What I really wanted to do this past weekend was meet my new Having fun at Burying Hill Beach . . . grand-dog, Ruckus.  But I couldn’t.  The poor little guy was diagnosed with a pretty serious case of pneumonia his first week…

Welcome to the fam! I am so excited! Yesterday my son Greg and my daughter-in-law Kelly, a young, dog-less couple, walked into an Animal Care Center in Harlem, and walked out with their new puppy, Ruckus Herman, an 8-month-ol…

Strangest thing:  We were down at Burying Hill Beach earlier this week, and Beagle Man reached back with the Chuckit and flung a tennis ball far out into the water, as usual.  Of course, I dove in to swim and get it.  Duh.  Now the water’s starting to get a little Maybe Fogerty? 200.  Ain’t Dead Yet / Sonia Leigh / 2011  (55) 199.  Hit Me With Your Best Shot / Pat Benatar / 1980  (200) 198.  Gimme Shelter / Rolling Stones / 1969  (12…

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[Note from the Beagle Man:  Once a year we move doggie matters to the back burner and turn to my other obsession, rock-and-roll.  (Oh, yeah, there’s sports, too, of course.  That’s pretty much it . . . that’s my life.  A bit narrow, maybe . . . but works for me.)  What follows is the “pre-read” …