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
The San Francisco push to ban circumcision: Yeah, it’s anti-Semitic
Anti-Semitism has reared its ugly head in the push for a ban on circumcision in San Francisco, mostly in the form of the bill’s sponsor. His comic book, “Foreskin Man,” carries the same tired stereotypes we’ve seen over the centuries. … Continue reading
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Compare and contrast: The media on Israel and Syria
There is media bias, and then there is media bias. First, a quick look at the Ynet version of the events on the Syrian border this morning: According to reports, around noon, about 150 protesters made their way to the … Continue reading
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Hizbullah gets the message
The Palestinian march on Israel’s borders has been canceled. Palestinian organizers in Lebanon who had planned a march to the border with Israel early next week say they have canceled it. The organizers say that Sunday’s planned march marking the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Lebanon, Media Bias, Middle East 3 Comments
Home. Tired. Posting.
And this is all you get. The last few days were exhausting, but hey, I got to see my nephew graduate from recruit to United States Marine. Now he wants to take me shooting.
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Parris Island news roundup
I have seen my nephew the Marine, and he looks good. (Great, actually.) Not that that’s going to stop anyone: The State Department says the Gaza flotilla is provocative because goods are already getting through. Yes, well, that would matter … Continue reading
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The lightness of blogging
I’m off to Parris Island today to see my nephew’s graduation ceremony from Marine Boot Camp on Friday. There will be pictures to come. In the meantime, you can check out the Daily Alert for many of the links that … Continue reading
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Let’s not blame the Jews
I don’t care for everything this guy says, and he is an atheist who hates religion, but by God, he’s on our side, and this is great. Via Elder.
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel, Religion 2 Comments
The post-holiday news roundup
Yes, but you’re assuming Abbas wanted things to turn out differently: Elliott Abrams writes about the failure that is Mahmoud Abbas, but I think he wasn’t as much of a failure as Abrams says. He is going to get a … Continue reading
On opening the Rafah crossing
Alex Fishman has an interesting op-ed about how the opening of the Rafah crossing now makes Gaza Egypt’s problem. Meanwhile, the fact that Egypt is opening the crossing in an orderly manner implies a de facto declaration of taking responsibility … Continue reading
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On this Memorial Day weekend…
Let’s remember those who gave their all for their country.
Lazy holiday weekend post
I’ve been doing things that were much more fun than posting. Nate and I spent the evening and morning together, as he decided he wanted some solo time with Aunt Meryl. We watched the Green Hornet, which was rated PG-13, … Continue reading
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The I woke up too early on a holiday weekend briefs
Go, Canada: Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the G-8 water down what would have been a statement praising the 1967 armistic lines as a start of negotiations. I am going to find a Canadian product this weekend and buy it. … Continue reading
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Let the long weekend begin
As my nephew is in his second day of the Crucible in Marine Boot Camp, Memorial Day weekend begins. I will never think about Memorial Day weekend in the same way again, now that I have a close relative in … Continue reading
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All credit to the engineers
Popular Science features the Very Large Telescope in an amazing time-lapse video of the night sky. Put the video on fullscreen and sit back and enjoy it. And while you’re doing that, thank the scientists and engineers who made these … Continue reading
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