more about: pets

We’ve all done it — bragged and bored our friends and family to tears — telling the heroic exploits of our four-legged friends. Some of their skills were learned, such as responding properly to the verbal commands of “sit,” “stay,” “down,” and “come.” Then there were games where words were not exchanged, such as an impromptu game of “hide and […]

It’s the call you never want to receive. Or — as I experienced over the last year — the email, the text, the Facebook status update from a family member or friend. The first time, I inadvertently stumbled upon the news. Perhaps it was some sort of cosmic joke, but I had emailed a friend who I hadn’t been in […]

Yes it’s true, everyone’s been buzzing and now purring about this calico cat and her cross-country journey of some 1,800 miles from Colorado to New York. She’s not the first creature beckoned by the bright lights of the big city — was she seeking fame, fortune, a book deal? — but boy did she achieve instant celebrity status! Apparently this […]

I will never forget the stranger on the bus with the radio who stated emphatically that the twin towers had collapsed. Nor my 100% certitude that she was crazy and simply seeking attention. “That’s not possible,” I replied. Then minutes later, I witnessed it myself on the large TV screens in Times Square. We all watched in silence, a New […]