Beagleman – Page 36

Command Performance

So we’re back in Santa Monica, staying at the Hotel California this time. Right next door to the Loews. Now correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t we just leave Santa Monica on Wednesday? Only Beagle Man could come up with an itinerary like this one. And I thought I’d made it pretty clear I’d had…

Highway 1

LA/XC-3 DAYS TWELVE, THIRTEEN, AND FOURTEEN: L.A./SANTA MONICA, AND THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY FROM SANTA MONICA TO CAMBRIA Day Fourteen mileage: 238.7 Total LA/XC-3 mileage: 3,689.2 Road music: Joe Walsh (Analog Man); Neil Young (After the Goldrush; Greatest Hits); John Fogerty (The Long Roa…

Welcome to Paradise!

LA/XC-3 DAYS EIGHT, NINE, TEN, AND ELEVEN: BRYCE CANYON, UTAH; HOOVER DAM, NEVADA-ARIZONA; L.A. AND SANTA MONICA Day Eight mileage: 337.4 Day Nine mileage: 326.2 Total LA/XC-3 mileage (to Loews Santa Monica): 3,251.0 Road music: ESPN Radio — and because it’s California, and Friday, the…

Stupid Human Tricks

I cannot wait to tell you about one of the stupidest comments I’ve ever heard! Beagle Man says the kid must have been super drunk. Robby’s sure he was high. I just think he was really, really dumb. Anyway, B-Man and I had just reached the USC campus at about 6 o’clock Friday night, after over 3…

Greetings From Hanksville!

LA/XC-3 DAYS FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN: GOODLAND, KANSAS; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO; BRYCE CANYON, UTAH Day Five mileage: 430.1 Day Six mileage: 371.1 Day Seven mileage: 420.2 Total LA/XC-3 mileage: 2,587.2 Road music: Sirius cycle; Beagle Man’s 200 Favorites playlist; Dierks Bentley (Home). …

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 ya…

Miracle in Missouri

LA/XC-3 DAYS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR: COLUMBUS, OHIO; ST. LOUIS AND INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI 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: ESPN Radio (Any time I can listen to Colin Cowherd while I’m on the road, I’m gonna do…

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 of…

And They’re Off!

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 (new feature this year: I listen to my whole collection from a prominent singer associat…

The Next 100

* * * COUNTDOWN: 1 DAY TO LA/XC-3 * * * Officially stuck a fork in summer with our last bike ride to Jack’s Monday morning. I know, I know — but it’s still summer till the 21st. Blah, blah, blah. Ricky and I have a zillion things to do today — last day in WePo before hitting the road — but I…