Rak Madness 2024
FULLBACH!
In 4 Way Tie-Breaker
Fullbach, aka Mike Rombach and head of the Rombach clan, wins week 11 with 14 in a 4-way tie-breaker over UFJoeB, Mark L, and Old Man Snapper. Mike's 44 total pts nailed the final score edging Old Man Snapper by 1. This is Mike's first win of the year but his clan's 4th - Congratulations Mike on your Week 11 victory.
Best of the rest with 13 - Halfbach, Azkollias08, JeffVa, Rainbach, Marauder, and Mr. Irrelevant.
I went to high school with Mike and I mean that literally, I just ‘went’ to the same school. Honestly I’d have to say I saw Mike more in the locker room, on the football field and at parties than I did in any classroom. That said we both managed to graduate at the same time from Shawnee High in 1983, Go Renegades! Although our paths to our goals in life took different directions, I believe we can both say we succeeded. The only chance to reach my life goal was in my 20’s, while Mike’s ambitions spanned decades reaching many pinnacles along the way only to hit the reset button and challenge himself again and again. His current stop, Vice President & General Manager, NRG Consumer. Have a 10 minute conversation with Mike and a 10 minute conversation with me and you can tell who paid more attention in high school.
Looking back though it all makes sense. While I was taking Speech he was taking Latin, my elective was Shop class his was World Civilization, I finished with pre-Calculus he finished with Calculus, while I was in Study Hall, he was meeting with Student Council (Mike pictured 2nd from left with Student Council members holding future Hollywood Celeb, Calista Flockhart, married to Harrison Ford). The only class I think we had together was lunch and I have to say I killed that one.
So it’s easy to see, although the path in High School to reach our life goals was different, it suited us both. I’m willing to bet we would both agree the highest achievement we reached is one that cannot be taught in a class. Some maybe learned by observing our parents, but honestly much of it is done on the job and that’s raising a family. Families we are both very proud of with children that will strive to make this world a better place than when we both arrived.
Congrats Mike on the win.
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eRak’s (Erik Rakoczy) and lovely bride Diana wed on Friday Oct 11th in a beautiful outdoor ceremony. The venue was charming, the weather gorgeous and the party that followed… a Rockin! Just a great time in NC. Although it was like herding cats, I managed to pull together the largest gathering of Rak Madness members since the pool began in the late 90s for a picture… see below. Great seeing Everyone! and for those of you who thought ‘MomRak’ was my second entry… well she’s real and pictured below. MomRak was in Madness heaven when she got to meet the crew Rubin, Zaversnik, Molino and the famous Will-I-Am Fergie-Son, yes the Will-I-Am that she’s been quietly cursing the past several years for winning too much.
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