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First Interview

Well I must say I was pretty surprised when a gentleman from India contacted me out of the blue asking to interview me for his website Speak Bindas. Of course my first though was “is he single?” followed closely by … Continue reading

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Hare-Raising Tail

my cat is the reason I

My eyes move from the massive close-up of a rabbit cornea projected on a screen to the middle age man sitting at my table hacking at the chicken breast on the plate before him. He looks up and I attempt … Continue reading

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Felines and Valentines

Felines and Valentines

As some of you recall I made two New Year’s resolutions this year, reasoning that posting them in the blog sphere I’d somehow be held accountable. While I think I’ve been better at resolution A) talking to people on the … Continue reading

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It Was a Cold and Snowy Night…

“It was a cold and snowy night…” Every year mom my recites this line to me first thing on my birthday.  It’s become a running joke, part of my birthday tradition! You see, in the 2nd grade we must have … Continue reading

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Covered in Cat Hair

Catlady stereotype

It’s one thing to overcome the “cat lady” stereotype once you meet someone and they find out you have cats. But what if they can tell you have cats before they even meet you? A few years ago I was … Continue reading

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Happy Mew Year!

Sorry, I couldn’t resist! It is New Years Eve after all so I will let myself indulge. Wishing I HAVE CAT readers – and their respective furry friends – a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks for all of the comments, suggestions … Continue reading

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Cats, The Gateway Animal

My cats are the reason I love dogs

Cats and Marijuana. If you think they have nothing in common, you’re dead wrong. Cats.  Innocuous at first …ditto marijuana. Once you’re hooked, there’s no going back …ditto marijuana. Introduce you to a whole world you never realized existed (ditto). Growing … Continue reading

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Seasons Greetings!

Holiday Card from I HAVE CAT author and her cats

A big THANK YOU to all the “I HAVE CAT” readers out there in the blogsphere. I’m grateful for your support, ideas and feedback. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season!

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Random Factoids #6-10

When I received the “Honest Scrap” award I was supposed to share ten “interesting” things about myself. Here is the second part of the list. Enjoy! #6 – Girl Crush Maybe it’s because I’m Armenian? #7 – Morbid Fascination? I … Continue reading

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Feline Mignon

How I became a vegetarian

I’ve had an on-again off-again relationship with meat over the years.  I don’t come from family of carnivores but my mother was convinced a child required a certain amount of meat to get all the necessary nutrients. Small pieces of … Continue reading

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My Ex’s Crispy Tofu with Black Bean Sauce

Vegan Chinese Recipe

This one is one of my standbys. I owe this recipe to the guy I dated who lived in Brooklyn and had 9 bikes residing in his master bedroom (you can read more about him in “The 2nd of 9 … Continue reading

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(Cat)astrophic Thinking

  Doctor Wagner rips the top page from her prescription pad and hands it to me. “Petie Arslanian” it says scrawled with blue ink in cursive along the top. I stare at it with a total lack of recognition, disoriented … Continue reading

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Wanted: A Man Who Loves Pussy (cats)

men who love cats are the best men

  I recently asked an ex why men love dogs given they personify all that is deemed undesirable in the opposite sex – needy, dependent, requiring constant validation, easily excitable, unable to contain emotions (not to mention the love of … Continue reading

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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

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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Cat-man-do (not)

“Kippeeeee!” In an excited, glass-shattering voice I run toward him, hands spread out, ready to nab.  He takes one look at me and high- tails it out of there. But I’m not discouraged! Like a female Pepe Le Pew, I … Continue reading

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The Long Soak

They said if I could keep him restrained for five minutes that should do it. Who were they kidding? Two seconds in and my right bicep had already endured multiple lacerations. I was convinced my left eye was in imminent danger.  … Continue reading

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