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
Caturday
Time to relax with some cat pictures. First, Miss Gracie in the sun: Gracie spends the morning following the sun from my office to my bedroom. She is even more beautiful when highlighted by Sol. Next, Tig in a venture … Continue reading
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The ad that launched EATAPETA Day: PETA’s still lying about it
Six years ago, on March 15th, we celebrated our first-ever Eat a Tasty Animal for PETA Day, in response to the offensive “Holocaust on Your Plate” ad campaign by PETA. If you haven’t heard by now, PETA has started yet … Continue reading
SILENCE!
The title and subject of this post are due to Stretch, my shooting teacher. A would-be suicide bomber has accidentally blown himself up, killing six other militants as he was bidding them farewell to leave for his intended target, the … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Scorn, Terrorism 1 Comment
But it’s anti-Zionism, not anti-Semitism. Just ask Oliphant
The ADL has issued a statement on yesterday’s cartoon by Pat Oliphant. I think you should see the cartoon and judge for yourself. Take a good, hard look at the cartoon. It’s a caricature of the Israeli flag. And yet, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism 6 Comments
HRW and the media: Israel, war crimes, ’nuff said
In the next installation of “How can the world screw Israel even more?” we have Human Rights Watch issuing a report accusing the IDF of war crimes over white phosphorus use in Gaza. CNN, for some reason, loses that famed … Continue reading
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Once more, blame Israel
It’s a one-two punch this week from the UN and Human Rights Watch. First, the UN blames Israel for the lack of progress in Gaza. Because after all, what’s a hundred or so rockets between enemies? Why should Israel let … Continue reading
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Shire Network News: Why, yes, yes it is
Is there a new Shire Network News out this week? Why, yes. Yes there is. Am I a part of it? Why, yes. Yes I am. Do we have the usual bunch of snark, a fascinating feature interview by Tom … Continue reading
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Netanyahu comes through with unity government
Benjamin Netanyahu got Labor to come into a unity government, something that has far-reaching repercussions for Israel as a whole, and Likud in particular. The world gets to say “Phew! Now we don’t have to deal with a right-wing extremist … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Media Bias 1 Comment
The Battlestar Galactica series finale post
So, without giving away anything in case some of you out there want to someday watch it in its entirety, well, the ending sucked. Ron Moore is obviously suffering from Gene Roddenberry-itis. Because hey, overcoming human nature isn’t a problem. … Continue reading
Posted in Television 2 Comments
Is Ha’aretz is pulling a Scott Thomas on us?
Remember Scott Thomas? The New Republic’s crack reporter who wrote about supposed atrocities in Iraq? The one who was utterly disgraced and proven to be a liar? This Melanie Phillips article on Ha’aretz’s claims of IDF abuse in Gaza makes … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Media Bias 1 Comment
A mysterious quiet falls over southern Israel
There have been no rockets or mortars fired from Gaza since last Saturday. The question is: Why? Has Hamas come to some kind of secret agreement in order to get their prisoners released? Was this one of the conditions that … Continue reading
1,000 days in hell
Imagine that you are being held captive by your enemies. You don’t know where you are. You don’t know what day it is. You don’t know what month it is. You don’t know if your mother and father are alive … Continue reading
Posted in Hamas, Terrorism 2 Comments
Life intrudes; blog recedes
I have out-of-town company, and that utterly trumps approving anti-Israel comments in a day-old post. Or any other bloggy stuff. It’s going to be gorgeous tomorrow, and we’ll be seeing the sights.
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Obama reaches out to Iran with stump speech
President Obama probably figures what the heck, stump speeches worked on enough suckers to get elected the most inexperienced candidate in the history of America, so why not try the same tactics on the Iranians. I don’t think they’re going … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, The One 4 Comments
A quick note to regular readers
If you’re a regular reader and want to comment sometime in the future, you may want to register now before I make commenting registration-only again. I don’t need a lot of information—but you do need a valid email address or … Continue reading