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
Rockets and mortars fall on Israel, but no news media can hear them
Three kassam rockets and ten mortars were fired at Israel so far today. But there is nothing on AP or Reuters about the truce violation. Because, as my readers know, the truce isn’t violated by the Palestinians. It is only … Continue reading
Author of stupid CF motion resigns from student council
The PC moron who wanted to defund the Carleton College cystic fibrosis fundraiser because the disease affects “mostly white males” has resigned in disgrace. The student council at an Ottawa university has reversed its controversial decision to pull out of … Continue reading
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The unserious stuff
I think I’m being followed by a black cloud or something. When I got home from my Thanksgiving trip to NJ, I discovered that my cable box/DVR was dead. Then, yesterday, while I was at the chiropractor, the machine that … Continue reading
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Cat riding Roomba
There’s no way my cats would stand for this. It’s too noisy. But this is a very funny video, stolen shamelessly from Sarah. Nope. I can’t see Tig or Gracie doing anything but running in shock and horror from a … Continue reading
Richmond gas price below $1.50
The $1.50 plateau has been broken in Richmond. Gas went below $50 a barrel yesterday and it has stayed at $49 and change today. Crude oil fell for a third day after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries deferred a … Continue reading
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Israel breaks the truce by responding to constant rocket fire
Hamas continues its war of attrition against southern Israel. Here’s the tally for the last few days: Several mortar shells landed Tuesday noon near the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Gaza. No injuries or damage were reported in the … Continue reading
The anti-Semitic comments swamp
This is the reason I don’t have unmoderated comments. This is the reason that my comments policy follows the No Israel-Bashing rule. Soccer Dad linked to a Jeff Jacoby column that discussed the UN’s obsession with Israel. Here are some … Continue reading
The Gaza blockade: Yes, that means Libya, too
Libya tried to send “humanitarian supplies” through the Gaza naval blockade. Israel was having none of it. A Libyan ship trying to deliver aid to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Monday turned back in the face of an Israeli naval … Continue reading
Still on break
Back tomorrow. Meantime, there’s the latest SNN. It’s a roundtable discussion. There’s also Haveil Havalim. You’ll have to tell me which are your favorite links; no time to read it tonight.
Gaza operation imminent?
This time, it’s not a badly-sourced bunch of rumors from a discredited journalist. This time, there’s a mortar attack from Hamas to respond to, and an Israeli soldier who has lost his leg due to the attack. But it’s starting … Continue reading
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Still on break
I know the world is full of news, much of it awful. But I’m still on break. I’m apparently performing the Meryl Tour of Friends and Family bedrooms, as I was at my mother’s last night, at my friend Kim’s … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving
Today, I give thanks for the many, many blessings in my life. In the last year, I lost and found a Tigger, gained a new, wonderful job, and was able to buy—for the first time in my life–my own home. … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving break
I am heading up to NJ tomorrow morning to spend the holiday with my family for the first time in three years. I must say, I did not miss the drive. And while my sister-in-law is a great cook, I’m … Continue reading
Iran’s Hezbollah ties, Reuters lies
It’s not just the subject of this article. The blatant Reuters whitewashing of Iranian Jew-hatred is getting so obvious, I may not be able to read Reuters for much longer. Iran, a main backer of Lebanon’s Shi’ite group Hezbollah, urged … Continue reading
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