Politics: From To Fetch A Thief
“No avoiding politics these days,” Admin says, “so I ran a search for the word politics or politician in all the books of the Chet and Bernie series so far. I got one hit, from To Fetch A Thief, and here’s the passage:”
“What’s a border, Chet?” Bernie said. I waited to hear. “Just a line on a map, drawn by politicians. Is that supposed to impress us?” I didn’t know. We came to a crossroads, the pavement continuing straight ahead, a dirt track leading off to the side. Bernie pulled over, shut off the engine.
It was real quiet. Bernie twisted around in his seat, gazed at Dos Jorobas. In between the humps lay a little clump of white. “San Anselmo,” Bernie said. “That was our plan. Do we cut and run, let ourselves get pushed around?” Were we getting pushed around? By who? I didn’t know, but getting pushed around was out of the question. I barked. Bernie laughed and gave me a pat. Then he opened the glove box and took out the .38 Special and a box of ammo. “Don’t know about you,” Bernie said, loading the rounds – those rounds, glittering in the sun, a sight I always liked seeing! – into the cylinder. “But I’m in the mood for pushing back.”
Me, too. That was exactly my mood, to a T, whatever that means. There were golf tees, of course, and once in a pro shop I’d gotten into a bit of a – but forget all that. How could this be about golf? Had golf come up in this case, even once? Hey! In fact, it had. I remembered Colonel Drummond on the practice tee – whoa, another T – and those yellow pants. So maybe this was about golf, after all. Fine with me. I was ready for anything, including golfers in yellow pants trying to push us around.
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9:00 am on April 21st, 2012
Good morning everyone. We got a nice long post this morning to make up for the short ones the last couple of days.
Hope everyone is out from under the quilt today.
Sunny but cold this morning in Illinois. Got down below 30 last night, hope the salad greens in the magic garden made it thru. Maybe we should take a picture for Rio, assuming they are still alive!
9:18 am on April 21st, 2012
Melanie, Did the book arrive? Forgot to ask. How is Dan today? Better without the med.?
9:19 am on April 21st, 2012
I love Chet! Hey, I had a thought the other day: I betcha the short story (coming in June!) is our Astrid story. I am not giving up!
9:21 am on April 21st, 2012
Mom and dad are going to San Francisco today to celebrate our oldest son’s birthday. We’ll be in and out.
9:54 am on April 21st, 2012
How about those Yakees? I know it was supposed to be Boston’s big night but too bad. A-Rod was phenomenal.
9:58 am on April 21st, 2012
Greetings plunderers from the middle of the mitten. Cool but sunny day here. I’ve been basking in the sun while mom has been a busy, busy lady. She’s baked a blackberry coffee cake, made a pot of coffee, and has been working on her new quilting project. She’s been sewing, ironing and then cutting more material so she can sew and iron some more.
10:01 am on April 21st, 2012
Barb and MagPie, Yes! The Sherlock Homes book has arrived! Thank you. Now I need time to read it. Going to finally rain today. Thank dog.
Dan is tired and trying to do too much. Franklin is now sitting on him.
About the book series from the 1940’s – 50’s, I once read the first two (original) Elsie Dinsmore books by Martha Finley. They do give a picture of the times. 1867 – 1905
I would not have done well in that when.
An adapted version of the books have been printed but leave out a lot of the harshness of the originals.
Today is a trip to the store. (whoopee) I will take Patsy because she makes everything better.
10:04 am on April 21st, 2012
Good Morning Everyone!
You all are busy doing important stuff.
Me? I’m just waking up!
10:14 am on April 21st, 2012
Good morning Chet and all.
10:20 am on April 21st, 2012
Melanie: Seems like the reprints are never as good as the originals. We have never heard of this series. What is it about?
Oh, Barb! Your lettuce. No!
10:28 am on April 21st, 2012
Here’s another part of Paradise Lost that I like. It’s the first time Satan sees Eve and is awed by her:
“That space the evil one abstracted stood
From his own evil, and for the time remained
Stupidly good, of enmity disarmed,
Of guile, of hate, of envy, or revenge.” (Book IX, line 462)
10:30 am on April 21st, 2012
Rio and Mollypop’s Mom,
What do you think of this article. It sounds legit, but how can you tell?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/hundreds-of-thousands-may-lose-internet-in-july_n_1441260.html
10:44 am on April 21st, 2012
Bear, Good news. All plants survived the cold last night. Yea!
More salads in our near future.
Off to town for Saturday morning errands.
11:24 am on April 21st, 2012
Staff – I heard about this a while ago. Today it’s being reported on many legit web sites. I will wait a day or two for this to sort itself out. Snopes should be reporting on it soon.
11:59 am on April 21st, 2012
MollysMom!…Be sure to let us know when it is safe to go to that “FBI” website to check and “fix” our computers…grunt!
Pickle!…Someone here is in a pickle because she has to finish a project today (or tomorrow!heh!) whether she wants to or not…snort!… With the weather so nice its hard to stay indoors and twirl little bits of colored paper…wheeze!…Plus there is a new computer that needs to be bought today (or tomorrow!heh!)…chuffle!…So much to do, so little weekend.
12:01 pm on April 21st, 2012
Good Morning Everyone,
I have also read several different articles about the end of the internet in July for around a half a million computers.
I feel bad for Spence that Boston lost the game, but I am happy for Rose that the Yankees won. They did it for Rose and Mollypop!
12:05 pm on April 21st, 2012
I do not trust the FBI to “fix” my computer.
I didn’t know it was their site we were supposed to go to to get our “fix”. I didn’t read the articles in depth.
1:07 pm on April 21st, 2012
BearSpiritDog, here’s a link to Wiki that talks about the series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Dinsmore
Chores are done.
Time to rest.
Where’s my book?
BBL
1:34 pm on April 21st, 2012
Good day to all!
The Smoochers have done another job well, and I am out from under the quilt.
Sammy, how about that game yesterday? The NY Highlanders CRUSHED the Red Sox. That made me feel a lot better.
Rio, your e-mail from last night made me LOL! My hair doesn’t catch fire, but the goop they put in it so it won’t gets dry, and hard to get out of my hair.
Bear, I would like to travel back to 1964, so I can see the Beatles arrive at JFK. I was only 5 years old at the time.
1:53 pm on April 21st, 2012
This is from the Houston Zoo. snicker
2:15 pm on April 21st, 2012
Staff: Very timely notice about the FBI warning, which we just saw yesterday on our news link.
Like Siber-H, I fear allowing the government to “fix” anything.
Wookie: What’s your input on this?
(Melanie, now that’s funny!)
2:15 pm on April 21st, 2012
Jasper: Me and my mom wanted to know what kind of quilt your mom was making. Are you a quilt tester too, like me. It’s a very important profession, you know.
Melanie – -When you get a chance to read it, I think you will like the Sherlock Holmes book a lot. And don’t forget the footnotes.
Wookie
2:20 pm on April 21st, 2012
Hey! What if this is some evil conspiracy to take over our computers? Gulp.
2:39 pm on April 21st, 2012
Wöökie, I am enjoying the book and the footnotes.
Who gets “Winter Dance” next? I know I’ve already asked that but during that time period my brain was not available.
3:02 pm on April 21st, 2012
Bear – The problem is that many computers have already been taken over. The infected computers have their Internet ‘go-to’ site addresses hijacked. When the Feds put these guys out of business, on July 9 the Feds pass-thru fix will go away.
The FBI web site is for real and it will check if your computer has been infected:
https://forms.fbi.gov/check-to-see-if-your-computer-is-using-rogue-DNS
3:12 pm on April 21st, 2012
Melanie: Nana said she was glad she didn’t read the book prior to the running of the race. What did you think?
We checked out the Elsie Dinsmore link. In the notes a comment was made concerning something life altering (tongue-in-cheek) that occurred in the second book and that earlier story being different from those that followed. It sounds like there were 2 different versions of the second book?
Also, saw O.Henry wrote a parody called Elsie in New York, which has her dealing with such things as a fictional activist group called The Association for the Prevention of Jobs Being Put Up on Working Girls Looking for Jobs.
B: We love your favorite quotes from Paradise Lost.
3:15 pm on April 21st, 2012
I love the quotes from PL also!
3:16 pm on April 21st, 2012
MollyPop’s Mom: Thank you for the link and the thumbs up. I trust your judgment on this matter.
So, apparently one’s computer virus protection is no protection at all against the DNS Changer Malware?
3:19 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rose: I received a text from Belle Starr this morning that they found out the hard way that the lightening bolt hair goop does not taste like honey on top of AJ’s bagels. She also informed me that she—so that means they—are going to stay with you until you are feeling the tippest of tops and not a second less.
Is this the point I tell you that I have an autograph copy of Winterdance? Or, that I handled for the author several years ago?
3:36 pm on April 21st, 2012
SnowBella! We are VERY impressed!!!
btw: please check your SDD.
3:45 pm on April 21st, 2012
BSD: There is absolutely no need to be impressed. SDD checked and responded to—-thumbs up!
3:53 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rose: My feline (er, canine) friend has also checked in to say “tres amigos en mision muy importante” is a success. They, as per usual, are enjoying your company and are in no hurry to come home.
SnowBella: M & Belle Starr have apparently become quite good friends. Luna just smiles in the background.
Thanks for the thumbs up!
4:31 pm on April 21st, 2012
Melanie, Yes you have to read the footnotes, they are a hoot!
Just ran back into town before the library closed at 3:00. They called and said they had the new Scottoline book that had been requested, Come Home. Was it Wookie’s dad that suggested it?
She is always so good!
5:34 pm on April 21st, 2012
BSD: I think Luna is just happy to that Belle Starr is branching out and that Luna is able to have some alone time. Telling Belle that Masquers isn’t a kat breed of dog feels like telling a child about Santa.
5:47 pm on April 21st, 2012
Time!…What time is it!?…grunt!… The game comes on at 5:00 so I’m told we have just emough time for a Brutal Walk to get back in time to watch the whole game this time…wheeze!
PS: SHE BOUGHT A NEW DELL LAPTOP!…WOOOOOOO!…But we won’t have it till tomorrow…sniff!…Something bout some guys setting it up for her with Anti-Virus and someother necessary software doo-hickies…snort!…15.6 inch SCREEN!…WOOOOO!
5:50 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rio: Congrats on getting a new laptop. My guess it will make your efforts of global domination easier.
6:01 pm on April 21st, 2012
Global domination? I thought Riö was after bigger fish than that.
Dinner? Check!
Start to work? Check!
Hope the storms don’t knock out the electricity.
BBL if I can.
6:12 pm on April 21st, 2012
We have a big snowstorm in the forecast. What to do? What to do?
6:15 pm on April 21st, 2012
My computer is not infected. I went to the site and clicked on the link and poof in about 5 seconds I was told I was not going to shut down in July.
I too was wondering if I wanted to trust that it really was the gov’t. I guess I am just a suspicious person. To my mind it seemed like the perfect way to get a whole bunch of people to click on a bad link. My computer is still running though.
Dawson and the TurtleMan should be on the road back from Chicago. I hope they had a good time with Chris and that they aren’t too sad. I suspect they are sad though.
Quilts all around tonight I think.
6:35 pm on April 21st, 2012
Snow? Princess Sam what is going on? I thought that you couldn’t get snow to save yourself this winter and now you are getting it in late April????
“What a long strange trip it’s been.”
6:38 pm on April 21st, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pafY6sZt0FE
6:51 pm on April 21st, 2012
Staff: Your computer is still running, but with an added bonus. Heh, heh…just kidding.
We know Chris loved having Dawson & the Turtleman visit. He is always in our prayers.
Sammy: Say what…SNOW??? It’s almost May you know. Even Snowhook is all sunshine and flowers.
Rio: Hurray for the new laptop! You may be one of the few that will be computer-virus free.
6:52 pm on April 21st, 2012
Oh boy – Sam is right – there’s a big storm coming. They said the higher elevations, like ski country, might get over a foot of snow. Well, I refuse to accept it, so there. In October 2006 I lived in Buffalo and we had 2 feet of snow. It was 50 degrees and the trees had leaves. The heavy snow brought all the trees down and I was without electricity for 8 days. Our trees are now getting leaves and I’m not, simply not, doing this again.
6:59 pm on April 21st, 2012
The computer check for this latest problem really is harmless. It checks against a known database that the evildoers divert infected users to, and if you get the green screen, you know you never got the problem in the first place.
Some of the info I picked up said this problem was well infested into porn sites.
7:09 pm on April 21st, 2012
MPM, I clicked on the link you gave us, but then it said I had to enter my ip address. I have no idea what that is so I couldn’t do it. How would I know what my provider’s address is?
7:11 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rio: WoooHooo! A new computer! Can’t wait for you to get it!
Rebecca and Bear: Sometimes I prolong my time under the quilt because I just love the Smoochers and their company. I am happy they are staying for a while.
I told Belle Starr about that hair goop…..
7:20 pm on April 21st, 2012
MagPie – the program should have found your ip address automagically. However, I also use this when necessary:
http://www.find-ip-address.org/
7:41 pm on April 21st, 2012
MPM, OK I went to the find ip link and it gave me 9 numbers with some periods in between. Is that my ip address? Sorry I am so dim about this stuff, but I do appreciate your help.
7:43 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rio. That is terrific news about the laptop. Does this also mean that a new mission may be on the horizon. Agent 00Wookie is ready and willing and able for whatever you require.
Did youse guys see that a Chicago White Sox pitcher (Philip Humber) threw a perfect game earlier today against the Seattle Mariners. Only the 20th perfect game in MLB history. T&G — FYI, that is even better than kicking a touchdown in football or sinking a three-point shot in horseshoes.
Wookie
7:57 pm on April 21st, 2012
MagPie – Tell Barb that number with the dots is the ip address.
7:58 pm on April 21st, 2012
Green!…Okay I tested Green, but what does this sentence mean MollysMom?…snort!…“Please note, however, that if your ISP is redirecting DNS traffic for its customers you would have reached this site even though you are infected.”…grunt!…Somehow I still don’t feel safe..sniff!
8:00 pm on April 21st, 2012
Website!…Theres a website called, “All Poodled-Up!” that I was going to visit…snort!…But now with this threat of infection hanging over my flat head I don’t think I will go out there…grumble!
8:01 pm on April 21st, 2012
I tested green also, but I have the same question as Rio.
Leave it to the government to tell us we are safe, but in the same sentence, they tell us we may not be safe. GAH
8:02 pm on April 21st, 2012
Ha ha, yes! Yes! Yankees beat Boston again. I know I should feel sorry, with this being the anniversary of Fenway, but woo hoo!
8:05 pm on April 21st, 2012
Sammie!…Right after we finished the Brutal Walk her mother wanted someone to go get burgers from the local Sports Bar…grunt!…So off she went even though the Rockies game was just about to start. She figured she could watch it at the restaurant…snort!…Nope, all those guys there were watching the Yankess vs Red Sox game…heh!heh!
8:05 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rio – In the message you got – your ISP might have a problem. Your ISP is your Internet Service Provider, like Yahoo. It’s doubtful that they have a problem.
8:12 pm on April 21st, 2012
Evil-Twin!….snort!…On our walk we ran into Beau’s look-a-like…grunt!…Only she was black and white because she was part English Bulldawg. Her tail was bobbed off. She jumped up on my friend just like Beau does and her face looked just like his…heh!heh!…Poor thing.
8:15 pm on April 21st, 2012
Walk!…Also on our walk we stopped at a big ole yard sale…snort!…They were packing it in, callit quits. My friend looked around and found a little thing she wants to incorporate into so quilling project…grunt!…She said Alice the Hypnotic Kat would probably want to have this little item…heh!heh!
8:16 pm on April 21st, 2012
Typing!…I’m having a hard time typing after that long walk…wheeze!…My paws hurt…yeep!
8:30 pm on April 21st, 2012
Mollypop’s Mom, Thanks for your help with our latest technical problem. I am just going to trust the green and forget about it.
8:35 pm on April 21st, 2012
We are giving up MPM, and will wait till July and see what happens. After all that, it gave me a message that said our ip address wasn’t set up for something or other. Bottom line, it didn’t tell us.
8:38 pm on April 21st, 2012
Barb!…You haven’t been visiting any of those strange chicken websites lately, have you?…bawwwkkk!
8:40 pm on April 21st, 2012
Quick in and out here.
Bella, please check SDD
8:43 pm on April 21st, 2012
Hello!…To you too Miz Melanie…grunt!
8:50 pm on April 21st, 2012
I think the exact word was configured – my ip address was not configured to blah blah.
Maybe Rio is right, it’s no doubt the chicken websites, or maybe the goat ones. How did you know?
8:54 pm on April 21st, 2012
Guess!…Just a peckish gusess Barb!…heh!
SiberH!…Did you see Eric Young Jr steal Second Base?…wooooo!…That little guy can move!…snort!
9:06 pm on April 21st, 2012
I’m here, Rio. I’m watching the game. GO ROCKIES!!
9:13 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rio, This month the Rockies are looking for THE fan from NM. I think I’ll send them my photo with my Rockies cap on and tell them that I watch the games with my pal, a pug, in Colorado. That might get their attention and maybe I would win.
9:18 pm on April 21st, 2012
Contest!…I was hoping you would enter that contest SiberH!…heh!heh!…You never know! You and yer maw and paw might be staying in a nice hotel downtown and taking in a game or two!…snort!snort!
9:33 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rio, I would take you along as a guest.
9:35 pm on April 21st, 2012
Guest!…I was hoping you would say that Siberh!…snort!
9:43 pm on April 21st, 2012
I have an even better idea—The two-leggeds stay home and you and me and Wookie go. (If I win)
9:46 pm on April 21st, 2012
I think SiberH is a shoo-in to win. How many Huskies wearing Rockies caps and bringing their Pug friends, also wearing Rockies caps, are in that contest.
9:49 pm on April 21st, 2012
Geeze!… That Ryan Braun is too much…snort!…No more “slump” for him….yeep!…I remember that guy from last year by golly..sniff!
Wookie!…We most definitely will have to have Wookie join us for free tickets, free hotel, food, beer! You name it!…Wooo!…If you win. Please remember to actually enter the contest….heh!
9:59 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rio? What did you find, Huh? Huh? Huh?
Puleeeeze….
10:01 pm on April 21st, 2012
Thank you for the encouragement Princess Sam.
I’ll remember, Rio. I’ll remember.
To quote the Rockies’ announcer, that was an “ugly inning”.
10:01 pm on April 21st, 2012
We got a small, but early start on next seasons’s firewood. When AJ came back from town a tree had fallen across the driveway. He walked to the house and grabbed his chainsaw.
He had to get a new drill at the hardware store and picked up a new and improved hammer for the building projects we have for this summer. I gave him his last hammer- a small tool—which I put sparkly stickers and ribbons on it. My theory was along the same lines of buying cheap sunglasses. It’s the expensive sunglasses always seemed to get scratched or last, but the cheap glasses are like roaches. He wouldn’t lose the bedazzled and ribboned hammer—this was my theory. And it worked. He used that hammer despite comments from friends and our closest neighbors. I can’t decide between a red or green ribbon for the new hammer.
10:15 pm on April 21st, 2012
Time to say adieu. Be back tomorrow. Sweet dreams, all.
10:17 pm on April 21st, 2012
Mom bought a set of flowered tools for herself, figuring that dad wouldn’t use them. It didn’t work. He used them and stored them away in the big bins in the garage, along with all the other tools that mom can never find.
10:18 pm on April 21st, 2012
I bet it’s a chicken, Alice!
10:21 pm on April 21st, 2012
Once I bought myself a small spade for gardening. The man at the garden center recommended painting the handle pink to keep my husband from ‘borrowing’ it. However it has such a tiny head that he doesn’t care for it at all. It is perfect for me though.
10:24 pm on April 21st, 2012
Us too. Buenas Noches.
See you all manana – Bear
10:30 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rio, You need to bring the red blob out of storage. I know it means loss, but it also cheers me up.
I bet we could order Prime Rib if we get to that hotel in Denver. (If I win)
10:41 pm on April 21st, 2012
We should do a write-in effort for SiberH to win the contest.
10:50 pm on April 21st, 2012
Thanks Rebecca
Night Everyone
10:52 pm on April 21st, 2012
Frozen!…GRUMP!…this is the LAST time I will have to suffer through with this ole computer freezing up on me…grumble!
SiberH!…Check your SDD before you saw logs tonight…snort!…Here you go pal!…dammit!…To hell they lost!
10:59 pm on April 21st, 2012
Alice!…heh!…You will just have to wait until the Spring Boutique opens up…snort!… Lets just say that when I saw it I immediately thought of you and your “power” to control small innocent beings….grunt!…It will be set in with some tasteful quilling….heh!
11:04 pm on April 21st, 2012
Rio, I will keep an eye out for the correct quilling.
Dawson is home and safe. Alice M. is trying to get me to feed her. I think she will succeed. So…g’nite now.
11:04 pm on April 21st, 2012
Chicken!…If we find the right Chicken at those yard-sales she said she will get it and make a quilling project with Barb in mind…heh!….She says we have to start taking some of my Treat Budget money along with us just in case…sniff!….Huh?!
11:11 pm on April 21st, 2012
Early!…Someone says its time. She didn’t sleep well last night and today was quite exciting what with the big big purchase and all…grunt!…Its about damned time she shelled out some cash for a new computer…snort!….Tomorrow can’t come quick enough for me!me!me!….WOOOOOOO!….Goodnight All!
11:19 pm on April 21st, 2012
Heh, heh, heh, heh, I’m still up. Not for long though.
Bella? Check your SDD.
TTFN
12:00 am on April 22nd, 2012
Melanie: Checked and response sent.
1:36 am on April 22nd, 2012
I hope Stinky Mama is having a successful show!
10:26 am on April 28th, 2012
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