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: Religion
Muslim persecution will drive Christians out of Bethlehem
This is the story that the mainstream media never covers: Muslim persecution of Christians is the major cause of the dwindling population of Christians in towns like Bethlehem. Now, we are being told that Christians in the Palestinian territories will … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Religion 2 Comments
Haveil Havalim #142 is UP!
Haveil Havalim #142 is UP! Remembering a friend who died too soon. The latest in Israeli medical breakthroughs. The rain in Spain Israel. An Al Dura roundup. An Annapolis roundup. And much, much, more… Personal Israel Humor Al Dura Annapolis … Continue reading
Israeli-Arab MK: Israel has no say over Temple Mount
The true Fifth Column in Israel: An Israeli Arab member of the Knesset (yeah, that apartheid Israel, they have Arab members of Israel’s version of Congress) says that Israel has no legal jurisdiction over the Temple Mount. The digs, replied … Continue reading
Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time, Religion 3 Comments
The Bat Mitzvah Desk Fund
A few people gave me money for my bat mitzvah, and I’ve decided to apply the money towards something I’ve wanted for six years: Real desks for my students. I’ve got about $500 in the fund, since I decided that … Continue reading
The Nazi/Muslim analogy debunked
On the eve of Kristallnacht, the night that is considered the beginning of the Holocaust—the extermination of six million of Europe’s Jews—the Muslims of Britain are evoking the memories of the treatment of Jews by Nazis as a comparison to … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Terrorism 7 Comments
Moral equivalence from the Economist
I know, it’s a shock. But the Economist is talking about religion, and I’ve seen several moral-equivalence raps at Israel. This is the most egregious so far: Many of the most ardent fanatics live far away from the Holy Land. … Continue reading
Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time, Religion 3 Comments
My bat mitzvah speech
Note: It’s not the d’var Torah. I didn’t get a chance to do that one. I’d like to write it up and post it at a later date, because I have a lot to say about Chayyei Sarah. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Life, Religion 5 Comments
On adult bat mitzvahs and crankiness
Hm. I’m starting to think the stress was affecting me more than I’d realized. Go check out this post by Elisson, my haftarah tutor. He’s talking about me. Thanks, Elisson. It made me smile. Yeah, I think you were definitely … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Religion 2 Comments
Down to the wire
Well, it’s down to the wire for my bat mitzvah. The haftarah is coming along nicely, though if Elisson and I were in the same room, I think blows would have been exchanged tonight. Or books thrown. I really want … Continue reading
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Ann Coulter, liar extraordinaire
One quote from Coulter’s appearance on Hannity & Colmes last night leaped out at me: And if you’re going to go around citing all the people I have offended, Alan, I have a thousand Orthodox rabbis supporting me. Name three. … Continue reading
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Somebody’s listening
Mom can come to the bat mitzvah. Her orthopedist told her to take it easy, use her cane, and get a wheelchair to go through the airports. She’s going to stay in a hotel room with my cousins, which leaves … Continue reading
Meltdown
So let’s see. Events that pop up on the “Most Stressful” lists include losing a job (December), getting a new job (February), the death or illness of a parent (see above), financial troubles (good job, but still paying down debt), … Continue reading
Haftarah coaching
My regular haftarah tutor is busy tonight and tomorrow. If anyone out there has an hour or two to spare, and wants to help me learn, I’d be happy to chant haftarah at you, either by phone, Google Talk, or … Continue reading
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Fluffy kitty de-stress post
The haftarah learning has been moving in fits and starts since last week. I finally found a tutor. Elisson has been helping me with my haftarah these last few days, and boy, have I found a gem of a teacher. … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Cats, Religion 2 Comments
Guest list by Excel
So does this make me more or less of a geek that I took my guest list out of Microsoft Word, where it was in a table (I love making tables in Word), changed each “L” and “D” to “1” … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Religion 6 Comments