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A shaggy surf dog story

Here, at last, is my report on the Loews Surf Dog Competition. Sort of. It’s still more about my friend Clare, our dogs, Frankie and Archie, and a cast of supporting characters who became involved by sheer coincidence. *** So…Clare and I didn’t manage to get to the contest site, Imperial Beach, early enough to [...]
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Our Doggies, Ourselves

I’m embarrassed to admit a key reason I haven’t yet blogged about the Loews Coronado Bay surf dog festival: I am photographically challenged. It’s not just that I tend to take lousy pictures; I also break nearly every camera I touch, even disposable ones. I’ve joked for years that my ex-husband, a photographer, put a [...]
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Car travel, Part 5: Why driving won out

I let my reservation on Southwest from Tucson to San Diego lapse because of: Money Part of it is my fault. I came up with the idea of flying too late to be eligible for the 14-day advance fares that ordinarily make the trip from Tucson to San Diego so appealing on Southwest. But no [...]
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Car travel, Part 4: Maybe I should fly?

I woke up this morning with a sense of dread — not uncommon, I admit, but this dread had a specific source. I’m planning to leave on Wednesday for San Diego to attend the surf dog festival and I’m worried about the drive with Frankie. It’s not a terribly long trip from Tucson, about 7 [...]
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Surf City, here we come!

June 20 is the Surf Dog Festival at Loew’s Coronado Hotel in San Diego and Frankie and I just booked a room. We’ll be spectators, not participants. It’s hard to practice hanging 20 (or 30) in Tucson. Frankie is psyched: Two bitches for every dog! But what’s with that anyway: Are males the default dog [...]
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