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
That mythical “moderate” Islam
Jordan is one of the most moderate Islamic nations, we keep hearing. It’s an example of what most Muslim nations should aspire to become, or something. Ignore the honor killings, the fact that Jordan refuses to change the penalties for … Continue reading
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Iranians break up fowl spy ring
The Iranians have captured members of a spy ring that can go anywhere, and see anything, from the air: Pigeons. Iranian media reported on Monday that security forces had seized two ‘spy pigeons’ near the uranium enrichment facility in Natanz … Continue reading
A note to would-be comment trolls
No, I am never going to approve a comment that uses the words McSame/Failin’ or any other comment that contains no insights, no actual commentary, no intelligence, and is nothing but an illiterate, uneducated Rethuglicans are eeeeeeeevil! sentiment. And for … Continue reading
To the pessimists out there still voting McCain
Go read Treacher. Just scroll down and keep on scrolling. Jim, you should be wearing a short skirt and carrying pom-poms. You’re making me think that the election isn’t over yet.
Post Caturday post
I meant to do this yesterday, but I was rather busy. First, we have Miss Gracie, in a very revealing pose, proving that cats know everything, and they just pretend they don’t understand what we want them to do. Really, … Continue reading
My silly TV show fix is back
Over the years, I have found myself drawn to silly TV shows. I like a certain kind of fluff, and I miss it when it’s gone. Fluff like The Lost World, Xena and Hercules, and even Beastmaster. There hasn’t been … Continue reading
Middle East experts: Still not getting it
When you read Condoleeza Rice’s words on how she will “leave no stone unturned” in the quest for Middle East peace, you have to wonder: Does she not get reports on what the Islamists are saying? She also pledged further … Continue reading
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The anti-Israel bias, cont’d.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s report on Israel and Hezbullah illustrates perfectly what is wrong with the way that the world looks at any conflict that involves Israel. A report released Thursday by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon described … Continue reading
Stallion fees hanging low
Yes, even horses are suffering from bad economic times. Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) — Claiborne Farm, the 93-year-old breeding company that housed Triple-Crown winner Secretariat, slashed mating fees this month, a move that may signal the start of the thoroughbred industry’s … Continue reading
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Oil prices are flatlining
Oil fell below $70 a barrel today, for the first time since 2006. Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil futures fell below $70 a barrel after a U.S. government report showed a bigger-than- forecast increase in inventories. Supplies rose 5.6 … Continue reading
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Random stupid lyric thought
Please explain to me—in 25 words or less—exactly what this lyric means: “Are we human, or are we dancer?” Judging by the drum machines in the song, I’d have to say he’s dancer. Actually, no, Dancer is Dancer, but, well, … Continue reading
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A conversation with the doctor’s office this morning
“Doctor’s office.” “Hi, this is Meryl Yourish. Say, remember when you guys set me up with someone that your office works with who was going to contact my insurance company and make sure that I could get that MRI approved … Continue reading
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The famous Muslim “tolerance”: Death to apostates
Say, that famous Muslim tolerance of other faiths we’ve heard so much about? I’m thinking someone’s not being quite truthful. A month ago, the Iranian parliament voted in favour of a draft bill, entitled “Islamic Penal Code”, which would codify … Continue reading
Obama’s anti-Israel friends
The latest in a long series of anti-Israel Obama advisers, sorry, NOT advisers. Just people he seems to know, and know well. PREPARE for a new America: That’s the message that the Rev. Jesse Jackson conveyed to participants in the … Continue reading
Another day, another thwarted terror attack
Another three pipe bombs were discovered at another Nablus checkpoint. Gee. Twelve pipe bombs in two days. I wonder if that means something? Soldiers thwarted a potential terror attack on Israeli soil Monday evening, when they shot and wounded a … Continue reading