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: Soccerdad
Pro-peace = anti-Israel
James D Besser reports: Almost a year after reports of an “alternative AIPAC†emerged in the middle of the Jewish political world, many of the same players are on the verge of announcing a revised initiative intended to get the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome 1 Comment
Saddam’s CAIR package
Lately the Investigative Project has put CAIR under the microscope to show that it isn’t simply a civil rights organization, but rather a front group for terrorist organizations. The latest report shows the criminal activity of a number of former … Continue reading
The pique of McPeak
I’m coming a bit late to the discussion about Sen. Obama and “Tony” McPeak.For a good background check out memeorandum. Of course McPeak’s assertion that the US government couldn’t achieve peace in the Middle East because of the populations of … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Jew Cooties, Politics 1 Comment
Smallest, lightest cell phone
An Israeli company has developed a cellphone that’s made it to Guinness book of World records as the smallest and lightest cellphone.Phone magazine describes it like this: The idea of having a single cellular handset that can serve multiple duties … Continue reading
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No-confidence building measure
I had a hard time understanding this: Israel will transfer to the Palestinian Authority 25 armored vehicles from Russia for use in PA controlled areas of Judea and Samaria. Permission for the transfer was granted by the Olmert government during … Continue reading
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Saddam’s threat to the west
I had missed this article, Saddam collected information on dozens of potential targets in Israel. Saddam Hussein’s intelligence service collected information on dozens of sites in Israel, including airports, other transportation centers, as well as scientific and religious centers that … Continue reading
Posted in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Terrorism 7 Comments
It’s all in the branding
We noted the other day that allied forces have been wreaking havoc with the PR arms of Al Qaeda.In turn this has contributed to a decrease in the number those volunteering to fight the infidels in Iraq. So the al … Continue reading
Asymetric success
The U.S. Army is having some success against Al Qaeda information warriors: The U.S. military said on Saturday it had hampered al Qaeda’s ability to recruit new members in Iraq by capturing or killing many of the people who make … Continue reading
Oldest synagogues in the Western Hemisphere
Oldest – Mikve Israel in Curacao In the Caribbean, Curacao is home to the oldest synagogue – Mikve Israel – in continuous use in the Western Hemisphere; it was founded in 1651. Second oldest (?) (Though not in continuous use) … Continue reading
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A boy named Marion
John Tierney writes about Bad Baby Names and the effect they might have on a well adjusted individual by citing that famous psychologist, Johnny Cash. During his 1969 concert at San Quentin prison, Johnny Cash proposed a paradigm shift in … Continue reading
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It’s only make believe
Judeopundit recently posted Koznik sez, “Nakba Denial as Much a Crime as Holocaust Denial” and rebuts such nonsense with: Holocaust deniers deny that 6 million Jews were killed. Nobody denies that 700,000 Palestinians became refugees. What the diarist means by … Continue reading
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McCain in Sderot
Rick Richman wrote at the end of last year that when he visited Israel, President Bush should be Following Kennedy’s Lead. When he visits Israel next month, President Bush can immerse himself in the details of the “peace process,” perhaps … Continue reading
Humoring the extremes
A month ago JoshuaPundit questioned the wisdom of President Bush naming an envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference. After noting some previous antics of the OIC, JoshuaPundit writes: This is the racist, anti-American group our president legitimized and is … Continue reading
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Polling for peace
A few weeks ago, Glenn Greenwald argued that Underscoring that point rather vividly is the issue of negotiations with Hamas. Needless to say, isolating the democratically elected Hamas government and childishly pretending that they don’t exist is a central prong … Continue reading
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Admiral Grace Hopper
In honor of Women’s History Month at work, we were given a talk on women in computing. Part of the presentation was playing this YouTube video of the late Rear Admiral Grace Hopper on Late Night with David Letterman. It … Continue reading