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: SnoopyTheGoon
BBC liberal? My foot!
It will be superfluous to join the chorus of the indignant voices that have just “discovered” or are simply gloating at the latest scandal about the BBC bias. Daily Mail being what Daily Mail is, its thirst for scandals paid … Continue reading
Posted in Media Bias 4 Comments
Open letter to Mr. John Karen
Dear Mr. Karen, I have received an unsolicited e-mail from your desk that I, with(out) your kind permission will partially quote here: FROM THE DESK OF JOHN KAREN. Manager,Credit and Foreign Bills of Coutts and Co. LONDON UK. My name … Continue reading
A new chapter in stand-up comedy
Mahmoud the Mad, the most popular Middle-Eastern stand-up comedian is not content with being recognized as such. He is striving for recognition in new markets, in this case the European ones. Toward this goal, Mahmoud is developing several new techniques, … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, Satire 6 Comments
On British diplomatic ingenuity
Stuff of legends, that British ability to resolve anything using nothing but diplomatic wit and savvy. The Sun, under a rather shrilly headline Brave heroes hounded out, displays a shining example of that famous British tradition. Tragicomedy in 3 acts: … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Satire 4 Comments
Only in Russia
The article (some of you will have to believe me, I know) starts with the news about a theft of a new novel written by Victor Pelevin, one of the outstanding contemporary Russian writers. An electronic copy of the novel, … Continue reading
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A tale of two lawyers
Generally, mentioning this profession is as likely as not to cause a few derisive remarks. In this case, though, we are talking about two jailed lawyers. Which, again, may serve as a source for another remark or two, but let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Terrorism 2 Comments
Khamenei brandishes a Kalashnikov
Or, in its full form: Khamenei Brandishes a Kalashnikov at US and Israel This is a headline of another Debka opus, classified as “DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis“. The powerful spectacle of Iran’s be-turbaned supreme ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei clutching an automatic … Continue reading
Ambition shines bright in Iran. Up to a point.
Robert Tait of The Observer sometimes produces interesting articles about Iran and its frequently ugly reality of religious and political oppression. This time, however, he has chosen a light and playful approach. Two different persons, both looking for success in … Continue reading
Smaller? I will show you smaller!
“You will not use this word anymore when you see the glorious wrath of the Songun science and industry that will find its apocalyptic pinnacle in my next deed, the deed that will show the whole world what a peerlessly … Continue reading
Posted in Satire, World 3 Comments
A brief lesson in Russian
I was going just to post a brief report on innuendo in Russian pro-government press about the possible culprits behind Anna Politkovskaya’s murder. However, a recent post on Zionation on the subject of the endless conspiracy theories sounded strangely in … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Media Bias 6 Comments
Open letter to Howard Rieger
To: Mr. Howard Rieger President and Chief Executive Officer of UJC info@ujc.org From: SnoopyTheGoon and affiliate blog partners, family members and friends Subject: Distribution of emergency help money. Dear Mr. Rieger, I am writing this letter after reading an article … Continue reading
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Anna Politkovskaya murdered
The murder of Anna Politkovskaya – one of the most controversial Russian journalists echoed through most of the main media organs in the West. She was a thorn in the backside of the successive Russian governments who’s inept and genocidal … Continue reading
Enemy of my enemy?
Belgian far-rightist calls on Jews to join battle against Muslims This is one of the Haaretz headlines today. Just a reminder: Vlaams Belang is the right-wing Flemish party whose platform calls for getting tough with the Muslim population. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Politics 6 Comments
Hiccups according to Carter
I have barely had time to finish that piece on Ig Nobel prize on a miraculous cure for hiccups, when my roving eye fell on the article by AP, uncritically copied by Haaretz. Very relevant to the hiccups issue, in … Continue reading
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Is there a trend or is there a trend in Londonistan?
We have been careful with the use of that …stan label. Taking into account its overuse by certain people and the BNP fascists and their ilk jumping on the bandwagon, terms like this are better left alone. However, the absurdities … Continue reading