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
Friday tsunami briefs
Awful: One of the largest earthquakes in history spawned a tsunami that devastated the east coast of Japan. I have a friend living on the west coast, and coworkers in Hawaii and Guam. The tsunami is scheduled to hit the … Continue reading
Sign these kids up for EATAPETA Day
“Meatless Monday” at Bowdoin college backfired, big-time. The students organized a protest by finding their own ways to eat meat for dinner. Dozens of students held an impromptu barbecue outside one facility in protest. Two other students sold McDonald’s cheeseburgers … Continue reading
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Friday news roundups
The first domino is down: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker wins the first stage of the vote to strip public-sector unions of the ability to negotiate benefits. I think it should have covered everything. Public-sector employees should not be allowed to … Continue reading
Purim Katan – The Threat of The Mob
Everywhere in the world today, minorities are under threat. Some of you, no–many of you, would note, “They always are.” Yet, the truth is that such threats are relative and today, I am concerned. Americans believe that power is derived … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time, Jews, Politics, Religion, United Nations, World Tagged democracy, Egypt, freedom, Israel, Middle East, Minorities, Mob Rule, Obama, Purim Katan, Tyranny, United Nations, unsc, Veto 12 Comments
Striking down Obamacare
Ilya Somin of the Volokh Conspiracy has analysis of today’s Federal Court decision ruling Obamacare unconstitutional. Jen Rubin has a biting rundown of the administration’s incompetence. And now, I’m going to finish watching my soap and go to bed. With … Continue reading
Wednesday, briefly
High school students are uneducated: Who knew that all these years of teaching to the basic skills test, and we’re still graduating idiots? Thanks, NEA! You’re doing just swell! The report by The Education Trust found that 23 percent of … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Anti-Semitism, Iran, Israeli Double Standard Time, Lebanon 3 Comments
Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t let the door hit you
Congress finally repealed one of the stupidest laws of the Clinton Administration: “Don’t ask, don’t tell” is gone. It’s about damned time. Somehow, I think the military is going to survive not being able to throw perfectly good soldiers out … Continue reading
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Big Sis Thinks 1984 is a Playbook
I have been reluctant to post too much on the TSA molestations. I have been willing to try to defend the administration from time to time just to present the other side of issues. I do not jump to damning … Continue reading
When a rise in unemployment is not a rise in unemployment
Observe the AP spinmeisters explaining how a more than 5% rise in unemployment is not a rise in unemployment: More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the broader trend in layoffs points to a slowly healing job market. … Continue reading
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Lori Berenson: a nice Jewish girl from a nice Jewish family? You bet…
The CNN article Peruvian court grants parole to imprisoned U.S. citizen caused me to do some surfing. I didn’t know anything about Lori Berenson. The mere fact that a US citizen was imprisoned for 20 years in Peru – not … Continue reading
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On Veteran’s Day
I really don’t have any profound thoughts. All I can say to those of you who are or were in the armed forces: Thanks for doing what I didn’t have the courage to do. One thing I will say: This … Continue reading
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Not to bring you down a notch but…
Friends, I know that many out there are thrilled that the Republicans control Congress. You were shouting for joy at times last night and have a big grin on your face and a spring in your step this morning. I … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Israel, Politics Tagged elections, foreign policy, Israel, Obama, peace process 3 Comments
Election Day briefs
Oh, the horrors! Best headline of the day: On Election Day, Democratic Party control in peril. It’s like the AP thinks that Dems are tied up on the railroad tracks by those evil Republicans Oh, the disappointment: Eric Cantor only … Continue reading
The dull, throbbing anxiety of Jonathan Franzen’s potential reader
I have a confession to make. It is with growing feelings of inferiority and frustration that I look at the growing list of authors who, according to widely accepted verdict of literary critics belong to the Pantheon of greatness or … Continue reading
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$100 million for schools? Not if it’s for charters!
Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is giving a $100 million grant to improve Newark‘s public schools. Having spent all but the last eight years of my life in New Jersey, I think that’s a wonderful thing. Newark is a … Continue reading
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