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
Friday afternoon briefs
Yeah, they have to blame someone for all the deaths: Iran says the IEAE is leaking information that is putting its nuclear scientists at risk of assassination–by Israeli and the U.S. Sure. Uh-huh. Okay. (Michael Ledeen says the explosions on … Continue reading
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Late Thursday briefs
It’s been a busy day. Tomorrow, too. The toothless UN strikes again: Thanks to China and Russia, Iran’s nuclear program continues unabated. Well, except for the guys who keep getting assassinated and blown up, and Stuxnet and Duqu (does anyone … Continue reading
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Wednesday morning briefs
Oh, this isn’t going to be grist for the conspiracy theorists at all: Seriously? “IsrAmerica Conference“? Because you couldn’t, say, have used AmerIsraelica or something even more dopey? Oh, the ZOGgers are going to be out in force over this. … Continue reading
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A bit of a break
I think scheduling an opthalmology exam on the morning of my birthday was not the brightest idea I’ve ever had. Wow, it’s hard to fill out paperwork when every time you write 11/15 you want to follow it with the … Continue reading
Monday morning briefs
Good fences make good neighbors: Amos Harel writes how good fences are a good defense. Israel is building a fence along its desert border with Egypt. And the Syrian border has been improved: After Palestinian and Syrian demonstrators managed to … Continue reading
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Sunday morning briefs
Seriously? I mean, SERIOUSLY? Ynet is quoting Richard Silverstein, the insanely anti-Israel anti-Zionist blogger who hates all Jews who don’t want to take part in their own destruction? How much of an anti-Israel guy is this? So much so that … Continue reading
Lazy Bar Mitzvah weekend post
Another bar mitzvah today. Nate did quite well, and I’m heading off to the party in a little while, where I may actually play Laser Tag and ride a go-kart. We’ll see. His friends all decided to choose the row … Continue reading
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Veterans Day
You don’t stop to think much about it unless you’re in the service, really. My father and two uncles were veterans–WWII and Korea. My nephew is a Marine now, learning his trade before they send him to Afghanistan sometime in … Continue reading
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11-11-11 briefs
Today is Veterans Day, and nephew Nate’s birthday, which he is celebrating by leading services today and tomorrow in honor of his becoming a bar mitzvah. Woots all around! The Obama doctrine strikes again: Dividends of Libyan chaos? SAMs in … Continue reading
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Happy birthday, US Marine Corps
My nephew joined this year. Happy birthday, USMC! Four Marines stand ready to escort a birthday cake during the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point 236th Marine Corps Birthday Cake-cutting Ceremony and Historical Uniform Pageant in front of the Christian … Continue reading
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Shame at Penn State: Football uber alles
Several thousand Penn State students rioted last night over the firing of long-time football coach Joe Paterno. Thousands of enraged Penn State students tore through the streets of State College, Pa., overnight to protest the firing of Joe Paterno after … Continue reading
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The busy Wednesday briefs
Isn’t this that mixing of Church and State that liberals hate so much? Seriously? The Obama administration is creating a tax on Christmas trees to fund a new department that will–determine how to better market Christmas trees. Because, you know, … Continue reading
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Tuesday briefs
You know, it isn’t a biased story if it’s true: The AP is covering Israel’s Haredi problems with women. It’s shameful. Women have been beaten, spit on, forced to the back of buses, and insulted. And the men doing it … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Iran, Israel, palestinian politics, The One, United Nations 5 Comments
Monday I got up an hour early briefs
Doesn’t matter that the clocks changed, my body clock got me up an hour early. So off to the gym I went. More Palestinian attacks on Israel, now, with less media bias! The AP is on a roll, presenting the … Continue reading
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Getting the story straight in two media outlets
Credit where it’s due: The AP and VOA are getting the story straight on Israel, at least this weekend. They got the headlines right. AP: Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian militant VOA: Israeli Air Strike in Gaza Kills Palestinian Militant They … Continue reading
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