Rules of Engagement
I’m not a big fan of “authorities” telling me what dogs think. You’ll read in the pages of some book: It’s all the same to your dog if you’ve been gone for 15 minutes or 15 hours. Please. Did a dog once tell the author this?
Which is not to say I don’t find myself constantly wondering what my…
So Near, Yet So Far
Kemba’s almost two-and-a-half now, and I guess it’s about time I own up to something: He is not a trained dog.
Oh, sure, he’s house-trained. And he’ll “sit” for you if you care to give him a treat. But by and large, he does whatever he wants.
I meant to have a trained dog this time around. I a…
Every Move You Make
Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I’ll be watching you.
— The Police
I give my rolling swivel chair a sudden shove back from my desk, and Kemba, who’s been napping in his doggy bed of red-and-white ticking on the floor of my study, springs to attent…
Nasty Habits
Come on, all dogs embarrass their owners — at least sometimes. As they say on those Geico commercials, “it’s what they do.” I, for one, used to eat my own poop. Go ahead, judge me . . . though you really shouldn’t knock it
till you try it. The fact is, even the little red duck dog, as Beagle Man i…
On the Road Again
Finally . . . back in the saddle! Vermont this time. But only after spending seven consecutive nights under the same roof! Can you imagine?! For one full week I didn’t get to sniff out a new motel room!
Or sit and watch Beagle Man check every closet and every drawer before pushing the luggage…
Put It In the Books!
LA/XC-5 DAY 28: POSTING FROM WESTPORT, CT
Final day’s mileage from Staunton, VA to Westport, CT: 429.7
Total LA/XC-5 mileage (final): 7,420.6
Road Music: Tons of politics — irresistable after Wednesday night’s “Nasty Woman” Debate #3; Sirius sports; selected albums: 31 (Jana Kramer); Dig Your R…
Mr. Spontaneity
LA/XC-5 DAYS TWENTY-SIX AND TWENTY-SEVEN: POSTING FROM STAUNTON, VA
Two-day mileage from Tupelo, MS to Staunton, VA: 711.2
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 6,990.9
Road Music: Tuesday: Entire Elvis catalogue, from Tupelo all the way to Alabama state line, then Sirius cycle, then “Deep Themes in Country Mus…
Found Our Beach!
LA/XC-5 DAYS TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-THREE, TWENTY-FOUR, AND TWENTY-FIVE: POSTING FROM TUPELO, MS
Four-day mileage from Fort Stockton, TX to Tupelo, MS: 1,249.9
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 6,279.7
Road Music: Friday: Mostly politics. Very cool speech by Obama in support of Hillary; almost as good as Michel…
Wrong Side Of the Tracks
LA/XC-5 DAYS TWENTY AND TWENTY-ONE: POSTING FROM FORT STOCKTON, TX
Two-day mileage from Blythe, CA to Fort Stockton, TX: 809.2
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 5,030.2
Road Music: Wednesday: Politics on Sirius (“No way I vote for Trump,” says a lady from Ohio. “I’d vote for a clown first. A clown with a…
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