Friend(s) of the Month: Congratulations DJ and Spencer
The random number generator has spoken and here are DJ and Spencer, Chet’s Friends of the Month. They’ll be displayed prominently over on the right for the month of May; and when their human companion emails spence.quinn@gmail.com with a postal address, a signed copy of The Dog Who Knew Too Much will be on its way.
You too could be like DJ, Spencer and their human companion. All you have to do is upload a photo to the Friends gallery. After that you’re eligible to the end of time.
Welcome Caleb, Roscoe and Brinklee Pennington from WA, Yuji, Iggy (named after our Iggy!), Chase, Bella.
Many thanks to Wookie’s human for his comment on space mining (see the asteroid post).
Tags: Friend of the Month, Friends of Chet, random number generator, The Dog Who Knew Too Much
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9:00 am on May 1st, 2012
Good Morning, Good Morning, Good Morning…
Congrats to DJ and Spencer….Youse guys are awfully cute!
T&G: In case you don’t see my earlier posting, your mum did a great job on the bear. He is adorable and I love it!!!
Wolfie: I’ll be thinking about you all day today.
Rio: It’s a conspiracy I tell ya!
9:09 am on May 1st, 2012
Good morning, Rose and all!
Handsome FOMs – DJ & Spencer.
Wolfie, the best to you today.
BBL
9:24 am on May 1st, 2012
Good morning and Happy May Day to you all. Congratulations to new FOM DJ and Spencer. Don’t be strangers…come on in and post somethin’ to us.
Wolfie, our thoughts are with you today.
9:39 am on May 1st, 2012
Grump!…What? Now you have to be named after the Short One to win this damned
ContestRandom Drawing?…grumble!9:45 am on May 1st, 2012
Alice has just told me she wants her middle name changed to Quinn. What is that all about?
9:47 am on May 1st, 2012
I knew Rio would be in a snit this morning. We were wondering if Spencer is named after our favorite author.
I know Wolfie’s mom is going to cour today, but don’t know why. Is it regarding the boys or her car accident? We must have missed that post. Happens if you read every other word.
9:47 am on May 1st, 2012
I knew Rio would be in a snit this morning. We too were wondering if Spencer is named after our favorite author.
I know Wolfie’s mom is going to cour today, but don’t know why. Is it regarding the boys or her car accident? We must have missed that post. Happens if you read every other word.
9:55 am on May 1st, 2012
B&M — Starting the day with a Double D. How about that. And my dad says muchas gracias to Spence. Live long and prosper. Wookie of Chet Chase
10:02 am on May 1st, 2012
It just took me 25 minutes to get on this blog. Can it really be that difficult to keep this page running efficiently?
10:08 am on May 1st, 2012
Not sure what happened, but I pressed submitt and it sat there for a couple of minutes, then I pressed it again. Now there are 2!
Does anyone feed dog food by Diamond? We here use their Premium Edge salmon based food, and it is OK, but there have been some recalls on other types due to salmonella. I think the types are some lamb and rice formulas and a light chicken formula. There are 12 states affected, but I believe it is the South Carolina plant where it occured.
10:38 am on May 1st, 2012
B — Not sure if this is useful or not, but my dad says he doesn’t have any real delay problems off of either his PC (at work) or his Mac (at home), but he frequently has real delays off of the IPAW. We think it is a network problem there (AT&T is his wireless carrier for the IPAW). Wookie
10:39 am on May 1st, 2012
Snit, snit, snit.
Signed,
Tupper Quinn
Gilly Abrahams
Basil Peters
Sage Spencer
10:43 am on May 1st, 2012
Good Morning All!
Rockies won last night!
T&G, The Bear is fantastic!
The Osprey is a relative new airplane design. We have a few flying around here.
Wolfie’s mom, Thinking of you tdoay.
10:44 am on May 1st, 2012
LOL! Name changes galore!
So when did they clone Sam and does she get rights to their picture?
BBL, I am behind my time again. Pouring rain today. The creek has riz, there will be now planting of willows today.
10:56 am on May 1st, 2012
Snigglefritz. NO Planting of willows …
I’m back as I am allergic to dust. We have taken off the back of the dryer to clean it. There was an amazing collection of dog hair and dust for some reason.
11:31 am on May 1st, 2012
Melanie, we get a lot of dog hair at our place too! Do you think this is an East Coast phenomenon?
11:42 am on May 1st, 2012
Run!…Walk!…snort!….Someone here wants to know what this Run/Walk thing is all about in Falmouth, MA…grunt!…Do you facebookie guys have any more information on this thing?…gruffle!
11:45 am on May 1st, 2012
It’s probably those winds we had from the Southwest. The fur was suspiciously like Husky and Pug fur . . .
11:51 am on May 1st, 2012
Melanie!…snort!…I shed like the dickens, but Beau doesn’t shed as much as I do…grunt!…Something about black pug hair being different from mine…sniff!…If he would let someone brush him, he wouldn’t shed at all….heh!
12:01 pm on May 1st, 2012
Rio: It says exactly the same thing on FB, nothing more.
I just had a rose-breasted Grosbeak in the garden. I’ve never seen one before. Beautiful! White breast with a red stripe getting narrow as it goes down the front; black wings speckled with white; black head and eyes so you could hardly see the eyes. It stayed for quite a while trying to get into the house through the closed window for some reason.
12:03 pm on May 1st, 2012
Wookie: I don’t usually use my iPad to get on the blog. I should try it and see if it’s any faster.
12:04 pm on May 1st, 2012
Rio, I should come visit you for a week. Your friend wouldn’t think you shed much at all.
12:27 pm on May 1st, 2012
Now it’s taking a long time just to post a comment. I think I give up.
12:34 pm on May 1st, 2012
B.Stover, this is going to sound weird. When Chet’s is slow coming up, I open another window in Safari and load up something else. For some reason that kick starts the Blog. Coincidence? I have no idea. I’d love to know if it’s that way for anyone else.
12:38 pm on May 1st, 2012
Stover!…Nooooo!…snort!…Don’t give up! Write a note to Michael Baker. Tell him what you are experiencing and let him know what kind of computer you are posting from…grunt!…Just search on Baker Media for his email address…sniff!
12:41 pm on May 1st, 2012
Email!…heh!snort!….Here it is by golly.
mbaker@bakermedia.com
12:44 pm on May 1st, 2012
Mom says that if there were an Olympic event for shedding, I would be a gold medal winner every time. Given that one of my forebearers clearly strayed with a chow, I have a double coat that is unbelievably thick, which is part of the reason I love winters and am less than keen on summers. Fortunately, we have a lot of light colored furniture in the house, so it sort of blends in. We also have a really good air conditioning system (I often just lie on top of the vent) to keep things cool in the summer. Wookie
1:00 pm on May 1st, 2012
Melanie: I always have another window open when I log into the blog, usually gmail or NYTimes.
Rio: Thank you for the email address. I don’t think he’d listen to me or be interested in my problems.
1:02 pm on May 1st, 2012
Stover, Don’t Give Up! We would miss you too much. Do as the pug says and email Baker.
1:11 pm on May 1st, 2012
Thank you SH. I’m not having a problem with the blog now…not sure what’s going on. I’ve noted the email address that Rio gave me and I’ll send a message if it happens again.
1:14 pm on May 1st, 2012
Everyone!…Who has problem should email him, then maybe he would listen…grunt!…If he doesn’t listen, then we can all go post on Stover’s blog and then someone WILL take notice…grumble!
1:18 pm on May 1st, 2012
Good idea, Rio. I do have that problem sometimes but it doesn’t happen at the same time that Stover’s does. I wonder who else has had trouble with a very sloooow Chet’s blog?
1:23 pm on May 1st, 2012
Me!…snort!…Not all the time – but enought to be annoying…grunt!
1:24 pm on May 1st, 2012
Testing
1:25 pm on May 1st, 2012
Admin: Hi everybody. Are people having trouble with the blog? If so, what kind?
1:41 pm on May 1st, 2012
Taaa Daaaa!…Admin will save us!…snort!…We are experiencing problems when refreshing – it takes a very long time for the page to come back. Sometimes it never does, it just hangs. Also some are experiencing long waiting periodes after posting a comment.
1:42 pm on May 1st, 2012
Platforms!…This seems to be happening all all different platforms too. Laptops, Ipads, etc.
1:44 pm on May 1st, 2012
Hi Admin – we have a couple of problems with the blog. Lately, when we post a comment, it seems to take forever for it to actually post. It used to be almost instantaneous. It seems that the blog is slower loading too.
The other problem we have is that the Random Number Generator is obviously malfunctioning as it did not choose us as Friend of the Month AGAIN!
grump
1:47 pm on May 1st, 2012
Admin: I had a problem this morning getting on the blog. I’d think that it was a problem at my end (Toshiba laptop) but it only happens with Chet’s blog. This has occurred on several occasions. Thanks for anything you can do.
1:55 pm on May 1st, 2012
Admin: The past several weeks, the blog has been very slow at refreshing, and posting is taking an unusually long time. I use and IPad, and Dell laptop.
Thanking you in advance for any help you can offer.
1:57 pm on May 1st, 2012
Second!…I second the request that the Random Number Generator be completely over-hauled as it is obviously not working properly…grunt!…We’ve been at this drawing thing since last year and I have yet to winnit…grumble!
2:02 pm on May 1st, 2012
Admin: Thanks for the help. I’m sending all this information to those who can do something about it. Thanks for being patient. As for the random # gen., word is the needle came so close to pointing on Rio! Real excitement for the boys in the back room. But I know Rio’s friend would never want anyone’s thumb on the scale.
2:08 pm on May 1st, 2012
You guys crack me up. Heh.
I have a David Rosenfelt paperback Dead Center that wants to travel out into the world. I think it is the fifth one. It is the one where Laurie is in Wisconsin.
Who wants it?
2:10 pm on May 1st, 2012
It took 12 seconds for that to post to the blog. It does seem long to me. I have Windows 7 with all the up to date updates. I use Google Chrome.
2:11 pm on May 1st, 2012
That one took 3 seconds.
2:12 pm on May 1st, 2012
Going quilting with a massage first.
BBML
2:14 pm on May 1st, 2012
It is sometimes slow for us…on the iPaw. It is usually good on our p.c.
Youse guys want to talk shedding…come on up here in a couple of weeks. Mom sheds us under the big maple tree outside. Visitors assume we have a bunch of sheep that just got shed.
2:18 pm on May 1st, 2012
Admin! Wait! Refresh problems here too.
3:05 pm on May 1st, 2012
Scale!…. Boyz in the Back Room? Tipping the scale?… gasp!…. The prospect of cheating the Randomness of the Random Generator never occurred to me till now…heh!
3:12 pm on May 1st, 2012
Staff!…I WANT IT!….snort!
3:16 pm on May 1st, 2012
Admin: I will agree with all that has been said regarding slow refresh and posting times. I’ve had a few instances in the past couple of weeks where I have not been able to get back on at all when trying to refresh. I mainly experience these problems on my iPhone or iPad.
Shedding! If you want to see the real wonders of shedding, visit the Kennel. Luna was kind enough to give her double coat to much of her offspring. Those who didn’t spring from Luna’s loins still have more than their fair share of hair to share. Each spring, dog fur is added as a standard condiment on the menu.
3:28 pm on May 1st, 2012
Bella, we here also consider dog fur a condiment. A dish without it tastes so bland.
3:30 pm on May 1st, 2012
Rebecca!…A steady diet of Hair of the Dawg never hurt anyone…heh!snorkel!
3:41 pm on May 1st, 2012
Admin, Thanks for your help!
My problems with the blog have been the same as the other plunderers but not all the time.
A few days ago, Mollypop’s Mom has an interesting theory as to why these problems were happening.
3:48 pm on May 1st, 2012
MollysMom!… Yeah, but she is recovering from The Procedure today so she will not be able to tell Admin her theory…heh!….Like he would know what she is talking about anyways…sniff!
3:50 pm on May 1st, 2012
You mean there is food that doesn’t have dog hair in it?
Snort! (In more ways than one, Riö)
4:22 pm on May 1st, 2012
We’re going over 50 comments on this page. I think this is number 57.
4:23 pm on May 1st, 2012
Mollypop’s Mom’s comment was about the hardware not be sufficient for the traffic on this blog.
4:31 pm on May 1st, 2012
Except now we’re on page 3 with 58 comments……
4:37 pm on May 1st, 2012
59 Responses, and we are on page 6 !!! yeep!
4:43 pm on May 1st, 2012
lol This is freaky…all the pages.
4:50 pm on May 1st, 2012
Testing!…Hopefully, he (mike baker) is just testing a hunch…grunt!
5:03 pm on May 1st, 2012
I’m wondering what that hunch is…..
5:18 pm on May 1st, 2012
Oh my goodness, how many pages are there going to be?
Any news from Wolfie yet?
Did anyone watch the Planet of the Apes? Just watched it and it was very entertaining. Special effects were excellent!
5:48 pm on May 1st, 2012
I’m back from ‘The Procedure’ trying to catch up and, wow, there are only 10 posts to a page. I wasn’t gone that long but it looks like I’ve fallen into a time warp. Are we now going to be Facebookie-like?
The prep for ‘The Procedure’ is beyond belief. This is the second time I’ve done and it is improved, but the instructions were one-size-fits-all. What I was supposed to do yesterday was the same as someone who was twice my size or more. How could I mix that bad stuff into 64 ounces (2 quarts) of Gatorade and drink it all? I didn’t get it all down and I was still up all night.
I got to sleep at 4:30 a.m. and had to get up at 6:30 a.m. I was leaving at 7:10 to get there, but my instructions said I had to drink 6 – 8 glasses of water before I went in. Didn’t happen either.
The good news here is that the doctor said I don’t ever have to do this again.
5:59 pm on May 1st, 2012
Water!…We know a little girl who is only 13 and she had to drink the same amount and take the same amount of stuff for The Procedure as an adult….grunt!
6:07 pm on May 1st, 2012
That is good news Mollypop’s Mom.
6:12 pm on May 1st, 2012
Greetings plunderers! All is well here in the middle of the mitten.
MPM: Glad everything came out alright.
Admin: Don’t quit your day job.
Wookie’s Mom: Hope all is okay.
Here’s something suggested from B.
6:24 pm on May 1st, 2012
Mollypop’s Mom, Glad you checked in with us and extra glad you will never have to go through that again.
Does Melanie know that Spence is going to be in Falmouth, MA, on July 1?
6:27 pm on May 1st, 2012
I love it Jasper!!
6:29 pm on May 1st, 2012
MollyPop’s Mom:
I’m glad that everything went well, and you won’t have to go through that again! WhooooHooooooo!
Wolfie: You okay, boy? How is you mom?
6:30 pm on May 1st, 2012
YARK!!!
Is this the “fix”?
6:33 pm on May 1st, 2012
SiberH: If it is, I’m not sure I like it, but if it makes the blog faster, que sera, sera.
6:45 pm on May 1st, 2012
Whoa, I had to check twice to see if this was us. It did come up fast.
I hope the weather is better tomorrow. Aches and pains today!
Let’s see how fast this goes up.
7:09 pm on May 1st, 2012
Curiouser and curiouser.
7:13 pm on May 1st, 2012
We know what MollyPops Mom means – time warp wise. What the Kat is happening? (Mama won’t let us swear, so we had to find a creative alternative)
Siber – Spence being in Falmouth is like your Mom being in Albuquerque. Right next door for Spence- across the entire state for Melanie. But as it so happens Mama and Dad are doing a show in Falmouth in July like last year. Spence has already said that he hopes to stop by. (Rio – pack your little bag and get the blow up pug ready. Maybe you can blur in for an hour or so)
7:15 pm on May 1st, 2012
Jasper: A similar image came to mind of Admin when he shared his Skying experience the other day.
Are we in the Darkest of Dark side now?
7:22 pm on May 1st, 2012
I ditto what Mollypop’s Mom said.
T&G Thanks…somehow I pictured Spence being close to where Melanie lives. I hope he stops by the Art Show.
Rebecca, I’m afraid it will get even Darker than it is now. This is spooky.
8:23 pm on May 1st, 2012
I’m finally done with my naps. Molly’s Mom disturbed my sleep last night. I needed my beauty sleep. Now I get on the blog and – oh my. What’s going on?
8:42 pm on May 1st, 2012
Tonight!…While we are sleeping maybe the Fabulous Baker Boy will really fix the blog…grunt!
Play!…Ball!….Wooooo!…We get to kick the Dodgers butt again tonight…heh!
8:47 pm on May 1st, 2012
Do you ever get the idea that Baker doesn’t like us?
It’s still taking a long time to refresh.
8:51 pm on May 1st, 2012
OMDawg!….grunt!… It is already 4 ta Nuthing Dodgers…sniff…Someone here thinks we should all go for a really long walk and maybe things will turn around for our team….sob!
8:52 pm on May 1st, 2012
Stover!…Maybe you should never have threatened him with that cane…heh!
9:00 pm on May 1st, 2012
Yeep! This is creepy…where’s that flashlight…..
9:04 pm on May 1st, 2012
Score!…If the Rockies score we “may” not have to go for our walk…snort!…If they do not score we are going for the really long long walk….yeeep!…COME ON YOUSE GUYS HIT THAT BALL!!!
9:06 pm on May 1st, 2012
GAH!…See youse guys later…sniff!…We’re doing the long long walk…wheeze!
9:08 pm on May 1st, 2012
Stover, I’m laughing at your Baker comment up there.
Rio, Your friend is like my mom…sometimes when the game isn’t going so well for the Rockies she will leave the room.
9:21 pm on May 1st, 2012
Ummm, it even took me longer to get on.
That said, I’m for bed!
TTFN
9:31 pm on May 1st, 2012
Hi everyone. Mom finally got home so I can update y’all.
As it turned out, mom didn’t have to testify today. The prep plead quilty to felony charges and he will be sentenced at the end of the month. He is being ordered by the court to pay restitution, but nobody could tell mom what that meant. At least, not so far. So far the medical bills have topped $20,000, and that is not included in that sum. It gets a little discouraging and confusing but we think it will all work out. The good news is that the nerve burning procedure has been approved and is scheduled for May 24. That will help mom with her pain.
9:42 pm on May 1st, 2012
Melanie, I’m going back to bed too. Maybe it will be better tomorrow.
9:43 pm on May 1st, 2012
Soon we will be on the Don’t-forget-a-flashlight side followed by Best-to-bring-extra-batteries side.
If I were Mr. Baker, I wouldn’t want to contend with a pack of upset Plunderers, no I would not.
Wolfie: Thank you for the update. I’ve been thinking about your mom all day.
9:53 pm on May 1st, 2012
Back!…snort!…What happened? Anything?…sniff!…I see we’ve added more pages to this here blog but did the Rockies score?…grunt!…Its advertising right now.
9:57 pm on May 1st, 2012
Rebecca, the last time there was blog problems, Melanie and Stover paid Mr Baker a virtual visit. It wasn’t pretty, no it wasn’t.
9:58 pm on May 1st, 2012
Grunt!…Its still Rockies Nuthing….grumble!…What the Hell!?
Rebecca!…How are you feeling these days? Hows yer back doing?…sniff!
9:59 pm on May 1st, 2012
Wolfie: Is it safe to say that a cane may have been involved?
10:05 pm on May 1st, 2012
Baker vs Stover!…It really started on that facebookie thing…heh!…Stover was arguing with Baker out there on Chets page. He threw up his hands and said “Its not worth it!” or sumthing like that…heh!…We didn’t want the blog to look like facebookie and he was trying to make it do exactly that…grunt!
10:12 pm on May 1st, 2012
Rio: I plan to work from home for most week, yet today I went into the office for meetings. I’m not as groggy today as I have been for the past couple of days. My neck and shoulders seem more painful than my back right now, but the heating pad makes it feels better.
10:18 pm on May 1st, 2012
Mollypop’s Mom also helped us stop the horrid facebookie thing with the blog.
Wolfie, It will all work out. It sure can take a long time, though.
Rio, I was afraid the Dodgers would be bad news. They have been winning a lot of games. They need to be told to get out of Denver before sunset.
10:24 pm on May 1st, 2012
SiberH!…There you are! I thought you got lost in all these pages…heh!…Yes, the Dodgers have a very good pitcher pitching tonight…grump!…He is taking everyone to the cleaners…sob!
10:25 pm on May 1st, 2012
Marco?!
10:26 pm on May 1st, 2012
Rio, Believe me…I have gotten lost in all these pages. I can’t count to these high numbers.
10:26 pm on May 1st, 2012
Now that we have heard from Wolfie and know that court went OK today, we will be off to bed.
Hope the blog is working better tomorrow.
Go Rockies (just had to throw that in for Rio and Siber)!
10:28 pm on May 1st, 2012
Thanks Barb because Rio and I are having a not so good evening.
10:30 pm on May 1st, 2012
Barb!…Good on ya!…snort!…The Rockies are not “going” very much yet..…sob!
10:32 pm on May 1st, 2012
Tulo!…ERROR!…Oh no! Thats something you don’t see very often…sniffle!
10:32 pm on May 1st, 2012
Wolfie: I’ll play—polo!
10:41 pm on May 1st, 2012
We had better be nice to Mr Baker. Otherwise we will end up with one post per page!
Yikes!
10:46 pm on May 1st, 2012
Wolfie: What happened to your avatar? Oh no!
10:47 pm on May 1st, 2012
Back from quilting. I started one of my things for the MM. It looks like it will turn out better than the one I screwed up on Saturday. I chose the wrong fabric for that one and it is no good at all. (I found some really pretty but very heavy upholstery fabric) and it was too heavy for the design.
10:49 pm on May 1st, 2012
oh yeah, Rio, the book will be on the way to you tomorrow morning.
Staff
10:56 pm on May 1st, 2012
Staff!….Yippee!…Thanks! Is this a keeper or do I have to get someone to send it back to you?…snort!
11:03 pm on May 1st, 2012
Game!…All we need is for the bases to be loaded and The ToddFather to hit another Grand Slam to tie this game up!…snort!
Wait!…Tyler Coliven hits a HomeRun!….Woooooo!…. Now the score is 7 ta 5 – Rocks are within two runs!…heh!heh!
11:07 pm on May 1st, 2012
Cargo!…The tying run is up to bat and Cargo is batting…snort!snort!…How exciting! – Oh crap! The Dodgers are gonna pull their pitcher…sniff!…This could still be good…..
11:10 pm on May 1st, 2012
Speaking of books available to wing their way to someone, I have several books of the Sookie Stackhouse series if anyone is interested. A few years ago, I mentioned to a friend at work that I needed a distraction. She recommended the books saying that they were an easy escape. Let me know if anyone is interested and I will send them to you.
11:11 pm on May 1st, 2012
There is hope!!
We are turning in. Mom will jog to the end of the driveway in the morning to bring me the sports page. I do not fetch newspapers. Maybe the Rockies can win it!
night all
11:21 pm on May 1st, 2012
Hope!…Definitely Hope!…heh!…Goodnight!
11:41 pm on May 1st, 2012
Rio, I don’t want it back. If no one else wants it then it is yours.
12:06 am on May 2nd, 2012
Hey Bella, I just got a list of books that people who like Janet Evanovich’s books might like and there were quite a few of those Sookie Stackhouse books on the list. So yes, I would like some of those, please and thank you.
12:07 am on May 2nd, 2012
My avatar looks perfectly handsome from this end!
Rebecca, do you alternate heat and ice? That works for me, usually.
12:21 am on May 2nd, 2012
Staff: I bet the quilt you are making is perfect!
Wolfie: For a couple of refreshes, your avatar was blank for me, yet know you are coming through loud and blurry. I usually just go for heat. A certain someone who’s name starts with a B and ends will a -elle Starr likes to like the ice pack when I have used it.
12:24 am on May 2nd, 2012
Staff: The books are all your’s. I wasn’t sure I would like them when the series was recommended to me, but my friend at work was correct—they are an easy escape. I will put them together and send your way. Please send me the address you would like me to use via SDD.
7:36 am on May 2nd, 2012
9:03 am on May 2nd, 2012
Thank you for the honour of being Friends of the Month!
Yes, Spencer is named for our favorite author and so is DJ – Dspencer Jquinn.