dog days

sirius is always visible, even in the middle of the city, except when it isn't which means it's the dog days, which are usually miserable:

the Sea boiled, the Wine turned sour, Dogs grew mad, and all other creatures became languid; causing to man, among other diseases, burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies.

not this year where we are starting our second round of not-polar-vortex but cooler than normal weather --- low 60s at night will feel fine

dog is kinda lazy sometimes, like me, but today . . . first, he started limping along on three legs, which he does sometime for no apparent reason than liking to hop, this time he stopped and stood there with one foot off the ground, like he does when he's got something caught between his toes --- chewing gum, e.g. --- but nothing, and we walked on --- then coming back, he just flat out laid down, twice, which he never does --- it was only 89, 40% humidity, and we've walked when it was a lot hotter and more humid --- whatever, we stopped and rested --- he will like the new weather, although he might like it more if i left him home once in a while when i gotta walk