Halloween Fun
“How was last night at Eight Cousins on Cape Cod?” Admin says. “Anyone throw anything?”
“Me, in fact!” says Spence. “Two Chet and Bernie frisbees, actually, which I threw out to pop quiz winners in the audience. I did stump them with one question though, which was: What is known about Chet’s puppy days, before K-9 School and Bernie?”
“Speaking of prizes,” Admin says, “Atria Books is hosting a Halloween Giveaway contest. You can enter at the link below for a chance to win A Fistful of Collars and other Atria books.”
http://pages.simonandschuster.com/atria-halloween-giveaway
Welcome new friends: Z; G-Man, Ketzel, Kee.
Tags: A Fistful of Collars, Atria, Chet's puppy days, frisbees, Halloween
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9:32 am on October 20th, 2012
Hallows!…I didn’t think Spencer and Admin enjoyed that so-called holiday…grunt!
9:34 am on October 20th, 2012
Gah! That link isn’t working, Admin.
Good morning, Rio.
9:34 am on October 20th, 2012
First!…heh!heh!…My friend sent me a text from the totally-empty-busy-place….sniff!…She doesn’t feel like working at all…Come home then!…dammit!
9:34 am on October 20th, 2012
Howdy!…Howlers!…snort!
9:45 am on October 20th, 2012
We know that quiz answer. It’s an easy one, but we can’t get to the link. Can youse guys?
9:50 am on October 20th, 2012
Here is the correct link
http://pages.simonandschuster.com/atria-halloween-giveaway
It is not a pop quiz though.
The answer to the quiz question is that Chet lived in a gangbanger house, of course. Do we win a frisbee?
9:51 am on October 20th, 2012
Linked!…Howlers, copy and paste the address (its not really a link) and the website comes up…snort!
9:52 am on October 20th, 2012
I wonder what some of the quiz questions are.
Good morning all.
10:00 am on October 20th, 2012
We got that link from Chet’s facebookie page, but thanks anyway, Rio, for the tip. We think maybe Admin let Siber-H post that “link” up top. heh heh
Good morning, Bee.
It is beautiful here this morning. A husky kind of day.
10:32 am on October 20th, 2012
Good morning All! I entered yesterday.
Cousins? Paw? Step Ma? Only Admin knows for sure.
I still haven’t made it downstairs. I do not like the flu.
B.Stover . . thanks for the links.
10:49 am on October 20th, 2012
I think that the “cousins” mentioned in the tag line on yesterday’s post referred to “Eight Cousins,” the place of the reading.
You’re welcome Melanie. I hope that you start feeling better.
10:51 am on October 20th, 2012
Good morning everyone.
We had a winter storm warning issued for the mountain passes last night. Siber-H, Howlers and Snowhook kind of weather.
10:52 am on October 20th, 2012
Good Morning Everyone!
Rio! I was checking last night’s after posts , and you were up top in your black tie! Very handsome indeed, my VBPF. Why does your friend have to work on Saturday, if she works 5000 hours a week anyway? I would love to borrow your coat of many colors as a back-up!
Macy, I saw that news item last night. Even though I am not a Texan, I felt bad about Tex. He’s part of history. Thanks for lending me your parka. I’ll have the Smoochers stop by when they blur over next week for the lightning bolts!
G&BB and Karen, you are in my thoughts always, and I send strong prayers out to you all. Please keep us posted.
Melanie, I hope you and Zoe are tip-top soon!
T&G, I have a question. Last night, as I was going to bed, as I was sinking into unconsciousness , I heard my pop call my name, very clearly. He has been on the Rinbow Bridge for six years. His birthday is on the twenty-sixth. Could that be the reason?
10:55 am on October 20th, 2012
Good Morning Everyone
I did. I posted that non-working link. I needed the practice. I failed.
11:03 am on October 20th, 2012
CHobbit too!
11:06 am on October 20th, 2012
GAH!…My friend forgot to package and mail off the projects to Rose this morning….grump!…Good grief.
11:52 am on October 20th, 2012
We were called away to help with barn chores. Thats all done so it is back to our 24×7 job of critter patrol.
Kat has found a new favorite activity. She likes to run circles around the rest of us and then leap over Meashka. She just sails away over top of The Hot One. We think she is an impertinant upstart. The rest of us are having a great time rassling in all these golden leaves around our yard. We love Fall.
12:05 pm on October 20th, 2012
Leaves!…Me and Beau tippy-toe around leaves…sniff!…We hate those things. It gets very tricky on our walks sometimes…grunt!
12:08 pm on October 20th, 2012
Hi everyone – we have been without internet all morning. Called the company, and the auto-call voice kept directing us to the website. duh
We waited them out, only to find that they did an “upgrade” late last night, and many wireless modems are less than happy about it. We know enough to reboot in situations like this, but with the “upgrade”, the standard reboot didn’t work. There were extra steps.
Finally got it figured out, and got online. Just for the halibut, we went to the website. It literally said – “if you cannot view this webpage, please call 1-800 – etc.
And these are the people we entrust our computer security to??
Yikes!
And Rose – yup
12:41 pm on October 20th, 2012
T&G: We have been very happy with our IP. Technicians are on call 24/7 and will usually make a house call within a day or so if unable to walk you through a solution over the phone.
I know what you are saying about the meaningless advice to go to the website if you need immediate assistance. They are all the same in this respect. Stupid.
1:29 pm on October 20th, 2012
14 degrees here (warmer than yesterday). Supposed to dip down to 1 degree tonight and tomorrow night starts a run of negative numbers. Aah, winter…I am ready mentally and physically.
1:40 pm on October 20th, 2012
The sun is peeking through the clouds.
Off to pickup a DVD at the library…then a quick stop at the market.
BBL
2:00 pm on October 20th, 2012
Things are looking up here. Still very tired, but Zoe seems to be through the yucky part and I was able to eat a rice cake and egg. wow.
Anyhoo, my sister came by with veggies. I gave her the wilting dried up vines and some tomatoes that were to small to get picked. Her chickens will have fun.
She is loving teaching the 6th grade. She has been teaching 8th grade science, but made the switch this year. She says they are just babies compared to the 8th graders.
This week when they were taking a pop quiz, one boy’s tooth fell out. He said he needed to go to the nurse. She explained the nurse was at lunch and just put a piece of kleenex up against the gum. But then he said, “But I don’t have anywhere to put my tooth!” So my sister made him a tooth pocket. Back to the quiz.
When ANOTHER boy’s tooth fell out! She said it’s a lot different than trying to keep the boys and girls separated because of hormones.
3:02 pm on October 20th, 2012
Sigh. Goodbye favorite mug. I am sorry that I put you too close to the edge. You have held your liquid well. I shall miss you.
3:06 pm on October 20th, 2012
Melanie, your sister is lucky if she is not dealing with hormones. I have a couple of kids where I work that are constantly talking about who is “going with” whom. One boy said, “I would ask her out if she were single”. These are fifth graders sheesh.
C Hobbit, I was watching Alaska State Troopers and one of the perps said he was headed to North Pole. Lock the doors!
I went to our church festival this morning, and at the resale booth I got a professionally framed quilled candy cane for $1.75. I am sure that the person who made it would cry if she knew that they were asking so little for it. I, however, know a bargain when I see one, so I now owned a quilled piece. I think I could even do this one, it is nowhere as fancy as the one’s the pug’s friend does, but it is quite pretty. Maybe I can teach the older kids at school quilling 101.
After that, we went to the town Pet Fair at the animal shelter. We got all kinds of food samples, toys, poop bags, cookies, burgers, and the dog’s personal favorite, dried duck feet. Belle was with us and of course she stopped off at every booth with crunchy snacks. The K-9 officer was there. She was a Belgian whatchamacallit and very pretty and playful. Isn’t that what Bear is?
A couple of garage sales, and then I brought my wheezy self home to vegetate.
3:07 pm on October 20th, 2012
Maggie of the Barb and Maggie duo is up top right now!
Jodi, the person not the puppy and I treated ourselves to a movie yesterday afternoon to celebrate my past birthday and her birthday to come. The audience jumped, squealed, screamed several times. Jodi watched much of the movie staring at her bag of popcorn and I watched much of the movie staring at Jodi staring at her bag of popcorn. I’m sure it was a great romantic comedy.
Thoughts and prayers are with G&BB’s family today.
3:07 pm on October 20th, 2012
RIP, favorite mug.
3:13 pm on October 20th, 2012
3:18 pm on October 20th, 2012
Melanie – sadly it is always our favorite mugs that are the most at risk, because they are out there on the field more than the others.
I had a mug that lasted me 30 years, and finally had to be retired.
It developed some tiny leak at the bottom that kept it from holding coffee reliably.
3:38 pm on October 20th, 2012
Dad is feeling much better today. Yesterday he slept the whole day and last night. Sleep is a great healer. Today he is much more alert, has started eating, and visiting with all his family and friends that have been visiting. No pathology report yet but we are taking this one day at a time. Thank you all for the continued prayers and comfort. The posts and emails mean so much to us.
4:03 pm on October 20th, 2012
Good news Gus&BooBear, Nothing really happens on the weekends.
4:10 pm on October 20th, 2012
Macy. Did ve leave s h o e s at your house during sleepover? Ve have been looking everyvhere for them.
4:26 pm on October 20th, 2012
Running errands today was very nice. A picture perfect day with fluffy clouds floating across a blue, blue sky and everything washed clean from the rain.
We are thankful for the encouraging news from Gus&BooBear.
Macy: I am indeed a Belgian (Malinois) whatchamacallit. As you know, our kind is very popular with law enforcement types.
Melanie: Sorry to hear about your favorite mug.
4:40 pm on October 20th, 2012
G&B, Hope your dad continues to improve. One day at a time.
Does anyone remember that super cool picture of a dog of war? The one where he/she is running out of some water and just gives you shivers because there is so much power and intelligence pouring out of that dog. I believe that was a Malinois whatchamacallit.
Barb had to go babysit Jackson at 7:30 this monring. Gah! She says dogs are easier! Jackson is 3 and had a meltdown because Barb wouldn’t let him play with his folks computer. Evidently he broke it again by shoving 4 discs into it. Who lets a 3 year old play with their computer!
5:20 pm on October 20th, 2012
Gah. I don’t know what parallel reality BSD is living in today, but in my world it is raining.
B&M: Who normally takes care of Jackson when his folks are not at home? We are wondering where he got the idea it was okay to play with the computer.
5:31 pm on October 20th, 2012
Masquers: I think my two-legged received a memo saying I should not be allowed on her fancy work laptop without her supervision. She never lets me have any fun.
Wose and Linda the Lurker: Please check your SDD.
5:33 pm on October 20th, 2012
Masquers, Jackson’s other grandma does a lot of babysitting. However, I think that his mama lets him do things like that till he breaks something. He is very active and sort of runs willy nilly thru the house, getting into the extremely expensive fridge and cabinets on his own. Can’t reach? No prob, he climbs the pantry shelves or pushes something over to stand on! He is not allowed to do those things at our house. He has to ask, dog forbid!
5:34 pm on October 20th, 2012
Mug!…Just be happy it wasn’t your favorite pug that fell off the counter…snorkel!
5:51 pm on October 20th, 2012
photos!… Well, since someone did not get Rose’s projects mailed today she has decided to let me post some photo’s of them…snort!…Rose said it was okay with her (i think)…heh!
Roses!…Here is the Rose bouquet in the little gold basket. It is very different from the one my friend made for Rose way back when…grunt!
5:53 pm on October 20th, 2012
Next!…She wanted two miniture bouquets…sniff!…So my friend made two the same only different…wheeze!
5:53 pm on October 20th, 2012
Rio: I can’t speak for Rose, but that is absolutely beautiful. I love the colors not to mention the skill in creating each of those roses. Beautiful!
5:54 pm on October 20th, 2012
Finally!…A photo of Beau and his chewie….snort!…Look how fat he is!…grunt!
5:56 pm on October 20th, 2012
More pictures! Rio, your friend has outdone herself! I have a couple of quilled magnets from your friend and they are among my prized possessions.
5:58 pm on October 20th, 2012
Rebecca!…She has made a cupboard full of stuff for the Holiday Boutique – whenever that is…snort!
5:59 pm on October 20th, 2012
Cane!…I hope Macy posts a photo of the Candy Cane…sniff!…My friend wants to rip-off the design…heh!heh!
6:11 pm on October 20th, 2012
Rio: Please check your SDD!
6:29 pm on October 20th, 2012
The rents just told us that they have to bring home the beer kegs from last night’s dinner. They said there is a lot of beer left, and everyone they call for help already has other plans. Oughta be a rip-roaring good time tonight.
6:32 pm on October 20th, 2012
Howlers!…I’m free tonight. I’ve never seen a keg of beer before…snort!
6:33 pm on October 20th, 2012
Whew, today is long. Nice thing is we keep getting pictures of Mia!
So my sister gave bits of my garden to her chickens. Here you go!
6:35 pm on October 20th, 2012
Rio, You friend’s work only gets better each time. We are also glad that things have worked out for Beau. It seems like it was touch and go there for awhile, but now he has his forever home. I bet you are secretly glad. BTW, Gah made it into AFOC but we have yet to see snorkle or wheeze.
Howlers, wish we were closer, we would come over for a mug or two.
6:36 pm on October 20th, 2012
Mia is such a blessing! How wonderful a gift!
Howlers: I think Pancho and Lefty can been called upon to help out with the keg if needed.
6:39 pm on October 20th, 2012
Barb!…If each project got worse and worse she would have to quit!…heh!heh!…Barb lets go to The Howlers Farm and have some brewskies out of a Keg!…chuffle!
6:54 pm on October 20th, 2012
SECOND SEASON OF SHERLOCK IS ON STREAMING NETFLIX!!!!!!
6:54 pm on October 20th, 2012
Wose: I am to tell you to check your SDD.
Rio: I’m to tell you the same. My two-legged is very demanding.
6:57 pm on October 20th, 2012
Egads!…sniff!…Like all I have time for is to check my SDD…huffle!
6:58 pm on October 20th, 2012
Sherlock!…Finally the second season. That seemed like forever since we saw the first season…wheeze!…I bet it is on Netflix and I bet my friend has ordered it already…heh!
7:06 pm on October 20th, 2012
WOOOOO!….That Netflix DVD that someone has not had time to open and put into our dvd player?…snort!…It happens to be the latest Sherlock Holmes Movie!….WOOOOOO…A Game of Shadows. We’ve been waiting forever for this movie!…yipppeeee!…She says we have to go for our walk first because look how fat Beau is…grump!
7:06 pm on October 20th, 2012
Rio and Barb, please come on east and enjoy the beer. It is Sierra Nevada, for heavens sake. Can’t get much better than that.
And bring food. Mom has no food to give anyone that comes to help.
7:07 pm on October 20th, 2012
That goes for Pancho and Lefty too.
7:23 pm on October 20th, 2012
Howlers: We come bearing gifts! We borrowed some Slim Joms from Tenzing’s stash. We left an ‘I owe you’ note, so it’s not stealing. Is it?
7:27 pm on October 20th, 2012
Nattie, I had a feeling those might be your shoes. You will have to make arrangements to get them back, since no one knows where you are.
7:32 pm on October 20th, 2012
Kegger at the Howlers!
7:47 pm on October 20th, 2012
Nattie, I had a feeling those might be your shews. You will have to make arrangements to get them back, since no one knows where you are.
First attempt in moderation. darn shews
This is for Friend of Pug.
7:48 pm on October 20th, 2012
Rio! Your friend has out done herself!!! I love the rose basket…..the colors are beautiful! And the little bouquets are lovely! As I am writing this I am looking at the fairies and the beautiful purple flowers she made. I am so excited! Can ‘t wait to receive them!
Beau looks very much at home in the picture. I’m glad he has found his forever home.
7:50 pm on October 20th, 2012
Belle Starr: Checked and responded to SDDs!
7:53 pm on October 20th, 2012
Kat, the smoochiest of Smoochers is up top!
G&BB, I am so relieved to hear you pop is doing better. Good thoughts continue to come at you from Westchester. Take good care of your Mom.
8:04 pm on October 20th, 2012
THE Woman. Excellent. And I have another “Sherlock” to watch tomorrow!
Did you guys like my sister’s chickens? She is thinking of getting some pullets (?) in February.
That’s if for me. The clothes have dried. Sherlock is over. Patsy is looking at me.
TTFN
8:14 pm on October 20th, 2012
Prof and I saw the film “Argo” today. Very good film. Ben Affleck has turned into a very good director. He is also very good in the film.
8:14 pm on October 20th, 2012
Melanie, Pullets are young hens. Is she going to keep the ones she has and add to the flock? They are very pretty.
Howlers, We have never had Sierra Nevada. What is it like?
Getting ready to say good night. Long day here!
8:18 pm on October 20th, 2012
Pancho & Lefty – are you a Townes fan, SteveEarle fan or both?
8:33 pm on October 20th, 2012
Terry: We’re fans of a little bit of this and little bit of that, and mostly of anything that isn’t nailed down. Our Lady, SnowBella is a fan.
8:46 pm on October 20th, 2012
Rio: Seems to be a battle between the brutal walks and the Zingers.
Good thing for us your Friend didn’t get Rose’s package mailed today ’cause now we get to see the beautiful pictures.
You will love the latest Sherlock movie!
Wose: We have that movie on our list of “to sees”. Thanks for the thumbs up.
8:46 pm on October 20th, 2012
Movie!…Oh grump! Not until she does the dishes…wheeze!…This is taking forever!..dammit!
8:47 pm on October 20th, 2012
It’s suppertime!
WBB in the morning – Bear
8:50 pm on October 20th, 2012
Bear, I think you will really enjoy the movie.
Rio up top in black tie!
8:56 pm on October 20th, 2012
Macy, we like your candy cane. Getting us in the holiday mood.
See you in the morning.
9:00 pm on October 20th, 2012
Movie!…On! Now!…Yippeee!…I’m not missing any baseball games, am I?….grunt!
9:01 pm on October 20th, 2012
Macy!…My friend says “thanks!” and also, “very interesting”…snort!
9:20 pm on October 20th, 2012
Sherlock!…So far I love!love!love! this movie!…snort!…”It’s so overt it’s covert.”….heh!heh!
9:32 pm on October 20th, 2012
We did the dishes here too. Our least favorite thing. When the Turtleman comes over he brings his wife E and she loves to do dishes. I really really like her even though she beats me at cards.
goodnight all
9:49 pm on October 20th, 2012
Moriarty!…Hey, the Englishman from Madmen is Moriarty….snort!…He is an awesome actor – wish I knew his real name…heh!
9:57 pm on October 20th, 2012
Sherlock!…”Do you need me to explain or can we just crack on?”….chorkel!heh!snort!…burp!…Having fun watching this movie…heh!
9:58 pm on October 20th, 2012
Alone!…Where is everyone tonight?…sniff!…Oh, yeah. Youse guys are all over at the Howlers Farm drinking beer from a Keg…wheeze!
10:04 pm on October 20th, 2012
Rio: I like the second Sherlock better than the first movie. AJ and I are going into town tonight to pick up Handler Jeremy from the airport.
10:06 pm on October 20th, 2012
Rebecca!…Now I will be really all alone…sniff!…Good thing I got Sherlock and Moriarty tonight…huffle!
10:11 pm on October 20th, 2012
Didn’t Pancho and Lefty pick you up on their way to the Howlers? They must have gotten lost.
10:15 pm on October 20th, 2012
Nope!…I’m sitting here beerless in colorado…grunt!
10:42 pm on October 20th, 2012
Sherlock!… On a pony…heh!heh!…The music at this point in the film reminded me of The Good The Bad and The Ugly…heh!heh!
11:44 pm on October 20th, 2012
OMDawg!… Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr, and Stephen Fry for gosh sakes…heh!…Plus all the other wonderful actors. What a rollicking good time…heh!…Jude Law made his big screen debut in “Midnight In The Garden Of Good and Evil” starring along with non other than Kevin Spacey…heh!heh!
11:45 pm on October 20th, 2012
Goodnight! …Chet and Spencer!…sneeze!
9:01 pm on October 23rd, 2012
I got lost in some other year but this is what I wrote or meant to write:
Hi Chet, my name is Max. I often go by Maxy although sometimes the daughter of my people embarrasses me by calling me Maxipad, and in public even! Grrrr…..
My humans are old and lazy and so am I. I’m a mutt with German Shepard and who knows what in me, which makes me fashionably both blond and a brunette! My chin has become grizzled and I like to lie on the couch with my head hanging down. I appear to be asleep but I can often hear my humans wondering why my head is not pulling me to the ground, and whether there is too much blood in my brain when I do this and other nonsense!
I could have been one of those therapy hospital dogs because I am calm and love everybody, particularly since I discovered that there are so many styles of petting. Of course I am a terrible watchdog and would never be able to be a detective like you. I just wag my tail at anybody but my male human claims I would know if someone had criminal intentions. My female human looks doubtful at that but she promises to protect me from bad guys and gals.
I love the water the rain has left in odd place such as an old tire (did I already say my humans are lazy and haven’t got rid of it after all that time (days, months, years?). The older and odder the water the better, yum!
I’ve asked my humans to post a picture of me but they haven’t read the instruction book that came with their cell phone so they don’t know how. I repeatedly dropped that booklet on their lap or on the ground they look bored by the whole project. They mumble something about how it was bad enough going from using quills (from white hens in the backyards of old monks way back when) to writing with less picturesque implements. I too miss writing with quills because my job would have been to chase those hens so that my humans could pluck one of their tail feathers.
Chet I really admire your bravery and enjoy reading about your adventures, well my humans do but they tell me about them. So I am happy to have made your acquaintance!
Tail wags and a thorough butt sniff to you,
Max
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