Monthly Archives: September 2009

He Had Cat (s)

It was a chilly Saturday night in Chicago and I was snuggled up on my new beau’s sofa watching SNL when an alarmingly high-pitched “meeeeew!” called our attention from the awkward jig Ashley Simpson had broken into after having been … Continue reading

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The Cat-Less Years

tigger

My childhood was relatively pet-free. We had goldfish (do they count?) and later Tigger, a hamster whose early demise it was insinuated I contributed to as a result of sporadic cage cleaning (I have yet to research if a hamster … Continue reading

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The 2nd of 9 Lives

Morris the Cat

When I last saw my physician a year ago I recall joking that all I needed to fulfill the stereotype of the single NYC woman cliché was a cat. One year and two cats later I lay naked and shivering … Continue reading

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The Cat’s Meow

is my cat the perfect man?

“There’s just something about him,“ my friend Nan muses. “Something sexy about the way carries himself. That nonchalant come-hither look he gives.” “Not traditionally good looking.” I add, “Inarguably on the chubby side. Like a sweet comforting teddy bear you … Continue reading

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