Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 260)

Originally posted by KansasMom

I'm back to work this week, so I haven't been around much. We're also dealing with some flooding issues. Our town is fine, but earlier in the week, I thought we were going to be completely cut off from the rest of the world -- one road was open. We are expecting more rain tonight, and all day tomorrow. It's been crazy here.

Here are some pictures from our county.

This little town is about four miles from us, maybe a little closer. Anyway, all residents were evacuated on Monday and told to bring supplies for five days away from home. I don't think they'll be able to be back Friday, even.

A farm in our county:

In the picture below, you can see the highway that connects our town with the rest of the county to the north. This is the highway I ran down on July 4th. The highway is open right now (and I mean, it really is an hourly thing), but it has been closed off and on all week.

I know there are tougher things going on in the world right now, but this is still super stressful. Most outdoor activities have been cancelled or moved indoors this week. You can't be outside at all -- the mosquitoes are aggressive and abundant.

It's just the idea that even though you have just about everything you need in your one square mile town, if you might need something we don't have here, you might not be able to get out to get it. Like I said, the roads being open or closed changes hourly.

/whining

Originally posted by cdban66TJ, I hope your house is OK.

Originally posted by switch haha! Yes House looks gorgeous, btw!

Originally posted by jmkizer

Racing Manatees!

August 10-11
Melanie - Riesling Run on Saturday
Felicia - Salty Dog Sprint tri on Saturday
Kate - Spartan Beast Monterey (13+miles) on Saturday
Salty - Age Group Nationals Olympic distance on Saturday
Elesa - Age Group Nationals Olympic distance on Saturday
Monica - Age Group Nationals sprint on Sunday
Jen - Age Group Nationals sprint on Sunday
Jo - Sun-Herald City2Surf run on Sunday
Kirsten - Crescent Beach Olympic on Sunday

Disabled list:
Elesa - shoulder/neck
Monica - neck
JoGo - tensor fascia strain with hip flexor and IS inflammation
Kirsten - shoulder/biceps is fubar (invoking the DL/Racer rule, feel better!)

Core Challenge - 100d x 10m = 1 strong core
http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=492917

August 14 is Erin's birthday

Originally posted by jmkizer

How the Manatees make a living

Sorry that I kind of dropped the ball on the how do we all finance this hobby.  I do computer support for North Carolina Cooperative Extension.  I work of NC State University in Raleigh.  Right now I am working towards an event management solution (held up by federal rules on how Extension can use money and what we can charge for, etc. and by university politics).  Part of this may or may not be email marketing and Customer relationship management (CRM) software.  Oh, and as long as we are working with accounting, how about a storefront?  Oh yeah, and...  While I am waiting for the powers that be, I'm working with getting folks into our web solution which sometimes means moving their old site in by hand. 

This is a previous list of Manatees in the working world (with a few updates from recent posts)

Chris - DBA/Sr. System Analyst/Data Processing Manager at a small multi bank holding company.
Janyne - NCSU computer geek
Stacey - business manager/financial controller for a system of private schools. So I do all the accounting and finance stuff.
Ann-Marie - attorney for a law enforcement agency
Jonathan AK - US Army Black Hawk Mechanic/Crew Chief in a Medevac Company.
Chad - route sales for a wine distributor plus website development and swim coaching
Richard - self employed truck driver and haulage expert
Salty - environmentally sustainable design, currently doing retail design work for a large corporation (designer (architectural/interior) for SBUX)
Tom - contract analyst for a seven hospital system
Jen -  Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a Medical Center attached to a University in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department
TJ - federal criminal investigator for the U.S. Treasury
Kate - zookeeper at the Sacramento Zoo, one of the primary keepers of reptiles and amphibian
Jo - retail/merchandise planner
Felicia - college English professor
Kirsten - Veterinary Technician and a Vet Tech Educator
Marcus - E-6 in the USAF and a Crew Chief/Engine Troop on C-130-H3 cargo planes
JoGo - RN, manages cancer research, mainly in radiation, at a large university hospital.
Brie - Associate at small law firm, doing civil litigation, mostly defending property owners from suits by people who slip and fall on tiny patches of ice or non-existent liquids on stairs.
switch - research assistant in a biochemistry lab (job 1) and a grant and paper writer for a congenital heart surgeon (job 2)

Originally posted by jmkizer

Racing Manatees!

August 10-11
Melanie - Riesling Run on Saturday
Felicia - Salty Dog Sprint tri on Saturday
Kate - Spartan Beast Monterey (13+miles) on Saturday
Salty - Age Group Nationals Olympic distance on Saturday
Elesa - Age Group Nationals Olympic distance on Saturday
Monica - Age Group Nationals sprint on Sunday
Jen - Age Group Nationals sprint on Sunday
Jo - Sun-Herald City2Surf run on Sunday
Kirsten - Crescent Beach Olympic on Sunday

Disabled list:
Elesa - shoulder/neck
Monica - neck
JoGo - tensor fascia strain with hip flexor and IS inflammation
Kirsten - shoulder/biceps is fubar (invoking the DL/Racer rule, feel better!)

Core Challenge - 100d x 10m = 1 strong core
http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=492917

August 14 is Erin's birthday

Originally posted by blueyedbikergirl

I'm a peon. 

AKA - Paralegal/legal assistant with an intellectual property firm primarily working on patent prosecution. 

Originally posted by jmkizer

Racing Manatees!

August 10-11
Melanie - Riesling Run on Saturday
Felicia - Salty Dog Sprint tri on Saturday
Kate - Spartan Beast Monterey (13+miles) on Saturday
Salty - Age Group Nationals Olympic distance on Saturday
Elesa - Age Group Nationals Olympic distance on Saturday
Monica - Age Group Nationals sprint on Sunday
Jen - Age Group Nationals sprint on Sunday
Jo - Sun-Herald City2Surf run on Sunday
Kirsten - Crescent Beach Olympic on Sunday

Disabled list:
Elesa - shoulder/neck (invoking the DL/Racer rule, feel better!)
Monica - neck (invoking the DL/Racer rule, feel better!)
JoGo - tensor fascia strain with hip flexor and IS inflammation
Kirsten - shoulder/biceps is fubar (invoking the DL/Racer rule, feel better!)

Core Challenge - 100d x 10m = 1 strong core
http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=492917

August 14 is Erin's birthday

Originally posted by bcraht

Same goes for Elesa and Monica?

Originally posted by TriAya Go Melbo!!!
Go Dorothy!!!
Go Kate!!!
Go Salty!!!
Go Switchy!!!

Go Tangerines!!!
Go Wondermoose!!!
Go Jojo!!!
Go Kirsten!!!

Originally posted by bcraht

Same goes for Elesa and Monica?

Originally posted by jmkizer

Racing Manatees!

August 10-11
Melanie - Riesling Run on Saturday
Felicia - Salty Dog Sprint tri on Saturday
Kate - Spartan Beast Monterey (13+miles) on Saturday
Salty - Age Group Nationals Olympic distance on Saturday
Elesa - Age Group Nationals Olympic distance on Saturday
Monica - Age Group Nationals sprint on Sunday
Jen - Age Group Nationals sprint on Sunday
Jo - Sun-Herald City2Surf run on Sunday
Kirsten - Crescent Beach Olympic on Sunday

Disabled list:
Elesa - shoulder/neck
Monica - neck
JoGo - tensor fascia strain with hip flexor and IS inflammation
Kirsten - shoulder/biceps is fubar (invoking the DL/Racer rule, feel better!)

Core Challenge - 100d x 10m = 1 strong core
http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=492917

August 14 is Erin's birthday

Originally posted by jmkizer

Racing Manatees!

August 10-11
Melanie - Riesling Run on Saturday
Felicia - Salty Dog Sprint tri on Saturday
Kate - Spartan Beast Monterey (13+miles) on Saturday
Salty - Age Group Nationals Olympic distance on Saturday
Elesa - Age Group Nationals Olympic distance on Saturday
Monica - Age Group Nationals sprint on Sunday
Jen - Age Group Nationals sprint on Sunday
Jo - Sun-Herald City2Surf run on Sunday
Kirsten - Crescent Beach Olympic on Sunday

Disabled list:
Elesa - shoulder/neck
Monica - neck
JoGo - tensor fascia strain with hip flexor and IS inflammation
Kirsten - shoulder/biceps is fubar (invoking the DL/Racer rule, feel better!)

Core Challenge - 100d x 10m = 1 strong core
http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=492917

August 14 is Erin's birthday

Originally posted by jmkizer

How the Manatees make a living

Sorry that I kind of dropped the ball on the how do we all finance this hobby.  I do computer support for North Carolina Cooperative Extension.  I work of NC State University in Raleigh.  Right now I am working towards an event management solution (held up by federal rules on how Extension can use money and what we can charge for, etc. and by university politics).  Part of this may or may not be email marketing and Customer relationship management (CRM) software.  Oh, and as long as we are working with accounting, how about a storefront?  Oh yeah, and...  While I am waiting for the powers that be, I'm working with getting folks into our web solution which sometimes means moving their old site in by hand. 

This is a previous list of Manatees in the working world (with a few updates from recent posts)

Chris - DBA/Sr. System Analyst/Data Processing Manager at a small multi bank holding company.
Janyne - NCSU computer geek
Stacey - business manager/financial controller for a system of private schools. So I do all the accounting and finance stuff.
Ann-Marie - attorney for a law enforcement agency
Jonathan AK - US Army Black Hawk Mechanic/Crew Chief in a Medevac Company.
Chad - route sales for a wine distributor plus website development and swim coaching
Richard - self employed truck driver and haulage expert
Salty - environmentally sustainable design, currently doing retail design work for a large corporation (designer (architectural/interior) for SBUX)
Tom - contract analyst for a seven hospital system
Jen -  Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a Medical Center attached to a University in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department
TJ - federal criminal investigator for the U.S. Treasury
Kate - zookeeper at the Sacramento Zoo, one of the primary keepers of reptiles and amphibian
Jo - retail/merchandise planner
Felicia - college English professor
Kirsten - Veterinary Technician and a Vet Tech Educator
Marcus - E-6 in the USAF and a Crew Chief/Engine Troop on C-130-H3 cargo planes
JoGo - RN, manages cancer research, mainly in radiation, at a large university hospital.
Brie - Associate at small law firm, doing civil litigation, mostly defending property owners from suits by people who slip and fall on tiny patches of ice or non-existent liquids on stairs.
switch - research assistant in a biochemistry lab (job 1) and a grant and paper writer for a congenital heart surgeon (job 2)

Originally posted by 4agoodlife

Yanti---SAFE TRAVELS!

Skrat---that's a great day with the boy! Love those times

Mel---you jet-setter! Have MORE fun

Felicia---craziness  I hope water is going down and people are headed home today.

TJ---hahaha! riding in the house is only "illegal" when you haven't paid for bike AND house

Kate---fun race pics! Such a dirty girl

and not to be forgotten! Ann-Marie---hope it's a better hair day for ya   

(I'm so addicted to these cute little faces! sheesh.)

Originally posted by amd723 I am also a mediator. As a mediator I need continuing mediator credits, which is why I'm spending my day at a boring seminar. So, please get the chatter going!

Originally posted by amd723 I am also a mediator. As a mediator I need continuing mediator credits, which is why I'm spending my day at a boring seminar. So, please get the chatter going!