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Lewis and Clark
Last Sunday, Ricky and I discovered a brand-new hiking area. Well, all right, we didn’t actually discover it. My friend Sarah, who has China the chow chow, told me about it, but Ricky and I did have the whole place to ourselves on Sunday. Well, all right, not exactly to ourselves — but there cer…
Playoffs
Yesterday on the FAN, Joe and Evan were analyzing the Jets’ dwindling playoff chances. I have to admit — earmuffs, Robby — they were more bullish than I am at the moment. Their conversation brought to mind a recent family discussion about what Ricky likes
most. Of course, we then started ranki…
The Beagle Has Landed
Yeah, yeah, yeah — the beagle actually landed four weeks ago. I know that. I thought of this title the day after writing “It’s a Wrap,” my first post LA/XC-2 report, and have been wishing I’d used it ever since. Sort of the way Barack felt, I’m sure, on October 4, when he thought of all his gre…
LA/XC-2: It’s a Wrap! (Part 1)
LA/XC-2 SUMMARY
Total state tally LA/XC-2: 26 (Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virg…
Falcons Win! Jets Lose! Beagle Man and Ricky Make It Home to CT!
LA/XC-2 DAYS TWENTY-THREE, TWENTY-FOUR, TWENTY-FIVE, AND TWENTY-SIX: LEAVING AUSTIN; LOUISIANA-MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA; ATLANTA; DELAWARE
Day Twenty-three mileage: 453
Day Twenty-four mileage: 457
Day Twenty-five mileage: 260
Day Twenty-six mileage: 676
Total L…
Marfa Who?
LA/XC-2 DAYS TWENTY-ONE AND TWENTY-TWO: SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO; AUSTIN, TEXAS
Day Twenty mileage: 333
Day Twenty-one mileage: 376
Total LA/XC-2 mileage: 6,214
Weather leaving Santa Fe: 75 and brilliant sunshine
Road Music: Texas favorites, in honor of Austin, “Live Mus…
Standin’ On the Corner In Winslow Arizona
LA/XC-2 DAYS NINETEEN AND TWENTY: CALIFORNIA; SEDONA (ARIZONA); ROUTE 66
Day Nineteen mileage: 486
Day Twenty mileage: 413
Total LA/XC-2 mileage: 5,506
Weather leaving San Francisco: 77 and sunny
Road Music: XM Radio regulars; Adele (21); Singles playlist; Monday Ni…
Trojans Win! Jets Win! Falcons Win! Great Weekend!
LA/XC-2 DAYS SIXTEEN, SEVENTEEN, AND EIGHTEEN: SANTA MONICA, L.A., SAN DIEGO
Let me set the stage for you. It’s 45 minutes before kick-off . . . Falcons vs. Chargers . . . on a sunny, super-hot Sunday in San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium. We’re enjoying all sorts of access to the Falcons via ou…
Big Dean’s: Beagle Man’s Bar in Santa Monica
LA/XC-2 DAYS FOURTEEN AND FIFTEEN: LAGUNA BEACH; SANTA MONICA; LOS ANGELES
The first time we stayed in Santa Monica back in the spring of 2010, when Robby was in town for his first look at USC, I pegged Big Dean’s “Muscle In” Cafe as my perfect “home” beachside bar and hangout. Right on the San…
Welcome to L.A.
LA/XC-2 DAYS TWELVE AND THIRTEEN: PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY; L.A.; SANTA MONICA
Day Twelve mileage: 464
[NOTE: While I’ll continue to tally miles during my stay in L.A.-Santa Monica for the next week, I won’t be posting it daily]
Total LA/XC-2 mileage: 4,087
Weather leaving San Francisco: …
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