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He Meant Every Wag of It

On April, 2018April, 2018 By Peter WatkinsIn 20183 Comments

Dear Will: About a week ago, Barnum, our moronic family dog, passed away. The whole thing was pretty abrupt: On Thursday he was fine; by Sunday morning he was gone. He was 15-something years old, so he had a pretty good run. But he was such a part of our lives for such a long time …

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It’s a Long Time Till Wednesday

On July, 2017July, 2017 By Peter WatkinsIn 20174 Comments

Dear Will: I’m not getting any better at this stuff. When my daughter Bryn was barely 19, she boarded a plane for New Zealand where she lived and worked for the next two years. Putting her on that Air New Zealand flight was traumatizing, especially as we faced hours and hours of radio silence awaiting …

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Wag Like You Mean It

On August, 2015 By Peter WatkinsIn 20153 Comments

Dear Will: On Saturday morning I groaned out of bed, splashed some water on my face, and stumbled down the stairs. Bleary-eyed, I filled a couple of CamelBaks in preparation for a morning hike with my son Luke. After downing a banana, I headed to the garage to toss the daypacks into my Mazda6. As …

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