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  • Charlie Chat – Vacation Fun

    Charlie Chat – Vacation Fun

    Hello peoples! It’s me, Charlie, enjoying my time back at the house. We had a great, ah, vacation. Yeah that’s what you call it. We got in the car and drove forever last week to come home. Mom walked me at every rest area but I really didn’t go much until we got home. Yay!…

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  • Charlie Chats About Vacation

    Charlie Chats About Vacation

    Hello my peoples! It’s me, Charlie, coming to you from my new home I guess. It all started a couple of days ago. Mommy woke me up when it was still dark outside. I guess she forgot that we sleep until it’s light outside. Anyway, we got in the car with dad and Matt and…

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  • What The Heck Was That? Charlie Chat

    What The Heck Was That? Charlie Chat

    Hello peoples! Another exciting week here at the house but I gotta tell you… I am not a fan of what Mom did yesterday. SHE GAVE ME A BATH!!!! She told me I stunk!Well excuuuuuse me! I guess my humans don’t like it when I roll around on my back out in the yard but…

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  • The Charlie Chat – I’m A Star!

    The Charlie Chat – I’m A Star!

    Hello peoples! What a crazy week here at the house! First of all they are still trying to get me to go downstairs. Nope! Not gonna do it! A couple of weeks ago I started following mom upstairs….. But…..downstairs is another story. Actually…. I may never really do it. It’s nice when they carry me…

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  • “Charlie Chat” – Going to the Vet

    “Charlie Chat” – Going to the Vet

    Hello peoples! What a week here with my mom, dad and my best buddy Matt. This week mom put me in her truck. This usually means going for a ride while she does errands like going to stores or picking up some stuff. I usually sit on dad’s lap but this time he didn’t come.…

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  • The “Charlie Chat” — Climbing the Stairs!

    The “Charlie Chat” — Climbing the Stairs!

    Hello peoples! More fun this week as I settle in with my new family. Guess what? I got biggerer! When I first got here, mom and dad weighed me and I was six pounds. This week I weighed in at 8.4 pounds! Look out world. I’m walking…. We continue to take walks every day. We…

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  • Time for a Charlie Chat!

    Time for a Charlie Chat!

    Hello people of the internet! I’m Charlie and dad just handed me the iPad and told me to write a story. So I’ll give it a shot. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks! I was living with this family with a bunch of other puppies. Then we got in the car and they brought…

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  • Merry Christmas My Friend

    Merry Christmas My Friend

    This is a column I wrote in the Standard Times in 2017. I sat down today to write my “Christmas column” and I tried to figure out exactly what I wanted to say. Should I write about the wonderful years with the Braley children waking up at 4 a.m. Christmas morning? The years of visiting…

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  • The Thanksgiving Without High School Football

    The Thanksgiving Without High School Football

    Harry Lowe, Softball Head Coach, Football Off. Coordinator Any other year would find the coach attending a pep rally and then the bon fire. Tomorrow morning he would meet the other coaches at 6 a.m. for a Thanksgiving breakfast. After that would come the annual rivalry with Durfee High School and the final game for…

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  • Just Go! You Might Like It!

    Just Go! You Might Like It!

    Sometimes you just gotta get dressed and go! Last Saturday my son, Doug, told me that he had two tickets to the “Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots Show” down here in Virginia Beach. He thought I would enjoy it. That night. 7:00pm. My first thought was, “Yeah, he’s funny. I’d like that.” My next…

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