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: October 2006
Friday Muslim news
Friday’s a good day for news about those tolerant, feminist Muslims. First, let’s take a look at Yvonne Ridley’s claim that Islam is more feminist than the American feminist movement of the 1970s. I’m thinking not. Women Under Attack in … Continue reading
Gracie Morning News
Because you all want to know, and because I am in SUCH a good mood this morning, we present the Gracie Morning News. She ate again. I hand-fed her some dry food—just a few pieces, but she ate them readily. … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
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Fluffy bunnies and kitties
I do believe I have reached my stress tolerance threshhold. I was trying to find something to write a post about for tomorrow morning, but I’m thinking instead, I’m going to call it a night, play a game of Solitaire, … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
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Gracie update 12: SHE ATE!!
See title. I took Gracie to the vet this morning, feeling really down and depressed about her whole outlook. Because she vomited up the water that contained the quarter pill of Pepcid AC that I gave her via kitty syringe. … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
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Reuters bias: Boo-hoo for Nablus
If you read this story, and only this story, you’d think that the West Bank city of Nablus was specifically chosen by the Israelis to crush, kill, and destroy. Break out the hankies, folks, it’s gonna be a tearjerker. Dying. … Continue reading
Posted in Media Bias, Terrorism
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Fatah preparing showdown with Hamas
That’s according to a JP headline. From the past experience, it’s more likely that Fatah is preparing a show of a showdown. With lots of enthusiastic “militants” (using PC lingo) in a variety of fancy uniforms running around horribly beweaponed, … Continue reading
Unbiased kidnappers
AP (via Guardian) brings up a list of journalists kidnapped in Gaza during the last 2 years. – Oct. 24, 2006: Morenatti is abducted in Gaza City and held for 15 hours. – Aug. 14, 2006: Steve Centanni and Olaf … Continue reading
Gracie update 11: The Jewish Mother Complaint
This cat simply Will. Not. Eat. I bought a tube of Nutri-Cal. I put it on her paw. She tucked her paw underneath her, ignoring the sticky stuff all over it. I washed it off, then went for the bigger … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
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Why was Karni reopened again?
The UN, NGOs, and even meddling members of the State Department repeatedly screamed for Karni Crossing to be reopened for “humanitarian reasons.” Here’s what happens when humanitarian gestures are offered to the Palestinians: The Shin Bet foiled an attempt early … Continue reading
Briefly
The Dorktator’s wetting his pants: Syria says the IDF is making them nervous. According to one source, Syria expressed concern over the “the unusual military maneuvers” conducted by the IDF in the Golan Heights. The Qatar-based Al-Watan newspaper, which reported … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
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Gracie brief
She’s currently hiding somewhere upstairs, probably thinking I’m going to bring her to the vet again. I really need to find her to separate her from Tig while I’m gone, but that may not be possible. The good news is … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
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BBC: now some tranquilizer
Helen Boaden, director of BBC news, addresses or, rather, tries to address the accusations of bias. It is significant that, instead of using the big guns at her disposal – an editorial or an article on the main site, she … Continue reading
Posted in Media Bias
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Gracie update 10: The specialist edition
So we get to the specialist’s office very early this morning, because I was up early this morning, what with having gone to bed early last night, what with being exhausted from a week and a half of sleep debt, … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
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Happy UN Day!
Ubiquitous commenter Alex Bensky sent Judith Weiss and me this email: Today is UN Day, as you probably know, Meryl and Judith. How did you mark the occasion? I did so appropriately. First, I just wasted a lot of money. … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Scorn
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Haveil Havalim #90 is UP!
Meryl has graciously given me the rights to post Haveil Havalim announcements. It was her publicizing of the Haveil Havalim last summer that really led to its expansion. So I really appreciate this opportunity. Â Haveil Havalim #90 is up at … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
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