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The Cross-Country Driving Club

Ricky, Joan, and Toby talk shop
So it turns out, bion1, that Ricky and I are not the only dog/human pair within a 3-mile radius of Devon Road who like to drive cross-country! We’re at Southport Harbor yesterday for …

Bulldogs are cool. Beagles are sweet

Got an e-mail earlier this week from my wife on the intra-Herman distribution list (Carol, Matt, Greg, Robby, Luz, me):  “OMG . . . I’m crying.”  The subject line read:  Joyful beagle sees owner after 6 months. Sounded great — but I was in the middle of something and couldn’t watch the video at …

Hooray For Ricky! Hooray For Coffee!

It’s 11:30 AM.  I’ve been at my desk since 9.  At least in theory.  I’ve been hard at work.  Again, in theory.  In
Iced coffee: Will it work?
reality, I haven’t done much besides checking my e-mail repeatedly, and …

Beagle Man’s 100 Favorite Songs Of All Time (Part Three)

Judge Ricky: Concentrating fiercely just outside Alexandria, VA
We didn’t get through the entire Top 100 that Saturday night.  In fact, it wasn’t until lunchtime Monday — Memorial Day — that we finally  reached …

Beagle Man’s 100 Favorite Songs Of All Time (Part Two)

Lauren: My only support, bless her heart, for inclusion of "Springsteen" by Eric Church
“Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” the Beach Boys great 1966 hit, came on first.  I experienced a moment of trepidation, but the…

Beagle Man’s 100 Favorite Songs Of All Time (Part One)

Woodstock, Shmoodstock: This crowd could say they were there for The Big Reveal
The excitement had been building since Thursday night, when the first wave of Memorial Day weekend revelers began showing up at our b…

The Day We Brought Ricky Home

Selection Friday: Love at first sight
August 12, 2003 had finally arrived. The day that had been circled on the calendar. The day we’d be traveling up to Templeton, MA, to pick up some very special cargo. It was…

Ricky Turns 9

Just got off the phone with Robby, in L.A.  He called to wish Ricky a happy birthday.  I put the phone on speaker, and Robby sang.  Ricky had been snoozing on the playroom couch, and he kept right on snoring
So this must be the dog party I keep hearing about . . .
A dog party!  A big dog party! Big dogs, little dogs, red dogs, blue dogs, yellow dogs, green dogs, black dogs, and white dogs are all at a dog party! …

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