During my hiatus I didn’t mention the fact that we bought a dog. We bought a gorgeous moyen poodle from Karbit Poodles. We had been tossing around the idea for years but I just think we finally felt that the time was right. Why a Poodle Poodles are a good match for allergy sufferers (me) and they’re very intelligent, trainable, and athletic which was a strong requirement for Lauren. Like most people I had that French foo-foo conception of a Poodle but that’s not true! A Poodle is a working dog: bred to be an assistant to subsistence fishermen in marshy estuaries (like the Thames).

Byron is a snow beast Byron after snow play

Byron in his summer cut Leaping with pride!

Here are some miscellaneous photos of Byron: Blue Steel The “goony” smile Hatchet Lit Laughing Boy

Sunday we had a warm spell here in NYC and my lovely wife came up with the idea that we should, all three of us make a run down to Rockaway Beach and enjoy the warmth, surf, and sun. Per NYC rules, dogs are allowed on-beach, on-leash after Labor day. So we three packed up and headed down. We started with a stop by our local pizza slice place, Perfecto Pizza. We boxed up our food and took the 2-train down to Wall Street. Byron’s gotten really good about getting into his “travelin’ bag” so it was a pretty uneventful trip.

Byron basking in his bed in our new bedroom. We often compare his habits to the bathing habits of the ancient Romans who would heat up in a hot bath (caldarium) before shocking their systems with a leap into a cold pool (frigidarium).

We like to say “Byron’s in the caldarium.”

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