This weekend I saw the most cute dogs I've ever seen and it has become increasingly clear our cat Pandas has major issues. He is a tubcat (this is the "adorable" nickname we have for when he shits in the bathtub) daily, and he sits on my lap and strangles me with his tail when I eat, and jumps on the cutting board when I cut. He bites and cries and I still love him but it's hard when he's being a tubcat and there's a Bernese named Mixie trotting outside with big brown paws.

Did you know "Bococa" is the nickname for Boerum Hill-Cobble Hill-Carrol Gardens? And that there's a skateboard/coffee shop combo there? And tons of bookstores, all independent and quirky? And a Trader Joe's in a restored bank with high ceilings and no lines? And even more dogs?