Found this today from when Beau was sick (still no idea what was wrong, but he’s doing well). This picture reminds me of how little he weighed when I picked him up – he lost 2 pounds (of the 6.5 he weighed). Most of all though, I like that we have matching wrist straps.

It’s always a great feeling when someone compliments you on what you’re wearing. I routinely get compliments on my pants when I wear a pair of (the few I own) Bonobos trousers.

Recently, Bonobos paid me quite a compliment by pointing to this here little site as one of their favorite style blogs. That’s quite a crew they lumped me with and I’d just like to say thank you.

My little buddy, Beau, is in the hospital with ailments that the vet is not able to figure out. He’s gone through numerous tests and with unsuccessful treatments. I’ve still got hope. He’s got some blood work that we should hear back from in a few days to know more, but while I’m waiting to hear back with the (good) news, I’ve had lots of time to think – he hasn’t been around to bother me by licking my hands until I pet him. As I’ve been thinking about Beau, I keep coming back to this article that the Sports Guy penned a few months ago, One final toss for The Dooze.

Now, let me be clear, I’m in no way saying that this what is in store for Beau, I’m just saying that it’s really hard to capture what your dog means to you, and in this case, I’d love to write a piece as good as this to capture who Beau is and where he’ll be when he kicks this thing he’s got.

I have to agree with Mickey Rourke who said this during his acceptance speech at the 2008 Golden Globes.

Sometimes when a man’s alone, all you got is your dog and they meant the world to me.

This could be considered my bible or doctrine. And, further proof to why I will be such an important person in this world. Maybe I need to change my tag line from “man of leisure” to “homo otiosus”.

Homo Otiosus (leisure man) is a fascinating creature and an increasingly important figure in our time. These pages – the serious leisure perspective – show why this is so.

I like to think this description is about me.

His reputation is expanding faster than the universe,” says the voice-over. “He once had an awkward moment just to see how it feels. He lives vicariously through himself. He is the most interesting man in the world.

So, I’m stranded in Rangley, CO. My transmission is fried and I have to wait for my car to be fixed…too bad the car is 2 hours away. Rangley doesn’t have much to it and the local mechanic didn’t want to touch my Lexus. $450 later (for a tow) my car is in Grand Junction, CO and I’m stuck in a hotel with nothing nearby to walk to. I have a ride setup for Friday to get to Grand Junction but I think I’ll have to wait around all day for the car (really expensive fix!) before I can drive back to Denver.