Beagleman

A Win-Win

I’m not really sure if there’s any logic to the connection between how the Jets do on the field and how I get treated — but it’s sure as hell there! On Sunday, when Tampa Bay had all but stuck a fork in the Jets, Beagle Man was giving me zero treats, was late on my 3PM meds-and-banana, and was …

Miracle in Missouri

LA/XC-3 DAYS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR: COLUMBUS, OHIO; ST. LOUIS AND INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI LA/XC-3 2013 Day Two mileage: 211.7 Day Three mileage: 475.4 Day Four mileage: 243.9 Total LA/XC-3 mileage: 1,364.8 Road music: ES…

And Why Would I Be Running Away?

I’ve been meaning to address this for a long time: I don’t know why Beagle Man treats me like fine china. It’s nuts. Two years ago, on LA/XC-1, he wouldn’t carry his stuff from the car to the motel room without keeping me right alongside him on the leash. Last year he got the brilliant idea o…

And They’re Off!

LA/XC-3 2013 LA/XC-3 DAY ONE: MERCER, PA Today’s mileage: 433.6 Total LA/XC-3 mileage: 433.6 Road Music: ESPN New York (lasted till Delaware Water Gap); CNN; the Highway (new country); Artist of the Day: Taylor Swift (n…

The Next 100

* * * COUNTDOWN: 1 DAY TO LA/XC-3 * * * The last coffee run of the season: Geiger, Kelly, Greg, Beagle Man Officially stuck a fork in summer with our last bike ride to Jack’s Monday morning. I know, I know — but it’s stil…

Okay, So That Explains Half the Trip . . .

* * * COUNTDOWN: 6 DAYS TO LA/XC-3 * * * I was gonna tell Beagle Man that he left out a pretty important detail from yesterday’s post — how we’re gonna get back from L.A. after delivering the Pathfinder to Robby — but two readers beat me to the punch. (Thanks, Bill and Mary. And by the way, …

Saved By the Pathfinder

* * * COUNTDOWN: 7 DAYS TO LA/XC-3 * * * The new (very old) Official Vehicle of LA/XC-3 (Robby, I added the BEAGLE ON BOARD decal for the trip; hope you don’t mind.) Just about a month ago, Ricky took it upon himself to a…

Oh, Yeah, Ricky and Robby. Right . . .

* * * COUNTDOWN: 20 DAYS TO LA/XC-3 * * * All right, I think it’s about time I admit it. My annual September road trip across America with Ricky the Beagle is no longer about driving the beloved family LA/XC-3 2013 dog ou…

A Dog Named Hank

* * * COUNTDOWN: 24 DAYS TO LA/XC-3 * * * Meet “Hank.” Hank’s a French bulldog, and he’s Beagle Man’s latest friend. The B-Man is always inordinately Hank fascinated when he runs into another creature named Hank. They m…

Sit. Stay. Drink.

* * * COUNTDOWN: 31 DAYS TO LA/XC-3 * * * Okay, it may not be as awesome as Beagle Man’s Dog Bark Park Inn, but here’s the place I really want to go. Which probably means we won’t. Sure, I get to write whatever I want in the Roof Rack Report — but the B-Man is still in the driver’s seat. An…