Cries In The Night
“What were those noises in the night?” says Admin.
“Noises?” says Spence.
“You didn’t hear them? An awful kind of crying, like some creature was having a nightmare?”
“Nope,” says Spence. “By the way, you don’t look like you had a good sleep.”
“On account,” says Admin, “of that horrible crying.”
“Got it,” Spence says.
Bernie looks up from his coffee. “Maybe it was a chupacabra,” he says.
“What’s that?” say the others.
I go outside, smell a creature that’s new to me. Also, here’s a beach ball that’s lost most of its air. How did that happen? Any chance I had something to do with it? Not that I remember. I take it inside. I always like watching humans blow up beach balls, the way their cheeks puff out.
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8:44 am on December 27th, 2010
Oh, no. I hate chupacabras. Better watch out, Chet!
DDoB:
🙂 😛 😐 🙁 😀
9:48 am on December 27th, 2010
Chet, I bet chupacabra smell alot like mangey coyotes!
We are back home. I was really glad to see Barb last night, and she brought me a giant stocking with all kinds of chewy things in it. Delish!
She said Christmas was wonderful with the family, and she did a lot of eating and partying for three days. Trip over there was really slow, due to snow, but coming back was fine. Now she has to start putting all that stuff that she got away.
Melanie, We couldn’t open the attachment you sent, so Barb said she would try it later in the week when she is at work.
Going to go have a tosted asiago bagel and coffee. BBL
9:58 am on December 27th, 2010
Hey, Barb & Maggie.
10:06 am on December 27th, 2010
Bernie! … What’s he doing in the Carribbean?…grunt!… And why is he filling Admin and Spencer’s heads full of myths and southwest folklore?….sneeze!
Lil Lexi!… How’s the biting beagle baby?….snort!
10:19 am on December 27th, 2010
Melanie: I’m glad OTAS and F got there OK. We’ve been watching the news coverage of the blizzard, and it looks like they might have had some white-knuckle travels! We were amazed by our little bit of snow — earliest in the season recorded snowfall ever! — although not quite a white Christmas since it started falling here about 2 o’clock the next morning. Having lived up north themselves, Mom and Dad always have to laugh about how people here react to snow — round-the-clock television coverage and church/business/school cancellations as soon as the first flake falls! Or if snow is even predicted!!!
10:20 am on December 27th, 2010
Lexie, Skylah is cute, even if she is a pain. Wait till she grows up and does that special bark/howl that Beagles do (and you can’t)!
10:26 am on December 27th, 2010
Kirby, Barb’s brother and family live in Cary, N.C., near Raleigh-Durham, and they had 7″ of the white stuff yesterday. You are right-shopping malls closed, restaurants, too. Eveything shuts down. Kay said it was a beautiful snow though, and they were really enjoying it. Will be gone by the end of the week when temps reach mid 60s.
Rio, We loved Blind Side, and Sandra Bullock really nails the real life character she is portraying. Give it a shot.
10:30 am on December 27th, 2010
Magpie!… Umm, nope not in the Bollocky mood…grunt!
10:41 am on December 27th, 2010
Barb and Maggie: Raleigh got a lot more snow — we got about two and a-half inches, and a lot of that is gone already. Mom and Dad and my boy are going to the beach over New Year’s. They were glad to see the temperatures are supposed to be in the 60s by the time they go. They’ve always had really good luck when they go to the beach — this is the eighth year they’ve gone, and they’ve had great weather every year — except once it rained a couple of times, but not enough to ruin the walks on the beach. The only problem is that the island is eroding — the cabin they rented the past six years is unvailable this year because the road washed out. Last year their cabin was OK, but lots of the other cabins were standing in the ocean. The one they got this year is further inland, so it should be alright.
10:50 am on December 27th, 2010
MagPie and Kirby!….Someone’s niece is moving to Greensville, SC(i think) as we type…grunt!…Is that a nice city? Do they get much snow there?….snort!
10:59 am on December 27th, 2010
I think they’re back “home.” Perhaps the crying Admin heard in the night was Spence crying over the spilt Cahors. Maybe some of it spilled onto the manuscript of Dog Who that was on his desk and he doesn’t have another copy so will have to rewrite that entire chapter. Yikes!
11:04 am on December 27th, 2010
Rio: I haven’t spent much time in Greenville — it’s in what they call the “upstate” of South Carolina, a couple of hours from here. Mostly Mom and Dad drive past the exit when they’re going to visit my girl at school. She’s spent some time there, and seems to like it. Because they’re further north than we are, they may get more snow, but still not much. They have a zoo, and our minor league baseball team moved there. Other than that I don’t know much about it. I just looked, and they do have a nice website:
http://www.greenvillesc.gov
11:14 am on December 27th, 2010
It’s actually Melanie,setting this p. If this works, I will do the avatar. Thanks for all the info.
Dan will be getting this sometime today!
11:15 am on December 27th, 2010
Vacation!…Last year they did not come home till after the New Year….snort!… Plus, there’s mention of a beach ball….sniff!…That’s why I still think they are on vacation in the Carribbean….grunt!..If Bernie is on vacation too, that means the story is not progressing…crap!
Kirby!…Thanks, I will check out that website..sniff!…
11:29 am on December 27th, 2010
Wailing!….The thought of Spencer still crying over spilt wine is kind of funny…heh!snort!heh!
11:29 am on December 27th, 2010
Rio: My girl just woke up (!!!) so I asked her about Greenville. She said she mostly goes there for shopping, but she has some friends who live there and they say it’s a fun place to live. It’s one of the places she might apply to when she starts looking for a teaching job.
Mom’s shutting me down so she can go to work. Unfortunately, the library wasn’t one of the business that closed today!!! I’ll try to get her to turn the computer back on for me later!
Good-bye for now!!!
11:56 am on December 27th, 2010
Kirby T: Darn, just missed you. I am told that if you click the save on the email for the attachments, the picture will be saved to your computer. Also, if you have a Mac you can drag the image onto your desktop.
Whew, Awesome, I remembered all of that.
The younger generation has left to go see Dan. Which means I have to wait until they get the iPad to him, open up his mail, confirm his email address before I can put the picture of the raven up as his avatar.
11:59 am on December 27th, 2010
Dan!…I can’t wait till Dan can post on the blog with us….wooooo!
12:16 pm on December 27th, 2010
Melanie: Here is a blog “The Kindle Reader” that comes out most days.
http://kindlereader.blogspot.com/2010/12/kindle-reads-entertainment-weeklys-top.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FGImN+%28The+Kindle+Reader%29
12:17 pm on December 27th, 2010
Yikes!
A real published author in our midst! I may have to watch my p’s and my q’s. And no more calling him an old coot.
I do have a day off, finally. Will catch up on the blog just after this appointment.
12:33 pm on December 27th, 2010
Rio: I knew you were going to say both things–beach ball=vacation so they’re still there; and Spence crying over spilt Cahors=funny. Perhaps they are still on vacation and the mention of the chupacabra is a reference to SH’s writing about it on the blog. Spilt Cahors, however, is a very serious matter. It’s expensive and it’s hard to find and it’s heavenly. Ask Wookie and Kirby.
12:38 pm on December 27th, 2010
Yippee!
Melanie: That is a wonderful holiday story. Thank you for that and the lovely pictures of the ladies.
Yowzer!
Just seeing some pictures of the weather in New York and the East.
A real blizzard.
Yikes!
Spence’s flight back home probably canceled.
12:55 pm on December 27th, 2010
Tyb found a free Kindle book that looks interesting – A Dog Named Slugger. These books can also be read on an iPad so I’ll let people know about that later after Dan gets his set up.
You can find free Kindle books 2 ways:
1. On the computer: Go to Amazon, Shop All Departments (on left), Kindle, Kindle Store. Page down a bit and on the right is Bestsellers, Kindle Store. That list defaults to Top 100 Paid, so click on the tab Top 100 Free.
2. On the Kindle: Go to the Amazon Store. Click on Kindle Bestsellers. That will bring up the Top 100 Paid. Go to the top right for Top 100 Free.
Many times books will be free for just a few days when they first come out. That boosts the sales numbers. (Hint, hint Spence)
12:59 pm on December 27th, 2010
Chet smells a new creature!!! Chupacabras!!! Just what I have been trying to tell you guys all along.
Chet, at least you won’t have to worry about marauding goats on that island if chupacabras are present.
Mom just informed me that I don’t need to watch anymore tv programs about chupacabras, Ok, Fine…I think there is a program on Bigfoot coming up soon.
1:26 pm on December 27th, 2010
The paperback of A Dog Named Slugger is selling on Amazon for $14.38. Good job Tyb!
Mom got the book but if it’s going to be sad, she won’t read it. Since it was free, it’s worth a try.
1:53 pm on December 27th, 2010
SiberH!… If you see Pepper in that show, let me know!….snort!….She has the biggest paws I’ve ever seen in my whole life…grunt!
3:42 pm on December 27th, 2010
Page-two!…. Regarding MinPin’s last “What the Hell” statement last night….grunt!… Some of us experience long waiting periods, hardship and pain trying to get to page two and some of us don’t….snort!… My friend says she can get to page 2 very quickly when she is at work….wheeze!…So I don’t know. It’s a mystery that most likely will never be solved….cough!
3:57 pm on December 27th, 2010
Wha!? …Did everyone go somewhere else and not tell me?….snuffle!
3:59 pm on December 27th, 2010
Regarding page two: Whenever I refresh while on page two it still takes me to the middle of page one. I then have to go up or down and click on 2 and I’m then put at the top of page 2 which means that I have to scroll down to get to the comment box. It is this that takes the time.
As I said, if Plunderers want to use my blog after we reach page two here, please do so. If you don’t want to sign in, I have turned on the “anonymous” user so you can sign in that way. (Just remember to sign who you are at the bottom of your comment so we’ll know.) From the research that I’ve done, I believe that 200 comments will fit on the first page of the template I’m using.
4:08 pm on December 27th, 2010
Hi everyone. Greetings from snow-free Chevy Chase. While I am actually kind of partial to snow myself, I know it can be a headache for the two-legged members of the family, especially grandpa, so I’ll forego the pleasure for the sake of others. Mom went with Aunt Lisa to a quilt store this morning (they were having a big sale so Mom and Lisa stocked up on supplies for the premie quilts that the guild makes). Me and dad and later me and dad and grandpa took what we refer to a “boy walks” — no girls allowed, although walks with mom and dad are still be best. Dad is getting better with the iPad and we’ve loaded some books for grandpa on his Kindle. Just kind of a relaxing day now, so I just may need to take a nap. BBL. Wookie
4:13 pm on December 27th, 2010
Wookie!…Agent, I checked the schedule and I do not have you down as being on vacation….grump!… Now, aren’t you supposed to be doing some paperwork or some such thing regarding that other thing that may or may not have happened?….grumble!….Everyone wants the last week of the year off…snort!…Those damned Squirrels or running wild somewhere in Florida….grunt!
4:22 pm on December 27th, 2010
Rio. Working on it, vacation notwithstanding, but it is slow going. We’ll see. Gotta get those squirrels better under control though. Wookie
4:30 pm on December 27th, 2010
Rockie and his hillbilly gang are going to be Holiday partying all week long.
4:32 pm on December 27th, 2010
Wookie – Your Grandpa’s Kindle books can be read on your Dad’s iPad. Have your Dad go to the iPad apps and get the free Kindle app. Then every book that Grandpa has can be loaded on the iPad. Your Dad can buy Kindle books on Grandpa’s account and they can share them.
My Mom has 3 devices registered in her Amazon account – her Kindle, her iPad, and Sam’s Mom’s Kindle. The books listed on the account can be loaded onto any of those three.
4:35 pm on December 27th, 2010
Melanie – That advice for Wookie is what you and Dan can do too. I’ll walk you through it. Of course, your boys have probably done this already.
4:47 pm on December 27th, 2010
Thanks all, First I’m going to have to figure out how to connect the Kindle’s WiFi to the Mac. Not working. 🙁
Will read all later. Not sure if Dan got the info on how to do the Blog, but will check tomorrow morning when he’s awake.
5:30 pm on December 27th, 2010
Melanie!….Check out the video on this webpage….grunt! …Maybe this will help you connect your Kindle to the WiFi….sniff!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200505540&#setupwifi
7:53 pm on December 27th, 2010
Hey!…Where is everyone?…sniff!sniff!….Is this the blog version of after-Christmas depression?…grunt!…You can’t tell me no one has anything fun or even dreary to talk about?…cough!…How was your Christmas-es? Did any family fights break out?…grunt!… Here is a true story; her nephew, the long time jailbird, was giving Grandma tips on how to put her wigged out roommate in her place. I actually enjoyed this part of the conversation…heh!… He told her to make sure the other gal knew who was boss and soon Grandma would have her roommate folding her shorts…grunt!….I think he mixed his metaphors, but we all got the drift…chorkel! …. Grandma was soaking it all in by the way…snuffle!…Although, I don’t think Grandma needs any help in this area anyways…heh!…
8:00 pm on December 27th, 2010
SiberH–chupacabras are native to my area and Bigfoot lives in the woods down the street. I am so happy that we have a good, locked fence. *shiver*
8:03 pm on December 27th, 2010
Macy’s mom here,
My appologies to all who are using slow systems. Macy is not aware of anything but our “lightning fast” internet. (so says ATT.) I am at work right now and the computers here are slower than Christmas cleanup, so I can understand your aggravation.
8:18 pm on December 27th, 2010
Everyone must be tired. I just got a nice email from one of my nieces who lives in Nevada.
Nothing on tv and I’m tired of reading since I’ve been doing it all day.
Mollypop: I used your directions to get books from Kindle 1 downloaded to Kindle 2 and it worked perfectly. Thank you.
8:21 pm on December 27th, 2010
Macy, I don’t think my mom will believe you anymore than she believes me about what she calls mythical creatures.
8:27 pm on December 27th, 2010
Some people just like to stick their heads in the sand, SiberH.
8:31 pm on December 27th, 2010
Psych!…..We are catching up on past episodes of Psych…heh!… SiberH, is the story about BigFoot-Pepper on tonight?…grunt!… I’d like to see them put her away, myself. She’s still on my SOL list for stealing my brand new toy and slobbering all over it…grump!
Eureka!…I thought there was going to be a Christmas episode of Eureka, but I think we must have missed it in all our busyness…sniff!… Did anyone here watch it? Was it funny?…grunt!
8:39 pm on December 27th, 2010
I didn’t watch Eureka xmas episode but there was one. You should be able to get it on demand Rio.
8:40 pm on December 27th, 2010
B – Amazon made that so simple – being able to load on different devices. It works the same on my iPad even though it’s made by Apple. The Amazon Kindle app registers it right on that same page where you were downloading. Then I have my list of books and simply click which device to load. Brilliant, actually.
8:46 pm on December 27th, 2010
Molly!…Some software makes life easier and some doesn’t….grunt!… It’s a crap shoot really….snorkel!…Stover, I have been looking for it On Demand, but have not seen the Eureka episode out there…drat!…I really didn’t want to miss that one…grump!
8:47 pm on December 27th, 2010
nah, it isn’t on tonight, Rio. I think Pepper is cute, but then it wasn’t my toy she stole and slimed.
Brad Hawpe has signed for one year with the Padres, if he passes the physical.
8:50 pm on December 27th, 2010
And Cliff Lee is NOT pitching for the Rangers. *sigh*
8:55 pm on December 27th, 2010
Rio: I just read the report of latest mission. Hilarious. Great that you were able to use Kirby’s talents. He did a bang up job improvising in a crisis situation. B.Stover was no slouch either – she is formidible. I would suggest you get your agents pedicures before you have them climb any more ladders. Melanie and her cane came in very handy and Mollypop’s experience in these matters was crucial but…what buttons on the control panel did she hit when Stover sneezed? Hmmmmm.
C.Harris: I’m glad you got your holiday heat wave and hope it continues through the New Year.
I’m looking forward to having the Raven on the blog.
8:57 pm on December 27th, 2010
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too.
–Samuel Butler; Notebooks, 1913
8:59 pm on December 27th, 2010
Merry Christmas to everyone. Wolfie here withing everyone a belated Christmas! We are without a computer until the ipad comes because my boys got a virus on Mom’s. Sigh.
I hope everyone is warm and cozy and filled with sugarplums and love.
8:59 pm on December 27th, 2010
Dawson!….It’s always in the details!…snort!…Who would have thought that Wookie needed a good nail job before the Mission…grunt!….Next time, no stone left unturned…sniff!
9:00 pm on December 27th, 2010
Macy, I don’t like the team Cliff Lee signed with, but at least he showed some good character in turning down more money and going with the team he liked. I wish he would have stayed with the Rangers, though.
9:04 pm on December 27th, 2010
Merry Christmas to you, Wolfie and family!!!
9:07 pm on December 27th, 2010
my apologies to Mr. Butler, the date should be 1912. (not that he is likely to notice).
9:09 pm on December 27th, 2010
Rio: I just looked and Eureka isn’t on demand here either. Strange. They have the Doctor Who xmas special there.
Hi Wolfie and Dawson.
I like the quotation Macy.
9:10 pm on December 27th, 2010
Wolfie, the good thing about chaos is that when you start to clean up, you may find a box of toffee under the debris. We thought somebody ate the rest. Yaaa! toffee! still!
9:11 pm on December 27th, 2010
Mollypop: I’ve always found Amazon to be very efficient.
9:13 pm on December 27th, 2010
If not for Amazon, a lot of our gifts would not have been given. Mom does not do malls.
9:19 pm on December 27th, 2010
Hey, y’all! I’m back, but just momentarily, because my girl just finished making supper (Monday’s our late night because Mom doesn’t close the library until 8 o’clock). Tonight my girl made chicken cordon bleu and some potato concoction — I’m hoping there are lot’s of dropsies! The good thing is that if someone drops some chicken, I won’t get yelled at and chased for eating a bone!!!
BBL!
9:24 pm on December 27th, 2010
Amazon!…That is the one bookstore we here had trouble with…grunt!…Well, one of their independent sellers anyway…sniff!…We waited and waited for Last of The Dixie Heroes to show up and had to complain before it did finally…sniff! ….By the way, my friend wants me to ask Stover if she can find the conversations that went on about Dixie Heroes on facebook this past summer….wheeze!…Seems she can’t find them anymore…Huh?
9:31 pm on December 27th, 2010
Kirby!… Chicken cordon bleu?…wow!…. This one here made scrambled eggs with leftover ham and those beloved green onions and cheese tonight…heh!…Not Cottage, thank gawd!…Then she burnt the toast…ugh!…Your girl sounds like a real Chef!…wooo!…What I wouldn’t give to have a real good cook as my best friend…sniffle!
9:31 pm on December 27th, 2010
Thanks all and Riö, whew . . .
So the snow storm is over. Can’t really tell how much we got because the wind was blowing the light snow all over the place.
Still working on Dan getting on here. Unless he already did. . .
Anyhoo, hopefully will have time to read this tomorrow and hook up the Kindle.
TTFN
9:34 pm on December 27th, 2010
Brad!…Hawpe will pass his physical!…sniff!…There is nothing wrong with that young man, except that he isn’t playing for the Rockies this next year…growl!…What a heart breaker…sniff!…I’m glad he only signed for one lousy year…sob! sob! sob!
9:35 pm on December 27th, 2010
I am here Rio, but I spent the afternoon at the Social Security office. I get tired out doing that kind of stuff.
Hopefully everything is straightened out. I will know in a few weeks. One thing I have learned is that the people in Grand Forks North Dakota have no idea about the special rules for End Stage Renal Disease. They do here in the cities, thank dog.
Here’s hoping Dan gets to post tomorrow. Hurry up Dan!
9:38 pm on December 27th, 2010
Mollypop. Thanks. We will try it. My dad has already downloaded the Kindle app on his iPad, so he should be good to go
Wookie
9:42 pm on December 27th, 2010
Guys!… I don’t know how many of you need a new(ish) kick-ass Scalloped Potato recipe…snort!…To sort of stick up for my friends cooking abilities, she did make some amazing scalloped potatoes, by accident, on Christmas….heh!… If you want the recipe I will ask her to post it out on Stover’s blog soon…YUM!…I got a taste with some of the left-overs and the potatoes were delish!…yeep!
9:45 pm on December 27th, 2010
Staff!… I’m so glad you are alive and well…sniff!…I was getting very worried about you. Neither of your Kats would tell us what was going on…grunt!….They just slept or whatever and let me worry about you all afternoon…sniffle! …Damned youse Kats! …grrrr!
9:53 pm on December 27th, 2010
Rio: I can’t find the discussion of Dixie Hero either.
9:55 pm on December 27th, 2010
Yes, please post the recipe Rio.
I’m out of energy. Good night all.
10:06 pm on December 27th, 2010
Recipe!…I will try and force her to do it tomorrow…paws crossed…heh!…She doesn’t really listen to me much except when I want to go outside…grunt!
Dixie Heroes!…The whole Discussion Board has officially disappeared…grunt!…She is wondering if it ever really existed at all because she can not remember posting all that stuff… hmmm?….But still, there were other people posting stuff too…weird!…A veritable Chet Facebook mystery…whoa!
10:22 pm on December 27th, 2010
I think it would be a good idea to post that recipe Rio. I know the Kats would like some scalloped potatoes….NOT
Heh, They had catnip stockings yesterday and are still taking long naps today. Sorry they are such slugs. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
I am going to bed early tonight so Goodnight all
(and good afternoon to LizF)
10:34 pm on December 27th, 2010
Staff!…I think it would be a good idea to post that recipe too!….snort!…But it is beyond my control. If she is in a bad mood, well, forget about it…grunt!…If she is happy and forgetful, well forget about it too….heh!…If she is busy or preoccupied, well you do see what I am dealing with here?…wheeze!
11:04 pm on December 27th, 2010
Goodnight!…all you tired out bunch of plunderers…snuff!… My friend is tired too, so we are off to bed…cough!… I am going to sleep in my own warm soft bed tonight as she has been on a kicking jag lately and I’m damned tired of being belted in the stomach while I am dreaming of the next baseball season..grunt! …So sleep tight. Sorry, no help with bedbugs this holiday season, cause Rockie and his gang are running wild down south…grumble!… Don’t they hibernate or sumthing…good grief!
11:09 pm on December 27th, 2010
My dad definitely remembers the Last of the Dixie Heros track on the facebook page. My dad generally doesn’t do the facebook thing, but he did that one time. It was a very good book, fairly dark at times, but with a good ending.
We vote yes for posting the recipe too.
Wilkie
2:19 am on December 28th, 2010
Wilkie? Must be the spell check again. We will have to keep track of all your various “names”.
9:49 am on December 28th, 2010
Wilkie!…snort!Heh!
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