar about sixty bucks!) and clean up. Lordy. The dogs thought I'd created an indoor swimming pool for them! So. Consider changing your braided hoses out if it has been awhile....

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.95 MM Chip
7.5 MM Ron
2.9 MM Minnie
2.6 MM Ken G
2.05 MM Rich C
1.75 MM Ted
1.7 MM Brent
1.6 MM Andrew C
1.55 MM Patrick Hsr
900 K Bill
400 K Jason

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Patrick Hmr 2,605 m
Frank 3,226 m
Jason 3,704 m
Carol 3,983 m
Danno 4,000 m
Dan O' 4,005 m
Jeff F 4,030 m
Adam 5,000 m
Derric 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000
Shawn 5,000 m
Sergio 6,000 m
Larry 6,027 m
Jeff F 6,028 m
Gines 6,103 m
Chris H 6,150 m
Gene 7,049 m
Scott 7,410 m
Norma 7,777 m...a lucky 7 palindrome...again!
Brent 8,092 m
Tombeur 8,562 m
Wim 9,044 m
Ken 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Tom R 10,057 m
Maria 10,172 m
Angelo 12,000 m
Howard 12,144 m
Dennis 13,431 m
Brian G 13,643 m
Minnie 16,320 m
Andrew C 16,498 m
Robin 18,880 m
Thor 19,279 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!

Gary 21,097 m...mooner...again!
Bill 22,251 m...mooner!
Ron 22,822 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Rich 24,097 m...mooner!
Ted 30,000 m...mooner!
Chip 31,229 m...mooner!

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.25 MM Patrick Hmr

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Brent 2,015 m
Trevor 2,593 m
JD 3,063 m
Adam 5,000 m
Danno 5,000 m
Dennis 5,000 m
Derric 5,000 m
Kevin 5,000 m
Ted 5,000 m
Dan O' 5,002 m
Gene 5,021 m
Larry 5,014 m
Jeff F 5,070 m
Chris H 5,915 m
Carol 6,020 m
Titus 6,022 m
Tom 6,500 m
Carol M 6,654 m
Scott 6,798 m
Andre 6,923 m
Norma 7,777 m...a lucky 7 palindrome!
Howard 8,009 m
Ken P 9,400 m
Ken 10,000 m
Rick 10,000 m
Andrew C 11,129 m
Brian G 11,267 m
Angelo 12,000 m
Danny 12,561 m
Thor 12,628 m
Minnie 16,411 m
Patrick Hmr 16,439 m
Robin 19,175 m
Frank 19,211 m
Brett 19,800 m
Sergio 20,000 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!


Zach 22,398 m...mooner!
Ron 22,922 m....a palindrome and a mooner!
Eric 23,946 m...mooner!

[Kona2]

Lucky 13th in the World Erg! Great work by the Lunies!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.45 MM Wild Bill
7.55 MM Ron
3.65 MM Robin
3.3 MM Thor
3.25 MM Angelo
2.85 MM Brian G
2.2 MM Jeff F
2.15 MM Howard
1.4 MM Zach
700 K Chris H
700 K Patrick S
450 K Rick C

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

GMan 1,020 m
Titus 2,095 m
Briana 2,258 m
Ross 3,000 m
Frank 3,228 m
Larry 4,039 m
Derric 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Jeff D 5,216 m
Maria 5,353 m
Danno 6,000 m
Rick 6,000 m
Gene 6,038 m
Carol 6,371 m
Tom M 6,500 m
Gary 6,731 m
Norma 7,777 m...a palindrome!
Scott 7,836 m
Louie 8,008 m...a palindrome!
Jeff M 8,022 m
Angelo 10,000 m
Ken 10,000 m
K2 10,101 m...a palindrome!
Steve W 10,252 m
Andrew C 11,152 m
Bill 11,266 m
Patrick S 12,540 m
Kevin 13,005 m
Dan O' 13,006 m
Jeff F 13,108 m
Chris H 13,702 m
Brian G 13,774 m
Howard 14,004 m
Stuart 16,961 m...a palindrome!
Brent 17,573 m
Dennis 18,431 m
Tom R 19,522 m
Robin 19,860 m
Zach 20,030 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!

Ron 23,232 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Thor 33,857 m...mooner!
Chip 42,924 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 236,632 m...mega palindrome and mega mooner! Meter piggy bank got too full I guess!

[Kona2]

Lucky 13 .... they call it a streak!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

8.05 MM Chip
2.4 MM Gary
1.2 MM Dennis
800 K Brett
50 K Andre

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Patrick Hys 542 m
Chris H 1,221 m...a palindrome!
Jeff M 2,008 m
Shawn 2,532 m
Danny 3,000 m
Paul 3,000 m
William Ch 3,433 m
Jeff D 5,247 m
Carol W 5,517 m
Carol M 5,625 m
Andre 6,955 m
Gene 7,000 m
Sergio 7,000 m
Norma 7,777 m...a palindrome!
Rick 10,000 m
Howard 10,006 m
K2 10,101 m...a one aught one palindrome!
Scott 10,321 m
Angelo 11,483 m
Ken 12,000 m
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
Brian G 14,477 m
David A 14,539 m
Minnie 16,735 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!


Gary 21,097 m...mooner!
Ron 23,232 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Brett 26,960 m...mooner!
Chip 73,158 m...mega mooner!