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: September 2007
Saturday night Stealth
I got this shot at the Langley air show a few years back. Stealth fighters are pretty cool-looking planes.
Posted in Miscellaneous
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Broken clock syndrome
In the hopes that DEBKA is actually right for once, I’m passing along this information (via Hot Air): DEBKAfile’s military experts conclude from the way Damascus described the episode Wednesday, Sept. 6, that the Pantsyr-S1E missiles, purchased from Russia to … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
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Job notes
I was up in northern VA today, doing the interview thing. I am now awaiting an offer letter, which should get here the end of next week. If all goes well, I will be on staff October 1st. It occurs … Continue reading
Posted in Life
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Once a year Jews
Worth reprinting in full. Question: I am a once a year Jew. I go to shul for the High Holydays, having not shown my face the entire year, and then disappear till next High Holydays. Do people like you think … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Religion
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What’s going on in Israel?
So there was a disputed IAF flyover in Syria, which no Israeli politician is talking about. Terrorists tried—and failed—to kidnap more Israeli soldiers (because gee, that’s working out so well for Hamas and Hezbollah now, isn’t it?). And Ban Ki-Moon … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Lebanon
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NY Times Book Review bitchslaps Walt & Mearsheimer
The New York Times reviewed Walt & Mearsheimer’s extended-play version of the anti-Israel paper they released last year. I like the subtle Times-style digs throughout, and there’s a laugh-out-loud line at the end that in eight words utterly refutes the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Juvenile Scorn
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The Israel Darfur double standard, continued
A couple of weeks ago, all of the major media outlets picked up the story that Israel was sending some Sudanese refugees back to Egypt, where they had fled the cruel treatment and substandard Egyptian hospitality. The world media was … Continue reading
Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias
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Big Brother wants your DNA
The U.K. already collects DNA from all people who are arrested—not convicted, arrested. Now a judge says that every man, woman, and child in the U.K. should be part of a natiowide DNA database. A senior appeal court judge has … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Scorn, World
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PA says it’s thwarting terror attacks
Yeah, yeah, yeah. We’ve heard this before. Palestinian Authority officials said they were in a “race against time” to torpedo plans of Hamas and groups affiliated with the organization to carry out a large-scale terror bombing that could sabotage the … Continue reading
Posted in palestinian politics, Terrorism
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Israel’s politicians show their impotence
So it comes to this: Rockets are falling on Sderot’s schoolchildren, and it is only a matter of time before they score a hit. The IDF is prepared to respond. Some high-level politicians call for cutting electricity, fuel, or water … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel
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This week’s SNN: Now, with more humor
Time for another episode of Shire Network News. This week’s feature interview is Douglas Murray. We’re the antidote to freaks like Alex Jones. It amazes me that that guy actually has a radio show. Or is in any way taken … Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts
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Tech un-support
Last week, I tried to save myself some time by using online chat options instead of waiting endlessly on hold for tech support. Turns out I shouldn’t have bothered. Neither Comcast nor HP chat support was accurate. And the inaccuracy … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
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Scientology up on criminal charges in Belgium
Oooh, fight your way out of this one, defraudulators. BRUSSELS, Belgium — A Belgian prosecutor on Tuesday recommended that the U.S.-based Church of Scientology stand trial for fraud and extortion, following a 10-year investigation that concluded the group should be … Continue reading
Posted in scientology
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Ahmadinejad: Real-life Looney Tune
Our pal Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would probably be living in a rubber room had he been born in the U.S. Here’s a sample of his latest nuttiness: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sought to justify his confidence the United States will … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Juvenile Scorn
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Sderot: one more step towards ghost town
I could be somewhat obsessed about this, but here it goes again: “We have decided to make Sderot a ghost town,” said a spokesman for Hamas who gave his name as Abu Ubeideh. “We are not going to stop launching … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel
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