Tag Archives: life

An Ordinary Day

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Tamar

It was late August in the summer of 2001. Unemployed at the time, I was paying a visit to the unemployment office in the financial district (no phoning it in or going online like today). Coming up out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tamar | Tagged life, NYC, tamar | 43 Comments

Expecting

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Tamar

My friend J___ holds Hollywood accountable for her singleton status. She believes movies like “Sleepless in Seattle,” “16 Candles” and “Serendipity” ruined her life. These films gave her comfort that love was hiding just around the corner and would reveal … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of, Relationships, Tamar | Tagged cliches, Family, having babies, life, relationships, single, stereotype, tamar | 25 Comments

Close Encounters of the Feline Kind

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Tamar

Today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Gina K. Callaghan, who lives in New York City with three cats: Bubba, age 21, Chyron, age 13 and Stanni, age 9. ******************* Meeting people online can be rewarding – or fraught … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Relationships | Tagged blogs, cat ladies, cat lady, cats, internet, life, NYC, unemployment | 5 Comments

Cat-man-do (not)

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Tamar

“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 →