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
Drunk on his own eloquence
In Driving Drunk in Jerusalem Thomas Friedman warns PM Netanayahu: In sum, there may be a real opportunity here — if Netanyahu chooses to seize it. The Israeli leader needs to make up his mind whether he wants to make … Continue reading
Happy EATAPETA Day!
It’s the eighth annual International Eat A Tasty Animal for PETA (EATAPETA) Day. Today, as uber-commenter Alex Bensky likes to say, if it didn’t have a mother, don’t eat it. However, as I like to say: Eat meat. It pisses … Continue reading
Posted in EATAPETA
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Of grievances and perceptions
Last week in an article about the eviction of two Arab families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, Isabel Kershner of the New York Times summed it up: For those who want to see a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, … Continue reading
Saturday night open thread
I have family over. We’re looking at pictures. Damn, I was a cute little kid. Maybe I’ll scan some in.
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Eat an Animal for PETA
I totally forgot about EATAPETA Day until Sabba Hillel reminded me. There have been a lot of things on my mind lately that rather drove it out, but don’t forget to eat lots of tasty animals on March 15th! Here’s … Continue reading
Friday briefs
Hell hath frozen over: The EU released a statement demanding the immediate release of Gilad Shalit. No, really. Wait, there has to be a catch. Oh, here it is. They’re also calling on Israel to make “substantial release of Palestinian … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, News Briefs, Terrorism
Tagged Israel, Terrorism
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Iranians and Turks with fake Israeli passports
I have read first two reports: by Kateland and by colleague Elder of Ziyon, both based on a Maariv article (in Hebrew). The essence of the reports is that: …three Iranians were caught at an airport in Seychelles trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, World
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When honoring terror is “conciliatory”
The AP has the most fascinating pro-Palestinian spin. The PA cancelled an anniversary ceremony that was supposed to honor a terrorist who helped her people murder 35 Israelis who were traveling on a coastal highway. Here’s the AP spin: The … Continue reading
An unbelievable protest
The Lede blog of the New York Times writes in a post, “Palestinians against terror,” that plans to honor terrorist Dalal Mugrabi in Ramallah have been met with opposition from Palestinians who favor the living alongside Israel in peace. Plans … Continue reading
A matter of trust
Last week Daled Amos wondered: It will be interesting to see just what kind of tone Biden takes with Israel this time–and whether Netanyahu is up to dealing with Biden from strength the way Begin did–or like Olmert. Now we … Continue reading
Posted in Bidenisms, Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time
Tagged Vice President Biden
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Wednesday snarks
But Islam is a religion of peace: Jihad Jane, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed American woman who converted to Islam, was arrested for plotting to murder a Swedish cartoonist and enlisting terrorists to the cause. But “jihad” means inner struggle, so that … Continue reading
Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time, News Briefs, The One
Tagged Israel, Joe Biden, Mahmoud Abbas
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Instransigence: a single use word
The Washington Post reports: Mitchell, who in January boasted that a peace deal could be done within two years, said he hoped the indirect talks would lead to direct negotiations as soon as possible and encouraged the parties “to refrain … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time
Tagged Binyamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, washington post
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Tuesday snarks
The Obama administration is fine with risking Israeli lives: Hey, great! Our vice-president wants Israel to “take risks for peace.” Because it’s not like they, say, gave the PA control over most of the West Bank and Gaza and were … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, News Briefs, The One
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Back home, tired, and there’s work to do
I am back in my home sweet home, with my cats yowling for attention in the background. I’m currently cleaning up a mess on the blog. I have a ton of real work to do, and though I had a … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Movies, Pop Culture
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