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
Windy Tuesday briefs
Last night I’m pretty sure I saw a witch riding on her broomstick, thumbing for a hitch. UNHRC to Goldstone: Nyah nyah nyah, it is too true! The execrable United Nations Human Rights Council says that Goldstone’s op-ed, where he … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias, United Nations Tagged Goldstone Report, Israel, Media Bias, United Nations 7 Comments
The titleless Monday briefs (now with title!)
The objective media shows its Israel bias: Say, remember my former coblogger, Soccerdad? You know what he was wondering this weekend? Why Goldstone’s op-ed was published in the Washington Post, when his three previous pieces were in the New York … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias, Middle East, Religion Tagged Gaza, Goldstone Report, Israel, Media Bias 3 Comments
Fluffy bunnies and kitty post
I am in the midst of anti-Israel fatigue, and so, I bring you: Cat pictures. First, we have an awesome shot of Mr. Tig’s fuzzy belly. Next, we have a common scene: Gracie getting a drink from the bathroom sink, … Continue reading
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Richard Goldstone’s not-mea culpa in the WaPo
Shorter Richard Goldstone: Oops, maybe Israel didn’t commit war crimes after all, but it’s their fault my report sucked because they wouldn’t cooperate with me. Oh, and you know, those Hamas guys may be war criminals. By the way, this … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israeli Double Standard Time Tagged Gaza, Goldstone Report, Hamas, Israel 2 Comments
Grey’s Anatomy: Jumping the shark, with music
I love Grey’s anatomy. I love musicals. And I’ve liked the few TV show musical episodes that have popped up here and there. The Buffy the Vampire musical episode was wonderful (except for the fact that Joss insisted on allowing … Continue reading
The UK: Hey, let’s demonize Israel on human rights!
There are human rights violators, and then there is Israel. The U.K. Foreign office has released its report on the world’s 26 worst human rights violators. Here’s the intro: This section of the report refers to the 26 countries where … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time Tagged Gaza, Israel, Palestinians, U.K. 1 Comment
The 21st century Gene Kelly
Daniel Cloud Campos is utterly amazing in this short film. Via Vanderleun.
Thursday news briefs
Those wily Jews: Israel may be the third nation on the moon. Expect the Palestinians to claim they did it using stolen Palestinian technology. UC-Irvine facilitates secret meeting with Hamas: And a Jewish organization footed the bill. Utterly, utterly, UTTERLY … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Hamas, Holocaust, Israel, United Nations Comments Off on Thursday news briefs
Really bad metaphor, Dave
Via Commentary, we get this account of why Media Matters hates conservative media outlets: Media Matters had always packaged itself differently than the right’s Media Research Center and Accuracy in Media. It said it was looking for misinformation, not bias. … Continue reading
Posted in Media Bias, Politics, The Hulk Tagged Media Bias, Media Matters, Politics, The Hulk 3 Comments
The Seriously? briefs
Media bias fatigue sets in: Really, I’m too tired to parse the anti-Israel bias here. You do it. (Hint: Palestinians acting unilaterally? Not an impediment to peace. Israel acting unilaterally? OHMIGODTHEY’REDESTROYINGPEACE!!!!!!!!) This is what passes for history at Salon: Unbelievable. … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias, Syria Tagged Israel, Media Bias, Syria 6 Comments
The Ugh, it’s Monday briefs
The anti-Israel bias: So subtle even I missed it. I read this story yesterday, and it seemed pretty even-handed for the most part. At least, there weren’t any glaring anti-Israel remarks, except of course, the Gaza war “including 900 civilians” … Continue reading
On the menu
Years ago, I had a friend who, after years of living with roommates, got an apartment on her own. For the first time in her life, she was the only one living in her apartment. We ate dinner together several … Continue reading
A righteous woman
Something you don’t see every day: The story of a German woman who erases Nazi graffiti. “I scratched off the first sticker in 1986, at a bus stop in front of my house,” Mensah-Schramm said as she ambled through the … Continue reading