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: May 2007
Sderot: The city of rocket attacks
Sderot Media Center is a new website that is trying to get the word out. But the media isn’t listening. Here’s an idea for us all: Send letters to your local news and TV stations with the URL to Sderot … Continue reading
Egyptian Coptic Pope: Anti-Semitism is all right with me
Well, isn’t this special: THE LEADER of the Coptic Church, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria told Egyptian television last month the Western Churches were wrong to exonerate Jews for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and criticised recent statements apologising for … Continue reading
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A news quiz
A multiple choice question for you all. 1) The IDF fired into a crowd of terrorists; eight people were killed. Hamas, of course, claims they were all civilians (which is uncritically repeated by the media). 2) The Lebanese army fought … Continue reading
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Haveil Havalim: Back at Jack’s Shack
Or should I say, “Back at Jack’s Shack, Mac!” I’m too tired to get there tonight. You all do me a favor: Go read at least one link and then post about it in the comments. C’mon. This is a … Continue reading
Follow the smell…
In a few days, when various human rights groups and assorted Israel-bashers start the outcry against Israeli military escalation in the Gaza strip and the inevitable innocent bystanders falling prey to our attacks on the Hamas, Jihad, Popular Resistance Committee … Continue reading
Posted in Hamas, Israel, Terrorism
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Shire Network News is up
Update (after having actually listened to the podcast): It’s another really excellent one. We’ve hit our stride. Go listen and enjoy. Tomer made me laugh. A lot. Wicked sense of humor, that boy. Stolen shamelessly from the SNN podcast site: … Continue reading
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Another school year ends
I have just finished the last of my students’ progress reports. That’s what they call report cards for Hebrew School these days. I am done with my paperwork obligations. Finished. Completed. All I have to do is get through two … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching
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Another one doing a Gibson?
There is no such thing as bad publicity, they say. Whoever they may be, they are unquestionably right. Mel Gibson has proved it exceedingly well, making an outlandish and, as most viewers agree, boring opus into a center of a … Continue reading
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Saturday catblogging
A rare twofer. Gracie is in her nest, playing with her toy, and Tig comes along to see how much he can piss her off by trying to play with her toy, which he is usually uninterested in. Note the … Continue reading
Time out for a TV break
Finales. I liked one, hated the other. Twenty-two episodes into the seventh season, they finally get the spirit of Gilmore Girls right—just as it ends. Which makes about two or three shows worth watching the entire year. (One of the … Continue reading
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Cat talk
Just occurred. Meryl: “WAH-CHOO!” [lets out big sneeze] Gracie: “Mrowr-rowr?” Meryl: “Thank you.” Gracie: “Mrowr.” Yeah, she does the kitty version of gesundheit all the time.
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The bombing of Sderot, part 2
No other country would allow this to go on. Six years. Thousands of rockets. Daily barrages. Never knowing when you’re going to finally be safe. A half hour later, two reporters from Tel Aviv arrived. They asked Natasha if she … Continue reading
A first-person account of “shock” casualties
Were you thinking that the Israeli press was making a big deal out of “shock” and “trauma” victims? I have to admit: I was. Until I read this account by an American in Sderot. The first ‘TSEVA ADOM’ alarm went … Continue reading
Not gonna happen
The IDF says they won’t stop going after Hamas until Hamas says “stop.” That will never happen, unless the IDF kills every last member of Hamas. Then they have to kill every last member of PIJ, which also launches kassams. … Continue reading
Tired of the anti-Israel media bias
Here, go read this Ynet article, which says all of the things I usually say about the worldwide media. WASHINGTON – Qassam attacks on Sderot have received very little coverage in world media, despite the heavy barrages that have been … Continue reading
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