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
Cap-and-trade dead in the water, for now
The massive tax that the Obama administration was pretending is a jobs program is dead in the water. And that’s a good thing, because it actually was going to regulate—that’s right, put into law—the kind of bulbs you could put … Continue reading
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Reflections on hotel life
It’s been a really long time since I actually stayed in a hotel instead of with friends. And even longer since I stayed at one that caters to a more upscale clientele. So much to snark, so little time. Just … Continue reading
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Snarky Briefs, Thursday edition
“Moderate” Palestinian Prime Minister says Israel is “Judaizing” Jerusalem. Because it’s not like Jerusalem was, oh, I don’t know, built by Jews, or anything. He also says Israel is “ethnically cleansing” the Jordan Valley, but hey, he’s a moderate that … Continue reading
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Back to school
I just want to say this upfront: The Learning Tree absolutely rocks. They give us breakfast. They have soft drink machines that charge only fifty cents for sodas and water. They give us a snack in the middle of the … Continue reading
The difference between them and us
Palestinians celebrate attacks on Jews. Gaza’s streets filled with joyous crowds of thousands on Thursday evening following the terror attack at a Jerusalem rabbinical seminary in which eight people were killed. In mosques in Gaza City and northern Gaza, many … Continue reading
A busy week for me
Got slammed with work today and will be in class for the next three days up in NorVA. Oh, and I am currently suffering an influx of ants. Fun, fun, fun. I’ll have time to post tomorrow night. But not … Continue reading
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I told you so: Media ignores Netanyahu’s 2-state statement
The latest AP boilerplate on Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu: Last month, in a move at least partly aimed at easing tensions with Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for the first time for the creation of a … Continue reading
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Go here for the poll
I got tired of the sticky post thingie. Poll is here.
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Snarky briefs
If it’s Monday, that means it’s time for Snarky News Briefs. (I just made that up, actually, and if anyone can think of a way to mix the words “snark” and “news” that doesn’t sound stupid, suggest it in the … Continue reading
Obama administration: Throw out the Constitution, please
The Obama administration is talking about deliberately going against the Constitution of the United States. Because, you see, the Constitution is inconvenient to what they want to do regarding a treaty with Russia. MOSCOW — With the clock running out … Continue reading
Uzi Mahnaimi lying about Israel again
If it’s a Sunday Times of London piece that declares Israel is about to attack Iran, and the byline contains Uzi Mahnaimi, it must be a bunch of garbage. Filled yet again with anonymous sources—because of course, our old pal … Continue reading
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Keep the comments coming
Thanks for taking the poll. I’ll be bumping it to the top again on Monday. In the meantime, your comments have already been extremely helpful. One person suggested I write about “observations on American society and people’s behaviours,” and, well, … Continue reading
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Happy Fourth of July
Have a Glorious Fourth! This year, more than others, we should remember this: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political … Continue reading
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Blog thoughts on a holiday weekend (bumped)
This blog has become a broken record. I can recycle posts from two years ago, and very little will have changed. I’m bored. You’re bored. Traffic is down. Commenting is almost nonexistent. Things need to change. What do you want … Continue reading
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