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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
Hare-Raising Tail
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
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
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
Covered in Cat Hair
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
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
Cats, The Gateway Animal
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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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
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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Tagged Alicia Silverstone, dogs, Eating Animals, eating cats and dogs, Jonathan Safran Foer, Skinny Bitch, vegan, vegetarian
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My Ex’s Crispy Tofu with Black Bean Sauce
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
Wanted: A Man Who Loves Pussy (cats)
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
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
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
The 2nd of 9 Lives
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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Tagged cliches, dating, foster cats, humor, men, single, stereotype, unemployed
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The Cat’s Meow
“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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Tagged cats, dating, humor, men, stereotypes
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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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Tagged dating, humor, life, men, relationships, single
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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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