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
Monday morning briefs
Heroes all around: Two IDF soldiers “just doing their jobs” saved lives–one saved civilians, the other saved the soldier who stayed at his job, fixing the Iron Dome launcher, even at the risk of his own life. Yes, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Jews, Lebanon, palestinian politics, Religion 3 Comments
When the media lie about “protesters”
Terrorists are planning a marching on Israel’s borders, with the intent of causing a media blitz in the manner of the Mavi Marmara. The world is going to call them “protesters”, not infiltrators, and yet, what will they be protesting? … Continue reading
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Still Caturday
Another Gracie picture, from her birthday. She had an exhausting day, what with getting skritched whenever she asked, tunafish for breakfast, and Mom paying attention to her all day. All together now: Awwwww.
Posted in Cats 3 Comments
Another look at why Jimmy Carter loathes Israel
I found this while reading a current piece on Huffpo. Jimmy Carter is deluded, and manages to lie and expose himself as a liar in the next breath. Also, the ego on the man is unbelievable, and now we see … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Politics 6 Comments
The I have today off briefs
Really? Even Israel calls it honoring the truce when terrorists are firing grad rockets into Israeli cities on a daily basis, as well as firing kassams? Southern cities are closing their schools today. Really? WTF, Israel? WTF! Really? The British … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Terrorism, World 2 Comments
A new Barry Rubin book
There’s a new Barry Rubin book out, which is always a good thing. Israel: An Introduction written by one of the best writers on Israel around. Go buy it. You won’t regret it.
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Thursday EATAPETA Day briefs
Another terror attack? A female soldier was stabbed on a train by an Arab man. This part of the story may help you understand why Gilad Shalit was so important to Israel: The victim has been put on the respirator … Continue reading
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It’s International Eat an Animal for PETA Day
Happy tenth annual Eat an Animal for PETA Day! Ten years? Is it really ten years that we’ve been urging people to piss PETA off by eating meat and posting about it? Why yes, yes it has.
Posted in EATAPETA 7 Comments
Happy 15th birthday, Gracie!
Today is Gracie’s fifteenth birthday. It is remarkable on several levels. She’s the oldest cat I’ve ever had, beating my first Tigger by a year and a half, now. And, well, I always thought it would be Tigger 2 who … Continue reading
Posted in Cats 6 Comments
National Potato Chip Day?
Apparently, today was National Potato Chip Day. Dang. I missed it.
Posted in American Scene 2 Comments
Save my show!
Do any of you watch Cougar Town, the awfully-named comedy that ABC doesn’t seem to want to promote or give any help to make sure it survives? It was created/produced by one half of the Scrubs team (and features a … Continue reading
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Wednesday briefs
And the keen grasp of the obvious award goes to: The Asia Times, for a story titled “Iranian hand seen in Gaza escalation” Really? PIJ, which receives money and marching orders from Iran, was under Iranian orders not to stop … Continue reading
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I do not think that word means what you think it means
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, one of Iran’s proxy arms, held a victory rally in Gaza today. Yes, really. Thousands of Islamic Jihad sympathizers participated in the group’s victory rally celebrating the end of the current round of violence against Israel on … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Terrorism 2 Comments
When is a truce not a truce? When it concerns Israel
A truce was declared, so naturally PIJ launched more rockets and Israel withheld fire. That’s a truce in the Arab world: They get to continue to try to kill Israelis, and Israel doesn’t react. This is also, of course, a … Continue reading
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Monday briefs, rocket attack version
The IDF is learning: This time around, the IDF is immediately releasing videos of terrorists shooting rockets and drones hitting weapons warehouse. I don’t know why I can’t see the video on Ynet, though, as I don’t know what the … Continue reading
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