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: March 2010
A note on the healthcare process
Don’t forget to call and email your senators. They’re going to vote on reconciliation if the House passes the bill today. I just emailed Webb and Warner for the second time, reminding them that I will remember, every November, who … Continue reading
The pro-Palestinian media bias
The media bashes Israel on every occasion, acts as an echo chamber for the Obama administration’s successful attempt to bully the democratically-elected prime minister of Israel into doing what Obama wants him to do. The secretary-general of the UN arrives … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, United Nations
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Rerun, replay, whatever
Meryl was the first (whom I saw) to notice history repeating itself. I responded by blogging about an incident from the Clinton administration, from a 1998 Krauthammer column: But even more significant than the absurd arbitrariness of this number is … Continue reading
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A tale of two protests
I’m so tired of the media bias. Look at these two AP articles about two protests that occurred in Washington yesterday. One was against the Iraq war. One was against the health care bill. First, the anti-war protest: Thousands of … Continue reading
Posted in Media Bias, Politics, The One
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Bat mitzvah weekend
One of my former students had her bat mitzvah service this weekend, which is what’s been keeping me busy all day. The big surprise of the day was seeing my former rabbi and rebbetzin when I walked in. Apparently, they … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Religion
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A thought for Sunday
If Obamacare passes, I think I’m going to make it official. I’m not sure. It’s a huge step. I have never registered with a political party before. But I think, if Obamacare passes, I am going to register as a … Continue reading
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Bullying the neighborhood bully
Well, the chances are against it and the odds are slim That he’ll live by the rules that the world makes for him, ’Cause there’s a noose at his neck and a gun at his back And a license to … Continue reading
Tony Blair, the bought and paid for envoy
Tony Blair was appointed the Quartet’s Middle East envoy in 2007. Since then, he has amassed millions of dollars working for the governments of Kuwait and Iraq, has formed a consultancy firm that works for Arab governments, and is rumored … Continue reading
A slogan for the Obamacare debacle
Whether or not the House uses the Slaughter rule to “deem and pass” a bill that they will then have the president sign into law without it having been voted on by both houses of Congress, here’s a slogan for … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Politics
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With friends like these …
Robert Kagan argues that Israel shouldn’t feel like it’s been singled out. Israelis shouldn’t feel that they have been singled out. In Britain, people are talking about the end of the “special relationship” with America and worrying that Obama has … Continue reading
A public service announcement
Just to let you know that I am not now, nor will I ever be, Irish. No matter what day today is. And I don’t really care for green. Carry on with your regularly scheduled programming (and pub-hopping).
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The Clinton replay
Meryl writes: Here’s why I think the Obama administration is ratcheting up the pressure over 1,600 new housing units in a Jewish neighborhood of northeastern Jerusalem that will almost certainly remain Israeli in any future agreement with the Palestinians: The … Continue reading
When the Washington Post notices
There are three recent Washington Post editorials abour the Middle East worth mentioning. Last July the Washington Post ran an editorial Tough on Israel which observed: But the administration also is guilty of missteps. Rather than pocketing Mr. Netanyahu’s initial … Continue reading