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
Your Friday funny, on Thursday
Sarah sent me what may be the world’s longest elephant joke. Do not be drinking if you watch this. Boy, I miss the Carol Burnett Show.
A Hebrew robocall?
Someone in the marketing department in some company that has my phone number really screwed up. Because I got a robocall in Hebrew late this afternoon. It was the greeting that tipped me off that something was, er, not kosher. … Continue reading
A sad death
Michael Jackson is dead of a heart attack. For all his fame and fortune, he led a pretty sad life. Entertainer Michael Jackson has died after being taken to a hospital on Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest, according to multiple … Continue reading
Ship of fools stopped en route to Gaza
The latest “humanitarian” effort by pro-Hamas peaceniks was defeated by—inspection regulations. Cypriot shipping officials cited inspection requirements for stopping the two vessels, a small ferry and a sailing boat, from leaving port two hours before their scheduled departure. […] “One … Continue reading
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And now, kitty pictures
First, Mr. Tig in my new computer chair today. Gracie sleeps next to it, but I’ve never seen her on it. This is the first time I saw him on it as well. I wonder if it’s because it’s usually … Continue reading
“This is a massacre”
Terrible news from Iran. Terrible, but not unexpected.
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Saudi ERA Watch, AP whitewash edition
How cool is this? Wow, a member of the Saudi royal family says he sure does hope that someday, little girls in Saudi Arabia can grow up to play sports! (But not with men. Never with men.) Appealing to a … Continue reading
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A closer look at AP “analysis”
It’s time for a lesson in yellow journalism, which I learned at my editor’s knee while in college. The lessons I learned in college are being applied throughout the mainstream (and non-mainstream) media today. It’s not just bloggers who cherry-pick … Continue reading
Other people’s blogs
Lair Simon has a great video of Nardo playing flippykitty. Speaking of Lair, he sent me to this link about Captain America being brought back (he was killed by a sniper’s bullet two years ago). Well, I didn’t buy the … Continue reading
Best. Juvenile Scorn. Ever.
You simply have to read this. It is the greatest example of juvenile scorn I have ever seen online. It’s a takedown of Andrew Sullivan. H/T: Allah.
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Something’s missing from this blog
I do believe my personal touch seems to have gone by the wayside. I rarely post about anything but the news anymore, and, well, I think you guys are getting bored with that. I used to have a little more … Continue reading
Palestinian rejectionism
I saw this headline at Ynet, and my heart leaped. Israelis, Palestinians call for Shalit’s release Solidarity at last? Protest on both sides of fence: Hundreds of demonstrators from all over the country began blocking the Karni, Erez and Kerem … Continue reading
If everyone else jumped off a bridge…
One of the things I keep seeing on lefty blogs—particularly Nico’s, the one I’m following at HuffPo for Iran news—is statements like this: Obama’s Iran policy. Americans approve of it 52 percent vs. 36 percent who disapprove, according to a … Continue reading
Your classic AP whitewash of the week
Read it and shake your head in utter amazement at the failure of the AP to explain Arafat’s corruption, which led to his hiding billions in Swiss bank accounts, as well as ignoring his terrorism, ruthlessness, and brutality against any … Continue reading
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Words from Iran
I hope there are millions more like this young man. Mohammad: Yes. Let me tell you something. For about three decades our nation has been humiliated and insulted by this regime. Now Iranians are united again one more time after … Continue reading
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