Friends of Chet
“Should we remind everybody that it’s winding down to the end of the month,” says Spence, “when the random number generator picks the next Friend of the Month?”
“Why not?” says Admin.
“The winner’s photo is displayed for the month in the special place over on the right, and the winner’s human companion gets a signed copy of the latest Chet and Bernie book, in this case The Dog Who Knew Too Much.”
“Is the random number generator back from the shop?”
“I’ll check,” Spence says. “And you look a little tired today.”
“I dreamed I had a bad sleep.”
Welcome Ben and Jack, Rheneas the wolf hybrid.
Tags: Friend of the Month, Friends of Chet, random number generator, The Dog Who Knew Too Much
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9:03 am on September 27th, 2011
Dreaming of a bad sleep….interesting. More exercise and less thinking? Easier said than done.
Good morning all.
9:08 am on September 27th, 2011
Rheneas looks as if he could easily take down a perk or two. And Ben and Jack are darling!
9:11 am on September 27th, 2011
Good morning, Bee.
9:12 am on September 27th, 2011
Melanie outdid herself. Best cake so far!
9:23 am on September 27th, 2011
Good Morning B!
Admin probably didn’t get much sleep at all, being that the Red Sox lost and Tampa Bay won.
To Chet’s new Friends: Welcome! Rheneas, may I just say you are an extremely handsome and noble wolf hybrid. Ben and Jack…love your pic, and you are not so bad-looking yourselves.
Tyb: Loved your pictures from yesterday, especially the ones of you behind the wheel of the jeep. Every time I look at Blou’s picture walking in the sunlight, I start to cry…
Thinking of you, Dawson. I too, was eating peanut M&Ms yesterday, but I did not get a bad peanut. That really, really s***s!!!
And for all the haters, remember the Sox are rooting for the Yankees. Whatever games they win against TB, puts them closer to a wild card spot!
T&G: I love the Bear with all the buttons. Your mum is something else!!!!
Wishing a tip-top day to All!
9:23 am on September 27th, 2011
Hi there, Wolfie!!!
9:27 am on September 27th, 2011
I recently discovered Chet the Dog! Am finishing up my first Chet book (Dog Gone It) and find myself hanging back on finishing – I don’t want it to end! Keep up the great work, Mr. Quinn! Best book I’ve read in such a long time. Very, very amusing. Thanks for writing it!
9:27 am on September 27th, 2011
Yankees!…I’m not a hater, I’m a lover…snort!…But only when I want to be…heh!…Go Yankees!woooo!
9:27 am on September 27th, 2011
Dorothy!…You’re not in Kansas anymore!…heh!heh!
9:42 am on September 27th, 2011
Good morning all.
Don’t quit understand the wildcard thing, but guess it is not good for the BoSoxs. Read that they need to win the next 2 games, and they haven’t won 2 in a row since August. That is all we’ve got!
Thank you for that second photo of the bear. In the first one, we didn’t realize how big he is. And how clever of T & G’s mama to use the buttons. That is why she is an artist and we aren’t!
9:42 am on September 27th, 2011
Welcome, Dorothy!
Rio: Thanks for loving the Yankees (at least for now!).
9:55 am on September 27th, 2011
Jeter!… I actually admire Derek Jeter very much…sniff! …He is a great guy and a great ball player. The Yankees have always been the best team money can buy…grunt!
10:11 am on September 27th, 2011
Oley, We just visited a website for Brush Wood Farm, that makes organic goat’s milk soap and some honey products. They are in Halifax, PA. How far is that from you? If close by, have you ever heard of them?
10:22 am on September 27th, 2011
Welcome to Chet’s place, Dorothy. We are mighty glad to meet you!
10:49 am on September 27th, 2011
Hi Dorothy, and welcome!
10:55 am on September 27th, 2011
Hi Dorothy . . . you are lucky! You have 3 more books to go before you run out!
Feeling a tad better today. But working on 5 hours of sleep. Yuck.
Must catch up with one and a half days now.
10:59 am on September 27th, 2011
Melanie!… You better get a ton of rest and take care of yourself!…snort!… You and the gang have a really big day coming up this Saturday and if you are sick and cannot go….sob!…you will regret it forever!….snuffle!….So get off the computer and go take care of yourself missy!…grump!
11:08 am on September 27th, 2011
Good Morning!
Feeling slightly better. How about B and Melanie?
Admin: Sorry about the bad sleep dream. We’ve all had those.
Rheneas is very handsome.
Welcome to Dorothy!
11:57 am on September 27th, 2011
Good morning all, and Dorothy welcome. I sure hope Melanie gets better before the weekend. gasp it would be horrible if she had to cancel.
Here is a screen saver for you guys. I took this picture out of my bedroom window.
11:58 am on September 27th, 2011
In the interest of honesty, Staff took the picture and I just grabbed it….
12:04 pm on September 27th, 2011
Staff/Alice:
What a lovely picture!
12:20 pm on September 27th, 2011
Hello to all,
Rheneas looks a lot like our idea of Chet. and Ben and Jack look like fun. Welcome to all, and to Dorothy, who still gets to read 3 more books by Spencer.
B&M: It looks like Halifax is about 90 miles from us, but we have never been there, nor heard of that farm.
12:24 pm on September 27th, 2011
Leaves!….Our leaves here are still green…sniff!…. Very few are starting to barely get yellow. I’m sure it is a different story up in the mountains right now though….chorkel!…Oh how my friend wants to get away and go to the mountains for the day or month….heh!
12:26 pm on September 27th, 2011
Not me either, I don’t hate the Yankees. Mom was a big Yankee fan when she was growing up. I’m cheering for them to win their last few games.
Wolfie already said this, but Melanie’s cake yesterday was the best one of all.
Welcome Dorothy!
I see we have a new stinky on this blog, Rio JR…rolling in rotten salmon. Way to go guy!
12:30 pm on September 27th, 2011
We are loving the photos of the fall colors. Everything is still green here but soon the NM mountains will be turning golden.
12:35 pm on September 27th, 2011
Junior!… He makes me so proud…heh!
12:35 pm on September 27th, 2011
Nice shot of the leaves, Staff or AMJ. It would make a GREAT jigsaw puzzle.
12:42 pm on September 27th, 2011
Alice Magnolia, You and Staff took a beautiful picture. Looks like a maple tree. They have the best color, IMO. TYB is right, it would be a good jigsaw puzzle. Barb gets on a puzzle kick every winter. Getting to be that time of year.
1:06 pm on September 27th, 2011
Alice: A lovely autumn picture! There is a rumor of warmer temps for Friday. Sure hope so. It has been very rainy and windy of late.
Tyb: The puzzle is a wonderful idea!
1:19 pm on September 27th, 2011
You are lucky Alice, our leaves are turning but there has been so much rain, the trees are not real pretty yet.
1:24 pm on September 27th, 2011
Melanie!….Back to bed with your butt!…snort!snort!
1:33 pm on September 27th, 2011
Good morning.
Did I ever sleep in, but it still is the a.m. here.
MacyMinPin: A triple Dawson plus one of the Buttoned down Bear. You are amazing. Thank you for that picture.
Staff: The leaves are amazing. I will miss them completely this year, sob, sob. Our leaves are very nice but we are missing the pinks, the reds and most of the oranges.
Rose: That is the first rotten M&M that I have ever encountered. I was NOT having a good day yesterday. The man in the house said to me, “Everything you touch seems to break”, which was true. I decided to go sit out in the sun to relax and when I sat in the lawn chair the metal legs folded in half and suddenly my rear was on the ground. It was laugh or cry time. I laughed but also called for help because I felt like a beetle on his back, I couldn’t move. Of course, I was not heard so I finally managed to roll over a bit and get up. “I’m eating way too many M&M’s”, I thought to myself.
I’m going for a walk in the fresh Fall air.
1:35 pm on September 27th, 2011
I’m headed there shortly, O Small Bossy One!
Garcia, thank you for the nice thank you! Those wandering tongues do have a mind of their own. Katy can sit at the table (she can’t place her head on it like Frank) and still lick any bowls that people have left. Very hungry that Katie.
Well, YSAS has discovered his role. Can’t tell you much except that he’s very pleased. He really likes the director and the other actors.
BBL
1:53 pm on September 27th, 2011
Dawson, you’re killing us!
Happy Birthday to Franklin, the Rock Star!
2:45 pm on September 27th, 2011
Hey everyone. Quick check in between work at the studio (fun) and going to work for Crazy Lady (not so much fun)
Things are starting to come together for the show. Of course Mama is still fretting that she doesn’t have enough work to show, but you know what? She will just have to get over it. What choice does she have?
Melanie – GET BETTER !!!
Dorothy-welcome to our happy little community. Great folks here and we can always take in more!
Dawson- you nut. (and not a bad m&m one)
Bee – hope you are feeling better
Mama says she is thrilled to be included in the Stinky company of Siber,Rio, and Rio Jr. She says that all of you would have a GREAT time together, but she will pass on rolling around in rotten salmon if you don’t mind.
Gotta go for now. Will check in before sleep tonight
2:53 pm on September 27th, 2011
Wired!…. Geeze! I thought Artists were more laid back…..sniff!….That Stinky Mama is working in hyper-drive…wuffle! yawn! … Someone emailed me and said she got a flu shot this morning in the muscle of her left arm… heh!…Now her arm hurts. The nurse told her to move her arm around all day to prevent this, but that’s hard to do at the busy-place without looking like a freak…snort!
Melanie!…She better be in bed sawing logs right now….grrrr!
3:02 pm on September 27th, 2011
Mom got a flu shot last week. The first one she has ever gotten in her entire life. The shot didn’t hurt, but her arm hurt for several days.
I’ve been thinking, I know Rebecca and AJ didn’t haul off Rio JR to the nearest spa just because he rolled in rotten salmon. I’m going to have a talk with mom.
3:05 pm on September 27th, 2011
A tiny sun break. We are taking advantage to sweep up the debris and straighten the patio umbrella that blew over in the wind. And if I can find the just the right patch of sun….well, there is always time for a kat nap.
3:09 pm on September 27th, 2011
It was just a matter of time before they began to take over.
3:14 pm on September 27th, 2011
GASP!
3:25 pm on September 27th, 2011
Franklin! Happy Birthday Big Guy!
Macy: Yikes!
3:32 pm on September 27th, 2011
I must have missed the post where it said today was Franklin’s birthday, but…HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANKLIN!!!
3:44 pm on September 27th, 2011
But Brewski isn’t ready to stop being famous.
3:45 pm on September 27th, 2011
Birthday!?….snort!… I didn’t read anything that said it was Frankie’s birthday today…grunt! …What is in those trees?…sniff!
3:53 pm on September 27th, 2011
Rio, KATS!!! (in the trees)
3:57 pm on September 27th, 2011
Brewski!…Has Got To Go!…grunt!…I’m tired of looking at his mug – and his weird blue eyes…gruffle!
4:56 pm on September 27th, 2011
Samantha: Is Brewski your guy?
4:59 pm on September 27th, 2011
Rio: You wouldn’t like any FOTM other than Rio, Rio , Rio…..
5:04 pm on September 27th, 2011
Samantha: Brewski is already famous. Did he receive his signed Chet and Bernie mystery?
T&G: Thank you for asking. I feel better.
5:05 pm on September 27th, 2011
Barb&Magpie: A sweet surprise! Our package came today! Thank you so much!!! We love that we can add special recipes whenever. This will be a special gift for the family. Please send costs vis SDD asap.
5:25 pm on September 27th, 2011
BSD, I think the cookbooks were $31.60 each, but Barb feels bad about screwing up the order, so she will cover the postage. If she would have just noticed that option of 4 day printing!
5:41 pm on September 27th, 2011
Barb&Magpie: We love the cookbook and it was very fast mailing! MG resistant packaging too! Nana’s check is in the mail. Thanks again for your help on the order.
5:53 pm on September 27th, 2011
I suppose I can believe the cats in the tree, but this picture makes me scratch my head.
5:57 pm on September 27th, 2011
EEEEkkkk
6:08 pm on September 27th, 2011
Hi, guys. After NEVER getting sick, Mom caught the cold from Hades and has been miserable since Friday night. Doesn’t feel better yet, but we were able to finally catch up on the blog this afternoon. Hope the rest of you who are under the weather get well soon! Happy birthday to any we missed in the past few days and loved the art and pictures everyone has been posting. TYB, Mom’s niece and husband have a border collie and she may be contacting you about the picture of Blou on the path. What an awesome photo! And we know what a good job you do since we have the cardinals in the snow picture framed and hanging here.
Since the Astros finished with the worst record in baseball this year, we will absolutely be pulling for the Rangers in the playoffs.
Did any of you watch the new series “Unforgettable” with Poppy Montgomery? It was very good as was the new show “Person of Interest”.
Wolfie, we got “The Affair” on the Kindle today. Lee Childs’s website said that the book may be on shelves early, but our B&N did not have it as of Sunday. We will be starting that just as soon as we finish the book we are in the middle of….”Murder in the Hearse Degree” by Tim Cockey (aka Richard Hawke).
6:08 pm on September 27th, 2011
Dawson, you are making me LOL!
I love the Kat Tree!
6:24 pm on September 27th, 2011
SiberH: I see the picture ofyour handsome self up on top right now!
Further to Dakota Meyer:
This is one outstanding young man! His parents much be so proud of him…
http://online.wsj.com/article/APc3e02c19743f491abeaef463d26cacac.html
Melanie: Way cool about YSAS!
6:26 pm on September 27th, 2011
Rats! …..MUST not much
6:50 pm on September 27th, 2011
Rheneas on Friends of Chet could be a model for Chet, too.
6:58 pm on September 27th, 2011
Signing off early again..sigh
7:23 pm on September 27th, 2011
Bear, hope you are feeling tip-top soon.
I’m lacking in sleep, so early bed time for me.
Good night to all…
7:27 pm on September 27th, 2011
Welcome Dorothy. Dam goats. How funny all those cats got stuck up the tree at the same time. Congrats YSAS.
Mom made a drive to the thumb area of the mitten state today. She said there wasn’t much to see in the thumb except farms, tractors and semi trucks hauling corn and soy beans.
Mom is pricing tires for the Camry. Since my 2-legged brother is a mechanic at a dealership, mom is getting some Goodyears at a great price. I don’t worry about price at all. The only thing I worry about is when my kibble runs low in the bag, but mom has picked up another bag tonight so, I’m feeling tip-top.
7:54 pm on September 27th, 2011
Early for me as well. Good night all.
8:00 pm on September 27th, 2011
We watched Unforgettable too. Thought it was very good. But then we always have liked Poppy Montgomery,
We may turn in early tonight. Barb is not feeling great, but refuses to think it could be a cold coming on. She is leaving Thurs. for her mini vacation, so she doesn’t have time for this! I personally think it is power of suggestion!
May be back, or may see you in the am.
9:09 pm on September 27th, 2011
I hope everyone under the weather starts feeling better soon. We have to break out of this blog pattern!
I’m head to bed too.
TTNF
9:27 pm on September 27th, 2011
Wheeze!….We are home!….gasp!honk!….Never thought I would see home again…cough!sneeze!….OH! My aching paws….sob!sob!….This calls for a lot of licking licking licking licking….gruffle!…whether someone likes it or not….huffle!
Crap!….None of the games were shown here again….sniff!… The Rockies and The Giants are playing so we will keep our eyes on that game….wuffle!…Wookie or SiberH, are you guys still up? Do you have any scores for me? …sneeze!
Sickness!… Is everybody sick and tired tonight?….grunt!… I hope you guys are not contagious. I do not want to get sick….wheeze!
9:38 pm on September 27th, 2011
The Red Sox game I watched last night is blacked out for me tonight. This is madness!
Scores—top of the 7th Boston 7—Baltimore 4
bottom of the 7th Rays 5—Yanks 3
9:40 pm on September 27th, 2011
Rio: It brings a new meaning to blog bug if it is contagious, although I don’t think Oley’s hurt tailbone or black eye can be spread amongst the masses.
Tenzing came with me to mu busy place today. He was adored, given treats, tummies, ice cubes and earned his keep by napping.
9:41 pm on September 27th, 2011
Yawn…
I am tuckered out also. Think I will get ready for bed really early tonight.
Gosh I feel sleepy. It must have been watching staff do all those dishes….
9:45 pm on September 27th, 2011
All these plunderers turning in early have made mom sleepy, but I’ll try to hang in here awhile for the sake of the baseball games.
9:46 pm on September 27th, 2011
Standings!….So Boston is ahead and Tampa Bay is behind….woooo!….So far so good…heh! …Thanks SiberH!
Bugs!… heh!snort!heh!…Blog Bugs…snort!…I still don’t want to be sick…grunt!
Alice!… You Puss…snort!….Its way too early for the likes of you to go to bed…huffle!
9:51 pm on September 27th, 2011
Boston scored another run.
10:00 pm on September 27th, 2011
Admin!…I wonder if Admin is up watching for a third late night…heh!…I hope so. A grumpy Admin is a funny Admin…snorkel!
10:06 pm on September 27th, 2011
Baltimore scored a run.
10:09 pm on September 27th, 2011
Bottom of the eighth—Boston is only ahead by 2 runs now.
10:12 pm on September 27th, 2011
Rays beat Yankees 5-3
10:16 pm on September 27th, 2011
161!… Tonight is the Rockies One Hundred and Sixty First game….snuffle!… This means that tomorrow night is the Last Game of the season….sob!sob!sob!… No Rocktober for us this year…sob!sob!sob!… Now post game hopes and dreams…sniffle!…All over tomorrow night…wuffle!
10:19 pm on September 27th, 2011
Wait!…grump!…For some reason I thought Tampa Bay was behind the Yankees…snort!…This means the Red Sox better mean business tonight!…gruffle!
10:29 pm on September 27th, 2011
It is the bottom of the ninth. Boston just needs to hold onto their two run lead.
I know, Rio, I’m trying not think about the end of the season for the Rockies. sob, sob, sob
10:37 pm on September 27th, 2011
I’m leaving work now and it’s a good bet all youse will have turned in for the night (except Liz) by the time I get home. Good night and don’t let the blog bugs bite…I hear their nasty little creatures that can knock a Plunderer off their feet for a week. 🙂
10:39 pm on September 27th, 2011
Have a safe trip home, Rebecca
Baltimore scored another run. The score is now 8-7, bottom of the ninth, with two out.
10:42 pm on September 27th, 2011
Work!… Rebeccer works way too late I think…grunt!… Drive home carefully Rebeccer. Don’t hit anything and don’t pick up any Lumberjacks in bright orange jump suits…sniff!
SiberH!… What is happening!…yeep!yeep!
10:44 pm on September 27th, 2011
Rio, Boston has to get one more out and they win the game.
10:46 pm on September 27th, 2011
Boston Wins the Game!! WOO WOO
10:50 pm on September 27th, 2011
Yeepers! …This is too intense. I can’t watch! ….snort!…Oh wait, I’m not watching …heh!
Wooooo! Wooooo!…heh!…Thank goodness for that!…snort!
10:53 pm on September 27th, 2011
We are the only dogs left standing tonight, Rio.
You guys that are not feeling well…We hope you get better soon.
Mom is making me turn off the computer and go outside for final call of the night.
Night Everyone
11:24 pm on September 27th, 2011
G’Night….StinkyH!…heh!…We are headed upstairs to our beds as soon as I update Rose on the time someone spent working on the mystery project…wuffle!yawn!
Project!…Update for Rose: She worked on the project for 1 1/2 solid hours tonight…grunt!…Lots of measuring, cutting, twirling and gluing going on. But nothing added to the put-together parts that I can see….gruffle!
11:51 pm on September 27th, 2011
warning, warning, warning
11:54 pm on September 27th, 2011
Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bb bite. Nice day for lurking.
11:56 pm on September 27th, 2011
Mewmewmew that is too funny, Macy. >^..^< I chased one of those guys yesterday but all that happened was I ended up on the roof of the garage and the Catty Librarian had to show me how to hop on the fence and get down.
11:58 pm on September 27th, 2011
Macy – thank you for the best laugh we have had in a long time! Wherever do you find these?
We are just checking in before bedtime Been a LOOONNNGG day in Crazy Lady Land
12:28 am on September 28th, 2011
Ok, we know most of you are in bed, but we gotta tell someone about this.
More proof that the Crazy Lady really is.
We may as well tell you that Crazy Lady land is actually a gym for women. Three years ago when CL bought the gym, she told the members that she was going to expand the gym, taking over the space next door. After procrastinating forever, she finally started the project this summer. But being crazy (and stupid) she tried to “economize” by having her significant other do all the contracting and carpentry. And lets face it, if this man is her partner, how smart can HE be? So it has been a very long project with one delay after another. They finally opened the new area two days before we left for the beach. The new area was gorgeous and the members loved it. But we knew there was something a little off – couldn’t put our finger on it.
So we get home, and its time for the big marketing push for the grand reopening event. (That’s one part of our job – marketing manager) So today, we were going to talk to the business editor of the newspaper, but the newspaper had a major crisis with their press and no papers went out today – needless to say that made talking to ANYONE at the paper impossible.
So we went to work a little early to catch up with events of the past two weeks.
Its a freaking disaster
Because CL and her partner cut corners and didn’t know what they were doing, they installed new ceiling fans throughout the new gym, but used home style flat blade fans, instead of scoop blade fans that are needed in a gym. And put them right next to the florescent lights. Results? The fan blades make the lights strobe in the workout area. Ladies are passing out, throwing up and having vertigo all over the place. A few ladies have epilepsy, and the strobing lights have caused seizures. Two women left the gyn and got in car accidents right outside because they were disoriented. (both are ok, thank dog)
So this is all bad enough, right?
No.
The Crazy Lady REFUSES TO BELIEVE THAT THE FANS AND LIGHTS ARE THE PROBLEM!
Until today, when she had to have an electrician come in to fix the outside lights. He came inside to do something, saw the fans and lights and told CL in no uncertain terms that she could NOT do that – that people would get sick, that the fans she was using would not move the air the right way for a gym, that the positioning of the fans was all wrong and has to be taken out, etc.
So, now the CL is complaining about the cost to repair all this and ASKING US WHY WE DIDN’T TELL HER THIS WOULD BE A PROBLEM?!?!
Lord love a duck!
Please dog, please let this art show be a huge success so we can quit working there. (We do love our actual job, we love our members….we just cannot stand this idiot woman any more.)
1:49 am on September 28th, 2011
I think by now even Rebecca is tucked up in bed…
T&G, keeping fingers crossed for a lottery win or massive art success so you can give the crazy lady the flick!
9:52 am on September 28th, 2011
Gym!….Stinky Mama, that is some story…snort!… I never imagined that you worked in a gym for women who had seizures…heh!…Speaking of which, I have a story my friend told me. She is trying out this place close to our home that is a “gym” for women. With one week free she still has 5 days to go. The first day was fine and she really enjoyed it, but on the last visit a different lady was manning the desk. This new lady would not leave my friend alone…grunt!… She kept standing in front of her talking to her while she was using the machines….sniff!… I know my friend just wants to work out in peace without having to carry on a conversation while she is sweating….gruffle!…Anyway she thinks this AL (annoying lady) is the owner of this gym and is hoping that the AL will not be there tonight when she goes to work-out. If AL does the whole standing in front of and talking to thing, my friend will have to reconsider joining this joint….grunt!
10:10 am on September 28th, 2011
Hi Rio – guess Spence is sleeping in today.
Sounds like your friend is trying out a gym that is part of the chain we work for. (Clues are “free week” and “machines”)
It seems to us that every owner of everyone of these gyms is nuts and needs to go away and let the coaches do their jobs.
We have a whole bunch of members that won’t come in if they only see the owner’s car in the parking lot, and none of the other coaches’ cars, they dislike her so intensely.
It really is a great gym, and a great program. If only the owners would just go home………
Now we are off to the studio – have a great day everyone.
10:15 am on September 28th, 2011
Yeah Brewski is my boy. And we did get our book already. Finished reading in a couple days.
