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The Many Misadventures of A Dog Named Biscuit

 Once upon a time, two cocker spaniels were found wandering around California. Some very kind people picked them up and fed them. They named them Starsky and Hutch. While this decision was unfortunate, it would be corrected when a family would come to pick them up. After much deliberation, their new names were much more reflective of their sparkly personalities: Biscuit and Gravy. Biscuit, Gravy, and the family had a blissful few months. These two friends were quite the pair! Incredibly smart, always up to trouble. Being older, they didn't chew things and were house trained. Being spaniels, their smarts would bring upon the first  tragedy. One cleverly dug hole under a fence and Biscuit and Gravy were loose. Sadly, Gravy was hit by a car. Biscuit made his way home and was quite sad for a spell. He was happy to be comforted by the family.  Years went by and Biscuit settled even more in his old age. Rarely barking, Biscuit was known to try to speak like his humans. His little warbly

Roadside Attractions

One takeaway from our 3500-mile fantastic voyage is that folx across the country love - LOVE - to build random animals and creatures to attract our attention, and maybe even get us to drop in and pick up whatever it is they're selling. This is a carefully curated selection of roadside randomals we got to meet in our travels this summer. Enjoy! Although the International Mermaid Museum isn't on the water, it IS at a winery (Westport, WA)   Who's dog is this? Why are they here? We need answers! (Burlington, WA) This is Wilbur - yes, that Wilbur. Thankfully we didn't meet an XL Charlotte (Wilbur, WA) Dr. Smith has big feelings about geese (Wilbur, WA). Aight, so boom Pretty sure Chef Louie is serving beef (Mitchell, SD)   Best Mascot Name Ever nominee: Cornelius (Corn Palace) Not a wildfire in sight! (Hill City, SD) At the Old Faithful visitor's center: not pictured - the actual bear we saw there! Prairie dog tourist trap outside Badlands NP: Dr. Smith has thoughts (vi