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Stuck
It’s been a long time since we were all sent on a time out. In the beginning –back when none of this was normal yet and Mom still thought...
Dec 2, 202011 min read


Where there’s smoke…
As we drove away from the moon rocks at Moon-o Lake, I watched from the front window as the smoke poured out of the mountains. Through...
Sep 25, 20208 min read


More cowbell
Being underemployed is very boring. With only one direct report to supervise all day, I stare at her until I fall asleep, and when I wake...
Sep 20, 20209 min read


Running with the Bear
A couple of months ago my Friends up in the mountains called Mom to let us know that they were only letting a few very special runners...
Aug 16, 20202 min read


A puzzling mystery
“Hey, guess what?!” I nudged Mom when I saw her finally starting to stir in the morning. Then I jumped up to point my nose out the Wagon...
Jul 26, 20204 min read


Robin Hood of the Wild West
As the Covered Wagon rolled over the trail through the Oregon Outback and cooking us alive, Mom and I listened to stories about the...
Jul 9, 20205 min read


My own private outside
Hi, Friends! How have you been? I’ve missed you. Mom hasn’t let me write because she said that lately playing outside is something that...
May 27, 20202 min read


…Previously, in South Dakota
… When you last saw your handsome hero (that’s me!) he had just finished an exciting adventure full of danger and intrigue, and was...
Apr 7, 20204 min read


Peek-a-👻
The story of my sixth birthday started when I was still 5 for another day and we were driving down the 55 mile dirt torture-road, getting...
Mar 19, 20202 min read


Breaking in
Edit: before the comments get too crazy, I would like to point out that this is a story not about breaking rules, but about going to some...
Mar 11, 20202 min read


Hashtag Throwback Thursday
Oscar the Spectator Jan 3, 2020 This morning I did my regular before-work run on My Trail. My Trail runs for 4 miles along the ocean, up...
Feb 5, 202026 min read


More hotdogs in 2020
The first day of this year is also the last day of my family vacation, so Mom and I did our first run of 2020 near Las Vegas on our way...
Jan 9, 20202 min read


Let’s see where this path goes
I want to make sure that I post about my last run of the year on the last day of the year, so I’ll have to tell you about all of the bad...
Dec 31, 20191 min read


Companionship
When Mom planned this trip, she thought that maybe we should take our third day of Thanksgiving and drive to Arizona, but now that we...
Dec 2, 20192 min read


Ferry-Mom
I hadn’t been to the desert since last year, and the desert missed me. It takes a lot of driving to get from My Hometown to the desert,...
Nov 29, 20194 min read


Lessons from the Muppets and David Bowie in stretch pants
I was having lunch with my coworkers, patiently pushing their elbows to see if it would make them drop something, when I heard Mom bark,...
Nov 26, 20191 min read


Second first marathong
After work on Friday, Mom, Dr. Remy’s Dad, another collie and I left work together. “Oh great! A night out with my Friends! I can’t...
Oct 22, 20194 min read


Baked dog
I hadn’t taken Mom and the Covered Wagon on an adventure since I taught her how to be a hunter rather than a bear. Since then I’d...
Oct 6, 20191 min read


The worst walk
Mom said that I should warn you that this story is upsetting, and that some people might find it disturbing. If you are sensitive to...
Oct 2, 20198 min read


The West: One Dog’s Journey of Discovery and Adventure
Once upon a time I started telling stories about my runs because I thought that humans worried too much and made things more complicated...
Sep 28, 20193 min read
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