The Charlie Bravo Story

My Story Begins Here…

Dad here. On a cold, raw day in January, my son Zach and I were making a high speed pass through a rural area east of Little Rock when we spotted a dog crate partially hidden in the weeds beside the road. Something – or Someone – made us stop and check the crate. What we found was beyond horrible... A full sized dog reduced to a ragged, scabby skeleton, smelling so strongly of death…

Gotcha Charlie 2024

Nine years ago tomorrow, Charlie and I met on the side of a lonesome highway, and it's been quite a trip since then.It's both funny and tragic; Charlie is slowing down physically, but mentally she is still The Queen. In an effort to ensure altitude sickness on my part, Mom has recently put risers under the feet of the casa del cama. And as it's a bit higher than Charlie prefers, some nights she expresses…

Goodbye 20023

Yesterday, I took an eighteen-hour road trip to help out a buddy of mine. After many droning hours behind the wheel, we were both a bit punch drunk from the constant assault of the road. But I have found that towards the end of any journey is when the conversation usually tends to "get real", and we were closing in on the Casa when I caught myself making the observation, "I'll be glad when this…

The Night Before Charkmas 2023

Twas the night before Charkmas and I was already in bed With Charlie’s black butt against the side of my head Marco curled betwixt my short legs where he is known to head to Making three roasting chestnuts where there should have been two Nama, Bilbo and Titus making the rest of the crew The inmates of the Casa seemed to be so much less few. With Mom in her jammies and I in my…

The Education of Little Tree

When I was just a sprout, I read a book that altered my life forever, "The Education of Little Tree". It is the autobiography of Forrest Carter, an orphaned boy who was adopted and educated by his Cherokee grandparents. Although it started out as a just a great story, actually winning the Newbery Award, the book became one that influenced me greatly for the rest of my life. It managed to seamlessly weave into the…

The Story of Nama

The story of Nama... A few months ago, I was doing a early morning home inspection in one of the more "interesting" parts of town. You know what I'm talking about, the type of neighborhood where you might consider strapping up for reason A: for a modicum of protection, or B: just so you "fit in", fashion wise. I was pulling out (of the neighborhood), when I saw something tiny and white streak across the…

Going Down the K-Hole

The New Mexico Backcountry Discovery Route, or NMBDR, is a 1300 mile combination of jeep trails, fire roads and single track across the most remote regions of New Mexico. Starting in Dell City, TX and ending at Antonito, CO, the BDR crosses mountain ranges, desert vistas, and every other land feature imaginable(but obviously no swamps), and usually takes 1-2 weeks to complete, based on weather and other acts of God. A few years ago, Zach,…

Nama-San

Nama here; due to my impressive ears, it is suspected that I have some Pharaoh hound in my bloodline. If this is true, I may have to begin lobbying to have my name changed from "Nama" to "Nefertiti"; isn't this is how Charlie handled it when she began to realize her own claims towards royalty? Suddenly a simple name such as "Charlie Bravo" seemed vaguely inappropriate for a dog bent on global domination, so she…
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