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…
Author Archives: Meryl Yourish
My third Tiggerversary!
Three years ago today, I became a much, much happier person. Because this orange goofball entered my life. Not that there haven’t been some not-so-fun moments. Last week, I was playing with Tig with a two- or three-foot string (formerly … Continue reading
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Monday Erev Passover briefs
The bloody, centuries-old history of the continent: This is why I think Europe is going to do the same thing today that it did over the centuries: Eventually, things are going to get nasty. Another nationalist party won another election … Continue reading
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And now the denials and lies on the Itamar attackers
Here we go. The families of the two terrorists who confessed to murdering five members of the Fogel family refuse to believe the two committed the massacre. Hakim Awad’s mother, Nawef, claimed that her son was at home the night … Continue reading
A riot I can’t exactly condemn
A group called the Anti-Racist Action Network decided to live up to its name and go after the neo-Nazis holding a march in my native state. Four neo-Nazis wound up in the hospital, and two ARANs were arrested. While the … Continue reading
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Fogel family slaughterers arrested
The IDF arrested two Palestinians for the Fogel family massacre. Turns out that Netanyahu was right: It was the culture of hatred that turned these children into murderers. The first suspect is Hakim Mazen Awad, 18, a high school student … Continue reading
Help with Harry Potter Blu-Ray
Does anyone out there have Harry Potter and the Deatlhy Hallows on Blu-Ray? I can’t get my special features disc to work. It just plays the damned menu over and over again. I want to see the Part 2 trailer, … Continue reading
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Juvenile scorn and the Marrickville Israel boycott
Some wit in Australia has an excellent editorial about the Marrickville town council’s stupendously stupid effort to boycott Israeli products (at the cost of $3.7 million Australian). Kudos to the author, to whom I grant an honorary Master of Juvenile … Continue reading
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The you read ’em, I’m busy briefs
Syrian WMDs: Apparently, not a casus belli for the world. Syria aimed chemical warheads at Israel and was ready to fire them after the attack on the nuclear plant. Good to know for the future. I’m sure the IDF will … Continue reading
Thursday news roundup
Goldstone commision to Israel: Oh, please. The fix was in, deal with it. Three of Dickie Goldstone’s compatriots took out an unpaid ad in the Guardian to effectively say, “Neener neener neener, we’re not wro-ong! Am not am not am … Continue reading
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Gee, boycotting Israel costs a lot of money!
Reality sets in: An Australian town council voted to boycott Israel, and did the number-crunching of what it would cost to replace “Israeli” products with something else: $3.7 million (and even in Australian dollars, that’s a lot). It’s being inundated … Continue reading
Gaza Flotilla, the sequel: The second time, definitely not farce
The blockade has eased. Gazans can get pretty much everything they want except, of course, for weapons and building materials for bunkers. Building material is going into Gaza. Is some of it being diverted to bunkers? Of course it is. … Continue reading
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Tuesday working briefs
Ew, Jew Cooties! Tel Aviv is sending a contingent to the Berlin Gay Pride festival, but they’re not going to identify Tel Aviv as part of Israel. They’re not the only Israeli city to do so. Eilat is being branded … Continue reading
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