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INSIDE THE GARDEN OF CATS

A couple of months ago we learned that the garden of cats is actually called Hope Garden, and we were invited to join for this season if we wished. There is a guy, Juan who is the president of the … Continue reading

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A GARDEN OF CATS

One of the best things about living where we live is the amount of green in close proximity. We are blocks from the Hudson River Park, Jackie Robinson Park, and Highbridge Park. We are a short bike ride away from … Continue reading

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MEDITATION WITH CAT

    Last night my wife Danusia and I went to a guided meditation at Tibet house. That was nothing new; we’ve been there before. My friend Ezra turned me on to the meditation at Tibet house a couple of … Continue reading

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HUNTING THE FLEA

Only in New York can you go from hunting the whale to hunting the flea in a week. Actually, the flea hunt started some time ago, if you read this blog you’ll know about it, if you don’t here’s a … Continue reading

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TO FLEA OR NOT TO FLEA

That is the question. We did some cat sitting in the Rockaways a few weeks ago, and we came back to Harlem with some little unwelcome guests in tow. Fleas. I remember when we were there, at my friend’s cottage … Continue reading

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THE CAT MAN COMETH

We’ve been cat sitting out in Rockaway Park for the past week or so, and I’ve had a chance to observe both cat behavior and a subtle adjustment of my own behavior. There are three cats that live there; Koko, … Continue reading

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Hanging Chads

I know a woman, a sort of friend- who once asked me, “is it true men think of sex all of the time?” “Well, maybe not every second, but yeah, I would say a lot of the time.” She scowled, … Continue reading

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This One’s For The Kitties

Kiwi Sometimes I feed cats for people in the building when they’re away. This summer I’ve been part of team “Kitty,” feeding “Kitty” while her owner is gone. She has a beach house somewhere and spends four days a week … Continue reading

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Mean To Kitty

I came home today and found out I had beat my wife home. We’d spoken an hour earlier, and she said she was in the city and on her way. I was still working, and figured she’d be home first. … Continue reading

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Scatty Catty

The cat sniffed the edge of the pooper-scooper with the delicacy of a sommelier, and satisfied, made the cat-grimace cats make when they smell something pleasurable. The first time I ever saw that was when a friends cat spent some … Continue reading

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