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
Palestinian [in]gratitude
The Palestinian welfare culture is so incredibly ingrained, that no good deed goes uncriticized. The big lefty boat extravaganza—the ones that Israel allowed to land in Gaza after all, rather than cause front page pictures of the Israeli navy forcing … Continue reading
Detours were us
Two trucks got into the way of my travel plans, but in both instances, I found out about them long before I could get stuck in the traffic they caused. First, a pickup truck being towed off the Nice Bridge … Continue reading
Jordanian hypocrisy on the Temple Mount
The kingdom of Jordan, which was the guardian of Jewish holy sites from 1948 to 1967, is lecturing Israel on digging near the Temple Mount. Jordan said on Thursday it summoned the Israeli ambassador to protest against plans for excavation … Continue reading
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Hamas didn’t get the NYT memo
Someone didn’t get the New York Times editorial staff’s memo. The one that said: A way must be found to help turn Hamas into a legitimate and acceptable negotiating partner. Because here’s what the “negotiating partner” has to say about … Continue reading
Off for a few days
I scheduled a few posts for tomorrow, but I’m going on a small vacation before going into closing-on-the-condo/packing/cleaning/painting/moving hell. I shall be visiting my friends and family in New Jersey, and I’m looking forward to it. And while I’m bringing … Continue reading
Palestinian quote of the day
“I don’t care who will stamp my passport, a minister in Gaza or the president in Ramallah,” he said. “Both are using us as tools in their internal conflicts … I wish that an earthquake would come and take both … Continue reading
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Shilling for the Saudis
Reuters has a puff piece that pretends to be reporting about the “liberalization” of Saudi Arabian cities. Let’s take a look. The Saudi government has a project to develop at least four “economic cities” where many expect the religious establishment … Continue reading
More on the Iranian air threat
I told you the Iranians were lying when they announced that they could launch an air strike team on Israel. (H/T: Mike) Fact is, the Iranian Air Force–or more correctly, Iran’s two Air Forces have serious training, equipment, airspace and … Continue reading
The blogger’s conference I’m missing
Omri is at the Nefesh b’Nefesh blogger’s conference I couldn’t get to due to tiny little things like closing on my new home. He’s liveblogging it. Netanyahu speaks: 18:51 – Bibi asserts that the Israeli government needs better public diplomacy … Continue reading
Hamas to Israel: Shalit could be Arad
Hamas is threatening to make Gilad Shalit disappear like Ron Arad. And if you take their analogy to its completion, they’re threatening to kill Shalit. Hamas has warned that abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit will face a fate … Continue reading
Kassam rockets fired; crossing closed again
Kassams have been landing daily again, but of course, the AP isn’t really reporting that. And tomorrow, they’ll be screaming about Israel closing the Kerem crossing again, one day after opening it. Like it’s Israel’s responsibility to keep on risking … Continue reading
Don’t mess with Grandma
Check this out. An 85-year-old woman stopped a punk from robbing her—with a .22 pistol. LAKE LYNN, Pa. — An 85-year-old great-grandmother from Lake Lynn, Fayette County kept an alleged burglar at bay using a .22-caliber pistol. According to police, … Continue reading
Gaza boat protest, Take Two
When last we left our intrepid Gaza-by-the-sea protestors, they had been beached because the Israeli captain refused to let them aboard his ship unless they dumped the protest signs and kaffiyehs. The latest iteration: A “Free Gaza!” armada will be … Continue reading
A suggestion for Israel
Iran is launching a satellite, they say. I say Israel should shoot it down. Just a thought.
Israel to release more murderers
It never does anything. Whenever Israel releases prisoners as a “goodwill gesture,” well, nothing good comes of it. Unless you count Hamas getting even more pissy with Fatah, which is a good thing, because when they’re fighting each other, they … Continue reading