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: December 2009
The last refuge of terrorists
Mary Anastasia O’Grady on FARC’s NGO friends: The 5th Front’s territory includes a town called San José de Apartadó, which was designated as a peace community in the mid-1990s under a plan proposed by the local Catholic diocese. The idea … Continue reading
Palestinian intransigence – the long and the short of it
Barry Rubin – the long of it The attractiveness of unilateralism is understandable. Why make a deal with Israel that might require recognizing it as a Jewish state, taking a bit less territory on the West Bank or having to … Continue reading
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Exhausting weekend open thread
The kids wore me out. They win. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves.
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Life at Full Volume, Yourish version
Is it truly only 8:15? Sarah’s kids have been here since about 2 p.m., and I’d swear it feels like at least twice as long. I think it’s because I cooked. Last time I had all four, I ordered pizza. … Continue reading
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Snarkly
Of course he’s claiming the insanity defense: The Seattle JCC shooter who proclaimed he was a soldier of Islam when he was on his way to murdering one and wounding five others, is trying the insanity defense. The jury is … Continue reading
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Poll dancing
Ben Smith repeats an egregious lie based on a single poll question. (via memeorandum) The survey, by Jim Gerstein, asked Israelis (both Jewish and Muslim) whether a series of terms describe President Obama well, and 39% of respondents said the … Continue reading
Twinsday
This post was originally published on May 19, 2004. The twins are now in second grade, and Twinsday is no more. (It’s been replaced by Gaming Lunch With Sarah, of which I will write more later.) There’s a new day … Continue reading
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3 questions on the freeze
A few weeks ago when Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced a freeze on construction in Judea and Samaria, there were a couple of points in his favor. According to Evelyn Gordon it helped Netanyahu shore up his political support. … Continue reading
Silence is Goldstone
Judge Goldstone has been emphatic that his report on the Gaza war criticized both sides. The report by Goldstone, a South African jurist, lambasted both sides in the December-January war, which killed up to 1,387 Palestinians and 13 Israelis, but … Continue reading
Wednesday briefs (not boxers)
Hamas to world: Goldstone report exonerates us. You know, you really can’t fault their logic. The commission went out of its way not to name Hamas. So when Hamas says that’s proof that they committed no war crimes—even firing the … Continue reading
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The ongoing refuge of the refugees
As I noted a few weeks ago and Elder of Ziyon did yesterday, Palestinian refugees have no legal status in Lebanon – or in any Arab country. So when Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinians, went to Lebanon the … Continue reading
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Tuesday Snarky Newsy Briefsies
EPA to Americans: Stop breathing, you’re poisoning the planet! Yeah, yeah, yeah, it’s “Greenhouse gases,” but it’s still CO2, and the science is not settled, no matter how many times the media and AGW adherents repeat that phrase. I would … Continue reading
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