Today was quite productive. I wrote the first 3,000 words of my book. At that rate, I may actually complete it this year. I also picked pears from the tree in the backyard. But the most exciting thing was walking the dogs up Vollmer Peak in Tilden Park.

Latte spied a rabbit. Even though miniature dachshunds are sometimes called kaninchenhunds (kaninchen = bunny; dachs = badger), he didn’t know exactly what to do. I’ll let the photographic record speak for itself.

And below is Internet Time Group World Headquarters, set up for writing. On line is on the left, desk-bound on the right, redwoods at the top.

If you've attended one of my presentations, you will probably recognize Smokey the Wonderdog, the greatest dog in the whole world.