Bacon’s Spooktoberfest – Day 2

BACON’s SPOOKTOBERFEST

Welcome my friends to October 1, 2018 – we all know what that means.  It’s time for Bacon’s Spooktoberfest!  A month full of things that go bump in the middle of the night.  The strange noises that vibrate through the house.  The kind of eerie creepiness that settles in that you just want to run to your room and hide under your bed… Shivers.  I almost scared myself.  So friends stay tuned to my blog for excitement. This year, we are doing things a little different.  We are writing a continuous story for 31 days of Bacon’s Spooktoberfest.  So if you miss a day, you can catch up.  Have a fun and scary month sweet friends.

And don’t worry, you can always hold my hoof. 

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Barks!  Us all alone in the house.  I’m so excited my tail won’t stop wagging.  After the ‘family meeting’, we all ran to Bacon’s room for our own little anipal meeting.  We can’t let the humans know how excited we are.  We will rock this house, stay up as long as we want, eat what we want and watch anything we want on television.  OMD – it will be a blast.  I call Animal Planet.

Meow – I just want to be left alone on the big bed.  I may need help setting my number on the Select Comfort to a happy 60 – that number is purfect for my spine.  Houdini – there is enough televisions in this house that we all can watch what we want.  I gotta see me some Jackson Galaxy.  That man thinks he is the cat whisperer.  He is so wrong.  Man will never rules us cats – ever.  Meows.

Oinks – We gotta set a plan in motion guys.  When nana visits, we gotta make sure she leaves all of our goodies out and makes popcorn.  I call the television in the living room.  I just love stretching out on the chaise.  That thing was made for my curvy body.  And the ottoman next to it holds my laptop.  OMP – I can spend hours on the computer and there’s no one to tell me to get off.  I may have died and gone to heaven.  But guys, we can’t be too happy in front of mom/dad.  You know we gotta make sure they think we will be miserable and miss them – as if – snorts with piggy laughter.  And don’t worry, I have dad’s credit card number.  We can order pizza and have it delivered.  That kid on Home Alone will have nothing on us!

 

Are You Ready for Some Bowl Games??

 First off, let’s talk about the most important bowl game today – Puppy Bowl. The show starts promptly at 3PM on the Animal Planet.  If you’ve never seen the Puppy Bowl, you really need to watch it today.  It is totally awesome and keeps me busy cheering for hours.  Daddy has his game later today (which I’ll tell you about in a minute) and I have my game with the Puppy Bowl.

And don’t think that the Puppy Bowl is just about a lot of puppies on the screen doing nothing.  There’s actually a referee, puppy touchdowns, penalties, timeouts and substitutions.  That’s right – it’s a Puppy Bowl to see!

The rules are easy.  Puppies go on the field and when a puppy drags one of the football shaped toys into the end zone, a puppy touchdown is declared.  If a puppy has an accident on the field by ‘going to the bathroom’, a penalty is called.  If the water bowls need to be refilled or puppies get into a fight, timeouts are called.  And, you know what they call it when the puppies get into squabbles?  Unnecessary rrruuufffness.  Snorts.  And if the puppies fall asleep, substitutions are sent in to play.

Over the years, they’ve had different ‘cheerleaders’.  In the past, I’ve seen hedgehogs, bunny cheerleaders, chicken cheerleaders and my favorite in 2012 was the Piggy Pep Squad.  Personally, I think they need to bring the Piggy Pep Squad back.  I would *so* want to try out  for the team.  I think I have what it takes.  I have the look.  I have the chemistry.  I have the personality.  I can dance.

But if the Puppy Bowl doesn’t it do it for you, you can always wait for dad’s game later today at 6:30PM.  THE Super Bowl.  Two really good teams will be going head to head – New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles.

And don’t forget the half time show on the Super Bowl either.  This year they are going to have Justin Timberlake performing.

And the other thing about the Super Bowl, you *have* to watch the commercials.  They are usually the most hilarious commercials to remember for the night.  So my friends, get your snacks and drinks ready.  Go to the potty early so you can enjoy all of the fun today.  Get comfy on the couch.  I’m going to be watching the shows all day long.  And hopefully, mom will pop me some popcorn.

Are you ready for some football!?

 

Are You Ready for Some Bowl Games??

 First off, let’s talk about the most important bowl game today – Puppy Bowl. The show starts promptly at 3PM on the Animal Planet.  If you’ve never seen the Puppy Bowl, you really need to watch it today.  It is totally awesome and keeps me busy cheering for hours.  Daddy has his game later today (which I’ll tell you about in a minute) and I have my game with the Puppy Bowl.

And don’t think that the Puppy Bowl is just about a lot of puppies on the screen doing nothing.  There’s actually a referee, puppy touchdowns, penalties, timeouts and substitutions.  That’s right – it’s a Puppy Bowl to see!

The rules are easy.  Puppies go on the field and when a puppy drags one of the football shaped toys into the end zone, a puppy touchdown is declared.  If a puppy has an accident on the field by ‘going to the bathroom’, a penalty is called.  If the water bowls need to be refilled or puppies get into a fight, timeouts are called.  And, you know what they call it when the puppies get into squabbles?  Unnecessary rrruuufffness.  Snorts.  And if the puppies fall asleep, substitutions are sent in to play.

Over the years, they’ve had different ‘cheerleaders’.  In the past, I’ve seen hedgehogs, bunny cheerleaders, chicken cheerleaders and my favorite in 2012 was the Piggy Pep Squad.  Personally, I think they need to bring the Piggy Pep Squad back.  I would *so* want to try out  for the team.  I think I have what it takes.  I have the look.  I have the chemistry.  I have the personality.  I can dance.

And you can’t miss the Kitty half time show!  It’s going to be a blast for sure!

But if the Puppy Bowl doesn’t it do it for you, you can always wait for dad’s game later today at 6:30PM.  THE Super Bowl.  Two really good teams will be going head to head – New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons.

This year, we have extra shout outs for the Atlanta Falcons since they are our home team.  Rise Up!!  Who will you be cheering for?  Are you pulling for Tom Brady or Matt Ryan?

And don’t forget the half time show on the Super Bowl either.  This year they are going to have Lady Gaga performing.

And the other thing about the Super Bowl, you *have* to watch the commercials.  They are usually the most hilarious commercials to remember for the night.  So my friends, get your snacks and drinks ready.  Go to the potty early so you can enjoy all of the fun today.  Get comfy on the couch.  I’m going to be watching the shows all day long.  And hopefully, mom will pop me some popcorn.

Are you ready for some football!?

 

Paw Time with Houdini

Hey my friends and welcome to another week of my Paw Time with Houdini.  Things have been a little scattered around here lately.  Summer is right around the corner and with that comes heat – which the oinker hates and I can’t blame him one tiny little bit.  Also some has a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks – whistles and looks all innocent and cute.  Mom has started her DIEt thingy again and is making daddy do it with her.  This is hilarious – why do you ask?  Cause mommy whines.  I know!  I didn’t know that either.  But apparently here and this thing called chocolate have a love/hate relationship.  Mommy loves it but she hates what it does to her butt.  Barks!  Anyone else have that problem?

A while back my friends Samuel and Wallace sent all of us a care package here at the Hotel Thompson.  One of the things they sent was pupcorn.  I gotta tell you, I absolutely ❤ that stuff!  Mommy puts it in a little dish for me and her and dad will let me eat out of it after dinner.  Oh my puppy!  It’s so good!  But I eat politely.  I take one little piece from the container, eat it and then go back for more.  All during this time, my sweet daddy will hold the container for me.  Isn’t that awesome?!

And don’t worry, daddy also gives the purr things and the oinker a piece here/there as well.  And yep, they love it too.  We love eating this pupcorn when our favorite movies come on the Animal Planet.  Who wouldn’t, right?  So my friends Samuel and Wallace – thank you bunches and bunches from all of us anipals here at the Hotel Thompson  – Ya’ll rock!

And another funny thing.  I’m a Yorkshire Terrier and we can be known for being how shall I say this – more active than a runner in a marathon – barks!  I’m on the constant go-go-go, running around the Hotel Thompson, jumping off the pig like he’s my personal trampoline and chasing the purr things – or them chasing me!

Well when I land, I land HARD.  Mommy says I sleep like a rock at times.  Daddy says that when I sleep, I’m his little angel – barks!  But don’t worry – when I sleep, I’m dreaming of the things I love to do… like running some more!

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Well that’s all for me my friends – yawns – I hope you had a wonderful week as well.  Happy weekend!

 

Are You Ready for Some Bowl Games??

 First off, let’s talk about the most important bowl game today – Puppy Bowl X. The show starts promptly at 3PM on the Animal Planet.  If you’ve never seen the Puppy Bowl, you really need to watch it today.  It is totally awesome and keeps me busy cheering for hours.  Daddy has his game later today (which I’ll tell you about in a minute) and I have my game with the Puppy Bowl.

And don’t think that the Puppy Bowl is just about a lot of puppies on the screen doing nothing.  There’s actually a referee, puppy touchdowns, penalties, timeouts and substitutions.  That’s right – it’s a Puppy Bowl to see!

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The rules are easy.  Puppies go on the field and when a puppy drags one of the football shaped toys into the end zone, a puppy touchdown is declared.  If a puppy has an accident on the field by ‘going to the bathroom’, a penalty is called.  If the water bowls need to be refilled or puppies get into a fight, timeouts are called.  And, you know what they call it when the puppies get into squabbles?  Unnecessary rrruuufffness.  Snorts.  And if the puppies fall asleep, substitutions are sent in to play.

Over the years, they’ve had different ‘cheerleaders’.  These little cute hedgehogs holding pom-poms were a huge hit last year.  I’m kind of hoping they make a comeback this year.  Aren’t they just adorably cute?!  In the past, they’ve also had bunny cheerleaders, chicken cheerleaders and my favorite in 2012 was the Piggy Pep Squad.  Personally, I think they need to bring the Piggy Pep Squad back.  I would *so* want to try out  for the team.  I think I have what it takes.  I have the look.  I have the chemistry.  I have the personality.  I can dance.

And you can’t miss the Kitty half time show!  It’s going to be a blast for sure!

But if the Puppy Bowl doesn’t it do it for you, you can always wait for dad’s game later today – THE Super Bowl.  Two really good teams will be going head to head – New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks.

And don’t forget the half time show on the Super Bowl either.  This year they are going to have Katy Perry performing.

And the other thing about the Super Bowl, you *have* to watch the commercials.  They are usually the most hilarious commercials to remember for the night.  So my friends, get your snacks and drinks ready.  Go to the potty early so you can enjoy all of the fun today.  Get comfy on the couch.  I’m going to be watching the shows all day long.  And hopefully, mom will pop me some popcorn.

Are you ready for some football!?

 

Mom and Dad’s New Game – Answers

Hey my friends – today I’m giving you the answers from mom and dad’s new game that I posted about yesterday.  Remember, I showed you a picture to guess but did not give you any clues like how many letters or words the answer was.  My deviled Ham side came out to play – snorts. The answer are posted below – how many did you get right?  Remember these are the game answers and the game’s way of thinking.  Should be interesting.

EXAMPLE 

You have to put on your thinking cap and really look at the pictures.  By looking at this picture to the left, you see a man, a boat and a tiger.  The conclusion:  Life of Pi

Does that blow your mind?  Now figure out these –

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Picture 1 –  

By looking at the nail and the manicure, you are suppose to get beauty.  The lady has a crown so she is a Queen.

The answer – beauty queen.

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                   Picture 2 –

This one took mom and dad a bit to figure out.  The number 10 means perfect in this illustration.  The umbrella with the rain means storm.

The answer – Perfect Storm

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Picture 3 –

A house – that’s kind of obvious however the tree throws you a bit.  The illustration of a woman in a wedding dress means wife.

The answer – housewife

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 Picture 4 –

Candy is obvious as well as apple.

The answer – Candy Apple

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Picture 5 –

This one is one of the more simple ones.  There’s a piggy – yay me – snorts.  Then there’s a bag of money.

The answer – Piggy Bank

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Picture 6 –

This is one that really blew mom and dad’s mind.  It’s deep.  You have to really look at the pictures.  A snowflake, the sun, the leaves – and then you shake your head in confusion huh?

The answer – Four Seasons

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 Picture 7 –

Another one that requires a little thinking.  There’s a cat, a dog and a horse with a world looking image. What could it be.  Oh – now it’s obvious –

The answer – Animal Planet

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 Picture 8 –

I leave you with another one that your probable got right.  A snake and a set of eyes.

The answer – Snake Eyes

 

 

 

 

 

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Are You Ready for Some Bowl Games??

 First off, let’s talk about the most important bowl game today – Puppy Bowl X. The show starts promptly at 3PM on the Animal Planet.  If you’ve never seen the Puppy Bowl, you really need to watch it today.  It is totally awesome and keeps me busy cheering for hours.  Daddy has his game later today (which I’ll tell you about in a minute) and I have my game with the Puppy Bowl.

And don’t think that the Puppy Bowl is just about a lot of puppies on the screen doing nothing.  There’s actually a referee, puppy touchdowns, penalties, timeouts and substitutions.  That’s right – it’s a Puppy Bowl to see!

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The rules are easy.  Puppies go on the field and when a puppy drags one of the football shaped toys into the end zone, a puppy touchdown is declared.  If a puppy has an accident on the field by ‘going to the bathroom’, a penalty is called.  If the water bowls need to be refilled or puppies get into a fight, timeouts are called.  And, you know what they call it when the puppies get into squabbles?  Unnecessary rrruuufffness.  Snorts.  And if the puppies fall asleep, substitutions are sent in to play.

Over the years, they’ve had different ‘cheerleaders’.  These little cute hedgehogs holding pom-poms were a huge hit last year.  I’m kind of hoping they make a comeback this year.  Aren’t they just adorably cute?!  In the past, they’ve also had bunny cheerleaders, chicken cheerleaders and my favorite in 2012 was the Piggy Pep Squad.  Personally, I think they need to bring the Piggy Pep Squad back.  I would *so* want to try out  for the team.  I think I have what it takes.  I have the look.  I have the chemistry.  I have the personality.  I can dance.

And you can’t miss the Kitty half time show!  It’s going to be a blast for sure!

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But if the Puppy Bowl doesn’t it do it for you, you can always wait for dad’s game later today at 6:30PM.  THE Super Bowl.  Two really good teams will be going head to head – Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos. 

Do you have a favorite team?  I think mom/dad are leaning towards the Denver Broncos.  They like the quarterback from the Broncos – Peyton Manning.  Go Broncos!

And don’t forget the half time show on the Super Bowl either.  This year they are going to have Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing. 

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And the other thing about the Super Bowl, you *have* to watch the commercials.  They are usually the most hilarious commercials to remember for the night.  So my friends, get your snacks and drinks ready.  Go to the potty early so you can enjoy all of the fun today.  Get comfy on the couch.  I’m going to be watching the shows all day long.  And hopefully, mom will pop me some popcorn.    

Are you ready for some football!?

 

I.am.so.gullible.

Okay, I admit it. With mom’s work schedule and our ‘regular’ per say television shows during the week, we get behind on other shows and activities. I think that is so normal.

Tuesday night, we didn’t have much going for us on television on our ‘regular’ line up so we ventured out to the Animal Planet. It’s a great channel – it has animals on it – how could we ever go wrong?

So after dinner, mom reviews the television guide and we chose a show called “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives”. We at the Hotel Thompson absolutely LOVE shows like this. They are educational, interesting and by George they are scary! Shivers – think about it. Do we really know everything that is under that vast ocean? I think not.

Mom/dad have been deep sea fishing several times in the past. They’ve often wondered with them being in such a tiny boat – compared to how big the sea is – what is under them. Heck, they have even thought this when they have traveled on cruise ships. The ocean is HUGE and very, very deep. And, scientists are finding new animals all of the time.

So, the title of this show on television last night, “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives” didn’t sway us to think that it wouldn’t be good. I mean yeah, megalodon sharks were prehistoric, right? Let’s reflect on some of the things we learned from the show last night.

Megalodon means roughly giant tooth. This term is really true when you think about the size of their teeth. A megalodon tooth was 7 inches long. Seven.inches. That’s over a half foot long. Watch out Freddy Kreuger.

A megalodon’s bite is fierce. It’s force when biting is enough to crush the skull of a prehistoric whale. This is compared to like you and I biting a grape – that easily. Shivers to mergatroid.

A megalodon is big. Do you understand that? B.I.G. Like 60 – 100 feet long big.

A megalodon’s closest relative per say is the Great White Shark. Okay, count me out on that family reunion. I’ll pass – enough said. Shivers.

So we invest some time in this great and wonderful show last night. It starts off with four people on a boat in the middle of the ocean in South Africa. They are all happy, taking videos, laughing and having a great time. The guy goes fishing and feels something on the line. It shows him reeling and reeling and reeling in the line…. flash forward 2 hours later. Whatever was on the line breaks off and it is now night time. Then, BAM, something hits the boat but never fear the video is still running. The camera is shaking, the video is jumping, everyone is screaming. It kind of reminded me of that old scary movie, “Blair Witch Project”. Then, something completely destroys the boat and the people disappear.

Days later, miraculously they find the video and are able to adjust the jumpy, screaming footage enough to hear, “Oh no shark”. Alright, I know. This should have given us some clue. When they are able to revive a video camera that was in the water, submerged fully, for who knows how long and then to pick up on, “Oh no shark”. At this point, daddy started laughing. Me and mom was ssshh’ing him to be quiet so we could hear. We were mesmerized to say the least. Daddy tried to talk and we both gave him the all knowing raised eyebrow look of hush. He finally conceded and sat in silence with a smug look on his face.

Me and mom were spellbound. What the heck was this huge shark in the water?! Then they started showing coverage from all over the world and calling some sharks submarines. Okay, just because we’ve never heard of a submarine shark, doesn’t mean anything. I mean, we are not marine biologists so we didn’t know. This show was good.

Okay, maybe not really good. Some of the so called biologists were in some way kind of weird on camera. We just chalked that up to them not being actors – snorts. The last five minutes of the show, this little blurb runs on the screen:

“Though certain events and characters in this film have been dramatized, sightings of ‘submarine’ continue to this day”.

What? Huh? Okay, we knew that megalodon’s didn’t exist but this wasn’t a ‘real’ documentary show. We looked over at daddy sitting so smug on his couch. He finally said, “Can I talk now?” Well yeah, this show bites now please do. That’s when he proceeded to tell us about this show being on the Discovery Channel a couple of weeks ago and people were upset because of the ending. Well, dad, you could have told us this an hour ago! I’m sorry, what channel were we watching? Sci-Fi? Comedy channel? Nope, sweet ole Animal Planet.

Snorts – what’s on the television next? Oh, that’s another blog in itself. We made the mistake of wasting another hour of our lives watching, “Voodoo Sharks”. This show was about the mysterious ‘Rookin’ who is a killer shark in the bayous of Louisiana. And, I kid you not when I tell you the captain of the hunt was… drum roll please… Captain Blimp.

Did I mention we have no lives on Tuesday nights?

 

Another Television Show I Like

  Hello friends – there’s another television show that I’ve been watching that I want to share with you.  I hope that you’ve had a chance to watch some of the others that I’ve recommended.  I know it seems weird for this piggy to have his own line up of desired shows but really it’s not.  I guess that’s why mom/dad gave me my own television in my room.  That way I can watch my favorites 🙂  Yeah, I may be a little spoiled like that.

This show is called Off the Hook, Extreme Catches.  I’m a little addicted to this one and I have to admit that dad also LOVES this show.  Sometimes, he sneaks in my room to watch it with me.  It’s a guy thing.

The host is Eric Young.  Does that name sound familiar to you?  Look closely at this picture which was taken from the Animal Planet – yep another show on the Animal Planet – YAY!

Eric Young used to be a professional wrestler.  He went by the name of Eric Young although his real name is Jeremy Fritz.  Now do you recognize him?

So bottom line is you have a big wrestler who likes to fish.  What more could you ask for?  And ladies – he doesn’t leave you out.  As mom says sometimes when she’s watching the show “Hubba, hubba”.  I’m not really sure what she means by that.  All I know, she says that when he comes on the screen with an itsy bitsy tiny speedo.  Man, put some clothes on is what this oinker says.

So Eric Young goes all over America and fishes in extreme ways.  It’s kind of like watching the famous Bill Dance fishing with a little bit of MacGyver in the mix.  It’s very entertaining.

So the next time you’re wondering what to watch on television on a Sunday night – check out the Animal Planet at 8:00PM.  Let me know what you think.

 

Happy Friday and Great Television

HAPPY FRIDAY MY FRIENDS!

It’s time to let the good times roll and have a great long weekend. Mommy is actually taking off today from the worky place. Extra snuggles for me! I think her and dad are going out for a bit to get into some kind of trouble. I’m not sure what kind yet but I’m sure it will be fun.

I’ve watched a couple of exciting shows on television lately that I wanted to share with you. Maybe you’ve seen them too?

The first show I want to talk about is Treehouse Masters. WOW – is the first thing I have to oink. This show is beyond words at times. Pete Nelson is the treehouse master. You know how mom is the pig whisperer? Pete Nelson is the tree whisperer! This show comes on the Animal Planet at 10:00PM on Friday nights. I have the television automatically programmed in my room to watch it.

These are not your everyday treehouses like you might have had growing up. These are adult treehouses with the works. I’ve seen shows where they have kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, showers, televisions – everything! One time, Pete Nelson built one that housed a beer brewery! It was out of this world! This picture attached came off of the Animal Planet web page. If you haven’t seen this show, you must check it out.

And trust me, adult treehouses don’t come cheap. I thought it would be awesome for this little oinker to have his own pighouse. But, dad on the other hand took me down to reality. Some of the treehouses that Pete Nelson puts together costs anywhere between $45,000 – $250,000! Yep, shocker huh? But you should check out the show and look at the amazing work he does with his crew. It would definitely be worth having your very own pighouse – hint hint daddy.

Another show that I’ve enjoyed a lot is called My Cat From Hell. This show also comes on the Animal Planet on Saturday nights at 8:00PM.

The host of the show is Jackson Galaxy. He is by far the cat whisperer among being a musician, song writer and actor. I really do believe down deep that he has a telepathic communication with the purr things. He has turned some terror cats into lap kitties on the show. This is a picture of Jackson Galaxy taken off of the Animal Planet web page. Doesn’t that purr thing look so content!

I’m thinking he might need to come here to the Hotel Thompson to help Hemi with his aggression of slapping this little piggy on the butt! What say you?

Be sure to check these two shows out and let me know what you think. I think they are absolutely pigawesome! Have a great weekend my friends.