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
Holiday weekend things
Thing 1: There was a fair amount of G. family crossover with Y. family (that would be me) this weekend. Let’s see, Sarah came over for Little Big Planet 2 time, um, twice last week. Then we went shopping on … Continue reading
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Muslim ERA Watch: Muslim Brotherhood edition
Long-time reader DG wrote the following: There’s a really cute story in the Washington Post: Egypt women stand for equality in the square Though the reporter was reporting from the demonstration on Friday, there was no mention of Sheikh Qaradawi’s … Continue reading
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The WaPo chastises Abbas
I missed this on Friday: Abbas proves he prefers posturing to a peace process PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas claims to be interested in negotiating a two-state peace settlement with Israel. For two years he has enjoyed the support of a … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, palestinian politics, The One 2 Comments
Comment spammers, again
I logged in to find several dozen spam comments today. I’ve noticed a trend of more and more spam comments (and if yours have gone into the memory hole, I apologize—I’m just deleting spam without looking these days). As a … Continue reading
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Sunday news briefs
Smart power! The PA is saying that the U.S. should be “ashamed” of vetoing the settlement resolution. Imagine, if you will, the outrage that would spew if an Israeli official—even anonymously—said the U.S. should be ashamed for anything regarding Israel. … Continue reading
Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time, palestinian politics Tagged Egypt, Israel, Palestinians 1 Comment
Tig3.0 is 3.0
(I should have posted this yesterday, but I was busy.) Tig 3.0 at three: Tig 3.0 at (barely) three months: Yes, that is the same APC. It’s the only one of that color in my house. What a difference a … Continue reading
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Your Zombie self-defense post of the week
Because we all need to know how to defend ourselves from zombies.
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Wednesday news round-up
Fleeing the sinking ship: The first wave of Egyptian refugees has reached Europe. Human rights organizations finally picking on someone besides Israel: I guess when you start hanging people whose only crime was protesting the despotic government, even HRW and … Continue reading
Tuesday, briefly
Of course we are: Israel and the U.S. are behind the latest protests in Iran. Just ask the Iranian regime. Oh, and the Iranians are calling for the execution of the opposition leaders. Now that’s democracy! Woot! I am breathlessly … Continue reading
Monday briefs
Barry Rubin, the voice of sanity, on Egypt’s revolution: While a wave of attempts at popular revolution will spread, that doesn’t mean they will succeed. In large part, by the way, the world is under an illusion over Egypt. Mubarak … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, palestinian politics, World Tagged Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Israel 1 Comment
A Tiggy valentine
This is as close as I come to a valentine greeting: This is what happens when you OD on chocolate. Be careful tomorrow, or you’ll end up like Tig.
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The media pass along lies of Turkey’s inquiry as truth
When the Israeli Turkel Committee’s report came out exonerating the IDF in the Mavi Marmara incident, the AP included a breakdown of who served on the committee. Reuters mentioned the video footage that showed “activists” attacking Israeli soldiers in an … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Israel, Media Bias, Turkey Tagged Gaza Flotilla, Israel, Mavi Marmara, Turkey 2 Comments