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…
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Two quotes on the struggle of Jews
Two pieces I read last night struck me as particularly worthy of passing along to my readers. First, Phyllis Chesler: We must understand that anti-Semitism is an illness – a madness – something evil that is not caused by Jews. … Continue reading
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Caturday
Time to relax with some cat pictures. First, Miss Gracie in the sun: Gracie spends the morning following the sun from my office to my bedroom. She is even more beautiful when highlighted by Sol. Next, Tig in a venture … Continue reading
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Iran and Hamas, partners for peace
In an editorial, the New York Times questions whether Binyamin Netanyahu can be trusted to make peace. There is so much wrong with “Being a partner for peace“, I could spend all day critiquing it. But one point stood out: … Continue reading
Who struck the mighty convoy?
Sudan is alleging that another country struck a convoy. According to the Washington Post, “foreign” planes, suspected to be American or Israeli killed hundreds of people. Mubarak Mabrook Saleem, Sudan’s transportation minister, told the Associated Press he believed American planes … Continue reading
More on the Israeli war crimes in Gaza
In a way the rise of this subject was as inevitable as the next sunrise. After eight years of Qassam bombardment and the callous (and documented) use of Gazan population as one formidable human shield during the Cast Lead operation, … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias
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The ad that launched EATAPETA Day: PETA’s still lying about it
Six years ago, on March 15th, we celebrated our first-ever Eat a Tasty Animal for PETA Day, in response to the offensive “Holocaust on Your Plate” ad campaign by PETA. If you haven’t heard by now, PETA has started yet … Continue reading
SILENCE!
The title and subject of this post are due to Stretch, my shooting teacher. A would-be suicide bomber has accidentally blown himself up, killing six other militants as he was bidding them farewell to leave for his intended target, the … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Scorn, Terrorism
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But it’s anti-Zionism, not anti-Semitism. Just ask Oliphant
The ADL has issued a statement on yesterday’s cartoon by Pat Oliphant. I think you should see the cartoon and judge for yourself. Take a good, hard look at the cartoon. It’s a caricature of the Israeli flag. And yet, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism
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The fierce irrelevance of Roger Cohen
Roger Cohen thinks that we can have peace in the Middle East, if the United States would just listen to a bunch of experts associated with the US Middle East Project. In the Fierce Urgency of Peace: Pressure on President … Continue reading
Netanyahu and the Palestinian veto
Regarding Israel’s incoming Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, the New York Times observes: “I think that the Palestinians should understand that they have in our government a partner for peace, for security and for rapid development of the Palestinian economy,†said … Continue reading
HRW and the media: Israel, war crimes, ’nuff said
In the next installation of “How can the world screw Israel even more?” we have Human Rights Watch issuing a report accusing the IDF of war crimes over white phosphorus use in Gaza. CNN, for some reason, loses that famed … Continue reading
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Once more, blame Israel
It’s a one-two punch this week from the UN and Human Rights Watch. First, the UN blames Israel for the lack of progress in Gaza. Because after all, what’s a hundred or so rockets between enemies? Why should Israel let … Continue reading
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For want of a press card
I know that there are those who claim that Iran is misunderstood. The case of Roxana Saberi though is instructive. Iran’s PressTV first reported on her arrest on March 4. Saberi had told her father in a phone call February … Continue reading
Shire Network News: Why, yes, yes it is
Is there a new Shire Network News out this week? Why, yes. Yes there is. Am I a part of it? Why, yes. Yes I am. Do we have the usual bunch of snark, a fascinating feature interview by Tom … Continue reading
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Coalition coalescing
Last week Barry Rubin suggested that Binyamin Netanyahu’s agreement with Yisrael Beiteinu that included party head Avigdor Lieberman as Foreign Minister was a ploy and that we wouldn’t know the true makeup of the Israeli government until the beginning of … Continue reading