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 2009
Saudi ERA Watch: Women should be slapped
Once again, the Saudis prove that they’re stuck square in the middle of the seventh century. A Saudi judge told a conference on domestic violence that a man has the right to slap a wife who spends money wastefully and … Continue reading
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An agenda for J-Street
Short New York Times editorial: When PM Netanyahu visits with President Obama, Netanyahu ought to listen to his superior and faithfully do all that the President, in his infinite wisdom, asks him to do. The NYT has a perfectly obnoxious … Continue reading
National brotherhood week
Back in March 2000, Pope John Paul visited Israel and held an interfaith meeting. After then Chief Rabbi Lau spoke and caused a bit of an uproar by claiming that the Pope had recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Then Sheikh … Continue reading
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Somali pirates guided by London intelligence team – a very quiet scoop
If this news item is true, the lack of attention it gets from mass media is amazing. At least, kudos to The Guardian where kudos due: The Somali pirates attacking shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean are … Continue reading
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Hugo the horrible
On May 1, Melanie Kirkpatrick wrote about the deteriorating condition of the Jews in Venezuela. In 1998, the year Hugo Chavez was elected president, there were 22,000 Jews in Venezuela. Today the Jewish population is estimated at between 10,000 and … Continue reading
Why sanctions against Syria were renewed
Why did the Obama administration renew sanctions against Syria? According to the Washington Post: The revival of a transit route that officials had declared all but closed comes as the Obama administration is exploring a new diplomatic dialogue with Syria. … Continue reading
Kassams still flying, in spite of NY Times interview with Hamas
Funny, I could have sworn Khaled Meshaal told the New York Times that Hamas was no longer firing kassam rockets at Israel. Do you—do you think he was lying? This evening’s rocket, launched from northern Gaza, landed in an open … Continue reading
The purple prose of Cairo
So President Obama has finally decided which capital he will address the Muslim world from. Cairo. The New York Time reports: Mr. Obama promised during the campaign that he would make a speech from a Muslim capital in the first … Continue reading
What to look for
Like I did the other day, Jennifer Rubin wonders about the administration’s welcome realism about Syria contrasted with its apparent disregard for Israel. Regarding Israel she writes: There are, it seems, two possible ways to read this. The first is … Continue reading
Jewish/Israeli Blog Carnival
The newest edition of Haveil Havalim, the Best of The Jewish/Israeli blogosphere blog carnival is now live. You can find it here.
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Business and pleasure
I’m sitting in beautiful central New Jersey with my friends. Tomorrow are the Mother’s Day festivities, and there’s a work thing going on from Monday through Wednesday, so I’ll be in NJ for a few days. Posting will be fairly … Continue reading
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Serious about Syria?
While there is clearly reason to be concerned about the Obama administration’s approach to the Middle East, there is at least one bright spot. (via memeorandum) According to Barry Rubin the administration has been responding appropriately to Syria. The basis … Continue reading
Lady Liberty’s crown will re-open: AFT
It’s about frakkin’ time. The Department of Interior will reopen the Statue of Liberty’s crown to the general public on July 4, providing access to the top of the famed New York landmark for the first time since before the … Continue reading
Monster Meshal
Earlier this week Khaled Meshal a leader of Hamas gave an interview to the New York Times. There have been a number of commentaries written about the interview. Now Charles Krauthammer weighs in. Just as Jonathan Tobin noted the other … Continue reading