For two years, Opie the cat lived out a content feral life in an industrial lot in Queens, New York City. This bright and curious kitty would start every day by perching on the driver’s seat of a tractor parked in the complex, before hopping down to meet the elderly caretaker who came by to feed Opie …
Opie and His Feral Colony Were Saved in a Daring Rescue Read More »
I’m not prone to anxiety (at least, on the surface), and most people believe I’m calm and balanced. But I distinctly remember two instances, both involving cats, where I was suddenly overcome with incredible anxiety. I wonder whether this happens to other people who live with cats? The first time, a vet was delivering some …
Have Cat Health Issues Pushed You to an Anxiety Attack? Read More »
Years ago, when I was young and didn’t know better, I walked out of a perfectly lovely date because my companion nervously jiggled in his seat, and I found it annoying. Even though we ended up dating for a while, we eventually broke up because he used too much aioli on his sandwiches, an obvious …
It’s a recognizable sound, for those of us with printers. Assorted boops and beeps and whirrs. The buzz of the ink cartridges sliding back and forth, the susurration of paper. But it’s 2 a.m., and all the humans are sleeping. Are there ghosts in the machine? I slip out of my bedroom and peek into …
