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 2008
65-year-old Palestinian farmer dies twice in four days
The amazing Palestinian civilian death toll has a new angle: The 65-year-old farmer who keeps getting shot and killed by IDF soldiers. Today’s 65-year-old casualty: Palestinian medical officials says Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian farmer in the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Media Bias
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Asymetric success
The U.S. Army is having some success against Al Qaeda information warriors: The U.S. military said on Saturday it had hampered al Qaeda’s ability to recruit new members in Iraq by capturing or killing many of the people who make … Continue reading
Grim Milestone Watch
The AP has been salivating over this number for weeks: US Death Toll in Iraq War Hits 4,000 And the depressing lede: BAGHDAD (AP) — A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said, pushing … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Media Bias
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A snark, a snark, my kingdom for a snark
It’s “poring.” You’re welcome.
Posted in Juvenile Scorn
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The latest Shire Network News is up
The new SNN is up early, what with Brian finally staying in one place for a change. Tom Paine continues his streak and interviews a member of the British Parliament about the new EU constitution that is being pushed forward … Continue reading
Posted in Podcasts
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Oldest synagogues in the Western Hemisphere
Oldest – Mikve Israel in Curacao In the Caribbean, Curacao is home to the oldest synagogue – Mikve Israel – in continuous use in the Western Hemisphere; it was founded in 1651. Second oldest (?) (Though not in continuous use) … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Meanderings, Miscellaneous, World
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Snark news
But it’s just the “cycle of violence”: Hizbullah ‘100% certain’ Israel killed Mugniyah. Watch the news media label any terrorist attack by Hizbullah as a “revenge” attack for Israel’s killing the man responsible for hundreds of murders and who knows … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
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A boy named Marion
John Tierney writes about Bad Baby Names and the effect they might have on a well adjusted individual by citing that famous psychologist, Johnny Cash. During his 1969 concert at San Quentin prison, Johnny Cash proposed a paradigm shift in … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Miscellaneous
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The official Egyptian government position: Sderot is a “settlement”
Egyptian newspaper editors do not sneeze without seeking government permission. Their views are in line with the Egyptian government. So take a look at this article in Al-Ahram Weekly about the deaths of five Palestinian terrorists: The scene as viewed … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome
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At long last, The Cube!
Many, many years ago, I was watching a show on TV that affected me so strongly, I never forgot it. It was about a man who wakes up in a cube-shaped room, where people come in and out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Television
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It’s Peeps time!
And this is far too funny to pass up. Although the one on the pole is a trifle disturbing. see more crazy cat pics Via Sarah.
Posted in Humor
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Fluffy kitty Shabbat post
After that last post, I think we need a kitty break. This was taken on February 2nd. That box, by the way, is one of my boxes of Passover dishes. I decided I didn’t want cat hair in all the … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
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A single-word answer to the Russians
I’m sorry, but I have only one answer to this: Russia’s foreign minister called on Friday for an end to the blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and demanded that Israel halt settlement activity in Jerusalem and the West Bank. … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, World
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It’s only make believe
Judeopundit recently posted Koznik sez, “Nakba Denial as Much a Crime as Holocaust Denial” and rebuts such nonsense with: Holocaust deniers deny that 6 million Jews were killed. Nobody denies that 700,000 Palestinians became refugees. What the diarist means by … Continue reading
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A message of tolerance from a Christian
CNET discusses German Jews’ attempt to get YouTube to remove Nazi propaganda from its ranks. The commenters take this opportunity—of course—to bash the Jews. But not in the way you think. No, on the eve of Good Friday, one of … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Religion
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