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

[Kona2]

WEC Challenge ....we're still in the lucky ELEVENTH position overall ! Thank you to the Lunie WEC Challenge Team for making this so!

Are there lunar lava tubes? Absolutely! This was my favorite April Fool's content from yesterday:

Have you heard about the huge lava tubes being converted to closed atmosphere, spacesuit-free living below the surface of our magnificent moon?

(insert name of a cycling hiking adventure company based in Canada)...is proud to announce that we are now working on the first ever cosmic tour in these passages for cyclists who like the ease of riding in 15% gravity without the need for e-bikes, and hikers who want to work on their stride!

We are now accepting early pre-bookings for this once in a lifetime experience listed on our growing groups page. If you reserve your space on this lunar departure before noon, Saturday, you can claim a 50 percent discount on the inaugural price....

Btw, at least one reference of a UCLA doctoral student studying lunar lava tubes: https://www.universetoday.com/156932/la ... 20research.
Many ideas that start out as "science fiction", are the precursors of new inventions!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

12.9 MM Chip
5.5 MM Ron
3.6 MM Ed
2.4 MM Cornel
1.65 MM Thor
1.1 MM Patrick Hmr
900 K Gene

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Larry 500 m
David T 1,000 m
starbuck 1,001 m..a palindrome!
John 1,111 m...a palindrome!
Remon 1,834 m
David W 2,000 m
Ron 3,000 m
JD 4,536 m
William H 5,000 m
Margee 5,050 m
Rick 5,584 m
Roy 6,000 m
Carol 6,026 m
Gene 6,516 m
Gary 6,823 m
Brent 7,606 m
Glen 8,000 m
Ed 10,000 m
Raoul 10,000 m
Norma 10,101 m...a palindrome!
Rich 12,232 m
Minnie 15,528 m
Cornel 15,627 m
Patrick Hsr 17,098 m
Vanessa 18,000 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!

Ron 21,412 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Thor 21,609 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 22,222 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Brett 34,165 m...mooner!
Chip 117,838 m...mega.

[Kona2]

WEC Challenge ....we're still in the lucky ELEVENTH (and ONLY 20K from TENTH) position overall ! Thank you to the Lunie WEC Challenge Team for making this so!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

12.95 MM Chip
4.4 MM David A
4.35 MM Rich
2.35 MM Steve W
1.9 MM danwho
1.55 MM Ted

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Jason 702 m
Briana 1,008 m
Rebecca 1,117 m
Vanessa 1,500 m
Larry 2,000 m
Roy 2,000 m
starbuck 2,002 m...a palindrome!
Gene 3,000 m
JD 3,601 m
John 4,037 m
Danny 5,000 m
Margee 5,000 m
Benjamin 5,016 m
Carol 5,136 m
Paul 5,500 m
Amdre 6,205 m
Brent 6,537 m
Tom R 6,561 m
Trevor 8,043 m
Glen 8,512 m
Pat E 10,000 m
Norma 10,101 m...a one aught one palindrome!
Rich 11,073 m
Wild Bill 12,121 m...a Welkian palindrome...a one and a two...!
Steve W 13,859 m
danwho 15,151 m...a palindrome!
Ron 20,802 m...a palindrome!
Ted 21,000 m...close enuf...mooner!
David A 24,600 m...mooner!
Chip 48,299 m...mooner!

[DavidA]

Thanks, K2, for cheering us all on! You already know this, but I thought I'd share my own little Mudseason challenge.

I usually take this challenge on at the 10K level, but knowing that I was going to be restarting chemo this month, I thought I'd go for 5Ks. A few days in, I decided I might be able to do more, so I started my own little 5K/day walking challenge. My primary care doc keeps telling me that all my rowing is very nice, but I really need some weight-bearing exercise. Yesterday I completed my 25th 5K+ walk (plod?) about town. I got to meet every dog in the neighborhood and check out everybody's spring bulbs. It felt good.

Congratulations on the double March Madness Challenge completion!
Wishing you the best with your next round of chemo.

David

[normadelaney]

Thanks, K2, for cheering us all on! You already know this, but I thought I'd share my own little Mudseason challenge.

I usually take this challenge on at the 10K level, but knowing that I was going to be restarting chemo this month, I thought I'd go for 5Ks. A few days in, I decided I might be able to do more, so I started my own little 5K/day walking challenge. My primary care doc keeps telling me that all my rowing is very nice, but I really need some weight-bearing exercise. Yesterday I completed my 25th 5K+ walk (plod?) about town. I got to meet every dog in the neighborhood and check out everybody's spring bulbs. It felt good.

Congratulations on the double March Madness Challenge completion!
Wishing you the best with your next round of chemo.

David

Thank you, David, for the kind words of encouragement. And thank you, K2, for all that you do, especially for supporting me through the tough times.

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and we've got ANOTHER meter multi--millionaire! Congratulations, Pat E, on achieving a TWO million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

WEC Challenge ....we're still in the lucky ELEVENTH position overall ! Thank you to the Lunie WEC Challenge Team for making this so!

We've got snow. Again. Just enough to be annoyingly messy.


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


7.85 MM Wild Bill
5.5 MM Ron
2 MM Pat E
750 K starbuck
250 K margeaux
200 K Roy

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

GMan 1,019 m
Judy 1,289 m
David T 2,500 m
Gines 2,885 m
Brett 3,000 m
Larry 3,000 m
Ron 3,000 m
Roy 3,000 m
Steve W 3,000 m
starbuck 3,003 m...a palindrome!
Tom R 3,094 m
Frank 3,386 m
Dave P 3,612 m
Brickman 4,000 m
John 4,036 m
Pat E 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Carol 5,030 m
Briana 5,235 m
Kevin 6,030 m
Gene 6,051 m
Brent 6,252 m
Norma 7,777 m...a lucky 7 palindrome!
Ed 10,000 m
Chip 10,732 m
Andrew C 11,726 m
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
David A 14,211 m
Gary 14,393 m
Minnie 16,324 m
danwho 17,171 m...a palindrome!
Rich 17,878 m
Vanessa 18,000 m
margeaux 19,663 m
Ron 20,802 m...a palindrome!

21,097 m and more = mooners!

Cornel 22,710 m...mooner!
Thor 23,014 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 25,552 m...a palindrome and a mooner! King of the boat!

[Kona2]

WEC Challenge ....we're still in the lucky ELEVENTH position overall ! Thank you to the Lunie WEC Challenge Team for making this so!


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


4.4 MM Rich
2.95 MM Minnie
2.9 MM Brett
2.3 MM Brent
1.9 MM Vanessa
1.5 MM K2
1.05 MM Carol
850 K Maria
750 K Andrea
650 K Rick
250 K David T
200 K Andre

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Briana 1,010 m
Judy 1,128 m
David T 2,500 m
Brickman 3,000 m
Pat S 3,038 m
Andrea 3,995 m
Roy 4,000 m
starbuck 4,004 m...a palindrome!
John 4,100 m
Jason 4,442 m
Norma 4,444 m...a palindrome!
JD 4,685 m
Andre 5,000 m
Chip 5,000 m
Gene 5,000 m
Pat E 5,000 m
Tom R 5,282 m
Carol 5,336 m
Rick 5,746 m
Jeff D 7,363 m
Ed 10,000 m
K2 10,001 m...a palindrome!
Maria 10,407 m
David W 12,074 m
Wild Bill 13,331 m...a palindrome!
Frank 13,340 m
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
Stuart 13,731 m...a palindrome!
David A 14,345 m
Minnie 15,245 m
Brett 15,383 m
Brent 17,456 m
Ron 20,402 m...a palindrome!
Ted 21,000 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!


Vanessa 33,000 m...mooner!
Rich 35,073 m...mooner!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop and lucky 13! Congratulations, Chip, on achieving a THIRTEEN million meter erging season! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

WEC Challenge ....we're still in the lucky ELEVENTH position overall ! Thank you to the Lunie WEC Challenge Team for making this so!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:


13.05 MM Chip
7.9 MM Wild Bill
1.7 MM Thor
1.2 MM Ron

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! Welcome back Tim G!

Judy 1,288 m
Gene 2,000 m
Tom R 2,624 m
Danny 2,778 m
Tim 3,004 m
Ross 3,085 m
Jason 3,289 m
Dan O' 3,663 m
Brickman 4,000 m
Dave P 4,921 m
David T 5,000 m
Roy 5,000 m
starbuck 5,005 m...a palindrome!
John 5,120 m
Maria 5,201 m
Norma 5,555 m...a palindrome!
Carol 5,958 m
Jeff D 7,125 m
Brent 9,217 m
Rich 9,538 m
Dennis 10,000 m
Ed 10,000 m
Pat E 10,000 m
Ron 10,187 m
Minnie 14,223 m
David A 14,379 m
Patrick Hsr 14,383 m
Thor 15,518 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!

Ron 20,602 m...a palindrome!
Cornel 22,387 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 23,332 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Brett 23,387 m...mooner!
Chip 70,998 m...mega!

[Kona2]

WEC Challenge ....we're still in the lucky ELEVENTH position overall ! Thank you to the Lunie WEC Challenge Team!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

13.1 MM Chip
5.6 MM Ron
2.45 MM Cornel

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Judy 1,332 m
Tim G 1,500 m
David T 2,000 m
David W 2,000 m
Steve W 3,000 m
Jason 3,084 m
Maria 3,499 m
Ross 3,934 m
William H 5,000 m
Dan O' 5,002 m
Thor 5,196 m
Roy 5,866 m
Scott 5,887 m
Briana 6,197 m
Carol 6,317 m
Norma 6,666 m....a palindrome!
Eric 7,051 m
Patrick Hsr 7,151 m
Teresa 7,213 m
Patrick E 8,500 m
Glen 9,010 m
Bill L 9,042 m
Ed 10,000 m
starbuck 13,013 m....hmmmm...probably 6006 and 7,007 m...palindrome x two
Brent 14,966 m
Ron 20,802 m...a palindrome!

21,097 m and more = mooners!


Cornel 22,311 m...mooner!
Ted 23,000 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 27,772 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 60,477 m...mega

[Kona2]

It was a Discovery Channel morning. The dogs had been out, and in and out, etc., as is their habit every morning when they need to check the perimeter (usually from the deck). As I was ready to let one out AGAIN, I looked over in the corner by the transformer...because that's where the critters usually hide out. Whoa. Big kitty. Whoa. Bobcat. Bobcat munching an unfortunate something just on the other side of my back fence. Turned out to be a squirrel that the bobcat spent about 20 minutes consuming except for the head and tail.

WEC Challenge ....we're still in the lucky ELEVENTH position overall ! Thank you to the Lunie WEC Challenge Team!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

13.15 MM Chip
3.65 MM Ed
2.95 MM Brett
2.8 MM Norma
1.95 MM Vanessa
1.6 MM Ted
1.15 MM Glen

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tim G 1,000 m
Judy 1,377 m
David T 2,000 m
Patrick S 2,655 m
Ron 3,000 m
Benjamin 5,017 m
Maria 5,273 m
Scott 5,850 m
Tom R 6,036 m
Gene 6,316 m
Rich 6,540 m
Glen 7,095 m
Norma 7,777 m...a palindrome!
Brent 8,142 m
Pat E 8,500 m
Ted 9,000 m
Steve W 9,052 m
Ed 10,000 m
danwho 10,801 m...a palindrome!
Thor 14,305 m
Minnie 15,358 m
Carol 15,396 m
Wild Bill 16,661 m...a palindrome!
Brett 17,500 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!

Ron 21,212 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Vanessa 40,097 m...mooner!
Chip 41,149 m...mooner!

[Kona2]

Slim pickins' today...hope your baskets are all FULL !

WEC Challenge ....we're still in the lucky ELEVENTH position overall ! Thank you to the Lunie WEC Challenge Team!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

13.2 MM Chip
5.65 MM Ron


Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tim 1,000 m
Dave P 1,962 m
Glen 2,500 m
Brickman 4,000 m
Brent 4,089 m
Ken 5,000 m
Steve W 5,000 m
Angelo 6,013 m ...hurray!
starbuck 8,008 m...a palindrome!
Roy 8,009 m
Norma 8,998 m...a palindrome!
Robert H 10,000 m
Brett 14,106 m
Ron 19,391 m...a palindrome!
Bill L 30,000 m...mooner!
Chip 47,103 m...mega!

[William H]

Just FYI...

There are still 6 stalwart Lunies progressing through the April Fool's Challenge.

As of 23:50 UTC today, the 6 that are still going are:

Ted Crowley-Gilbert
Wild Bill
Ron MacBruce
Brett McCrory
Roy Passfield
Carol Wright

This is the challenge that puts meaning to the phrase, "The only easy day was yesterday."

[Kona2]

Just FYI...

There are still 6 stalwart Lunies progressing through the April Fool's Challenge.

As of 23:50 UTC today, the 6 that are still going are:

Ted Crowley-Gilbert
Wild Bill
Ron MacBruce
Brett McCrory
Roy Passfield
Carol Wright

This is the challenge that puts meaning to the phrase, "The only easy day was yesterday."

Hmmm - usually we are able to enter meters until midnight Pacific time, which clearly has not yet occurred at the time of this writing. So, when I look up the honor board, it already tells me that no one has completed 10 days in the Concept2 Universe unless they are on the other side of the dateline (except for one gal in Indiana). Congrats to the six listed, but I believe we might have a couple more (Norma and starbuck)...is there a way to see what was happening on day 9 when it is still the 9th? My thought was to congratulate everyone at the end of the Challenge when all Challenge meters had been posted....

[William H]

Hmmm - usually we are able to enter meters until midnight Pacific time, which clearly has not yet occurred at the time of this writing. So, when I look up the honor board, it already tells me that no one has completed 10 days in the Concept2 Universe unless they are on the other side of the dateline (except for one gal in Indiana). Congrats to the six listed, but I believe we might have a couple more (Norma and starbuck)...is there a way to see what was happening on day 9 when it is still the 9th? My thought was to congratulate everyone at the end of the Challenge when all Challenge meters had been posted....

Your plan sounds like a better idea - sorry, didn't mean to step on any toes...