Every morning I eat something I’m not supposed to. Back in Waynesboro, VA, the desk clerk slipped a piece of paper under the door. Beagle Man’s busy at his desk — so what am I supposed to do? I inhale it. He tells me the paper was directions to the dog park — and thanks […]
LA/XC-4 DAYS THREE AND FOUR: POSTING FROM MEMPHIS, TN Two-day mileage: 767 Total LA/XC-4 mileage: 1,265 Road Music: One-with-nature quiet time on the Blue Ridge Parkway; then March Madness Elite 8 action; Sirius cycle, and the rest of my “Runaway Country” playlist Weather leaving Waynesboro, VA: 40 degrees, brilliant sunshine Weather arriving Memphis, TN: 72 […]
LA/XC-4 DAY TWO: POSTING FROM WAYNESBORO, VA Today’s mileage: 139 Total LA/XC-4 mileage: 498 Road Music: Shhh . . . quiet. One with nature today Weather leaving Stephens City: a very cold, crisp 32, bright sunshine Weather arriving Waynesboro: 30 degrees, still sunny Today’s state tally: 1 (Virginia) Gas money to date: $40.79 You’re at […]
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LA/XC-4 DAY ONE: POSTING FROM STEPHENS CITY, VA Today’s mileage: 359.3 Total LA/XC-4 mileage: 359.3 Road Music: ESPN New York; Sirius Radio: CNN, ESPN, The Highway — new country (going forward, these 3 stations, my on-the-road staples, will be known simply as the “Sirius Cycle” — just a little shorthand); Runaway Country playlist — based […]
* * *COUNTDOWN: 8 DAYS TO LA/XC-4 * * * You start recognizing the things on your to-do list that you really can’t afford to not get done when you’re up against a hard deadline. And I’m there — with a cross-country road trip that really needs to start early Friday morning, March 27. My […]
* * * COUNTDOWN: 18 DAYS TO LA/XC-4 * * * Beagle Man has been pushing the narrative of Kemba as this wonderful, happy-go-lucky, up-for-anything super-puppy — maybe not perfectly behaved, but at least understanding the word “no.” Hey, that’s cool, if that’s the story he likes to tell. I just want to say that […]
* * * COUNTDOWN: 18 DAYS TO LA/XC-4 * * * Beagle Man has been pushing the narrative of Kemba as this wonderful, happy-go-lucky, up-for-anything super-puppy — maybe not perfectly behaved, but at least understanding the word “no.” Hey, that’s cool, if that’s the story he likes to tell. I just want to say that […]
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* * * COUNTDOWN: 24 DAYS TO LA/XC-4 * * * Most of you know the deal. LA/XC, the series of Beagle Man cross-country road trips, originated back in 2011. It started as a joke, turned into a promise, became a journey, and evolved into a ritual. When Robby, back then still a senior at […]
The other night we’re watching the Westminster Dog Show, and I know exactly what the Beagle Man’s thinking: First, the Beagle’s gonna win the Hound group, he figures. Then the Duck Toller’s gonna win in the Sporting group. Dilemma: Who do I root for to take Best in Show??? I swear this is the way […]
