The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Daily Archives: 05/14/2007
The wonderful world of web
I was reading an article on Katherine Hepburn in the Times, and came across a word I didn’t know. I double-clicked it, intending to copy/paste it into my dictionary.com toolbar. But I didn’t have to. The double-click set off the … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Media 4 Comments
Monday night Heroes/Lost thread
Post anything about tonight’s episode but spoilers in the comments. On the subject of TV shows, I caught up on the Lost episode that I missed on Wednesday (taped it, but did not watch, due to creating my Mother’s Day … Continue reading
Posted in Television 22 Comments
What if they launched a boycott and nobody came?
Looks like the anti-Israel groups in Britain aren’t as influential as they think. The British Committee for the Universities of Palestine (BRICUP) launched the pamphlet at a reception in Parliament last week. Turnout at the launch was very poor, however, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome 1 Comment
My brother, my enemy
My brother he unquestionably is. Ronald Kasrils‘ surname, if my skimpy knowledge of Yiddish does not lead me astray, has a lot to do with the unforgettable Kasrlilevke by unforgettable Sholom Aleichem. (To make the reference to Kasrilevke clearer to … Continue reading
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World’s oldest college grad
Now this is just a sweet story. HAYS, Kan. — At the age of 95, Nola Ochs is now the world’s oldest college graduate. But her studying days might not be over just yet — she’s considering a master’s degree. … Continue reading
Say, top brass: This is a test
Israel’s top brass is undergoing an evaluation today to see if they’ve learned anything from the debacle of the second Lebanon war. The drill came as a surprise, so that real-time decision making of the higher ranks could be assessed. … Continue reading
Posted in Israel 3 Comments
Nasrallah says: We can launch thousands more rockets per day
Hassan Nasrallah, the man second-most in need of a Hellfire missile up his ass (the first would be Mahmoud Ahmedinejad) says that Hizbullah can now fire thousands of rockets per day into Israel. Oh, and that they don’t really care … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Lebanon 3 Comments