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* * *  COUNTDOWN:  22 DAYS TO LA/XC-2  * * * How much is that doggy in the hatchback?  (Amagansett, L.I.) You can follow Beagle Man on Facebook and Twitter
* * *  COUNTDOWN:  27 DAYS TO LA/XC-2  * * * I once wrote a proposal, including several finished chapters, for a book about raising my three sons and my dog.  The feedback I got was overwhelmingly positive — raves, you might say — but when push came to shove, nobody was willing to publish it. …
“Where to?” You can follow Beagle Man on Facebook and Twitter
It’s 11:15 AM — about the time I take Ricky for his walk.  I head downstairs from my attic study to look for him in his usual spot — the far corner of the beige couch in the playroom — but before I get there I hear his soothing, distinctive, rhythmic breathing coming from Matt’s bedroom on t…
Dog days of summer You can follow Beagle Man on Facebook and Twitter
[NOTE:  I promised, in a post last week (Ricky and Sputnik?) that I’d start working on Ricky’s resume with him.  Here’s what we’ve got so far.  See what you think . . .] PERSONAL Date of Birth:     May 8, 2003 Place of Birth:    Templeton, MA Sire:                      Saranan’s Gentle Ben Dam:    …
Hot day, cool spot You can follow Beagle Man on Facebook and Twitter
Last week a friend from Massachusetts sent me a cartoon, “Soviet Space Dogs — A Tribute to Canine Cosmonauts (by Scott Beale; see a portion of the cartoon at right).  I had totally forgotten about that period during the 1950s and ’60s when the Russians used dogs for space flights, to see how it ev…
Crouching Golden, Leaping Beagle
I’m not sure whether the brouhaha over the release of my 100 favorite rock and roll songs of all time triggered this, but lately my son Matt and his girlfriend, Lauren, have been playing their own rankings game — constantly. They’ve been rating everything — from vegetables to exercise workouts t…

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