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…
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Let’s not blame the Jews
I don’t care for everything this guy says, and he is an atheist who hates religion, but by God, he’s on our side, and this is great. Via Elder.
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel, Religion 2 Comments
The post-holiday news roundup
Yes, but you’re assuming Abbas wanted things to turn out differently: Elliott Abrams writes about the failure that is Mahmoud Abbas, but I think he wasn’t as much of a failure as Abrams says. He is going to get a … Continue reading
On opening the Rafah crossing
Alex Fishman has an interesting op-ed about how the opening of the Rafah crossing now makes Gaza Egypt’s problem. Meanwhile, the fact that Egypt is opening the crossing in an orderly manner implies a de facto declaration of taking responsibility … Continue reading
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On this Memorial Day weekend…
Let’s remember those who gave their all for their country.
Lazy holiday weekend post
I’ve been doing things that were much more fun than posting. Nate and I spent the evening and morning together, as he decided he wanted some solo time with Aunt Meryl. We watched the Green Hornet, which was rated PG-13, … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Holidays, Life 2 Comments
What No One Seems to Be Mentioning
When President Obama spoke last week at the State Department, he said something, different things, that upset virtually every Middle Eastern nation or group. Pissing off the Mullahs does not bother me. Calling out Bahrain while not mentioning Saudi Arabia … Continue reading
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The I woke up too early on a holiday weekend briefs
Go, Canada: Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the G-8 water down what would have been a statement praising the 1967 armistic lines as a start of negotiations. I am going to find a Canadian product this weekend and buy it. … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, palestinian politics, United Nations, World 1 Comment
Let the long weekend begin
As my nephew is in his second day of the Crucible in Marine Boot Camp, Memorial Day weekend begins. I will never think about Memorial Day weekend in the same way again, now that I have a close relative in … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Holidays 2 Comments
All credit to the engineers
Popular Science features the Very Large Telescope in an amazing time-lapse video of the night sky. Put the video on fullscreen and sit back and enjoy it. And while you’re doing that, thank the scientists and engineers who made these … Continue reading
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Finally Friday news roundup
Pinch me, I must be dreaming: This analysis of Israel and the 1949 armistice lines by CNN is—dare I say it? Fair and balanced. She does the work, so I don’t have to: Jennifer Rubin has an excellent roundup of … Continue reading
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Writing about Israel
I would like to take a moment to point my readers to two of the most reliable sources on Israel that I’ve discovered during my many years of blogging about Israel. There are many, many people who I read, and … Continue reading
The Gaza flotilla: It’s really about Israel
The new, improved Gaza Flotilla—which includes more anti-Israel fools than you can shake a lulav at—doesn’t care that the Rafah crossing is going to be opened. They’re going anyway. “We shall set sail, we have many surprises in store,” IHH … Continue reading
Fact-checking the AP fact-check on Bibi’s speech
Oh, Josef, Josef, Josef. You know I read the AP regularly. Why would you even tempt me? NETANYAHU: “You don’t need to send American troops to Israel. We defend ourselves.” THE FACTS: Israel is a leading recipient of American foreign … Continue reading
Posted in Hamas, Israel, Media Bias, palestinian politics 1 Comment
The mysterious Justin Bieber tattoo
I think I understand now why the U.K. is so anti-Zionist. It’s filled with morons who don’t even know what Hebrew looks like when they see it on a teen pop star’s side. The caption of the bigger picture (at … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Music, Pop Culture, Religion 3 Comments
Rafah crossing: Open, closed, it’s still Israel’s fault
Egypt says it’s going to open the Rafah crossing into Gaza. The AP still manages to slam Israel for having a horrible, awful, punishing blockade on the sweet, innocent Gazans, whose only crime appears to be breathing in the space … Continue reading
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