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: January 2010
Iraq to sue Israel over removal of Tammuz nuclear reactor
According to this source, this is not a joke: An Iraqi parliament member said Tuesday that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki plans to sue Israel for damages done to his country following its destruction of the Tammuz nuclear reactor. Moreover, the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Politics
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The myth of the moderate Mahmoud
via memeorandum Jeffrey Goldberg writes: For my money, the worst mistake Israel made was the mistake that led, ultimately, to the siege of Gaza: The 2005 unilateral withdrawal. Leaving Gaza wasn’t the problem, of course — you’d think the Jews … Continue reading
Tuesday briefs
UN engaging in collective punishment: Well, what else do you call stopping food aid to one million Somalis just because a few rotten apples are attacking UN staff? Isn’t that exactly the argument they’re using about Israel’s shutdown of the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
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Thought for the day
The capacity for a cat to make you feel guilty for locking him in the bathroom all night is cancelled by the amount of poop you have to clean up in said bathroom. Refuah shlemas for Tig would be in … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
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Go, go, go; no, no, no
A while back the New York Times reported on Saudi efforts to “rehab” jihadis. Jilani frowned slightly and wrote Ali’s answer up on the white board behind him. He read it out to the class before turning back to Ali. … Continue reading
Monday snarks
Of course he is: President Obama is reportedly on board with the latest insistence that Israel makes unilateral “goodwill gestures” while the Palestinians do nothing—which pretty much summarizes the entire peace process over the last few decades. The goodwill gestures, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Iran, Israel, Jew Cooties
Tagged Anti-Semitism, Iran, Israel, Palestinians
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A pro-Israel AP spin
Since I have written probably hundreds of posts about the anti-Israel AP spin of articles reporting on events in Israel, here’s one that’s a reverse spin: One that actually, accurately reflects the symbolism of the Neturei Karta nutjobs spending Shabbat … Continue reading
The very model of a modern UN bureaucrat
I’ve never heard of Jean-Marie Guéhenno before but the editors of the New York Times like him to become the next UN ambassador to Afghanistan: Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, is currently considering three candidates: Staffan de Mistura … Continue reading
Sunday snarks
I know you are, but what am I? A spoiled rich Saudi prince calls Israel a spoiled child. Really. Irony is apparently not a part of the Arab world. Priceless: Number of non-Israeli newspapers carrying Israel’s strike on Gaza tunnels: … Continue reading
Horrors! A scary movie I want to see
First, understand that I do not like horror movies. I don’t like being scared. I have never understood why people like gory films like the Saw series, or watched the latest episode in a slasher flick series. The last movie … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
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You can’t have my land line
Glenn Reynolds links to a story that says AT&T is going to try to eliminate the old copper wire phone technology in favor of all the fiber-optic, cable-driven, wireless technology like Voice-over IP. In other words, no more land lines. … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Life
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New year, same old snark
Happy New Year, Israel! Party like it’s 2008: Another rocket was launched into Israel from Gaza, and this one landed in an Israeli town. Without any warning from Color Red. Because it was turned off due to false alarms. Wonderful. … Continue reading