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: Israel
“… you’d rather see me paralyzed …”
Bob Dylan’s “Positively 4th Street” is a rebuke to an insincere ex-friend. It’s impossible to read a recent New York Times editorial “A way out of Gaza?” without feeling the same disgust towards the editors of the Times. It begins. … Continue reading
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War- What is it Good For
Forgive me for using an antiwar lyric for a war I supported, it just seemed fitting. Fitting because like so many others I have been trying to determine what was accomplished. What sort of benefits have been derived by three … Continue reading
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The hypocrisy of the anti-Israel crowd
Protests against Israel took place around the world again yesterday. This time, the protesters were even more blatant about their ultimate goal: The destruction of the Jewish State. Police estimated 6,000 people took part in two demonstrations in Germany’s capital … Continue reading
Israel’s foreign energy dependence to end
So much for the Egyptian parliament demanding that Egypt sever its gas contract with Israel: Gas has been discovered off Haifa. Three massive gas reservoirs have been discovered 80 kilometers off the Haifa coast, at the Tamar prospect, Noble Energy … Continue reading
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And now they’ve made the next step
I don’t have a choice now but to quote myself, if only for the reason that I haven’t seen somebody else saying this. It was regarding the hysterical shrieking by Naomi Klein (“Israel: Boycott, Divest, Sanction“) that I have asked … Continue reading
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The day after
The big guns seem to be quieting down, and now we could all return to same old, same old.
War in Gaza- Ceasefire Edition
The War in Gaza update series has been expanded to include the Ceasefire Edition. Surf on over and take some time to read news and analysis of the ceasefire.
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British academics: Israel must be destroyed
British academics, including some notably anti-Israel Jews (that are hereafter referred to as “Ex-Jews“), are no longer just in favor of the generic fabled “peace.” They want Israel to lose the war against Hamas which, of course, means they want … Continue reading
Your rock, Barak
The talk about a possible ceasefire (via memeorandum) between Israel and Hamas before dealing Hamas a decisive blow is disappointing, especially since it doesn’t seem to include the freedom of Gilad Shalit. Hamas does not have the upper hand, but … Continue reading
IDF concludes deterrence has been achieved
Ha’aretz has an analysis that says those of us who think Hamas hasn’t been cowed are wrong. His soldiers explained that, if it boils down to choosing between their own lives and Palestinian houses, the choice is clear. Lt. Col. … Continue reading
Sir Gerald’s loop
(I know that Sir Gerald has already got a honorable mention from Meryl, however…) Sir Gerald (or in other words, Hon Gerald Kaufman, MP)has already appeared on our radar. What can I say – it has been great fun and … Continue reading
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Is the media losing the credibility war?
Andrew Lee Butters, a member of the “terror troika” of Time Magazine wrote an essay titled, Is Israel losing the media war in Gaza? Asking the question means, of course, that he believes the answer is “yes.” But here’s a … Continue reading
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Hamas refuses truce, media refuses to notice
It’s amazing how the AP can supply the Jerusalem Post with the information that Hamas will not accept the cease fire in a small item, but cannot put that same information in its main story that goes out over thousands … Continue reading
NZ Muslim pub owners: No dogs or Israelis allowed
In what has to be the height of irony, an immigrant New Zealand pub owner has forbidden Israelis to patronize his pub until the Gaza operation is over. And he’s not the only one. An Israeli citizen residing in Kaikoura, … Continue reading
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Gaza briefs, with snark
I have not done this in a while. I think my snarkbone got a little flabby. UN chief: How does one take shelter in 15 seconds? Gee, I dunno. How about by running as quickly as you can to the … Continue reading
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