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
BBC liberal? My foot!
It will be superfluous to join the chorus of the indignant voices that have just “discovered” or are simply gloating at the latest scandal about the BBC bias. Daily Mail being what Daily Mail is, its thirst for scandals paid … Continue reading
Posted in Media Bias
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Gracie block
I seem to be unable to concentrate on much besides Gracie’s health today. I’m debating whether or not to take her to the specialist. She has not vomited since yesterday, and again, that was right after Tig hissed and growled … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
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Gracie update 9: Home at last
Gracie is home. When I got to the vet’s, she was alert and awake and meowing and rubbing against me. I brought some food from home because she hasn’t eaten in a week, and I thought perhaps she’d eat her … Continue reading
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Gracie update 8
Turns out there’s a small animal specialist in Richmond. They’re sending Gracie there. She doesn’t want to eat, and she’s still vomiting. I’m going to stop by with some of her food and see if I can tempt her to … Continue reading
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How I learned to lie about Islam
Yvonne Ridley, the woman who was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan and ultimately converted to Islam (one’s mind does immediately jump to “Stockholm Syndrome,”) waxes poetic—and untruthfully—about the equality of women under Islam. Here’s my favorite part: A careful … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Religion
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This week’s SNN
This week’s Shire Network News is up. I’ve contributed another On Second Thought, which I’ll put up in a day or two. Podcast listeners get dibs. It’s a bit of a potpourri, with a little help from some more friends, … Continue reading
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Carnival of the Cats #135
It’s not quite coming home, but Carnival of the Cats #135 is at Catcall, my readerblog at the Houston Chronicle’s website. So who is the Catmodel of the week this week? It’s the Lady In Red, regal park resident and … Continue reading
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Open letter to Mr. John Karen
Dear Mr. Karen, I have received an unsolicited e-mail from your desk that I, with(out) your kind permission will partially quote here: FROM THE DESK OF JOHN KAREN. Manager,Credit and Foreign Bills of Coutts and Co. LONDON UK. My name … Continue reading
Divine irony
Who says God doesn’t have a sense of humor? This story is almost too precious for words: The Nazis forced Jews in concentration camps to forge British pound notes, with which they hoped to undermine the British economy. After the … Continue reading
Posted in Holocaust, Israel
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Gracie update 7
There’s been no change. She vomited again last night. If anyone knows any other vets out there, I’d be happy to give them my vet’s number for a consult. Because there is no apparent physical reason for her to be … Continue reading
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Good news/bad news
The good news is they found nothing during Gracie’s surgery. The bad news is they found nothing. The vet is running bloodwork again because she didn’t like the color of the liver. But Gracie’s a little overweight, and the fat … Continue reading
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A new chapter in stand-up comedy
Mahmoud the Mad, the most popular Middle-Eastern stand-up comedian is not content with being recognized as such. He is striving for recognition in new markets, in this case the European ones. Toward this goal, Mahmoud is developing several new techniques, … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, Satire
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palestinian civil war watch: Haniyeh’s not dead yet
There was an optimistic article in Ynet recently: Fatah, Hamas agree to end violence Palestinians hopeful that agreement reached between factions through Egyptian mediation on cessation of hostilities will hold Nope, it didn’t. Haniyeh escapes convoy attack Palestinian security officials: … Continue reading
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Red on Red
Fateh nearly saved the IDF the cost of a missile Unidentified gunmen opened fire on security vehicles escorting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh’s convoy through Gaza on Friday, but the Hamas leader was unhurt, officials from the Islamist movement said. … Continue reading
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Meryl to Ahmadinejad: You’ll disappear before Israel does
Gorilla Boy is making bad predictions again. CBS/AP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that Israel no longer had any reason to exist and would soon disappear. “This regime, thanks to God, has lost the reason for its existence,” Ahmadinejad … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Iran
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