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 2008
A piece of peace
One thing that reporters in the Middle East enjoy is irony. So that’s the angle Ethan Bronner takes about Jenin in A West Bank Ruin, Reborn as a Peace Beacon. But a quiet revolution is stirring here in this city, … Continue reading
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Seven years ago, plus
(Manhattan skyline Sept 11, 2008, photo courtesy of Elder of Ziyon. Click on picture to see full size. For contrast see the Elder’s Hole in the Sky.) There were some excellent 9/11 roundups. For one thing the New York Times, … Continue reading
Wanted: Temporary husband or grown children
You know, if anyone out there wants to rent themselves out as a temporary husband or grown child, I sure could use some help unpacking and getting my new condo into shape. I’m just sayin’.
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Twelve miles west, seven years later
On September 11, 2001, I was twelve miles west of the Towers. I worked for Montclair State University, helping redesign the SVP’s website. When the first jet hit, I was walking down the campus to pick up a copy of … Continue reading
Osama in a cave and on tape
A New York Times article reports on tapes of Osama bin Laden that are now being studied. While Mr. bin Laden’s evolution from opposing Saudi Arabia’s ruling dynasty to running an international terrorist organization has been detailed before, said Flagg … Continue reading
Ingrid Betancourt: Work for Shalit’s release
Ingrid Betancourt is on the right side of the Gilad Shalit issue. “People all over the world should work for the release of Gilad Shalit. If we adopt globalization for financial goals, the struggle for the release of kidnapped people … Continue reading
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The return of the podcast
I have rejoined SNN and my first podcast back with them is about—Sarah Palin, of course. (That’s the general link. Here’s the individual one.) If you listen very carefully, you will hear Tig on it. He and Gracie decided that … Continue reading
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A new campaign poster
Click here. Laugh. Don’t be drinking or eating. Jon, I want that on a t-shirt.
Slackman flacks for troofers
In his Memo from Cairo today, the NYT’s Michael Slackman writes about Egyptian attitudes towards 9/11. “Look, I don’t believe what your governments and press say. It just can’t be true,” said Ahmed Issab, 26, a Syrian engineer who lives … Continue reading
Scientific progress goes Ghostbusters
You might remember, a few weeks ago there was news about the “Real Genius” weapon. Well now different scientific news recalls another movie. CERN – the Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire – the same organization where the World Wide … Continue reading
Women and the Sarah Palin vote
Let me try once again to explain to the doubters out there why I don’t care that Palin’s views on abortion are different than mine. Or that she’s a “Christianist,” as Asshole Andrew Sullivan keeps calling her. Or that she … Continue reading
The Palestinian catch 22
Time after time the Palestinians try to evade responsibility for terrorism. Now they’ve been nailed in court and they’re still trying to evade justice: A federal judge awarded the family a default judgment of $192.7 million in damages after the … Continue reading
In media’s resentment
Brian Carney writes in the WSJ: Meanwhile, 51% of those surveyed thought the press was “trying to hurt” Mrs. Palin with its coverage. Perhaps most troubling for the press corps, though, was this finding: “55% said media bias is a … Continue reading
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French Muslims still putting the hate on Jews
Three young Jewish men were hospitalized after being attacked by French “youths.” Three Jewish youths on their way to the Paris branch of the Bnei Akiva movement were attacked by a group of teens on Saturday, a short while before … Continue reading