For whatever masochistic reason, I find myself from time to time thinking morbid thoughts about how I’ll feel when Kemba, you know . . . reaches his time. That is, if I’m still around. (At my age, not a slam-dunk.) I further torture myself by going back to when our beloved Ricky the Beagle die…
Packing light? Nah. I scrapped that as a goal long ago.
Checked bag #1. Shown unpacked, but weighed in at Baggage Drop at 43 lbs.
When I’m getting ready for a get-away, I want everything with me that I could conceivably nee…
I have a bone to pick with a piece I saw a while back in the sports section of The New York Times — which I do read, by the way, even if it’s “failing.” It was called “Two New
Austria avalanche kills 3; Ski patrollers killed in France (Washington Post, January 13, 2019)
At 24, NFL player retires after his 6th concussion: ‘My well-being is more important’ (Today, August 2, 2018)
Teen Surf Star Loses Arm in Shark Attack (ABC News, November 3, 2003)
Yes, skiing the Alp…
I’m gonna be perfectly honest with you: I usually don’t give small dogs the time of day. I’m not a huge fan of their yappy tough-guy act, and it’s easier to just ignore them. Which is exactly what I’m thinking when Robby’s friends Rob and Charlotte show up at the Vermont house a week ago
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“Unfortunately, it looks like your drooling, howling, underwear-sniffing, sock-eating angel of perfection is not, you know, especially smart.” — AJ Willingham, CNN
Really? This is the author’s take-away from a study published in the so-called “scholarly” journal Learning & Behavior? I’d lik…
Beagle Man is an Instagram addict. We all know this. When he makes me pose for
[caption id="attachment_7109" align="alignright" width="300"] Recent Halloween Insta: 4th place all-time
photos, at first I’m flattered. Then it dawns on me: He’s thinking post. True fact: After going t…
When you run off down the block, and I have to do The Walk of Shame after you — trying to look like it’s no big
Kemba eschewed dressing up for Halloween last night . . .
deal, while I’ve got a leash in my hand and no dog att…
Kemba, what the heck!!??
Me? Did I do something wrong?
Last night around 10 I sent him out to the backyard for his goodnight pee. Fairly normal stuff. Sometimes he’ll prowl the property a bit, though there’s not a helluva l…
