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…
Category Archives: American Scene
Wednesday briefs, lynch mob version
Apparently, it’s not a lynch mentality if it’s a black lynch mob: Apparently, it’s okay for the Black Panthers to offer up a wanted dead or alive poster on George Zimmerman, plus a $10,000 reward for him.. Also for Spike … Continue reading
National Potato Chip Day?
Apparently, today was National Potato Chip Day. Dang. I missed it.
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Your lunchtime giggle
This is what you get when you have a Google News section for Turkey. A neighbor has stalked Edna Geisler for two months. He lurks in her front yard, screeching at her constantly, even jumping out occasionally and attacking her … Continue reading
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I was right: It’s a deadbeat bailout
Charles Gasparino writes about the mortgage bailout in today’s NY Post. I’m so glad I’m bailing out deadbeats who tried to play the housing market and failed. By borrowing far more heavily than what they could afford, they were also … Continue reading
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Discriminating against veterans
Nichole Olson explains why American companies aren’t hiring veterans, and the American education system refuses to honor military education when vets go to college to get a degree (that will make them more employable) and try to transfer credits from … Continue reading
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One more penalty on thriftiness
Let’s review: I refused to get a mortgage I couldn’t afford. I didn’t get a balloon mortgage. I didn’t buy my condo until I was sure of two things: That my contracting job would be a full-time staff position, and … Continue reading
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More Superbowl commercial fun
First, watch this one: Then go here and see the behind the scenes videos. Hilarious.
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The double standard on political influence
Wow, the media keep piling on Sheldon Adelson. Let’s remember his big crime is donating millions of dollars to Newt Gingrich’s campaign. And as we all know, there’s nothing the media like to do more than profile people who use … Continue reading
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Mitt Romney’s new talking points
Governor Romney, I have your new response to those who complain you pay too little in taxes. Go tell ’em your tax rates aren’t the problem at all. You’re rich enough that you won’t be using the White House as … Continue reading
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The late Monday briefs
Seriously? I mean, seriously? They detained a sitting senator because of the TSA security theater bullshit? I’m not flying again until the TSA is gone. It’s not anti-Zionism: When an Islamic cleric calls for the death of Jews, and says … Continue reading
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TANSTAAFL
For some reason, that acronym won’t leave my mind. It probably has something to do with my OD’ing on how badly Obama is screwing up American industry and the economy. Keystone pipeline to lessen our dependence on foreign oil from … Continue reading
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Happiness…
is finding out you have a three-day weekend on a Friday. This is the only job I’ve ever had that gives everyone Martin Luther King Jr. day off, which is why I always forget that fact.
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End of the work week briefs
But–but–Karl Vick said that Hamas and the PA would move towards peace! Ismail Haniyeh continues his Islamist victory tour of the Middle East (a.k.a. the “Show me the money!” tour), greeting cheering crowds in Tunisia and telling the AP that … Continue reading
Thursday, briefly
Woo, what a great ally! Turkey says if there’s an attack on Iran, it won’t be from Turkey. Yeah, we kinda knew that, what with Turkey refusing to allow American forces to pass through Turkey on their way to Iraq … Continue reading
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Wednesday morning extra-sarcastic briefs
Countdown to MSM covering this discrimination in 3, 2, 1: An Israeli soldier was denied entry to a Tel Aviv club because he was wearing a kippa and refused to take it off. So, you think there will be worldwide … Continue reading