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
Yet another rocket hits Israel
Three more rockets hit two more areas in Israel. The rockets have been falling every day (the AP is for some reason saying “near-daily rocket attacks”), and we have yet to hear a peep out of the crowd of Israel-bashers … Continue reading
Nobel laureate calls for Israel’s UN expulsion
It isn’t anti-Zionism. It’s anti-Semitism. And here’s why: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire says the United Nations should suspend or revoke Israel’s membership. Maguire, in a news conference Thursday, said that it’s time for the international community to take … Continue reading
The Duh Factor
Hold on to your hats, kiddies. The crack editorial staff at the AP has come up with the most astonishing headline of the decade: Jobless claims jump unexpectedly to 16-year high They’re right. Financial crisis, credit crunch, homebuying down, construction … Continue reading
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This is a public service announcement
Do not waste your money on the 100-calorie Klondike bars. Trust me. You would do nothing for one of those, once you taste it. What a waste. I thought they’d just be little bitty Klondike bars, not little bitty Klondike … Continue reading
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All the Hamas lies fit to print
Say, remember last year, when the news media took pictures of Hamas members sitting around a table in the dark, without telling us that the picture was shot in the daytime, with the curtains drawn, to make it seem like … Continue reading
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AP defines “personal struggle” as “holy war”
That’s funny. I keep hearing all those Arab groups saying that jihad means “personal struggle,” and yet, the AP managed to translate it from an Al Qaeda tape as “holy war.” Al-Zawahri did not threaten specific attacks, but warned Obama … Continue reading
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European anti-Semitism: Alive and kicking Jews
Anti-Semitism has never left Europe. It never will, even if every single Jew in Europe moves to another continent. And it seems to be in vogue again. And why not, when the European press demonizes Israel at every opportunity? A … Continue reading
IAEA on Syria: There’s uranium in them there sands
Looks like the Syrians didn’t do a good enough job covering their tracks. Even the IAEA has officially come out and said they’ve found traces of uranium at the bombed site, although El Baradei is still refusing to confirm it … Continue reading
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Disproportionate response, UN-style
Palestinians have fired more than 100 rockets during the eight months of the so-called cease-fire, including dozens of rockets in the last two weeks. But let’s just start with the order of recent events. Israel discovers a tunnel that Hamas … Continue reading
How to celebrate your birthday when you’re old
First, go watch your nephew in the playoff game and marvel at the fact that third and fourth graders can actually play good football. Then watch his team pull out a touchdown in the last two minutes of the game. … Continue reading
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UN to Israel: Rockets, shmockets. Feed your enemies
Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable. What other nation on earth is being told to feed, clothe, fuel, and arm its enemy by the Eurocrats? As rocket barrages fell on southern Israel Friday, European Union Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy … Continue reading
Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time, Terrorism, World 10 Comments
Hamas resumes full-scale attacks; media still taking truce
Hamas has resumed full-scale attacks on Israel, complete with wounded Israelis in Sderot, and the headline to the AP story is this: Gaza violence continues with airstrike, rockets Notice the order of events in the headline. Airstrikes come first, even … Continue reading
Palestinian PM at interfaith conference: Judaism? What’s that?
The Palestinian Prime Minister, yet another so-called moderate, managed to speak at the UN interfaith conference about how holy Jerusalem is to the world’s major religions—and utterly leave out Judaism. Jerusalem is holy to two religions – Islam and Christianity, … Continue reading
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Things not covered in the manual
You know what they don’t mention in the Wii instruction manual? What to do when your cat thinks that it’s a great idea to play with your legs while you’re trying to play a game on the Wii. Yep. Tig … Continue reading
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The myth of the moderate terrorist
Mahmoud Abbas vowed at Yasser Arafat’s former compound to continue his predecessor’s bloody path—and he used the language of blood and violence specifically. During the memorial, held at Abbas’ Mukataa compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian … Continue reading