People keep asking me … some people … if I’ve made any decisions yet. And I say, no I have not made any decisions yet. And they want an explanation. I don’t have an explanation. But it helps when they get more specific and ask if I’ve made any decisions about a potential dog yet. And I explain that the dog remains a potential dog and really there is nothing else to explain.

Just as with people, I have no idea what I am looking for. Dogs, fish, partners, linens, books, movies, exercise, napping, planning in general. I just don’t have it in my blood. It’s not in my infrastructure. I wish it were. I wish I had something else to write about. But then if there were other options for what to write about, I wouldn’t write at all because it would be impossible for me to decide up on which one to go with.

Back to the dog, I don’t even know if it matters really. Having a dog matters. But the breed… I think any dog that planted itself upon my sofa would be loved by me..