I overheard Beagle Man and the Mrs. talking about organizing a “family reunion.” Huh??? I always thought Mrs. B and the B-Man were my mom and pop — and that Matt, Greg, and Robby were my bro’s. Well guess what? Turns out I have this whole other family! There’s my mom, Cookie the Crumbsnatche…
Still life with weaponry: old-fashioned electric heating pad; Elasto-Gel ice belt; reusable ice pack; heavy-duty knee brace; Velcro back brace; Biofreeze; Arthrotec; Percocet; Advil
Carol gets home from late-afternoon focus g…
Maybe it was something I ate, but I wasn’t myself the whole weekend. I couldn’t seem to hold it in, and I peed on the carpet in the living room, the ping pong room . . . pretty much everywhere. Mrs. Beagle Man was beside herself, literally screaming at B-Man: “And you’re actually thinking of g…
When Mrs. Beagle Man took the train down to Philly over the weekend, she came back not only with Nana, but also with Nana’s 2004 Toyota Corolla. Nana turns 90 this summer, and is finally calling it a career as a driver. (I heard Beagle Man say this is really good news for the rest of the drivi…
So many breeds to choose from . . .
The beagle, according to the AKC, is the fourth most popular dog in America, among the 161 recognized breeds. To my mind, this flies in the face of the eyeball test — do you see …
To football fans, last month’s Super Bowl meant Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh . . . a 34-minute stadium-wide
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blackout . . . the Ravens holding off the hard-charging 49ers for th…
My brother Matt, who’s always looking out for me, sent Beagle Man a Subaru Facebook page with a photo of some guy and the headline, “Hi, I’m Grant Weber. And I sell cars to dogs.” The site had just what you’d expect in the way of cutesy, gimmicky options: The Subaru Dog Matchmaker
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ain't got nothin' on . . .
Last weekend, as you heard from Ricky in his latest Roof Rack Report, we spent some time in Vermont with my niece Kat, my grandnephew Teddy, and …
At first, when I heard Cousin Kat and her husband David and Baby Teddy were coming to VT, I’m thinking, how cool is that! Everyone told me Teddy and I had so much in common — we both weigh exactly the same (29 pounds); we both will eat anything we find — and for the first hour or so, it was…
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Here’s a quiz: What dogs are active, independent, tenacious, and vocal? Another hint: They don’t always get the best grades in “plays well with others.” Terriers, of course! We all know this. Same as w…