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
Technical glitch stops Hamas/U.K. propaganda hour
Well, this was good news: A meeting was meant to take place on Wednesday in the Grimond Room at Portcullis House, adjoining the House of Commons in London. The planned meeting was titled “Talk with Hamas” and was meant to … Continue reading
Durban II: Reaffirming Durban I
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s vile anti-Semitic speech did nothing except get a few editorial writers to shake their heads or wag their fingers. Soccer Dad has a roundup of analysis of Mad Mahmoud’s appearance. But aside from the headlines, what did Ahmadinejad’s … Continue reading
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Yom HaShoah: Looking back, and looking forward
We remember the Holocaust on Yom HaShoah. Our enemies should remember this: And Iran, especially, should remember this: Am Yisrael chai.
AP: Israel causes anti-Semitism
Take a look at this statement in an AP report about Netanyahu’s remarks on Yom Hashoah (the commemoration of the Holocaust): In its annual report on anti-Semitism, The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Anti-Semitism and Racism at … Continue reading
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What the AP didn’t tell you Ahmadinejad said
Funny how these words didn’t make it into the AP wire story about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s anti-Semitic speech. As he has in the past, Ahmadinejad said Zionist supporters enjoy undue influence over Western governments, imposing “their domination to the extent that … Continue reading
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Ahmadinejad: Holocaust is a “pretext”
Just as predicted, on Hitler’s birthday, Hitler’s modern heir used the UN anti-racism conference, nicknamed Durban II, to slam Israel. The good news is there were some awesome protesters, who did exactly the right thing: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused … Continue reading
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The long-term damage of the Holocaust
How many Jews would there be in the world today if Hitler had not destroyed two-thirds of Europe’s Jews? Thirty-two million. If not for the Holocaust, there would be as many as 32 million Jews worldwide, instead of the current … Continue reading
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Before the separation fence: A life of fear
The New York Times has a great feature. If you’re reading one article about a subject, at the end of the article are links to others that might interest you. So while reading David Brooks’ latest column on Israel, I … Continue reading
A nice, relaxing day
Since Sarah’s out of town, I spent the day with her family. Of course. She asked me to help out by taking Jake to a bar mitzvah this morning, which entailed my picking him up after dinner last night and … Continue reading
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Happy Tigger Day!
One year ago today (technically tomorrow, but it was a Friday 52 weeks ago), I brought home my new orange goofball. Here’s how he looked on the way home: Here’s Mr. Tig today (literally): He’s been a major huggy bear … Continue reading
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The “cycle of violence” returns
Hamas tested Israel’s new PM. Terrorists launched a kassam rocket at Israel yesterday. Today, Israel launched a bigger rocket at Hamas. At least, that’s how the wire services will play this one out. But is that what happened? A day … Continue reading
The self-defense of Jews: Still not welcome
This is an interesting argument that’s been floating around for quite some time. The world says to Israel that it exaggerates the danger of Iran. Israel says she will take action in self-defense if necessary, even if that means striking … Continue reading
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Mainstream media math on the tea parties
The AP and CNN are going with “tens of thousands” attending 800 tea parties across the nation. Atlanta police are estimating 10,000 in that city alone. Lansing, MI had 3-4,000. Madison, WI, Columbia, SC, Richmond, VA, Nashville, TN, Tampa, FL: … Continue reading
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The ever-present anti-Israel AP slant
Exhibit A: An evolution of headlines. Israel says it’s unlikely to co-operate in UN’s Gaza investigation Fairly balanced, gets the point across, no evident bias. Exhibit B: The updated story. Israel balks at UN war crimes probe of Gaza war … Continue reading
Got tired of serif fonts
Lucida. Ugh. I’ll take a simple Helvetica clone over that any day. I also need to do a bit of tweaking to make the text more readable. I don’t know why people seem to think that 100% black isn’t a … Continue reading