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
The loss of Debbie Friedman
Debbie Friedman passed away today. Words fail. Her music won’t. This is the song that, seven years ago at a conference for Jewish educators, made me realize what an amazing contribution she made to Judaism. We were all on our … Continue reading
Finding my words again
Those of us who are no longer (sigh) young have all experienced this: You’re in the middle of a sentence, or writing a post, and you get to a word and there is a blank. You had the word while … Continue reading
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Weekend briefs
Two! Two! Two haters in one! It’s what the world has been waiting for: A Nazi openly proclaiming he’s a Jihadi, or vice-versa. He’s totally batshit crazy, and he bit two FBI agents (check for rabies; he drew blood). Oh, … Continue reading
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Friday briefs
Hamas the Holocaust deniers: The AFP noted that Mahmoud al-Zahar, one of the leaders of Hamas, during a recent speech both denied the Holocaust and claimed that Israel was perpetuating one on Palestinians. That’s known as “Business as usual” in … Continue reading
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Thursday, briefly
UN to Lebanon: Come back when you’ve got something we can use against Israel: Ban Ki-Moon told Lebanon that the UN’s duties in Lebanon, cf. UNSCR 1701, do not include declaring maritime borders. Let us review the facts: Lebanon didn’t … Continue reading
The WTF? news briefs
Someone is really missing Halloween: The AP must not have any real news today. Romania is taxing the self-employed, so Romanian witches are casting spells on the politicians who made the law. Yes, really. And yes, the AP really goes … Continue reading
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UN follies
File this under “How could they tell?” (I missed it two weeks ago, but it must now be told.) The UN was evacuated due to a foul stench. U.N. security officials evacuated the buildings where the Security Council and the … Continue reading
War is peace; bad is good: Another AP mis-analysis
The AP lowers the bar and calls out the Orwellian language for this profile of how Mohammed Dahlan, terrorist, has become Mohammed Dahlan, the last, best hope for the PA. In the article, we learn that a) Mahmoud Abbas is … Continue reading
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Your morning briefs
Gaza/Hamastan ERA watch: The women in Gaza are not allowed to dance with men, but they’re allowed to blow themselves up in mixed company. Now that’s progress! Yes, and that’s the purpose of a blockade: Wikileaks released cables of Israel … Continue reading
Tuesday NorVA briefs
Those wascally Iswaelies! Say, you know the suicide bombing that murdered 22 Christians Copts and wounded dozens more? Guess who a group of Egyptian lawyers blames for the bombing? That’s right: The Mossad. Sure. Because the world has seen hundreds … Continue reading
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CSM: Freedom of religion equals lack of democracy
The Christian Science Monitor, never a friend to Israel, is contributing to the delegitimization of Israel by asking whether or not Israel is a democracy. The premise for this article, which is included in the CSM’s year-end list section, uses … Continue reading
Human rights for me, but not for thee
In a pretty sickening post in Comment is Free, Stephen Kinzer, a former journalist, is decrying human rights organizations for being—get this—imperialists. (Via Hot Air.) Why? Because we insist there is a universal definition of human rights. And because this … Continue reading
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If it’s Friday, this must be the anti-Israel narrative in Bilin
Palestinians, Israeli peaceniks, and various anti-Israel internationals attended their weekly riot against the separation barrier in Bilin. Tear gas was used. A Palestinian woman died a day later, and the media are using this as yet another example of the … Continue reading
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A new year, a new boilerplate
After the latest attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christians, the AP has decided that the old boilerplate no longer holds. Coptic Christians make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s population of 80 million. They complain frequently of discrimination, though they generally … Continue reading