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
Reading the archives
I’ve been reading my archives since last night (and staying up way too late, and spending way too much time on them, but hey, it’s a holiday weekend for me, and I’m home, and I can do this without consequences … Continue reading
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Hulk smash election!
This post was originally published on September 7, 2004. As my regular readers know, the Hulk makes appearances on this blog from time to time. During my time off, I had the opportunity to discuss the election with him. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Blasts from the past, The Hulk 1 Comment
Arab anti-Semitism: It’s pandemic
This post was first published on July 29, 2004. It is just as relevant today as it was four and a half years ago. And the reason I’m republishing it: The Egyptians are calling Avigdor Lieberman “racist.” For the past … Continue reading
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Tig3 vs. the Hulk
It’s inevitable. Every cat that I have ultimately has to have a smackdown with the Hulk. And here is what happened between Tig and the Hulk last week: It started with a look. I knew there would be trouble. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, The Hulk 2 Comments
The most awesomely awesome night of television
Many years ago, Friday night TV was must-tape. At 8:00, you had Babylon 5. At nine, there was X-Files. At ten, time for Picket fences. Three different networks, three different kinds of shows, and all three excellent. It got to … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Television 6 Comments
Olmert stands his ground on Shalit
Ehud Olmert is standing his ground on Gilad Shalit. Israel will not open the border crossings into Gaza without the return of her kidnapped soldier. Israel will not agree to open crossings into Gaza without the return of kidnapped soldier … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel 5 Comments
Iraqis want Israel to pay “reparations” for Osirak
You have got to be kidding me. BAGHDAD Iraqi parliamentarians are demanding Israel pay billions of dollars in reparations for a 1981 Israeli attack on an Iraqi nuclear reactor, Baghdad’s daily Al Sabbah reported on Thursday. Mohammed Naji Mohammed, a … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Juvenile Scorn 1 Comment
Bill Zwecker: What did Rhianna do to get beaten up, anyway?
You would think that these attitudes were dead and gone. You would be wrong. Because here you have a newspaper gossip columnist blaming the victim for bringing her beating on herself. In fact, he goes on and on trying to … Continue reading
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Hamas putting the rocket fire in cease fire
Once again proving that only Israel gets to violate a truce, the AP has returned to form. Here’s what the AP thinks constitutes a “straining” of the cease fire: Firing rockets into Israel. An agreement between Hamas and Israel to … Continue reading
How to celebrate Darwin Day
From a great website that Sarah recommended to me: If people you respect all tell you the same fantastically detailed, supposedly true story — and point you to lots of supposed evidence — you have a choice. You can (A) … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Scorn 4 Comments
Briefly
Hamas feeling the PR pinch, 1: Hamas gave back the aid it stole from the UN, mostly because for the first time ever, the UN complained about it. Oh, and UNRWA stopped all aid going into Gaza because of the … Continue reading
Israel’s shift to the right
The vote in Israel shows that a majority of Israelis voted for right-leaning parties. Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beitenu party, loathed by many for issues like wanting Arab Israelis to swear a loyalty oath, won fifteen seats in the Knesset. Labor, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Politics 2 Comments
The world media view on Israeli elections
The Jerusalem Post: Kadima wins, but rightist bloc biggest The Washington Post: In Israeli Vote Results, A Setback for Obama The AP: Inconclusive election puts Israel, peace in limbo The AP: Election leaves Mideast peace in doubt Reuters: Disarray as … Continue reading
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A note to cats and dogs
Reader (and my firearms instructor) Stretch sent me this, which I present for your amusement. The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door. Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Humor 7 Comments
How do I slant thee? Let me count the ways
The AP anti-Israel slant is now an anti-Likud slant. Get a load of these quotes from the AP: Israel’s election has suddenly become too close to call, though hard-liners are expected to have a clear edge in the horse trading … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Israeli Double Standard Time 4 Comments