Late Post
Why? Because last night’s game at Fenway Park took 3:59 to play. 3:59!
Reminder: Online auction – with lots of cool items, including the only ARC (reader copy) of A Fistful of Collars that is both signed and paw-printed – in support of the wonderful Snowhook Kennel (“our” Iditarod team), starts today and ends tomoorrow at 4PM ET. Here’s where:
http://www.
Welcome Shelby, Scout, Harold (guinea pigs always welcome here), Samson, Calamity, Maisie, Princess Lotus Blossom Bullwrinkles.
Tags: A Fistful of Collars, Snowhook auction, Snowhook Kennel
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9:44 am on July 7th, 2012
Did youse see? A late night Hey from AJ!
Good Morning Everybody!
9:52 am on July 7th, 2012
AJ! The Giant has spoken! I always love it and am surprised when I see him post on this here blog.
Morning all!
BooBear: Any news?
9:52 am on July 7th, 2012
Auction!…Central has been up and at it for Hours I tell ya! Hours!….grunt!…Wheres my third cuppa cawffee anyways…snort!
9:58 am on July 7th, 2012
Rio: I upgraded your cup with a large bucket and straw.
10:03 am on July 7th, 2012
Another reason not to watch baseball.
Good morning all.
10:04 am on July 7th, 2012
Huumm, does AJ know that Bella has actually asked us to stay with them??
Inquiring minds want to know.
Severe thunderstorms headed our way. When? They have no idea. Really when? They’re not really sure if it’s coming this way. BUT, if they do it will be between 12 and 5 maybe, or maybe not.
In any case, we’ve batten down the hatches. Or rolled the windows up on the car, and closed the hatch doors to the basement.
10:04 am on July 7th, 2012
Good Morning All!
The Royal’s Mum prayer was beautiful! I was too choked up last night to say anything.
Boo, please send any news when you can, and stay close to Gus and your mom.
SiberH and Rio: Rockies are kicking’ some butt! Woohoooo!
What Admin/Spence didn’t mention was the Yankees won! The Prof told me so. He hung in there until the bitter end!
Cool! AJ speaks! Me thinks the Giant should have an avatar! 🙂
Off to Pawction Central!
10:12 am on July 7th, 2012
Rio, I am watching Dogs 101, and they are profiling you!
You are surfing, and skydiving! Yeep!
P.S.- Please tell your friend I will keep the girls loyal to the Rockies, and part-time Yankee fans!
10:14 am on July 7th, 2012
I have a couple of comments to post and then i’m off doing things.
First this picture was on a blog that I look at everyday. It is a Rainbow Wheel. Taken by Julie Christiansen in Michigan, I thought of Gus when I saw it.
10:16 am on July 7th, 2012
Beautiful photo, Melanie. Thanks for sharing.
Mom is off to get Wonderfluffed, or as they say in humanspeak…hair appointment.
Another hot day here (80) snicker.
10:17 am on July 7th, 2012
Sorry about the confusion of the phrasing. I’m not awake yet.
Next from an email my brother sent me. . .
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.
If the world were a logical place, men would be the ones who ride horses sidesaddle.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he’ll never be able to merge his care onto the freeway.
snickering here
10:31 am on July 7th, 2012
Melanie, that is just a lovely picture.
Masquers, you mom and I must be on the same schedule. I too, am getting wonderfluffed today!
10:32 am on July 7th, 2012
Melanie: Part of my responsibilities as BDHW is to make invitations and tell AJ about them only when necessary. 🙂 He does know about the standing invitation to all Plunderers.
10:36 am on July 7th, 2012
About the Bear Auction. Here is a photo that didn’t make the cut for the blog page. Mr.Bear in his special cape…
Just in case any bidders need a nudge…
10:41 am on July 7th, 2012
Rebecca!…snort!…You’ve been busy…heh!heh!
10:44 am on July 7th, 2012
Staff: I’m glad you posted the picture. I tried to fit all three photos on the auction and it scrambled the words. I’m not sure why I couldn’t get it to work, but in the end I settled on only being able to show two of the bear photos.
Rose: I received a text from Belle Starr. She is under the impression that you are online shopping without her. I told her it isn’t what she thinks, but she is still upset. There is no reasoning with her.
10:45 am on July 7th, 2012
Staff!…I was wondering about the Cape…snort!…I didn’t see it on the Bear but I read about it in the description…heh!heh!
Wars!..There are some great bidding wars going on right now…chuffle!…The Finish Line Foto is Hot!Hot!Hot!…snort!…The Prayer Feather is heating up as is the Spirit of Unity sculpture…Woooooo!
11:00 am on July 7th, 2012
Rio: It is all in a day’s work.
11:00 am on July 7th, 2012
Rose!…I don’t believe you when you say “part-time Yankee fans”…grunt!…I’ve been Tracking the Fairies and they are “Out for Delivery”…..woooooo!
11:05 am on July 7th, 2012
Good morning, fellow Plunderers.
This has been an emotional week for mom and dad. Heartbreaking, because dad’s dad crossed Over the day before yesterday, and yet joyful, because his spirit has been released. It has been a long and arduous journey, and yet, all is well.
11:08 am on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie: I’m sorry to hear of your loss, yet understand the blessing that comes along with it. Please stay under the quilt for as long as you need.
11:09 am on July 7th, 2012
Rio, I am waiting on pins and needles for Shirley and Laverne. Their hearts will always stay in Colorado, but they may have to watch a few Yankee games now and then!
11:10 am on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie, I am so sorry for your loss. Hugs and love to you, and yours.
11:14 am on July 7th, 2012
BelleStar: You know that I would never, ever shop on-line for bling without you. You are my BFF as far as that goes. I am shopping now to try and help Redbeard and your two-legged mama raise money for the Big Race.
11:24 am on July 7th, 2012
Best thoughts to your mom and dad Wolfie.
11:40 am on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie!…My friend and I send our sympathies to your family…sniffle!
11:44 am on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie, We are thinking of you and keeping your family in our prayers.
Hope Gus is doing better.
Thanks for mentioning the auction for Snowhook, “our team”, Spence.
11:50 am on July 7th, 2012
Bears!…I bet if Golinka had donated one of her Bears it would go for a Million Dollars on this Auction…heh!heh!
12:00 pm on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie — Thoughts and prayers for you and your family at this time. Wookie
12:06 pm on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie, We are sorry for your loss, but glad that your Father-in-law is finally free. Thanks you for letting us know.
12:22 pm on July 7th, 2012
Gus & Boo’s Mom here….
First, Wolfie, I’m so sorry for your loss. If if the passing is a release from worldly pain, it is still a great loss for those left behind. Our thoughts are with you.
Next, Gus…I just got back from the vet. He got quite overwraught on the ride there and was really struggling to breathe when we got in the examining room and he was released from the carrier. The vet couldn’t hear any lung activity at all on one side and took him back for xrays. He is in congestive heart failure and has ALOT of fluid built up in his chest cavity. They showed me examples of a normal chest and then his chest. Because he is still eating and drinking, he got to come back home with me and is being treated with Lasix (fluid pill) just like a human. The vet seems to think that he will respond to this treatment and fairly quickly. We go back for a follow-up on Tuesday afternoon. This is, of course, all related to his heart situation.
Again, I cannot express how much all of the posts and last night’s prayer meant to me and to Gus’s Dad. What a wonderful family you are and I cannot thank you enough.
NOW…let’s go spend some money for Snowhook!! I have bid on something and, so far, have not been outbid. I have to decide if I can sneak another bid in on something else.
12:29 pm on July 7th, 2012
Gus and BooBear’s Mom,
Wow, Maggie and Gus take the same pill. That Lasix is everywhere. Maggie has congestive heart failure also.
12:30 pm on July 7th, 2012
Gus, We are with you and praying for you.
12:36 pm on July 7th, 2012
Wöölife, Love and hug your Mom. Please check SDD.
Gus, Dan takes that pill. It helps him. I hope it helps you.
Front is almost upon us. Dogs and I are hibernating through the pressure changes.
Looks like the heavy storms will be south of us. So north of us this morning, south this afternoon. I’m just hoping for some rain to settle the dust.
I have been outbid. sob.
12:49 pm on July 7th, 2012
Even if no bids are raised, the auction has raised over $1900. That’s very impressive.
1:06 pm on July 7th, 2012
That is very positive news on Gus. Lasix is a remarkable drug and hopefully should do the trick. Wookie
1:22 pm on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie and family: Very sorry to hear of the passing of your family member. Our thoughts are with you and yours.
BooBear & Mom: We pray the new medication will help Gus as it as helped so many others. Please continue to keep us updated on his progress each day.
Staff: We love the bear in his cape!
1:29 pm on July 7th, 2012
Kat!….I think Sage is going to be stuck with Kool Kat forever and ever!….heh!heh!
1:58 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rio – we would be happy to send him to YOU YOU YOU!
2:01 pm on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie – we will say a prayer for a light-hearted, and comfortable journey for your dad’s dad. We are happy for him that he no longer has pain. We are sorry for your dad, because he feels a loss in this world.
We are sending hugs.
2:08 pm on July 7th, 2012
Well, have not heard anything from OTAS, GLAD or YSAS. So the meeting of the new “friend” must be going well.
2:15 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rio! Fairies and flowers have arrived! What can I say? The Prof and I are in awe of your friend’s beautiful work! Thank you so much!
2:16 pm on July 7th, 2012
Sage: Never fear…Kool Kat has a friend here.
2:17 pm on July 7th, 2012
from one kool kat to another. Heh.
2:19 pm on July 7th, 2012
Masquers – we think it would be fun to send him to Rio. Kool Kat would steal all his baseball toys and leave hairballs in his nice, soft bed.
giggle
2:21 pm on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie: My sympathies for your families loss. Your dad’s dad can now rest in peace.
Gus&BooBear: Hoping the lasix has enabled Gus to breathe freely.
2:21 pm on July 7th, 2012
And just think of the fun Kool Kat would have with those little bits of twirled paper! He may be Kool, but he is still a Kat after all.
2:40 pm on July 7th, 2012
Gah!…Thank Dawg that Kool Kat finally got a bid…snort!
2:41 pm on July 7th, 2012
Hmmmph. That guy is too dignified for all that. He can hang out with me and listen to/play kool jazz…summer nights on the pier…his place is here in Seattle.
2:45 pm on July 7th, 2012
Kool!…When I first saw Kool Kat out there, I thought of Maskers…snort!
2:58 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rose!…Did Laverne and Shirley arrive all in one piece??…snort!
3:17 pm on July 7th, 2012
I just heard the Mariners are at the bottom of the American League. The very sad standings are being blamed on management.
3:25 pm on July 7th, 2012
Someone just thought they could outbid us on our auction item. We showed them!
3:37 pm on July 7th, 2012
Hey! My guy Whitey-Lance is up top. I love that dog!
I can not believe the auction! Youse all are awesome.
Kool Kat, Rio and Beau—it sounds like the next boy band to take the world by storm.
3:38 pm on July 7th, 2012
Gus is back on the avatar. This heartens a worried heart. Take care, little guy.
3:43 pm on July 7th, 2012
I love that photo of Whitey-Lance with his bandanna on and the story that goes with it on the auction site.
3:45 pm on July 7th, 2012
SiberH: I was going through re-reading the write-ups that were sent in with the items. I think the descriptions add to the overall item. I laugh every time I read Staff’s comment about showing dissatisfaction with your husband’s ability not to spill things.
4:03 pm on July 7th, 2012
Good Omen – Gus&BooBear at the top!
4:11 pm on July 7th, 2012
Bidding!…Wars!….snort!…Kool Kat is not involved in any of them….heh!heh!
4:16 pm on July 7th, 2012
Thank you everyone, for your sweet words. It helps. It really does.
4:18 pm on July 7th, 2012
Puss N’ Boots!…Someone just showed you something right back…heh!…I love bidding wars…snort!snort!
4:22 pm on July 7th, 2012
Howdy, All. Mom and Pop just got back from all that furniture moving and painting in the not-hardly air conditioned office, in 101 degree heat. They lok awful!
Wolfie, we are sorry for your Dad’s loss, yet happy for the relief he must feel to know that his father is now at piece. Hugs and Kisses from our home to yours.
BooBear, glad Gus is now on Lasix, and the v-e-t’s prognosis is hopeful.
We were outbid while our iPaw was gone!!!! We have rectified the situation.
4:26 pm on July 7th, 2012
Ooo!Oooo!…I was in here having a cool drink of water and a snack!…snort!…Better get back to Auction Central immediately!…grunt!…Where’s my glasses?
4:30 pm on July 7th, 2012
Temps!….Just so youse guys know, Wookie and Howlers are experiencing that 101+ degree heat that we had all week long here…grunt!…Rain is on its way – in a few days that is…wuffle!
4:32 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rebecca!…I need a TV – preferrably Flat Screened – set-up at Auction Central…grunt!…The Rockies are playing the Nationals (wookies team -heh) right now!…sniff!
4:54 pm on July 7th, 2012
It would be so cool to see the quilt that Debbie and Wookie created. The picture is so striking. Unfortunately, it is way out of our treat budget. But oh so pretty!!
4:58 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rio, yes Laverne and Shirley arrived safe and sound! I could see all the care that was taken in packing them for safe arrival. Tonight, they will watch their first Yankee game against those dread Red Sox. The Yankees have won the first two games! Keep me and the girls advised of how the Rockies are doing!
5:01 pm on July 7th, 2012
It is so great to see Gus and BooBear’s avatar. I hope the medicine will make you well soon, Gus.
5:10 pm on July 7th, 2012
Quilt!…That Quilt is the most gorgeous Quilt I have ever seen…snort!… My friend is counting her pennies right now…sniff!
5:25 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rose!…Right off the Bat you are letting those two innocent girls watch the Yankees vs The Red Sox…gasp!wheeze!
Rose!…Check your SDD please…sniffle!
5:36 pm on July 7th, 2012
ROSE!…I forgot to tell you…sniff!…Someone here does not trust the wall-hanger part on the back of the little frame…snort!…So be careful or use something different…grunt!…You’ve been warned…heh!
5:47 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rio: I’m sending AJ over with his tool belt right now. The screen is as big as his wing span. Is that big enough?
5:50 pm on July 7th, 2012
Even the picture does the quilt justice! I love the colors, and how hypnotic the pattern is. Not enough money in my piggy bank.:(
5:51 pm on July 7th, 2012
War!…There is a full-out Pillow Fight going on right now…heh!heh!…Really fun to watch, let me tell ya!…wooooo!
5:51 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rio, checked and responded!
5:56 pm on July 7th, 2012
We are going to go over $2000 with the auction.
Thanks to Gus&BooBear for adding it up earlier in the day. I cannot deal with those large numbers…or any math, really.
6:00 pm on July 7th, 2012
SiberH!…You are so right…snort!
Game!…Are you watching this game? …grunt!…The Knats are up by 2 in the 6th inning…sniff!…AJ got my really big-screen tv set up just in time for me to see them pull ahead…grump!…Thanks AJ.
6:01 pm on July 7th, 2012
$2000!!! Woooo!!!!! Amazing!
We are going to have a very bad thunder storm. Many severe warnings have been issued, and we hear it a-coming. Yip!
6:18 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rio, I haven’t gotten to see that much of the game, so please keep me posted, if you can.
Fellow Sibers, HIT THE DECK!
6:19 pm on July 7th, 2012
Howlers: Remember as long as your head is under the bed, the thunder and lightening can’t get you—at least that is Tenzing’s theory.
Rio: AJ said he left a keg for you as well.
6:20 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rio – it’s 100 here with 106 heat index. At 6:15 in the evening. Global warming? The God Particle Run Amuck?
Wolfie, please accept my sincere sympathy. Losing a dad is a very difficult transition.
Gus – Plunder on, little buddy. We’re with you and your family.
Wish we had enough pennies for Debbie’s quilt. All the auction items are top notch. Good going, Everybody.
6:25 pm on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie’s boy’s roommate took off without paying the June rent, let alone the July rent. Mom and dad stepped in with their check book, but it put a damper on their auction budget. Heh.
6:40 pm on July 7th, 2012
OleyHowlers, take care! We didn’t get a bit of rain. Nada, patooie, zilch, nothing.
After the pressure changes stopped I woke up and went to the river. I panned for gold! Did I get any? Have no idea. Got sparkly things at one point. Mostly sand and small stones. Did find some small quartz with tiny flecks of gold color. Could be fool’s gold though. I also found a mess of small industrial grade garnets. I knew those were in the river. The rock that is the foundation for our house has those in them.
So not enough to help my auction budget. Off to visit what I can’t afford. sob.
6:42 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rain!…We had the really high heat forever! and then finally last night we had some rain…wheeze!…And all that thunder and lightning too…wuffle!…Tonight is supposed to be rainy as well….snort!…I am sending all this weird weather to youse guys in the Central and Eastern part of this here country….heh!heh!…It is smoldering at the game today. No AC even for the announcers – whats up with that?
SiberBid!…heh!….The score is 4 ta 3 the Knats…sniff!…It is the 6th inning so their is plenty of time to swat them…chorkel!
6:43 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rebecca,
The scenario spoken about in the handbag blurb happened after the second time Mr.Staff turned a corner in the van and his coffee slipped out of the cup-holder and poured out on one of my quilted handbags. Sniff. He was quite surprised when his coffee mug went sailing out the window. Heh.
My sisters (traitors) felt sorry for him and bought him one that is supposedly leak proof. But only if it is CLOSED and only if the cup-holder is tight! We are working on that part of the deal.
6:46 pm on July 7th, 2012
Staff and Dawson, To begin with SNORT!
Do you guys have a audio monitor for your mom and dad? We are considering getting one. Don’t want to be waken up by just regular noise though, just cries for help. Know anything?
Also, there is now a “Behind the Scenes” video at http://www.muchiestheseries.com
Snort!
6:46 pm on July 7th, 2012
Staff!…I am laughing here – and I never laugh!…heh!snort!heh!…Now I want to bid on that damned purse…snort!
6:46 pm on July 7th, 2012
We had rain last night about 8. Just at prayer time. It cooled down about 25 degrees and today is just starting to get uncomfortable. It has been great all day.
Maggie and Barb,
Mr.Staff sent me info. about the corn crop getting all burned up. They are talking about it being as bad a crop year as 1988. They mentioned northern Illinois specifically.
6:48 pm on July 7th, 2012
Staff: I suspected that blurb was base on actual events. There are some things you can’t make up. I had a flavor of Chapstick AJ didn’t like. When I was taking a nap one day he took it and threw it out. I suspect it is in the poop pit and there it shall stay.
6:49 pm on July 7th, 2012
http://www.munchiestheseries.com/Munchies/Munchies,_the_Series.html
this link worked for me, the above one didn’t.
6:49 pm on July 7th, 2012
Barb!…She is looking for her new house…snort!…My friend would love to be in a position to either buy Debbie’s Quilt or look for a new house….hmmmm!
6:51 pm on July 7th, 2012
Yuck! That zombie makeup is too good.
6:52 pm on July 7th, 2012
Melanie: the link is saying: “server not found”
6:53 pm on July 7th, 2012
Munchies!…Staff’s link works!…snort!…How great is that? I ask you all, how fun would that be? I want to be a Pug Zombie…sniff!…Has Clarkson, The Producer, thought of that? Pug Zombies???…heh!heh!
6:54 pm on July 7th, 2012
Trouble!…I better get back to Auction Central or I will get in trouble…heh!heh!…Someone has to make supper soon too!…wheeze!
6:56 pm on July 7th, 2012
Thanks, Staff…
6:56 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rebecca, I helped Mom hide from that horrible storm. She was very afraid; I was not.
It is now 74 degrees!
6:57 pm on July 7th, 2012
Dima: You are good to care for your mother.
7:02 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rose, the Yankees game is starting. Make sure Laverne and Shirley are in a good viewing position.
7:03 pm on July 7th, 2012
I’m looking forward to seeing the promo for the Zombie series.
7:13 pm on July 7th, 2012
Losers!…Bad call – Knats winnit – As if the Rockies don’t need any help by theirselves, now the Umps are helping….grumble!spit!…cough!….Someone has to go make supper now and I will be supervising because I am starvin’ marvin…grunt!
7:43 pm on July 7th, 2012
I have no idea why his web site is not working correctly.
Snigglefritz!! That goes on the list for tomorrow.
Darnation! Carpola!
7:52 pm on July 7th, 2012
Could someone besides me try the link again?
http://www.munchiestheseries.com
8:05 pm on July 7th, 2012
Melanie, I just tried it and it worked fine for me.
8:13 pm on July 7th, 2012
Melanie: I got the picture of YSAS and Ophelia pointing the guns and the writing above it says the site is under construction.
8:19 pm on July 7th, 2012
Weird. I have a question in for the support staff of the hosting site.
Not our Staff and not Mike Baker!
I must needs go to sleep. Have finished soaking part of the gardens and watering the other parts.
Note to self: It does not save time to try to switch nozzles when the water remains on.
TTFN
8:20 pm on July 7th, 2012
BelleStar: I hope you got my earlier e-mail, and that you are not upset with me.
8:22 pm on July 7th, 2012
Sammie: I have to share the tv with the Prof and he is watching a favorite of his, Fawlty Towers. The girls may have to wait for tomorrow’s game….
8:27 pm on July 7th, 2012
Wolfie, please add our condolences.
Best to the G and BB family.
Our Rangers have been swept for the first time this season and are in a 5 game losing streak. sigh
Years ago the track for a super-conducting super collider was built near Dallas, but never completed. I am not sure what they are using the 26 mile tunnel is being used for now. (yes, I am a few days behind)
8:38 pm on July 7th, 2012
The Rangers will get their act together.
8:45 pm on July 7th, 2012
Yup, the Twins beat the Rangers yesterday and the Rockies beat the Gnats. The world must be turned upside down!
8:53 pm on July 7th, 2012
Yesterday!…Today we lost to the Knats…grump!
Yankees!…Just for fun and because the are actually broadcasting it, we are watching the Red Sox vs the Yankees…heh!…We just came in from our Right-Before-The-Storm walk…wheeze!…Its getting ready to do some damage out there, thats for sure…yeep!
8:56 pm on July 7th, 2012
Melanie: Link worked here…photo and video came up.
8:58 pm on July 7th, 2012
Red Sox!…Boy, those guys are really RED…heh!…Those shirts!…sniff!…Too damn bad Rose is not watching tonight with us, but we cannot fault the Profs taste in Fawlty Towers….heh!
9:04 pm on July 7th, 2012
Wow!…We just made it in the house before it starting really raining and lightening and thundering outside…YEEP!Wheeze!YEEP!…Someone is very happy while I am trying to find the nearest bed to look under for something I lost earlier…grunt!
9:33 pm on July 7th, 2012
Tomorrow!…Wookie will be taking over early tomorrow at Auction Central. I pity the poor guy…heh!…There are lots.. of bidding wars that have flared up and are simmering right now. Tomorrow I foresee a full out furnace of bids…snort!snort!…At least I am hoping this will happen for Snowhooks sake…wheeze!
AJ-The-Giant!…If you check in tonight you will be amazed…heh!
10:33 pm on July 7th, 2012
Rio: The Giant sent me a text with one word: Wow!
10:43 pm on July 7th, 2012
Wow!…Is the right word!…heh!wheeze!heh!
11:40 pm on July 7th, 2012
Night all.
12:06 am on July 8th, 2012
Some things are enough to keep the mind going even if you have every intention of going to sleep at a decent hour—MPM, did you ever make a steak using your new steak pan?
Okay, good night.