Last Night
“How did it go at Wellesley Books last night?” says Admin.
“No one threw anything,” says Spence.
“That’s our metric! And you have to have one these days, when everything has to be measured and quantified.”
“Is there a problem with that?”
“Not if you’re working for McKinsey. Yes if you’re just trying to live a normal life.”
Tags: appearances, Paw and Order Tour, Wellesley Books
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8:20 am on September 18th, 2014
Good morning all. Glad there were no tomatoes involved. Hope there were some good answers on the pop quiz.
Went back and read some good reporting on our Nana. Does anyone know how long she will be gone?
Would be nice to hear from Rose today. And Wolfie too.
Now time for a quick walkie and then Barb is off for her 2nd work day of the week.
The carpenter did a great job on rebuilding our front window outside. There will be no more leaking of rain or cold air, plus it looks great. He will be back tomorrow to do the inside work.
Have a terrific Thursday.
8:26 am on September 18th, 2014
Good morning! Mom has been complaining about those metrics lately, too! She is not only being measured, but is now expected to measure her co-workers for some reason. She does not like it.
Me? I have my own metrics. Give a minimum of 100 kisses to each 2-legged I meet in a day? Check.
Zeus: Dug a minimum 2 holes to China per day . Check.
Mama Meash: Tackled her puppy 10 times per day? Check.
8:53 am on September 18th, 2014
Loulou is better today. She managed to lie down and it seemed that she stayed in the same place on the bed for the whole night. So far today she just wants to be on my lap. I’ll wait before I drag her back to the vets. The might be too strenuous on her. She’s sleeping sitting up on my lap with her head on the table.
8:59 am on September 18th, 2014
I looked up McKinsey.
Glad Loulou feels better.
Good morning all.
9:01 am on September 18th, 2014
Morning MPM, OH and B&M, lots of worries about our friends. AND where in the world is Nana? You tell us. LouLou, you get better and do it soon so we don’t have to blur to NY, heck Darah just got her face out of a yogurt container….enough drama :
Like B&M said…a terrific Thursday š
9:02 am on September 18th, 2014
HRH B, Didn’t mean to leave you out, you just type too fast…..morning š
10:10 am on September 18th, 2014
Lou Lou hope the upward spiral is still going on. We are worrit.
10:14 am on September 18th, 2014
Spencer!…Is that guy finally done touring around selling boodles of books?…snort!
Word!…I have my little Go-Phone on in case I hear from Nana…snuff!…What am I saying? I will not be hearing from Nana because she is deep under-cover in China…yeeeep!
10:18 am on September 18th, 2014
Oh Wio, you are as silly as Wose, who we also haven’t heard from š
10:27 am on September 18th, 2014
I can’t find my phone charger. Double grump. Must go hunt one up.
I am glad that LouLou is better. Keep on getting better LouLou
Rose. Please check in.
10:44 am on September 18th, 2014
Ditto to the check-in requests.
Happy Thursday everyone. It is only 68 here at the beach, but the sun is shining, the sky is blue, the waves are swooshing and the sand is smooth. So, all in all, it’s perfect. We are talking our beach chairs, our books and our sunblock and going to hang out with the seagulls.
10:47 am on September 18th, 2014
Good morning all.
Can’t keep up with all the activity on this here blog. Hope everyone is okay!
LouLou: keep getting better, poor baby.
10:48 am on September 18th, 2014
Vacation!…Now that my friend remembers what a real vacation feels like, she is ready for another one and Pronto!…snort!
10:49 am on September 18th, 2014
I am glad LouLou is better today. Tomorrow she should feel even better. A long time ago, mom noticed one of her dogs was feeling “off” after her vaccinations. Mom called the vet clinic and they admitted a dog can feel poorly after their shots.
I hope everything is going okay for Wose.
The arrival of the rains from the hurricane have been delayed. Now they are saying tonight and tomorrow. Free sandbags are being passed out in Albuquerque.
10:56 am on September 18th, 2014
Rio!! WOO WOO!!
The Dodgers have dumped the Isotopes…good riddance to the Dodgers. The Isotopes now belong to the Rockies. There is talk of painting the town purple. The Isotopes ballpark is suppose to the the nicest in the minor leagues.
Now, if only the Isotopes could play baseball better than what they have been doing.
10:56 am on September 18th, 2014
Mr, Siber H. If sand bags are free and h20 could be by your house…we think…grab them!
11:00 am on September 18th, 2014
HOH I am on high ground. All the rain here will drain down to
the Valley. I won’t even have mud because this city is built on sand. Mom has gotten my umbrella out and ready to be put to use.
11:00 am on September 18th, 2014
Hey Rio, We have the CDs(Chattanooga Dodgers). Our Chattanooga Lookouts are a Dodgers’ farm team. Doesn’t help them win.
11:03 am on September 18th, 2014
Mr Siber H, good to hear. Like here, along the TN river, people think we are endangered. Actually, like you, we are several hundred feet above the river. Would take Noah and his ark to flood here š
11:10 am on September 18th, 2014
SiberH!…I did not know this baseball news!…snort!snort!…I think the first thing the Rockies should do is change the Isotopes name…heh!heh!
11:13 am on September 18th, 2014
Rio, I am in total agreement with you. I hate the name, Isotopes…stupid, stupid, stupid.
11:16 am on September 18th, 2014
Yep, stupider than Lookouts!
11:21 am on September 18th, 2014
SiberH. Thanks for the update on the Isotopes. There had been a long tradition with the Dodgers going back to the 1960s, but I think the Rockies will be a great sucessor franchise affiliation. When I first started following minor league baseball, the Albuquerque Dukes were in the Texas League (Double AA) and were a Kansas City farm team, although they shifted to the Dodgers at some point in the mid-1960s. They also played in a ricketly old stadium near the zoo I think, moving to the stadium near UNM towards the end of the 1960s. There was also a lot of back and forth in that era on the name of the team, whether it would be the Albuquerque Dukes or the Albuquerque Dodgers, both of which were infinitely better than the Isotopes.
11:24 am on September 18th, 2014
Isotopes!…The name always makes me think of tapeworms…gah!
11:29 am on September 18th, 2014
Rio, LOL
I am ashamed to say this, but I think the city of Albuquerque voted for the name, Isotopes.
Stover, We will need several pies…butterscotch for me, please.
11:38 am on September 18th, 2014
TurtleMan!…The two sisters of a TurtleMan need to skip over to their SDD’s and take a gander…snort!
11:45 am on September 18th, 2014
I’m wondering what the logic was in naming the team the Isotopes.
Pies coming up.
12:05 pm on September 18th, 2014
Too many critters in one post…turtles, ganders…GAH!
We will stick with butterscotch, please š
12:50 pm on September 18th, 2014
Stover, The name, Isotopes, comes from New Mexico’s history. The first atomic bomb was built here in Los Alamos and the first atomic bomb was tested at White Sands, NM.
I do not think it was logical to name a baseball team because of this history.
12:57 pm on September 18th, 2014
BStover: I looked up McKinsey too and found out more than I ever wanted to know.
And now, let’s hear it for…the radioactive Isotopes! Hmmm.
1:01 pm on September 18th, 2014
Dawson, š
1:11 pm on September 18th, 2014
Thank you Siber-H.
Dawson: LOL!
1:17 pm on September 18th, 2014
Wait!
I meant to say: Think Iditarod Checkpoints!
Checkpoint Central will soon be open for the season and since we did not hire McKinsey to help us, we will continue to rely on our own chaotic but effective index card method!
However, we are mulling around the idea of a checkpoint dedicated sdd account to better serve Plunderers, semi Plunderers, Lurkers and non-Plunderers alike. This would greatly improve efficiency. Who needs McKinsey?
So start checking your piggy banks, your pockets and the couch cushions for any spare change and start saving for Snowhook.
An Official Announcement will be made as soon (probably not today…but within a week).
1:57 pm on September 18th, 2014
Dawson: the checkpoint dedicated SDD sounds like a great idea.
Anyone: Any word from Wose or Nana?
2:17 pm on September 18th, 2014
Wish we had heard from Nana or Wose
Is anyone else worrit
2:18 pm on September 18th, 2014
Yes, I am worried.
2:20 pm on September 18th, 2014
Yeah! It will be fun to start thinking about the 2015 race!
2:21 pm on September 18th, 2014
We will only hear from Nana if she calls Rio.
3:04 pm on September 18th, 2014
HOH–Chattanooga Lookouts/Dodgers?!? Another bizarre link! (Lookouts? why not Volunteers?)
Siber-H, W and T’s D,Rio et al–Isn’t the Isotopes also the local team on The Simpsons? Doesn’t that make the name cool? (Plus you can refer to them as the ‘Topes). Do their uniforms have features to make them seem radioactive (like fluorescent dye)?
MPM–Glad to hear Loulou is doing better–I’ll wait eagerly for news that she’s back to her old form today or tomorrow.
3:09 pm on September 18th, 2014
MTMP–Wha’? What is ROTFLWMFITA (actually I’ve got the ROTFL part, but the rest is a mystery…)
Has ANYONE heard from Wolfie or Wose? I assume someone will be hearing from Nana when she can make contact…
Cooler here–no AC so far today, so I look forward to updates when I check back. Happy and safe Thursday to EVERYONE…
3:24 pm on September 18th, 2014
Me too.
I am worrit.
I keep seeing Wose’s little fingers being cut off by a huge meat slicer! Stay away from the machinery, Wose.
And Nana? Yeep! Doesn’t bear thinking about.
I going outside to dig a hole. SiberH is welcome to join in.
I am grateful that little Loulou is feeling better today.
3:26 pm on September 18th, 2014
DianeC: I think it is “with my feet in the air”.
3:37 pm on September 18th, 2014
Diane, I don’t know if the Isotopes are the baseball team on the Simpsons. I have never watched the Simpsons.
lol I don’t know if the Isotopes have anything radioactive on their uniforms or not. I have never paid much attention to the Isotopes. They do refer to them as the Topes.
I have never liked the Isotopes or their former parent club.
I will start liking them now in spite of their stupid name.
Actually, the Isotopes may have some sort of atomic symbol on their uniforms. I am not sure.
3:47 pm on September 18th, 2014
Loulou is back to her old self. It happened in an instant. All of a sudden she was running around and squeaking toys and happy happy!
4:04 pm on September 18th, 2014
Suspicious!…Lulu, that sounds a little bit on the suspicious side to me…heh!heh!
Nanasom!….Our Chinese Nanasom has not been heard from yet…sniff!
5:35 pm on September 18th, 2014
I am so happy to know that LouLou is back to her old, young self.
I am worrit about Wolfie. I hope they didn’t have to evacuate.
5:42 pm on September 18th, 2014
Still worrit about our Nana. Simpson’s team was the Isotopes, really. DianeC. the Lookouts are for Lookout Mountain in TN/GA. Dumb but what can we say? Oh, oh, where is ML and BooBear? Tell me that.
5:45 pm on September 18th, 2014
Whew! Glad LouLou is back to Happy Puppy Status. Now we only have to worry about DeliRose, Hong Kong Nanasan, Wildfire Wolfie and the Traveling Staff.
We just got back from the store with a gigantic bag of popcorn to feed the seagulls. That ought to make everyone mad. (We’ll wait til the beach is empty – those seagulls are PERSISTANT if they think food might be in the offing)
5:53 pm on September 18th, 2014
Nanasan!…I like that much better…heh!heh!
6:10 pm on September 18th, 2014
HOH, I posted earlier. Mom is back at work so posting is sporadic.
6:22 pm on September 18th, 2014
A message has been left on dishlickers from Rose
6:42 pm on September 18th, 2014
BooBear, sorry our dumb mom missed it š
6:49 pm on September 18th, 2014
OK, more dumb. Doesn’t mater how many times people tell our mom how to get onto dishlickers, it just doesn’t work š If someone could let her know what Rose said…please?
6:57 pm on September 18th, 2014
HOH, I have trouble getting on from my iPad but can do it from my laptop. Which are you using?
7:02 pm on September 18th, 2014
MPM, only have ipad and ifone
7:05 pm on September 18th, 2014
Yay for Loulou, BooBear and OK, sharon, Lookout Mountain (couldn’t figure out why you sent the picture–makes sense now).
Royal Mum, I think appending “-san” to someone’s name is Japanese (but what do I know?). I agree that it would be nice to hear from her…
What is Dishlickers? If you’re a tech luddite like me, is it accessible? (More to the point, how is Wose doing?)
Dawson–Thanks for the clarification.
Phew (or if you prefer, whew–so much going on)
7:17 pm on September 18th, 2014
HOH, I was just successful from my iPad. It’s at yahoo.com and there’s an envelope at the top right. It then gives a place for name and password, which you have. The website has been redone so give it another try.
7:19 pm on September 18th, 2014
Thank you. will try again.
7:22 pm on September 18th, 2014
MPM, thanks, it worked.
7:25 pm on September 18th, 2014
Wose, I read your SDD. Love and hugs from us to you.
7:32 pm on September 18th, 2014
Let us know, is Wose ok?
7:36 pm on September 18th, 2014
Rose!…She says quit nagging her to post on the blog…grunt!…She will when she feels like it….sniff!…So quit whining about her not posting….gruffle!
7:38 pm on September 18th, 2014
Wose is in lurker mode…nuff said.
7:39 pm on September 18th, 2014
Anyone on an iPaw, download the free Yahoo app. It’s a breeze.
7:42 pm on September 18th, 2014
Yes, please let us know. Dishlickers is blocked to us as we don’t have wifi here and can only use the phone. We don’t know the name of the favorite uncle, etcetera needed to open the email.
Diane – to answer your question, Dishlickers is the name of an email account where we can all post non- blog appropriate stuff, or things we want to keep track of, such as recipes.
If you email any of the gang, they can give you the lowdown on getting in.
8:06 pm on September 18th, 2014
Alright, all ready. As long as she is OK.
8:18 pm on September 18th, 2014
HOH We love the name Chatanooga Lookouts and bet Spence does too, since one of his books was located in the Lookout Mt. area.
Diane C…with my feet up in the air. It is a visual.
8:22 pm on September 18th, 2014
Dawson….you win. I did not read down far enough before answering Diane. Can’t you just see me rolling on the floor laughing with my dainty feet in the air? huh, cantcha?
8:22 pm on September 18th, 2014
Magpie!…My response about Roses’ SDD was meant for someone else who has moaned and carried on all day long about missing people (who probably have a life!) on this bog – not you and Barb….grunt!
8:38 pm on September 18th, 2014
OK, thank you Rio.
9:09 pm on September 18th, 2014
Now that all is well with Loulou, I have some questions. She needed 3 shots and we postponed the leptospirosis shot for a month. Yesterday was rabies in one hip and kennel cough in the other. Since Loulou couldn’t lie down last night, I was thinking something about one or both of her hips bring painful. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
9:17 pm on September 18th, 2014
It is possible since she is a small girl that she was in a bit of pain. We are glad that she is back to her usual self. The HOH hasn’t had issues with injections but all are good sized gals š
9:24 pm on September 18th, 2014
Mollypop’s Mom. I don’t have any thoughts on it. Mom has always had bigger dogs.
What I do want to say is I get my shots in the shoulder. I didn’t know they gave small dogs shots in their hips.
Well, okay, I had a thought.. Mom has had a sore arm after some shots like a flu vaccine. (some years)
It makes sense to think that LouLou could have the same soreness in the hips.
9:30 pm on September 18th, 2014
Since LouLou had problems, mom would never let her have more than one vaccine at a time. A vet might poo poo that idea, but mom would stand firm.
I get my kennel cough vaccine up the nose. The vet is so quick, I really don’t know it is happening.
9:32 pm on September 18th, 2014
Rose – you just lurk away, dear. You must have lots and lots on your mind. You come back when you are good and ready.
MPM – as mentioned, Miss Gilly can’t get two shots in one day. Tupper is fine with it, but Gilly really suffers. Same goes for us two leggeds – Gramp can’t use his arm for a day after his flu shot. Me? I forget all about it – no pain at all.
Diane – we know the “san” is Japanese, but it just worked. And it wasn’t our thought, we were just following the lead. We are still very curious about the suddenness of such an exotic trip.
9:35 pm on September 18th, 2014
Usually I just do one shot at a time, but I didn’t think the bordetella shot was a very strong one. It can be given intranasal or as a shot. I always heard that the side effects are more like a cough or cold, and not what LuLu was experiencing last night.
9:45 pm on September 18th, 2014
LuLu!…Good job faking it and getting all the attention…sniff!…Sometimes I really do believe you are a Kat…grunt!
GAME!…It is Take your Best Friend to the game tonight and so what am I doing sitting in a basement watching it on TV….grump!
9:46 pm on September 18th, 2014
SiberH!…Do you see that? Do you see all us guys sitting in the stands?…wheeze!
9:59 pm on September 18th, 2014
Announcers!…Our Root Sports announcers are both dawg-lovers and have guys of their own…heh!heh!…I keep looking for Pugs at the game. I am sure there must be hundreds of my guys at the game tonight…snort!…They are probably all up on that party deck drinking beer and smokin’ cigars…chorkel!
10:00 pm on September 18th, 2014
Rio, The Rockies wisely chose to wait until it got a bit cooler for the take your Best Friend to the game day.
The Isotopes do it during high summer…sigh
10:02 pm on September 18th, 2014
The Pugs and the Sibers are probably partying together.
10:09 pm on September 18th, 2014
We are saying good night.
10:20 pm on September 18th, 2014
I keep forgetting to say: Thanks Rio, Masquers and CHobbit for the post card (2 days ago) of the Takotna checkpoint under the dancing Northern lights. Beautiful!
10:22 pm on September 18th, 2014
Dawson!…I slaved over those post-cards so thanks for acknowledging the fact that you finally got yours….snort!…We really did not expect it to ever grace your doorstep…heh!
10:23 pm on September 18th, 2014
Spencer!…We even sent one to Spencer, but does that guy ever say “Thanks.”….nope!
10:25 pm on September 18th, 2014
Game!…Suddenly, I am pretty happy laying here comfortably in my basement with my friend while Not being at the game….groan!…The Snakes are beating the Rockies (again)…grump!
10:39 pm on September 18th, 2014
We are heading to our warm, comfy air bed here in Lobster Land.
G’night family.
10:43 pm on September 18th, 2014
Golinka!…We want a post-card…grunt!
10:51 pm on September 18th, 2014
HongKong!…Somehow this is disturbing…gasp!
10:55 pm on September 18th, 2014
Time!…It is exactly the same time in Hong Kong as here (mountain time) only when it is morning it is night there plus one day and vice-versa. When it is evening here it is morning the next day there at the same time…gurgle!…The mind of a Pug boggles…yeeep!
10:55 pm on September 18th, 2014
Coming soon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3fZuW-aJsg
10:56 pm on September 18th, 2014
Thought!….Our Nana is in the FUTURE!…snort!snort!
10:56 pm on September 18th, 2014
It is weird is what it is.
10:57 pm on September 18th, 2014
I’m afraid our Nana is n a black hole as far as cell phone coverage and internet are concerned.
10:58 pm on September 18th, 2014
Staff!…We are all on the floor almost laughing out loud…heh!sniff!
11:01 pm on September 18th, 2014
SiberH!…Even if Nanasan could get through to us and communicate she would be speaking or writing in Chinese. I am sure of it…snort!
11:06 pm on September 18th, 2014
But are your dainty feet in the air? Snort!!
11:08 pm on September 18th, 2014
Rio, I don’t understand Chinese, but I like Chinese food.
Night All
11:14 pm on September 18th, 2014
Macy!…My feet are Never in the air…snort!…You are thinking of Beau. He always has his stinky paws in the air when he sleeps…grunt!
11:16 pm on September 18th, 2014
Food!…Just think of the amazing real Chinese food Nana is scarfing down right now…zow!…Hopefully it is not Monkey-On-A-Stick….heh!..(gah!)
11:22 pm on September 18th, 2014
Rio: Pucker up!
11:32 pm on September 18th, 2014
WOOOOO!…Rosario (Baby Bull) just won the game for the Rockies!!!!! ….snort!snort!…I have that guys pawtograph on a baseball…heh!heh!
Well-Mannered?…sniff!sniff!…I know no one with the name of “Lefty the Well Mannered” anything…grunt!
11:35 pm on September 18th, 2014
GAH!…That should read, “I Rio, know no one with the name of “Lefty the Well Mannered…”…anything..grunt!…I was so excited over the WIN!WIN!WON! that I lost all conscience of grammar and spelling…yeeeep!
11:36 pm on September 18th, 2014
Rio: I am sure your friend will couch for my well-mannered whatchamacallitness. I was on my A game the day I met her, a true gent.
11:36 pm on September 18th, 2014
What?!
The Rockies came back and won!?
11:37 pm on September 18th, 2014
Vouch, not couch. Damn corking otters.
11:37 pm on September 18th, 2014
Game!…Well what can you expect with about 100 plus Pugs at a baseball game? A WIN no less…heh!…Now I am happy to go up to my warm soft bed where all my baseball toys are in all the right places…snuffle!burp!…Oh What A Night!
11:41 pm on September 18th, 2014
Rio in his Rockies hat is up top for me right now. This must be a sign of celebration.
Nighty, Slim Jims.
11:50 pm on September 18th, 2014
Wose the little lurker: Take as long as you need. You know we are all sending gentle healing thoughts to you, hoping that the changes balance out soon.
Staff: That was excellent!
11:51 pm on September 18th, 2014
Lefty: Watch the mouth!
Nighty, Spam.