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: Middle East
Friday funny, black humor version
Sandy Cash, “Hey Jews.” h/t: Rahel, who will get cat pictures tomorrow.
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Finally Friday briefs
In the media, everyone thinks you’re a dog: There’s no Israel story so stupid that the international anti-Israel media won’t pick it up. After Ma’ariv and Ynet erroneously reported that a dog was sentenced to death by stoning from a … Continue reading
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The what day is it, anyway? news briefs
So how long before Hamas reroutes the construction materials to their bunkers? New housing projects in Gaza, and will this stop the flotilla from claiming that Gazans are in dire humanitarian straights? No more than the State Department warning telling … Continue reading
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Rounding up the news
Kassams in the Negev—again: Looks like Iran is starting its “Hey! Look at that guy!” strategy to help its client, Syria, survive. Hamas is firing rockets and mortars again, after a month and a half of peace. Gee. Whatever could … Continue reading
Tuesday briefs
If our enemies left us alone, we’d destroy ourselves: Jews have argued about religion for millennia. So of course, we’re still doing it. As a Conservative Jew, I am offended by this. Well, partly. To be honest, I suspect Reform … Continue reading
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Jolly Roger strikes again – after a decent interval
I am sure that by now the subject has almost exhausted itself. After all, how can the two or three readers of this blog* be interested by the jolly Roger of NYT after a series of posts on same? But … Continue reading
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Monday morning briefs
Amir Peretz: Too stupid to read a newspaper these days. Seriously? He want to turn Israel back into a welfare state? Because that’s working so well for Greece. And Europe. And California. Sure. That’s the economic model that’s so successful, … Continue reading
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The I really TGIF brief briefs
It’s been a long week. Why is this so much less important than Anthony Weiner’s wiener? A suspect and suspicious vehicle, including a possible bomb, have been found at Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon. And yet, it’s barely breaking … Continue reading
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Thursday, briefly
And the Keen Grasp of the Obvious Award goes to: Jordan’s king, for saying that he thinks Mideast peace is not likely this year. In other news, water is wet. Idiots for Israel: A bunch of EU dudes and FMs … Continue reading
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Wednesday news briefs
Cheer up, things can still get worse: Barry Rubin, whose writing is really depressing because the Middle East events he covers are really depressing, says things are getting worse. Which means that there is a new low to which they … Continue reading
The I’m still busy briefs
Wait for the calls of Zionist Lobby Tool: Mark Kirk goes to Israel, comes back with some awesome suggestions for U.S.-Israel cooperation. Gee, who could have guessed that? Proof that Syria orchestrated the border incursion. Oh, right. It’s the Zionists: … Continue reading
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Lazy Sunday morning news roundup
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: Fatah wants Fayyad to be the new PM of the PA. Wait for it… Wow, that was fast. Hamas told the PA they don’t want Fayyad as PM. Why? Because he … Continue reading
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Obama ramps up the pressure on Israel
President Obama, having told Israel that the nation must give up the house before beginning negotiations with the Palestinians, is doubling down and ratcheting up the pressure on Netanyahu. He’s trying to get American Jewish leaders to push for his … Continue reading
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Friday NJ news briefs
Betcha didn’t even know I moved 350 miles. (No, not permanently, just for the weekend.) Wanted: Non-lethal crowd control methods. Needed: Fast. Israel is in for some tough times ahead. The fact that Palestinians, Syrian, and Lebanese will be invading … Continue reading
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Thursday briefs
Ah, you can always count on the AP to pass along the new Hamas strategy: Old Hamas approach: Hands-on government. New Hamas approach: Pretend you’re not really governing even while flooding the parliament with your candidates. And it’s working so … Continue reading
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