Friend of the Month Reminder
“Thirty days hath … whoa! Time for the Friend of the Month reminder,” Spence says. “And what happened to ‘hath’ anyway?”
“Useth it if thou so wisheth,” Admin says. “Back to the reminder. Check the right of the screen. See Maddie and Ranger? They’re Chet’s September Friends of the Month. Their human companion sent in a photo to the Friends of Chet gallery, just as Buddy did today. Great pic, by the way. The random number generator – “
“East German Army surplus, circa 1956 – “
” – does the rest. Winner stays over there for the month and the winner’s human companion gets a signed and paw-printed – “
“And gold-plated*– “
” – copy of the latest Chet and Bernie novel, in this case The Sound and the Furry.”
“This could be you! Just send in a photo!”
*All 100% true, except for the gold-plated part. See below.
Welcome Buddy.
Tags: Friend of the Month, Friends of Chet, random number generator, The Sound and the Furry
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8:20 am on September 30th, 2013
I just landed in Seattle and am waiting for my connecting flight. I’m thinking of Melanie. Head bumps.
8:41 am on September 30th, 2013
Good morning all
Safe Travels Snowbella.
Waiting at the hospital to spring Melanie the Mighty Turkey Huntress. Just so I can appreciate her.
8:59 am on September 30th, 2013
Greetings!
T&G: Yes, I think your mum should look into the Rhinebeck Arts Fair!
http://calendar.fresnobee.com/rhinebeck_ny/events/show/336314723-hudson-valley-arts-festival-at-rhinebeck
Rebecca: Will you be meeting Masquers and Bear?
Wishing Rio’s friend good luck on her first day!
Melanie, my love and prayers are with you.
9:17 am on September 30th, 2013
Gooood morning everyone! Wowser, another month gone already. We’ll remind mom to change the flag of the month on the front porch. Rio, hope you get the FOM.
(Mom) The girls here have been plotting about something…
OH, it is Melanie Appreciation Day……have a MAD Monday 🙂
9:24 am on September 30th, 2013
Rio – hope your friend has a wonderful day at her new Busy But Organized place. Wishing her the very best luck!
9:33 am on September 30th, 2013
Just because.
9:35 am on September 30th, 2013
Melanie: I wanted to send you a gallon of my very best drool to show I appreciate you. It is great for the complexion (whatever that is). But mom says you already get newf drool by the truckload from the Pack. MMmm, will keep pondering.
-Darah
9:41 am on September 30th, 2013
I am here at the hospital, with the rest of the Smoocher team. We are in our favorite disguise. Amalia does not even recognize us.
When Melanie is sprung, we will be joining the Newf pack in Melanie Appreciation overload.
Good morning, Everyone! May the best girl (or boy) win FOM tomorrow!
9:44 am on September 30th, 2013
That rhyme is apparently from Mother Goose. There is also a medieval version.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_days_hath_September
(Have is derived from Old English “habban.” “Hath” is ritualistic.)
Good morning all.
10:07 am on September 30th, 2013
Melanie: I wanted to send you the sushi in my pond. You could put it in your river or crunch on the couch but mom said no. She said these fish aren’t supposed to live in rivers. I don’t understand fish not living in water. Will ponder that.
-Lucy Lou
10:09 am on September 30th, 2013
10:14 am on September 30th, 2013
Good one, Macy. Yesterday, Pop said the squirrel we’ve been watching probably has a lot of nuts up in that tree. Mom said she didn’t know if that was true, but she did know she had 3 nuts on the ground below the tree. We are still looking for the nuts she said are under the squirrel’s tree…haven’t seen any.
10:21 am on September 30th, 2013
It’s Marvelous Melanie Monday & Appreciation Day!!!
Lot of Love & Big Hugs all around.
10:27 am on September 30th, 2013
Yes! Marvelous Melanie Monday!
10:45 am on September 30th, 2013
Melanie: Since I’m a true TN hound (ha. ha. ha) (see my big hair?) I told mom I was going to get you a coon skin cap! Mom said no because that would mean getting another rackety coon and I’ve had enough. I’ll ponder this
-Pookey
11:02 am on September 30th, 2013
HOH: Love the individual photos of your herd! Good to hear you are feeling better.
Rose: The photos yesterday of you, Teddy and his mom & dad were wonderful! Beautiful plunderers all.
Melanie, You are on our minds & in our hearts.
Homeward bound in an hour.
Talk to youse later.
11:06 am on September 30th, 2013
Latest update. The great Hospital Breakout will be delayed until approximately 2pm. We have to wait for right before shift change when no one is paying attention, and then we will grab the diamonds and make a run for it …..ummm….make that a “wheelchair” for it. She will be riding, and I will be on the back rungs, pushing off like on a scooter. They’ll never see us escaping!
11:10 am on September 30th, 2013
Thinking of Melanie and wishing her the best today. Hope she gets good news and soon!
Great pictures HOH.
Oleys, we have been watching a couple of squirrels that are making a nest in the tree next door. They keep running across the street and bringing back nuts from trees on that side. So far none have been hit.
11:33 am on September 30th, 2013
Are they suicidal or just nuts?
11:39 am on September 30th, 2013
HOH, good one, maybe they are both!
Macy, you come up with the best jokes.
11:41 am on September 30th, 2013
Melanie, Thinking of you today and praying for a very positive outcome.
Royals, I am so glad you are with Melanie today.
Rio’s Friend, Wishing you the best of luck today.
Good Morning All on this very special of days…Melanie Appreciation Day!
11:44 am on September 30th, 2013
Macy, That is funny!
The Rangers will be playing a wild card game tonight. Go Rangers!
HOH, Good photos!
11:46 am on September 30th, 2013
MAD Monday. Melanie will like that!
Rio, good luck to your friend at the new not-so-crazy place.
11:49 am on September 30th, 2013
Melanie: My nick name is Spooky Butt because I’m afraid of everyone when I frist meet them. I haven’t met you in person yet, so I suggested just barking at you. Mom says you have the Pack to bark at you. Then I suggested being the 55 lb. Lap dog that I am known for being with friends. Mom nixed that too because I bounce on laps and she said no lap bouncing today 🙁 I will continue to ponder…
-Miss Emma P
P.S. If you look real close at the puppy blankie I’m sitting on, in the loweer right-hand corner there is a p u g. That’s because it was all they had left when mom ordered this.
12:27 pm on September 30th, 2013
Smoochers and Stinky Mama: if you need help with the breaking out portion of Melanie’s diamond mining adventures just say the word. Great escapes are one of our specialities.
12:35 pm on September 30th, 2013
Last day of September already!? And a M A D Monday to boot.
Melanie: I appreciate you for so many reasons. One is for all the cool videos you make. Two is because you are the most delightful, Newf-crazed, sleep deprived, weirdiosity wielding, cane waving, caregiving, computer saavy, sweet singing, beautiful woman I know.
And that ain’t the half of it.
12:42 pm on September 30th, 2013
Happy birthday to Bear’s mom.
12:45 pm on September 30th, 2013
Buddy – a real looker is the newest FOC and thanks because he made me look at FOC which I’ve been forgetting to do lately. I look and I see the very very handsome DIMA. I think that photo might just win the drawing tomorrow.
My second choice to win the drawing would be the Peck of Parrots, just because… Third choice? Moi.
I also see some little Lou Lou type dog all dressed up in Scottish tartan. Heh, heh. The things people do.
Rio: Hope your friend comes home excited about her new place of work.
12:48 pm on September 30th, 2013
Thanks for reminding me.
Happy Birthday to Bear’s Mom! Yippee! One more September birthday.
12:55 pm on September 30th, 2013
Happy B-Day, BSD’s Mom!! Hope you have a great day!
12:58 pm on September 30th, 2013
Happy Birthday to Bear’s Mom!!! Husky Birthday Hugs!
Hope she is okay. They have been getting a lot of rain and wind.
Pancho and Lefty? You are not thinking about grabing a few diamonds if you go on that mission, are you? heh
1:18 pm on September 30th, 2013
Just when ya’ll thought it was safe to go back on the blog……
Melanie: I really wanted to share my pumpkin seeds with you because you crack mom up with your stories, fotos and poopies. However, it is the WRONG time of the year for a tropical guy like moi to fly north. Soooo, here’s a funny anecdote about me, mom, and dad. When they were in Key West, FLA, they wanted me to say “ARR”, matey so they could get a free drink at the Schooner Wharf. Not me! But I did yell “ARRRRRKKKK” at about a zillion decibel. (Dumb dogs, we avians can count higher!
1:32 pm on September 30th, 2013
Happy Birthday to Bear’s MOM!!!!!!
1:43 pm on September 30th, 2013
HA, parrots think they are soooo smart! Diablo never signed his letter to Melanie.
2:09 pm on September 30th, 2013
Keeping one eye on the blog today. Will be back after a quick dash to the store. Keep on keeping on…
2:25 pm on September 30th, 2013
Thanks Youse Guys! More Food & Grog coming up.
The Herd of Hounds were sooooo right! It is a Mad (Cap) Monday. Capers abound!
KatDog is in disguise with the rest of the Smoochers for the Great Escape.
2:28 pm on September 30th, 2013
Melanie: I love ladies! Problem is twofold: 1) I never learned to fly and 2) Diablo, my boyfriend, said it is too cool up where you are for we tropical gals. I would really like to cuddle you so if one of your Plunder Pups would care to blur me up to you, will spend a little time telling you, “I love you, Mommy. Mommy. Mommy”‘ and other trash. Oh, I am a yellow nape Amazon. Diablo, my BF is an orange wing.
-Maggie aka, Messy Maggie
2:32 pm on September 30th, 2013
2:38 pm on September 30th, 2013
BSR: We know how that feels!
2:39 pm on September 30th, 2013
bsD D D not R. GAH! Paws, Ipad, keys too small 🙁
2:49 pm on September 30th, 2013
Heh, heh. We all Knew what you Meant.
Do you have any Kats you can blame?
3:00 pm on September 30th, 2013
BSD: If only. Just Birdies and sushi
3:11 pm on September 30th, 2013
The Breaking Bad finale did not disappoint me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C53QAuOoSgc
Badfinger – Baby Blue
3:21 pm on September 30th, 2013
We agree…the Breaking Bad Finale could not have been better.
Excellent Ending (sob) to an Excellent Series.
3:31 pm on September 30th, 2013
Ssssshhhhhh – we are on the sheep. Oh, sorry, we mean on the lamb. We love lamb – anytime we can get it, we are always on it.
But what does that have to do with springing Melanie from the Big Scary Building?
Anyway, she is now home, safe and sound and exhausted. We went along to ride shotgun and mind the getaway vehicle. She must have had the diamonds in her bag, cause she kept that in the front seat with her and Mama. We watched out the back and didn’t see anyone following us, so it was a successful escape.
Mama says Melanie didn’t look nearly as bad as she did the last time they did this poke and prod biopsy stuff. And Melanie said the doctor was very good and very gentle. Course, she still feels like she just did 4 rounds with Mohammed Ali.
Melanie says THANK YOU for all the good wishes and positive thoughts. She will most likely be sleeping the rest of today, but hopes to be back in Plunderland tomorrow.
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BARB – The very best BearSpiritDog and Masquers companion that ever could be!
3:40 pm on September 30th, 2013
T&G Thank you for the report. We all want Melanie to rest now…all the rest she needs.
3:42 pm on September 30th, 2013
Melanie: I am the last of the POP to post here. I really wanted to BITE you because I am so good at it. BUT since mom has read all of the Chet and Bernie stories, we have heard about Capt’n Crunch and we think he gives a bad name to us parrots 🙂 We will continue to consider this bite/flight/fight thing. I am a Tres Marias Double Yellow head Amazon
-Bucko
OK , so I’m not really a Tres Marias…I am a Magna Double Yellow Head…but I am CUTE.
3:44 pm on September 30th, 2013
Here’s a little something for you chicken folks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nLwML2PagbY
3:49 pm on September 30th, 2013
Macy: Chortle!
3:50 pm on September 30th, 2013
gah, Macy, I thought Mercedes-Benz had more class than that.
3:51 pm on September 30th, 2013
Magna Double Yellow: Yes….I must admit…you are cute.
4:09 pm on September 30th, 2013
OMD! You think that is funny? You are right! HA, HA, HA. Wish we could be sure other things were as funny. BUT…right now mom thinks ya’ll are a boatload of silliness.
4:12 pm on September 30th, 2013
OK all, the sushi won’t come up and smile all at the same time so no fish foto.
4:28 pm on September 30th, 2013
Melanie aspires to be Zoe “when she grows up,” I aspire to be Melanie
HOH: do all the birds live together?
BSD: happy b-day!
Movers are moving FAST. Everything almost wrapped. I will sleep on a mattress on the floor and they will bring the moving truck and load in the morning. This is the first time I’ve used movers and it is very nice but I am glad I did all my carloads to Anchorage in terms of the cost.
4:31 pm on September 30th, 2013
HOH: Thanks for the introduction to the Peck of Parrots. They are all good looking birds.
4:35 pm on September 30th, 2013
HOH: Thanks for the introduction to the Peck’o’Parrots. They are a good looking group.
MacyMinPin: I wonder what those chickens are thinking. Very, very funny.
4:52 pm on September 30th, 2013
Liked the MB chickens, heh, heh. If an expert blurer is available, we have a gluten free pumpkin spice cake with a cream cheese center and a drizzle over the top of caramel. Just saying, if Melanie is interested…
5:27 pm on September 30th, 2013
T&G’s mum drives like she stole it. In any event, her driving skills got Melanie out of the boxing ring so she could rest.
Happy birtday to Barb! I hope there is enough cake to share with Bear. That spirit dog’s appetite doesn’t quit.
5:54 pm on September 30th, 2013
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201359076552535
5:55 pm on September 30th, 2013
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201359076552535
Click on the picture to bring up the video. If this does not make you smile, you better check your pulse.
6:24 pm on September 30th, 2013
Macy: Those two have figured out the secret of life. Please don’t let Belle Starr see the video because she’ll want a baby one of each. Question?—what is the ‘sharing’ mentioned in the video?
6:25 pm on September 30th, 2013
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1382285_10102564639294140_527190481_n.jpg
See if this works. It is Chet, or Bernie on his first dog truck ride.
6:49 pm on September 30th, 2013
The orangutan shares all his food with…ah, good one!
6:51 pm on September 30th, 2013
ChetorBernie has reverse make-up. Like maybe he used too much make-up remover.
7:09 pm on September 30th, 2013
RIO! Let us know how your friend’s first day at her new busy place was.
7:18 pm on September 30th, 2013
Postal!….So get this. My friends mailman called today while my friend was at her brand new busy-place…snort!…He said that a package From ALASKA had been sent to her at my other house, only with the WRONG address for my other house…sniff!…No wander I never get any mail – it’s all going dawg knows where…grump!…Anyways he wanted to know if he should deliver it to my new house, which is NOT really that new since we’ve been here since May of 2011…grunt!…Her mother said “Yes!” thank dawg….wheeze!…Who in the WORLD could have done this. I can only count Two someone’s who would be mailing her something from Alaska….heh!
7:20 pm on September 30th, 2013
Newbie!… I will have to listen at supper and try and make heads or tails of the first day at the new busy-place…snort!…I will file a report as soon as I know stuff…grunt!
7:56 pm on September 30th, 2013
HOH: I’m interested in that yummy looking cake.
Rio: A report on what is in the package from Alaska too. That’s two reports due asap!
8:08 pm on September 30th, 2013
Pug, Rangers are playing a pre-playoff game against the Rays. Who are the Rockies playing against? Oh, sorry about that, heh heh.
8:10 pm on September 30th, 2013
Mom here, sorry about the Min-Pin Gloating. She got into some candy earlier and is WAY hyper. She may have to watch from Annie’s kennel if she doesn’t dial it down.
8:18 pm on September 30th, 2013
Glad to hear that Melanie is back at home. We are hoping for the best outcome.
Barb is tired – will be back tomorrow. Night and sweet dreams all.
8:28 pm on September 30th, 2013
Day one of Furnace Replacement is done. No heat yet, but we do have hot water.
The Kat are going beserk; the furnace guy was using a nail gun that shoots 22’s to attaché panels to the cement wall. We are still peeling Kat claws out of the ceiling tiles.
Macy – your cartoons and films crack us up. Thanks for the laughs.
Kat – you only THOUGHT your disguises kept you incognito at the hospital place. You need to learn to keep that wagging tail tucked in, dear.
Ummmm – Ms. Luna – are you implying that our Mama drives a little faster than your average Indy racer? Nahhhhhhh – not OUR Mama. tee hee
We love seeing the new FOTM, but heaven help us if Little Miss LuLu gets picked over Princess Sammie. We would never hear the end of it.
8:29 pm on September 30th, 2013
Dawson: Pumlkkn spice cake ,
8:31 pm on September 30th, 2013
Carpola! Mom told us to wish HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Nana very first thing this morning, but then oops we forgot! Reason? She made Brisket in the slow cooker and we were distracted by that delicious smell all day long.
Hope you are having a gread day, Nana!
Macy, the chicken video is great! As you all know, our chicks are NOT rock and rollers. 🙁
Mom is getting all teary-eyed over that orangatan and doggie, and now she wants one of each. Sheez!
Mom accidentally (???!!!!) spoke to Melanie the Magnificant this morning. She sounded good, though groggy. We continue to send pawsitive vibes her way.
Mom and Pop took Ned and Annie to Green Lane today, while we were being tortured with the smells coming out of that slow cooker. When they came home, they said they had a very good 3/4 ride. That’s all they will say. Then both took nice long soaking baths, and we think they will be asleep in no time.
Good night.
8:36 pm on September 30th, 2013
Report!…snort!…Hey that rhymes. Now what was it I was supposed to report on first? We are watching “House of Cards” again after our walk which was after supper…sniff!…Oh, yea. My friend says the job is 4 tiered and she was told she would be starting at the first tier, which was just fine and dandy with her. Learning from the bottom up is the best way to go she says…sniff!…Well, seems they decided to skip the first tier and throw her into the deep end of the pool at the second tier…grunt!…Someone will train her for 3 full weeks before they leave to go to another job….yeeep!…News to my friend. Anyway, guess what profession this person who will be training my friend Is going to go to at the University?? Etymology!!…Stover did you read that??…heh!heh!
8:56 pm on September 30th, 2013
Etymology is fun.
8:58 pm on September 30th, 2013
YEEEEP!…YEEEP! YEEEP!…The mailman from across town, the one my friend used to give lots of cookies to, he came to our door just a few minutes ago with that package from Alaska…snort!…YEEEP!…Beau and I raised our voices to the shrieking pitch to greet him just so he knows not to ever do that again!…grunt!
Package!…She has not opened it yet…sniff!…She is waiting for some weird reason…grump!
9:01 pm on September 30th, 2013
Reason!…My guess is Kevin Spacey. She is mesmerized by his awesome acting ability and his outstanding charisma…sniff!
9:04 pm on September 30th, 2013
Stover!…At least two people told my friend that this gal was an Etymologist today…snort!…When they did, she could tell that they were expecting her to ask what the heck an Etymologist was…heh!…All my friend said was “Wow, that is very impressive.”…snorkel!
9:11 pm on September 30th, 2013
See Rio, Our literary blog is helpful in many aspects of daily life. Mr.Staff is always amazed at the many things I have learned from our blog.
Now open the gosh darned package already. PS your old mail man is a sweetie!
9:13 pm on September 30th, 2013
Mailman!…He is only sweet because he is so full of my friends cookies…heh!heh!
9:20 pm on September 30th, 2013
T&G: I’m saying your mama and I both have led paws.
9:22 pm on September 30th, 2013
We are tired beyond recognition. Nighty night.
9:31 pm on September 30th, 2013
High in September’s frontier winds, white
brocade feathers, the Mongol falcon flies
alone, a flake of snow, a hundred miles
some fleeting speck of autumn in its eyes.
Goodbye September…Goodnight Everyone
9:35 pm on September 30th, 2013
from ‘Mountain Home: The Wilderness Poetry of Ancient China’.
9:43 pm on September 30th, 2013
Maskers!…Make sure your Maw gets this birthday card TODAY!…snort!
http://www.americangreetings.com/ecards/findit.pd?source=aggoogle992&c=emag63458
Bear!…Make sure she uses this code to pick it up…snort!…
05949757029432
9:46 pm on September 30th, 2013
Shucks!…I missed Bear by mere minutes…sniff!grunt!
10:07 pm on September 30th, 2013
Riö: Wow!!! Thanks! She liked your card so much she played it 3 times with a bigger smile on her face each time.
Our favorite show couldn’t have ended better. Vince Gilligan is a genius.
Thank Kat you have Kevin Spacey in House of Cards to make up for the BB void.
10:10 pm on September 30th, 2013
NANA! ….snort!…I love how the song starts…heh!heh!
10:24 pm on September 30th, 2013
Rio: I might have your wrong address. Why? Who knows. Send me an SDD with the right one. My laptop is in the shop for a week so I do not have my Word files on my iPhone
Where is Buddy and Leno? I get used to them being on the blog and then they are gone.
10:51 pm on September 30th, 2013
Rio – you outdid yourself on that last birthday card – that was just perfect. NANA – Happy Birthday!
Luna – Mama says you can come drive her zippy little sports car anytime you want.
Long day – need to sleep. Goodnight Friends
11:01 pm on September 30th, 2013
Long!… But good day. Very good day…chuffle!…And Melanie Appreciation Day (MAD) ta boot! Perfect…heh!…I hope we hear from Melanie tomorrow. She is the bestest of the bestest…snorkel!
11:10 pm on September 30th, 2013
Happy Birthday Nana, I agree, Rio outdid himself with that purrfect card.
Night all.
Oh, Mr.Staff says Texas is making mistakes at the baseball game. Sounds like Macy will be chewing on the couch cushions tonight.
11:12 pm on September 30th, 2013
Hooked!…Line and Sinker into “House of Cards”…snort!…Kevin Spacey does it again….snort!…Have I ever mentioned that my friend has met up with him a coupla times in London?…heh!heh!…Now that is a Story!
11:46 pm on September 30th, 2013
No couch cushions were chewed. It never got that close. Oh well…
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