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

[Kona2]

I spotted this speedster the first day of this trip to Tucson. As noted, the ground here moves with every step - things dart with a rustle. But what kind of hybrid lizard - scorpion was this? Tried to get a photo of it today, and no luck, so off to Google I went. Perhaps some of you have seen one of these? The zebra tail is only on the underside - although I do understand that these zebras can swish their tails back and forth, catlike, and you'll see the stripes then also. Eeek-worthy, and something new to me!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

150 K Minnie
50 K Gines
50 K Louie

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Brickman 2,207 m
Danny 5,000 m
Michael C 5,000 m
William H 5,000 m
Jeff F 5,060 m
Kevin 5,092 m
Dennis 6,000 m
Gines 6,170 m
Tom R 6,684 m
Andrew C 6,862 m
Louie 7,117 m...a palindrome!
Angelo 10,000 m
Ken 10,000 m
Trevor 10,559 m
Ron 13,131 m...a lucky 13 palindrome!
Ron W 13,498 m
Steve W 14,000 m
Tombeur 16,953 m
Rich 26,041 m...mooner!
Minnie 26,479 m...well hula hula!
Wild Bill 33,333 m...a palindrome and a mooner!

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.1 MM Chip
550 K Wild Bill
300 K David A
100 K danwho

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Trevor 1,652 m
Tombeur 2,593 m
Carol 3,032 m
Robin 4,789 m
Scott 5,000 m
Jeff D 5,268 m
Judy 5,626 m
Gines 6,072 m
Ian 6,381 m
Steve L 6,988 m ... welcome back!
Patrick S 7,325 m
Kevin 7,561 m
Ross 7,918 m
Michael C 10,000 m
Wild Bill 11,111 m...a one of a kind palindrome!
Angelo 12,000 m
Patrick Hmr 12,193 m
danwho 15,151 m...a palindrome!
Michael G 20,798 m... welcome back!
Chip 29,080 m...mooner!
David A 42,195 m...a full moon!

[Kona2]

Suburban cows...I always like seeing them!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

250 K Rich
200 K Ken
100 K Ron W

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Adam 2,000 m...welcome back!
Frank 2,326 m
Jeff F 3,033 m
Jodi 3,535 m
Linda 3,737 m
Larry 4,021 m
Robin 4,282 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Jason 5,269 m
Kevin 6,013 m
Tombeur 6,164 m
Gines 6,248 m
William H 6,791 m
Andrew C 6,939 m
Steve W 7,110 m
Wim 8,656 m
Ken 10,000 m
Michael C 10,000 m
Maria 10,167 m
Ron W 10,383 m
David A 10,762 m
Ian 10,888 m
Brent 11,114 m
Ron 12,121 m...a palindrome! Moving up the palindrome ladder!
Patrick Hmr 12,927 m
Rich 15,015 m
danwho 15,151 m...a palindrome!
Brian G 16,470 m
Wild Bill m...a palindrome and the lone mooner ergs again!

[Kona2]

Raccoons giving me some major grief re: seed feeders! Going to have to bring that feeder inside for a few nights to break the fast food chain.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.15 MM Chip
600 K Wild Bill
250 K Brian G
200 K Ron M
50 K Frank
50 K K2...it's a start!

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Wim 521 m
Scott 1,477 m
Titus 2,018 m
Jeff F 3,036 m
Jodi 3,475 m
Ian 4,830 m
Corey 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Jeff D 5,483 m
Kevin 6,000 m
Steve W 6,000 m
Andrew C 7,001 m
Patrick S 7,513 m
David W 8,000 m
Trevor 8,198 m
Brent 8,216 m
Michael G 8,627 m
Frank 10,000 m
Ken 10,000 m
K2 10,101 m...a palindrome!
David A 10,761 m
Ron M 12,321 m...a palindrome!
Patrick Hmr 13,657 m
Tombeur 14,124 m
Brian G 15,677 m
Minnie 16,155 m
Rich 17,866 m
Wild Bill 22,222 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 60,006 m...a palindrome and mega!

Keep doing things that are hard to do. Don't give in!

[Kona2]

The raccoons are soooo persistent. And so am I. Game on.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.3 MM Chip
350 K David A
300 K Rich
250 K Tombeur
150 K Angelo
150 K Brent
100 K Wim
100 K Ross
50 K Ian
50 K Patrick Hsr
50 K Patrick S

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!



Scott 1,019 m
David W 2,000 m
Michael C 2,002 m
Frank 2,781 m
Benjamin 3,000 m
Maria 3,515 m
Steve W 4,000 m
Larry 4,008 m
William Ch 4,137 m
Dennis 4,656 m
Jason 4,767 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Jeff D 6,142 m
Ian 6,275 m
Trevor 6,543 m
Kevin 7,000 m
Andrew C 7,006 m
Jeff M 8,042 m
Wim 8,622 m
K2 10,101 m...a palindrome!
Angelo 12,000 m
Patrick S 12,433 m
Gines 12,698 m
danwho 15,151 m...a palindrome!
Minnie 16,119 m
Brent 17,226 m
Ross 18,956 m
Tombeur 19,096 m
Ken G 20,000 m
Robin 20,348 m

21,097 m or more = mooners!

Wild Bill 22,222 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Eric 22,592 m...mooner!
David A 25,110 m... mooner!
Ron 28,182 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Rich 31,022 m... mooner!
Brian G 32,286 m... mooner!
Chip 130,531 m...mega

[Kona2]

Forgot to bring in one of the bird feeders last night...wins this round

Be safe out there if you are in travel mode....

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.35 MM Chip
650 K Wild Bill
300 K Brian G
150 K Steve W
50 K Michael C

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Benjamin 3,000 m
Michael C 5,000 m
Larry 5,031 m
Maria 5,048 m
Judy 5,568 m
Ross 5,811 m
Louie 6,666 m...bedeviled palindrome!
Kevin 6,812 m
Steve W 7,175 m
David W 8,000 m
Wim 8,632 m
Carol 9,617 m
Angelo 10,000 m
Ken 10,000 m
Brian G 12,251 m
Rich 12,315 m
Robert H 15,000 m
Tombeur 15,054 m
Ron 15,151 m...a palindrome with high fives in it!
David A 21,092 m...close enough...mooner!
Wild Bill 40,004 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 45,154 m...a palindrome and a mooner!

[danwho]

So I thought I'd see what Google had to say about raccoons:
"As a general rule, the best raccoon repellents irritate the senses of a raccoon to keep them away. Peppermint essential oil, bright lights, coffee grounds, chili pepper, cayenne pepper, epsom salt, predator urine, ammonia, vinegar, loud noises and fragrant soaps all can repel raccoons."

But after a little more research, I think I'd nix the fragrant soaps idea:

[Kona2]

It's been long enough since I did outdoor cycling that my routine is surely lacking! It was a fire drill to get ready! Still, I always learn from these events - what could have, should have been a lot better...and how could I forget to charge my rechargeable lights?! And that rain jacket that would have been handy when what seemed like a sudden downpour occurred...naturally, I hadn't thought of it either! When the temperature drops into the low 50s, and you're soaked...you know you'll remember the next time. It was an urban bike ride - one to check out some of the protected bike lanes that the city of Denver has installed. Saw my first bike specific signals, and was able to utilize the Colorado Safety Stop...which just means that if a cyclist comes to a red light, and there is no traffic, s/he may proceed through the intersection after coming to a stop. And a stop sign may be treated as a yield sign, again if no traffic present. One is careful using these maneuvers, because done without regard - it can not only tick off motorists, but it can surely get you hurt. The protected bike lanes are awesome - everyone knows where to ride or drive without infringing. Urban biking also put our small group into the area of many, MANY homeless camps. Not just tents, these were semi-structures made of pallets, boxes, whatever could be found. It is a hard life for certain.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.4 MM Chip
700 K Wild Bill
300 K Tombeur
250 K Ron
250 K Ken G
200 K Patrick Hmr
150 K Ron W

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Wim 1,500 m
Rich M 2,007 m
Roy 2,013 m
Kiara 2,515 m
Jeff F 3,043 m
Patrick Hmr 4m287 m
Robin 4,433 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Maria 5,087 m
K2 5,645 m
Carol 6,556 m...a palindrome!
Michael C 7,998 m
Ken 10,000 m
Angelo 12,000 m
Steve W 12,000 m
Ron 14,141 m...a palindrome!
danwho 15,151 m...a palindrome!
Tombeur 21,756 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 36,663 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Ron W 42,673 m...mooner!
Chip 54,045 m..half century and a palindrome!

[Kona2]

Happy Memorial Day! Take a moment to remember those who have served!

Memorial Day - the official start of the Summmmmrr Season for so many beach and mountain towns! The "herds" will arrive, and small businesses will do their best to make $$$$ in their short season. And everyone will compete for a workforce!



Moose are not the cutest animals (everybody likes a baby !) - but they do grow up to be majestic!


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

400 K David A

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Jeff F 3,019 m
Wm Ch 3,774 m
Maria 5,116 m
Gines 6,076 m
Angelo 10,000 m
Colin 10,329 m
Patrick Hmr 12,052 m
Ian 14,291 m
Minnie 14,530 m
David A 18,758 m
Ron W 21,177 m...mooner!

[Kona2]

You know how every so often a local event comes up that makes you say to your friends "we should do that!" ?? Well summmrr surely brings a few of those out of the woodwork (and perhaps some of you will tell us which ones have piqued your interest!). I had heard about the event listed on the banner below the "Howdy Folks! Welcome to Golden! signage last year - and thought it sounded like a very fun monthly celebration of the family ride. This family ride is held on the fourth Tuesday of each month from May to September on the pathways and trails around Golden, CO - and there are some beasty hills involved. Everyone gathers at a place called Bob's Burgers at the end of the ride, and you listen to sounds of local bands...or, in this case, it may be the sound of thunder. The gully washers (we used to call them frog stranglers) are due for another round this evening, and Golden's altitude is about 5700 ft...so could be some hail bits in there. Traditionally this is known as the tutu ride...and in the spirit of things, I hope there are many tutus (some with LEDs sprinkled in the fabric!) to help light the way of the riders. We'll see what the weather holds as the day progresses.



MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.45 MM Chip
200 K Minnie
200 K Angelo
50 K Judy

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! It helps get you ready for the other things in your life!

Jeff F 3,030 m
Frank 3,356 m
Michael C 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Maria 5,112 m
Judy 6,168 m
Gines 6,357 m
Tombeur 10,231 m
Patrick Hmr 10,902 m
Colin 11,440 m
Angelo 12,000 m
Andrew C 12,011 m
Minnie 12,309 m
Ken 15,000 m
Rich 15,044 m
Wild Bill 36,663 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 62,526 m...a palindrome and mega!

[just27]

You know how every so often a local event comes up that makes you say to your friends "we should do that!" ??

The ride would quite likely kill me ... but, the lighted tutu's, and beer-with-bands, sound great.

[normadelaney]

You know how every so often a local event comes up that makes you say to your friends "we should do that!" ??

The ride would quite likely kill me ... but, the lighted tutu's, and beer-with-bands, sound great.

Hmm, lighted tutus sound interesting, but gosh that must make for uncomfortable riding!

[Kona2]

You know how every so often a local event comes up that makes you say to your friends "we should do that!" ??

The ride would quite likely kill me ... but, the lighted tutu's, and beer-with-bands, sound great.

Hmm, lighted tutus sound interesting, but gosh that must make for uncomfortable riding!

I’ll let you know! You get a tutu that has elastic waist and put it on over your bike gear. I ordered an orange one to match my orange bike….should be hilarious!

[Kona2]

Whoooooosh!!! That's the sound of you and your erg(s) flying through May!

Two Challenges in June: separated by just a short window of time! June 19, and June 21st

Juneteenth https://log.concept2.com/challenges/juneteenth

I must be missing something obvious, but I cannot figure out how to sign up on the main log page for the Juneteenth Challenge. If any of you can figure it out, please post. I'm going to ask Concept2 also.

Summmr Solstice https://log.concept2.com/challenges/solstice

A remarkably rainy time here in Colorado - good light for photos, though, and the pups will be happy to be in the rain. Great opportunity to check out the rain gear, too. Trust me - I will be DELIGHTED to be inside for the erging.


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.5 MM Chip
750 K Wild Bill
150 K danwho...look at you go!
100 K Trevor
50 K Carol

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

David W 2,086 m
Brickman 2,331 m
Dan O' 2,584 m
Frank 3,288 m
Carol 4,030 m
Maria 5,113 m
Robin 5,596 m
Trevor 6,267 m
Norma m...a one of a kind lucky palindrome!
Wim 8,222 m
Steve W 9,500 m
Colin 10,000 m
Ken G 10,000 m
Eric 10,022 m
Donna 10,155 m...welcome back!
Tombeur 10,562 m
Ian 11,879 m
Patrick Hmr 12,110 m
Ron 14,441 m...a palindrome!
K2 15,000 m
Brian G 16,500 m
David A 16,661 m...a palindrome!
danwho 17,171 m...a palindrome!
Rich 20,040 m

21,097 m or more = mooners!

Angelo 28,760 m...mooner!
Chip 29,464 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 36,663 m...a palindrome and a mooner!

[William H]

I must be missing something obvious, but I cannot figure out how to sign up on the main log page for the Juneteenth Challenge. If any of you can figure it out, please post. I'm going to ask Concept2 also.

All I did was click on the "Join Challenge" button on the main log page - just below the explanation about the challenge.