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Saturdays in Dallas

November 5, 2016

We had an extremely busy Saturday.

We took a 12-mile walking tour of the city with the dogs. I was exhausted afterward, but had a hilarious time.

The Puppy

The morning started at Starbucks, where we ran into an adorable chocolate lab puppy.

Ingrid the Labradoodle playing with a chocolate lab mix in front of the Oak Lawn Starbucks.

Ingrid is only about a year old now, but the lab puppy made her seem like a gigantic monster.

We then headed to the Design District, where we passed the Playboy Marfa statue and randomly ran into one of our favorite bartenders in at a car rental place.

Oak Lawn

The Body

June 23, 2016

I saw a body on the morning dog walk.

Well, first I saw the bicycle cops near the Katy Trail.

Then I saw the tired-looking newswoman and the photographer.

A reporter at the scene of a suicide near Katy Trail.

I followed their gaze to the middle of the park, where a bunch of detectives and officers stood around a tarp that covered the body.

Oak Lawn / Thomson Reuters

Things that Happen on the Dog walk

October 6, 2015

I can tell something is wrong when I arrive at Starbucks.

It is 5:15 a.m., and I am typically one of the first people at the café. (It is the first stop on the morning dog walk.)

Aside from the normal collection of doctors and nurses, there is a strange, short man standing by the half-and-half. He’s mumbling and shaking.

I look over to the barista, who is glaring at the man, who is apparently high.

dogs / fitness / Uptown Dallas

The Katy Trailers

September 8, 2015

Gunter and I have started spending some serious time on the Katy Trail.

The Katy Trail is a long biking and walking path that cuts through Uptown Dallas. You can take the trail toward downtown Dallas or Highland Park.

We typically go for 5.5 miles in the morning and 3 or 4 miles in the evening.

My Fitbit friends must hate me.

A good week on Fitbit, mostly due to our rambling Katy Trail walks.

The Katy Trail poses some interesting logistical problems.

It’s ass-hot in Dallas during the summer, so we typically have to start our morning jaunts around 5 a.m.