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
AP and Reuters rocket attack spin: Newest members of Journolist?
The AP has been ignoring the many kassam rocket and mortar attacks on Israel (except, of course, for the ones in which the IDF manages to kill a few terrorists before they get off the missiles). But when a Grad … Continue reading
Muslim ERA watch
Students at an Islamic university in India are demanding that their female teachers wear the all-covering burqa—the sack with the wire mesh for the eyes. The teacher, who is also Muslim, refuses to wear one. Sirin Middya, who described herself … Continue reading
Wednesday evening funny
Sarah gets the greatest spam. My spam is all boring. The best one I ever got had one really funny line: “I look pushy to hearing from you.” Sarah and I used “I look pushy” for weeks after that. Sarah’s … Continue reading
The madness of Mad Mahmoud
Mad Mahmoud is even crazier than usual. “We have precise information that the Americans have devised a plot … they plan to attack at least two countries in the region within the next three months,” he said in remarks Press … Continue reading
Wednesday briefs
If this were a law in America, most single man would have prison records: Lying for sex is against the law in Israel? Since when, 1000 BCE? Really, people. This is a ridiculous law. It’s another stone that will be … Continue reading
Oliver Stone, paving the way to mainstreaming anti-Semitism
So Oliver Stone came out as an anti-Semite. Well, you know, it fits with his whole conspiracy theory issue. What is the oldest, biggest conspiracy of all? The Jews control the world. Just ask Stone. He apologized? Don’t believe it. … Continue reading
Briefs
Cameron goes for the Islamist vote: By this statement alone, Britain’s new PM shows himself to be either an utter fool, an anti-Zionist, or a politician who panders to every audience. “The Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla was completely … Continue reading
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The anti-Bibi media narrative
Interesting that the Washington Post, in an interview with Ehud Barak, chose to portray the lack of direct negotiations in this manner: U.S. Middle East envoy George J. Mitchell has been trying for months to broker a resumption of direct … Continue reading
Goldstone follow-up: The fix is in
The post-Goldstone committee, tasked with the responsibility of reporting on whether or not Israel is “following” the report’s recommendations, includes at least one appointee who is actively, vehemently, biased against Israel. And oh yeah—he’s the chairman. The chairman of the … Continue reading
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The AP: Abbas’ Propagandists
Someday, the AP might actually present a thorougly unbiased article on Israel and the Palestinians, but on that day, I suspect the Moshiach will have arrived. Let’s take the current article describing the continued Palestinian refusal for direct negotiations with … Continue reading
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Israel briefs, snarkly
Better late than never: The AP explains the Israeli side of the Gaza flotilla incident in the 11th paragraph of this story about Turkish protests at an Israeli volleyball game in Turkey. (It’s for a European tournament.) How dangerous is … Continue reading
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Seriously?
A commenter uses the name “Rogue spyware” and he thinks I can’t tell that it’s spam? Seriously? I mean, seriously? I know, I know. They don’t stop to check whether comments are moderated. They just spam every blog they can. … Continue reading
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Comic-Con vs. the church of Phelps
Utterly hilarious photos of a counter-protest to the shmucks in the Fred Phelps cult. I think my favorite mock is the “God hates kittens” sign. And the gay sex chant was just perfect. Alas, there was no Hulk representation. Comic … Continue reading
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Friday snark briefs
If it’s Friday, this must be Bilin: Oh, wait. It’s also Umm Salamuna, where peaceful “internationals” helped the peaceful Palestinians throw stones at the IDF. Number of wounded: Two soldiers and two “internationals.” I’m sorry—“peace activists.” UNHRC Kangaroo Court Judges … Continue reading