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All that who lean are not off balance

·June 24, 2016
·Dad
·13 Comments

Many moons, make that many harvests ago, when dad was slightly less portly, he had a fixation on skateboarding and surfing; slightly odd, considering being raised in Arkansas. He never was very good, but hung out with some guys that were, the most notable being this Gary fella that at 50 plus, is still ripping it up to this day. He and dad lost touch pursuing different family and career paths, but always remembered the…

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Happily content.

·June 22, 2016
·Charlie Bravo
·18 Comments

What's the difference between happiness and contentment? One of the most evident manifestations of happiness is when dad asks if I want to do the "G" word; until we are saddled up and moving, I absolutely lose my mind. At even the slightest hint of a "go", Max and I will stand in quivering paroxysmal anticipation, never letting dad out of our sight until he opens the car door. If you think that we consider…

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Vacilando

·June 20, 2016
·Charlie Bravo
·11 Comments

The predawn hours of Monday at the Casa usually have a different feel than those of a Sunday, or even a Friday, for that matter, but one thing sets this one apart: Anticipation. It's amazing the difference that actually setting a goal will make in a dog's psyche; in this case it's our departure next week for the west. How are we going to do it? Dad has no idea; Miss Ellie is still in…

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Remember the fathers

·June 19, 2016
·Dad
·16 Comments

"Remember your father for the man he was, not necessarily for what he is today" Sunday AM at the Casa; we've already rousted dad to let us outside, and we've now brought the remnants of dew and grit back to the bed. Max and I are sprawled out across our rightful territories, Mia, Angel and Echo waiting outside for everything to settle back down before demanding that dad get to be let them back in;…

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The Gospel according to Charlie

·June 18, 2016
·Dad
·64 Comments

The dad is my servant, I shall not want I maketh him to lie down without covers, I hoggeth the bed with the others. He restoreth my roll: he taketh me on the motorcycle when he would ride solo. Yea, though I wreak havoc when others would slumber, I will fear no evil: for I am the Charlie; dad's bark and his bite, they amuseth me. He preparest a table before me in the presence…

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Towards new horizons…

·June 17, 2016
·Charlie Bravo
·20 Comments

It's Charlie Bravo Day at the Casa! Dad's not feeling the frivolity, as he's gimpin around making old man noises after finishing the carpet last night and then lugging all the debris out to the burn pile. I did my best to urge him along by nipping at his heels in the darkness to keep him plodding forward through the dew; he was obviously not as enamored as I was with the whole experience. Mom…

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I need to go outside and eat some grass…

·June 15, 2016
·Charlie Bravo
·12 Comments

...so I can come back inside and yark it upon the living room floor, as I'm sick to my stomach; just spent the last hour working on a post, only to have it inexplicably vanish, and it was a good one. Mom and dad are tearing up the carpet in the bedroom, the stains and dirt underneath similar to the rings on trees in that they represent the passage of time; the proof of fifteen…

All that who lean are not off balance

Happily content.

Vacilando

Remember the fathers

The Gospel according to Charlie

Towards new horizons…

I need to go outside and eat some grass…

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