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: February 2009
Holocaust denying Bishop denies denial of denying
To recap: The Pope un-excommunicates a bishop of a conservative fringe group that seems like just the kind of guy I’d like to have dinner with (provide I can bring an aluminum bat with me and use it at will, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Religion
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Al-Zahar comes out of his rathole; six more weeks of terrorism
Happy Hamas Groundhog Day! There will be six more weeks of rockets, then more terrorism to follow. Gaza’s top strongman appeared in public Saturday for the first time since Israel launched its offensive against Gaza’s Hamas rulers six weeks ago. … Continue reading
Latest BSG episode, no spoilers
Wow. That episode frakkin’ rocked. So did last week’s. The last ten episodes are looking to be the best ever in the entire series. Thank goodness, because the first ten sucked every time they went into Baltar’s religious spew. This … Continue reading
Posted in Television
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Country at war with Israel protests to UN that Israel won’t let its ships dock there
Is this the height of hypocrisy? Israelis are not allowed to set foot in Lebanon, and Lebanon is whining to the UN because the Israeli Navy stopped a Lebanese ship from traveling unchecked into Gaza—even though Israel and Lebanon are … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome
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Tzipi Livni is doubling down for the win
Either Tzipi Livni is one hell of a gambler, or she’s one hell of a bluffer. She’s challenging Bibi Netanyahu to a debate. Kadima Chairwoman Tzipi Livni challenged Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu to a debate ahead of Tuesday’s general elections. … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Israel
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Your morning Gracie
One more new picture of Gracie, to go with the new picture of Tig from the other day. Princess Gracie deigns to say hello.
Posted in Cats
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Egypt takes Hamas millions, Olmert giving Hamas millions
The Hamas delegation that left Egypt without any progress on yet another “lull” came back into Gaza, only to be stopped on the border by Egyptian guards. They were trying to smuggle millions of dollars and euros into Gaza. Hamas … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel
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The lessons of Jenin
In Shattered Gaza Town, Roots of Seething Split, NYT correspondent Ethan Bronner looks at a battle in Israel’s recent war with Hamas and reports: The war in El Atatra tells the story of Israel’s three-week offensive in Gaza, with each … Continue reading
Shoes fly, don’t bother me
You know, the throwing of shoes at people you don’t like or agree with has become epidemic, and yet, it has managed to remain the most utterly stupid means of protest since the pie-in-the-face died out (mostly). Israelis, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Scorn
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Israeli Navy impounds smugglers’ “Ship of Fools”
The Israeli Navy stopped the latest attempt to break the Gaza blockade. Gee, why would Israel think that there might be smuggled arms aboard a ship from Lebanon to Gaza? The Israeli navy on Thursday intercepted a ship delivering 60 … Continue reading
The NYT delivers
When it was reported yesterday (via memeorandum) that the UN finally admitted that Hamas raided one of its convoys, I wondered if the New York Times or Washington Post would report it. Well the New York Times came through. Ahmed … Continue reading
One shoe – one vote
The news item that didn’t get a lot of publicity: A human rights protester was in police custody Monday after throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University. First of all, the recently developed … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, World
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Cat belly futures (and past)
You know, I really did try not to let Tig3.0 get fat. Really. I tried. And although I failed, I think it’s safe to say that he hasn’t quite reached the width of Tig the Previous. You know, a search … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
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Nothing doing
On the 7th anniversary of his son’s murder, Judea Pearl writes: But the clearest endorsement of terror as a legitimate instrument of political bargaining came from former President Jimmy Carter. In his book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” Mr. Carter appeals … Continue reading
Keep it simple Tom
In Don’t try this at home, Thomas Friedman unnecessarily complicates the Middle East. For one thing he makes a fundamental mistake. In recent days, some have questioned whether Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was making a big mistake in appointing … Continue reading