Hockey?
“You don’t know anything about hockey,” Spence says.
“I think the term is derived from the Dutch for hook,” says Admin.
“I’m talking about the game,” Spence says. “Of which you know nothing, and yet you’ve bet a bottle of Highland Park on the Bruins.”
“Right.”
“With your brother Anthony, who lives in Vancouver and knows hockey backwards.”
“Correct.”
Knowing things backwards – that comes up from time to time with humans, may even be in The Dog Who Knew Too Much. As for hockey, I once got hold of a puck. That turned out to be a bit of a challenge. And was I at a game once? Is that in Thereby Hangs A Tail? So much happens in life! Wouldn’t have it any other way.
Welcome Memorial Day Dude, Violet from Ohio, Jasmine Marie Humphries.
And to Buddy-Boy’s human associate – please email spence.quinn@gmail.com with a mailing address for your Friend of the Month prize.
Tags: hockey, hockey puck
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9:24 am on June 3rd, 2011
Hockey…another thing to keep the boys occupied. Sounds like Admin is as bad as Bernie. We have a city called Highland Park. What is it bottled?
Good morning Chet and all.
9:26 am on June 3rd, 2011
Admin? This doesn’t sound like you, betting on a game. More like Bernie, I’d say.
Good Morning to All!
9:27 am on June 3rd, 2011
Hey, B! I’m off to a early appointment.
BBL – Bear
9:35 am on June 3rd, 2011
B.Stover, at least Admin only bets a bottle of beer. The checkbook did not come out.
See you BSD!
Today is errand day. Our Subaru now has a clutch in it, so we’re returning the rental, picking up the Subaru and then Zoë and I separate to do different errands. I just wish the town wasn’t called Pittsfield!
ME cousin came and fixed the dog platform so it is now sturdier. He also got very cold even in his wet suit, seeing the day never got out of the 50’s. Burr.
So see you guys later!
9:51 am on June 3rd, 2011
Hocky!….heh!snort!heh!….That’s a funny post. It’s good to have those two knuckle heads back on the blog….grunt!
10:07 am on June 3rd, 2011
Hey! Is that the brother that swam the English Bay last year? I was wondering if he was going to do that again this year. Oh… you can kiss that bottle of Highland Park good-bye.
10:08 am on June 3rd, 2011
Here’s a link to the Greek Hockey Association that has a relief showing ancient Greeks playing “hockey.”
http://www.greekhockey.gr/history_ancient.htm
10:11 am on June 3rd, 2011
Good morning all. Buddy (the cat) is still looking rather smug.
What on earth is Highland Park?
Who swam the English Channel? Why is everyone confusing us so early in the a.m. ?
10:14 am on June 3rd, 2011
B.Stover: Naked hockey! Those Greeks must’ve been really fierce.
10:23 am on June 3rd, 2011
OleyHowlers: Last year there was a post in which Spence stated his brother swam the English Bay…not the English Channel. The English Bay is between Vancouver Island and Mainland Canada. Somewhere like that. I believe there is an event every year where this happens. I was wondering if he was going to do it again.
I know there is a city near Chicago called Highland Park. I don’t know what a bottle of Highland Park is (beer or wine?), but Admin bet it against Vancouver and he will lose it.
10:33 am on June 3rd, 2011
Highland Park is a northern Chicago suburb, but I don’t think they make a beer. I think it is a beer and not wine. Beer goes better with hockey.
What in the word is a ME cousin? My ____ cousin?
10:40 am on June 3rd, 2011
B&M: We are guessing that is a cousin from Maine.
10:42 am on June 3rd, 2011
Highland Park is whiskey. Here is the link:
http://www.maltmadness.com/whisky/highland-park.html
10:43 am on June 3rd, 2011
Barb and Maggie: Are the baby goats hopping around yet?
Speaking of hopping…I better get going.
10:49 am on June 3rd, 2011
Later, Dawson.
We had a low of 45 over-nite, and its only 66 now. This, after record-breaking heat wave for the past week. This weather is crazy.
10:59 am on June 3rd, 2011
Dawson, The babies are starting to hop, but are still mostly eating and sleeping. Sandy is being a great mother. When they lose her they start bleeting and it sounds exactly like
“maaaaa”. Very cute.
No more plants have disappeared since all the plastic went up.
I know Rio does not like any of the CSIs or Bones, but we really like Bones. Did anyone catch the season finale with the bowling alley scenes? Ending was a shocker!
11:09 am on June 3rd, 2011
Good morning everyone.
We are checking in for a quick morning. Mama has another show tomorrow – right in the center of Boston. Its gonna be a tough show to set up – they have to unload the car, then one person stays and guards the stuff while the other has to drive the car MILES away to the parking garage and then take the subway back to the show. At the end of the day, one has to pack everything up while the other goes to get the car, cuz they only have 5 minutes to load, and get out of the loading zone once the car gets there. Sheesh – hope it’s a good show, for all the hassle.
Speaking of hockey – Mama says the Greek Naked Hockey is the only way SHE would ever sit thru a game. Dad didn’t seem to see the fascination with that…
Can’t wait for Melanie to come back with explanation for ME cousin – we know who came to work on the pool, and he isn’t from Maine, and he is a nephew. hmmm.
It is a puzzlement.
(and a shout out to Buddy-Boy – looks like a Great Pyrenees, like our best friend Callie)
11:19 am on June 3rd, 2011
Dawson: Apparently the Greeks performed all athletics naked…i.e., the original olympics. Glad I wasn’t there.
11:22 am on June 3rd, 2011
Meashka thinks that would have been a great way to play. She thinks she could have beaten anyone who dared to play naked with her.
11:23 am on June 3rd, 2011
I’m assuming Highland Park refers to this single malt whiskey:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Park_Single_Malt
11:27 am on June 3rd, 2011
Hey Howlers – Meashka can play on our team! We think it would be a riot to play games with naked two leggeds. Wait – let us get our claws honed to perfection – PLAY BALL!!!
Buddy the Kat- Good on ya! That’s one for the Feline Nation!
11:35 am on June 3rd, 2011
Barb and Maggie – we like Bones too. We know it isn’t all that realistic, but we like the story lines a lot better than the CSI shows. And we did indeed see the bowling alley one.
Whaddyya think she’s gonna do?
11:36 am on June 3rd, 2011
You guys are cracking me up!
Howlers’ link on Highland Park malt whiskey is fascinating. I like the notes on the bottles sampled. Wonder how old Admin’s bottle is.
11:39 am on June 3rd, 2011
I don’t know anything about hockey, but how difficult can it be to figure out. With the hockey stick they hit the hockey puck into the goal, and they hit each other. I would like the low temperature they have to keep the ice hockey arena.
I’m still cheering for Canada.
Best of luck this weekend, T&G’s mom. That is going to be a lot of work, but I know you will do well at the art show.
So many of us have been reporting on strange weather events. Our atmosphere is much improved this morning. There is only a smokey haze between here and the mountains. They are now telling us that the smoke on the ground and in our houses last night was from a forest fire in eastern Arizona. The paper said that 911 recived a lot of call last night and the fire department was driven crazy driving around looking for fires. Once mom figured out what it was, she put a blanket over her head and went to sleep. I would not let her put a blanket over my head.
11:41 am on June 3rd, 2011
Bones–The storyline would certainly have to change next season.
11:49 am on June 3rd, 2011
awwww….Mama says we have to shut the ‘puter off for now. Something about getting ready for the show.
Siber – glad the fires are nowhere near you. Our friends in Gallup must be coughing too – we’re gonna check in with them.
Don’t think we’ll be back on til Sunday, so have a great weekend everyone!
11:58 am on June 3rd, 2011
T&G Good luck with the show. We are tired just hearing about all of the work involved with this one.
11:59 am on June 3rd, 2011
Oh, probably too late to say good luck with the show.
Also, the story line on Bones has something to do with Emily Danchenels’s real life situation, if you get my drift. Don’t have a clue what they are going to do with the story line, but you are right, it will have to change.
12:03 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Here’s a link to the official Highland Park Distillery. It has a video–love the Scottish accent. They have a 50-year-old bottle selling for 10,000 pounds ($16,000). A twelve-year-old bottle is 60 pounds.
http://www.highlandpark.co.uk/lda/
12:09 pm on June 3rd, 2011
SPOILER ALERT FOR BONES: At one point Bones wanted to have Booth’s baby…can’t remember the details. I didn’t know that about Emily. I wonder if the woman who plays Angela was pregnant.
12:18 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Sounds to us like Admin’s finances are going the way of Bernie’s.
12:24 pm on June 3rd, 2011
OOOO
At the cost of one bottle I don’t think that Spence is doing any better than Bernie at betting. Heh
good Luck T&G’s Mom. Hope you have a good show.
12:45 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Had no idea the bet was that costly!
Bee, I think I read somewhere that she was not pregnant in real life.
12:48 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Chet, Today is National Doughnut day!! WOO WOO
12:59 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Bee, Emily D. is a vegan in real life and a very involved animal rights crusader. That is one of the reasons we like her so much. She and the actor who plays Angela are good friends.
Barb is heading out for work. BBL
1:24 pm on June 3rd, 2011
ME cousin could refer to mechanical engineer.
1:46 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Hi All! Wish I could have a donut! B.Stover is right! ME is the mechanical engineer. He received his diploma after he got a job. Pretty cool. He’s also way into bikes, kayaking, running and designing things for his Grandmother’s Pool!
Yes, Emily D. is pregnant and that last episode was a teaser. They couldn’t decide if they were going to continue the program next year because of her pregnancy, so I guess the decision has been made.
I would not pay that much for whiskey. Especially since I can’t drink it.
Lot of
bareBear friends around here (as in Bruins) I haven’t told any of them that people on the blog are for Canada. Cough Dawson Cough Cough Siber-H.Nekkid hockey . . . pondering here . . . I can only come up with OUCH!
Talk about dangling
propositionsprepositions.Dan’s doing okay, YsuccesfulAS (trying to remember to change that in my mind) has been asked to be a judge for the New York Innovative Theatre Awards. Have no idea what that is, but that’s cool. Of course, he’d rather make money!
1:57 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Yippie Melanie! Maybe no money in it but I think it will help YSAS make good “connections”
Glad Dan is doing okay.
2:04 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Just how expensive is that Whiskey, anyway?
I have never had whiskey, but mom says that it is nasty tasting stuff. I’ll take her word for it. Me, I like water.
Rebecca, mom got involved in making a scrapbook for some baby shower and did not get Ingrid packaged up as promised. She says to tell you that she has not forgotten!
2:04 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Bare friends…dangling propositions…Melanie is killing us today. Good news about Dan and YSAS.
2:23 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Link-o-mania this morning! B, your link was Greek to me (lol) O.Howlers, liked the HIGHl’nd Park link. Very informative. Also, B’s with all the prices (who would have thought Admin’s bet would put him in the same arena with Bernie)
Wondering here too what ME means. Guess we’ll all have to wait until Melanie and Zoe return from their errands.
That east coast weather is extreme! Crazy heat, then chilly. Finally some sunny warm days here – too bad it’s a week late though – Memorial Day was dreary.
Barb&Maggie: Happy to hear Sandy is a good mom. After what you said about that other mom rejecting her baby (Stormy’s mom?) we were concerned.
T&G’s Mum: We know your show will be fabulous, but what a lot of work!
Hello to Rio & Alice.
Siber-H & Dawson: We didn’t understand all the hockey references until we glanced at the morning paper. Big headlines about Canadian Hockey. Yes to Doughnut Day!
2:29 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Wolfie: I’m with you – cool, cool water is my preferred drink too. Even Mon can’t drink whiskey. Just thinking about it makes her cringe.
2:37 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Bear, Actually, Stormy is Sandy’s mother. When she had Sandy and her twin 2 years ago, she accepted the first born and flat out refused Sandy, who was tiny. She would have nothing to do with her. Kim tried to put her to nurse and Stormy turned around and flung her across the pasture, so she ended up bottle feeding her. This time she has been great with both of her babies. This was Sandy’s first experience, and she is extremely good with them, thank Dog.
2:41 pm on June 3rd, 2011
B&M: Its amazing that Sandy is such a good mom, when she did not learn that from experience. Our mare’s mom was also rejected by her mother, and had to be bottle-fed and raised by humans. Her constant companion was a pygmy goat who lived in her stall with her. But when she had Annie, she was a good mom to her. Altho not at all protective, as she was so used to human contact herself. So Annie (our mare) got used to humans and didn’t follow her mom around like most foals do.
2:49 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Barb&Maggie: Thanks, now I remember you saying that Stormy had rejected Sandy as a kid, but now is friends with her. You must be very relieved the waiting is over. Great job assisting her in the birth.
Melanie: So happy to hear Dan is improving! And, YSAS is really doing great these days. We just know his career is taking off. Some day soon we can all say “we knew him when”.
2:55 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Good Morning Alice, Basil&Sage and fellow felines. With the advent of Buddy’s win – let’s just say…Kats Rule! heh,heh
3:04 pm on June 3rd, 2011
and doggies drool ! tee-hee
4:01 pm on June 3rd, 2011
(rolling eyes) We are very happy for Buddy and especially for Mom who will treasure her signed copy of Chet’s book.
4:28 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Those Kats aren’t going to let it go for a month! snicker
YsuccessfulAS is going to do background for Bored to Death. He’s going to be a Carney! Love it. . .
5:30 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Buddy and TC – ve think you are confused. Is possible that Melanie’s pack vould drool, but Borzoi vould never be so crude.
5:45 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Poodles would never drool. We are too sophisticated.
Do we have to put up with you gloating Kats for a whole month?
5:57 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Buddy has had so much excitement, prehaps he should go outside for some fresh air.
5:58 pm on June 3rd, 2011
“perhaps”
6:13 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Good idea Siber, but how to talk Mom into letting him outside?
6:19 pm on June 3rd, 2011
uh…Mom just told me, “don’t you say another word on that subject.”
6:23 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Good news! Mom just decided that, since it feels somewhat like winter is back around here (going down to 40s tonite again), she is reinstating Friday nite Pizza !!! We are going to pick it up right now! HURRAY !!!
BBL
6:46 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Just woke up from our nap to hear the O.Howlers are serving pizza! Our favorite! Yum!
Melanie: Love Bored to Death!
6:55 pm on June 3rd, 2011
MollyPop – is true Poodles vould never drool in public either. Poodles are fierce – not sloppy.
Vhat should ve do vith those Kats? They are very rude and ve think they should be put in place – even if place is outside.
(vhispering – Betveen us girls, vhat is it you know about Redbone? Natasha may need escort to coming event, and Siber is too much play-dog)
6:57 pm on June 3rd, 2011
MollyPop: No drooling on my part either and yes, (the Kats) you can count on it. Little Miss M has been smirking around here as if she won the prize herself.
7:33 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Natasha – You are so right about how fierce I am. Just look at my poufy tail. When I’m after a fuzzbutt, I gallop full tilt, but when I’m just walking around, surveying the perimeter, I prance. Actually, all standard poodles prance. We’re such beautiful dogs.
You may think Siber-H is too much play-dog, but what about Wolfie? He dumped my cousin Sam to go jetting off with you!
7:57 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Oh, oh…Mom just said, “Why is the computer still on? It’s such a nice day, let’s take advantage of it” Well…okay…I guess. So TTFN
8:01 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Where’s the Pug?
It is hot here, but now that we can actually be out, we have these swarming bugs that fly in your face, and make it unbearable to be out there. Unfair!
8:10 pm on June 3rd, 2011
I have never dumped a girl in my entire life…dodged maybe, but not dumped.
8:15 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Barb and Maggie, we’re so sorry for taking DAYS answering your question about the violence in “The Search” by Nora Roberts. No, there is not graphic violence in the book…more suspense. And Mom (who does read romance too)really enjoyed the story but felt the search and rescue dogs and the training info was really interesting. Very fast read. Mom started it last Sunday and read, read, read!!! This week has been work, work, work for her. Long hours going full tilt all day long. That’s why she hasn’t check the blog for a couple of days.
By the way, there is a 50% chance that Ishmael may become Isabella. Mom is usually very good about determining gender, but for some reason, she just isn’t sure about this one. He/She is doing great, though!
Got to go for awhile. BBL!
G&BB
8:55 pm on June 3rd, 2011
House!….The Pug is in the House!…heh!… We’ve been busy over at my other house…snort!…Now I have TWO houses, all for me!me!me!…heh!… Anyways, we were over there watering some flowers and bushes and our Sic-A-More tree neighbor came by with his pal Eddy, the bristly haired Wiener guy…heh!… Eddy looks just like what I imagine Iggy to look like…sniff!…He and I get along if we are not around each other for too long…gruffle!…Then he starts to impose on my property, if you know what I mean…grunt! …What was I saying????…sniff!
Renter!…Oh yeah, the neighbor asked my friend if she was considering renting because a pal of his knows someone who is a Doctorate Student at the college who is looking to rent for maybe a year or so…snort!snort!….So my friend asked her neighbor to find out all he could about this so-called student and she did say she was interested in doing that…wuffle!
9:25 pm on June 3rd, 2011
HEY I’M STILL UP! (not for long though)
Good going Riö! Glad the Kids are doing okay, MagPie.
Well, I’m off to sleep now. I just reduced THREE DAYS of video into three MINUTES (plus some seconds.) Whew.
TTFN
9:26 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Alone!….Oh well, I am all alone on the blog…heh!… At 8:00 the Rockies game is on. She is busy working on her next project and watching the Civil War on the History Channel…grunt!….Lee and Grant. Their lives. Ho hum….sniff!… I will meander around and lick up crumbs off the floor and check out her mother to see if ice cream is in our future…heh!
9:54 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Ice Cream sounds good today Rio. It got up to 91 here with very high humidity. Staff already had a Mango Passion fruit bar. I wonder if she could be talked into some ice cream. I could share it just like Rio does. Yum Yum.
Oh and tell your friend good luck with the Doctorate Student. And also to make sure you consult a lawyer for the rental agreement. And just so you know, your taxes are a pain when you have Rental income (according to Staff).
10:03 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Alice1…Always a joy listening to you…grunt! …Taxes indeed!!…sniff!
10:24 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Did you get your ice cream yet? I haven’t. The Twins are playing. Sigh. However it is the bottom of the 7th and so far they are up 4 to 2 over the Royals. so far.
10:37 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Rockies!….Its nuthin’ ta nuthin’ here and top of the 2nd….gruff!…Our hero Tod Helton is up to bat though, so something exciting might happen any minute now….snort! …No ice cream yet! I’ll keep you posted…heh!
10:43 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Oh No!
Snow at my home.I was anxious to get home but now I feel lucky I’m not going home until Sunday. Surely it will be gone by then. Hope it didn’t hurt the garden which was just planted last week.
Rio: If you rent you should be able to deduct any maintenence costs, taxes, and insurance.
I’ve been sitting all day. I’m going for a walk before bed.
10:49 pm on June 3rd, 2011
A Doctorate student sounds like it could be your answer. One would think serious, more mature than an under classman, finances in order. Also, sounds like just a single person, no destructive kiddies. Could work. And one year might improve the housing market. Now they are saying it is going to be 2012 before the housing market rebounds. Do they really know?
See youse tomorrow.
10:50 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Yes, all those deductions and the forms you have to fill out because of them is what drives the cost of the taxes up. Start saving your reciepts NOW!
Snow up North??? It was 91 and humid here Dawson. Too bad you missed it. Lots of good looking sales in the paper but I didn’t want to go without you. Just didn’t seem right. BTW what is that huge box on the porch couch? Is it yours?
10:51 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Twins still up, 5 to 2 now. Top of the 9th. All toes and paws are crossed. Bluecat, cross your eyes!
10:53 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Wow! We won! It feels so strange….
10:55 pm on June 3rd, 2011
OMG!…Our brand new Pitcher just hit a Double!…heh!… I like this guy already…snort!…Taxes schmaxes. You guys are boring as hell when you get going on that kind of crap…snuff!…That’s her problem anyways, I don’t have to worry myself about it at all..grunt!
10:56 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Twins!…Won? That does have an odd sounding ring about it..heh!
10:59 pm on June 3rd, 2011
GAH!…. We are playing the Giants tonight, so guess what they keep replaying?….grunt!…That poor Buster Posey getting wiped out guarding home plate….snuffle!…I hate seeing that over and over again, it makes all my knobs hurt…yeep!
11:26 pm on June 3rd, 2011
Rockies!….(as long as we are alone again)…. Are up 1 – 0 bottom of the 4th…snort!… This has been a very good game so far. She has put her crafty stuff away and we are both concentrating on the game…sniff!… I think this is what was missing in May, we weren’t concentrating on our players….wuffle!…They needed us and we were distracted by our new living arrangements. Me with the ice cream and all the new food, her with the nagging and what-not…heh!…Now things have calmed down and we are feeling fine again…Woooo!….Rockies are going to get back on track, I just know it!…heh!
11:37 pm on June 3rd, 2011
OMG!…Our new Pitcher hit yet another Double!….wooooo!… I can’t spell his name yet…grunt!…What a guy! What a hitter for a Pitcher…snort!
11:49 pm on June 3rd, 2011
LOADED!…Bases are loaded with our Hero Todd Helton coming up to bat!…wooooo!
Crap!…Third out at first…grunt!..Todd!!
12:07 am on June 4th, 2011
Grump!… We are off to bed to listen to the end of the game…snort!…I know what that means. Her head will hit the pillow and she will be fast asleep and I will be left alone to listen to the end of the game.. I will be on the big bed though, so this is still a good deal…heh!…Unless her mother comes in and turns down the radio….grump!…She has done this before believe it or not!…huffle! N’ puffle! … I have no power over that old woman when she is wondering around at night…sniff! …I can only watch and observe….burp!