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: April 2010
Now you see bee now you don’t
Funny thing. I think dogwoods in my neighborhood haven’t bloomed as nicely as they have in the past. For one thing it appears that the flowers have been more sparse this year. (Did anyone else notice this?) Also the flowers … Continue reading
Spam comment of the year
This comment has got to be about the most awesome spam comment I’ve ever seen: Willingly I accept. The theme is interesting, I will take part in discussion. Together we can come to a right answer. I am assured. It’s … Continue reading
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Doomed to repeat, in a new form
The editors of the Jerusalem Post write in the New Antisemitism: But what is a conscientious anti-Semite to do in an age of multiculturalism, when “otherness†is in? Singling out a Jew for being different, ridiculing his exotic traditions – … Continue reading
Arnold Stang and the Middle East
Barry Rubin has succeeded in using an Arnold Stang analogy while explaining the way power works in the Middle East. And so, if you’re going to have a superpower protector, the relatively moderate Arab rulers prefer Arnold Schwarzenegger to Arnold … Continue reading
Late Caturday evening…
Tomorrow is my second Tiggerversary. So today, we have some recent pictures of the kitties. First up, Princess Gracie in her typical morning “Worship me” pose. She loves the sun; the sun loves Gracie. Oh, she also luuuurves my office, … Continue reading
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At least they bothered to convene a kangaroo court
The Washington Post and NY Times both report that Hamas has executed two men. The Post’s headine correctly puts the term ‘Collaborator’ in quotes. Given the lack of due process we really don’t know if the men were gulity as … Continue reading
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Fisking Robert Fisk on Scuds
I normally don’t even bother reading the man whose name became the blogosphere’s first verb (“fisk”), but I was researching a post, and I came across Fisk’s take on Hizballah having Scud missiles. This is what leaped out at me: … Continue reading
Briefly
Israelis go home: Israelis fled the Sinai after a particularly strong warning of terrorist kidnapping cells looking for, well, Israelis to kidnap. Which leads us to: Gazans go home: Hamas shut down a boatload of tunnels into Egypt. Why? Well, … Continue reading
Step back or push ahead
At the end of his news conference the other day, President Obama said: And I remain committed to being a partner with countries around the world, and in particular hot spots around the world, to see if we can reduce … Continue reading
Are your taxes done?
Just need to mail out the state and I am good for the year. Boy, was it simple this time around. One job. One W-2. My goal for 2010 is to give a lot more to charity, though. I should … Continue reading
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Wanted: A few good co-bloggers
Are you an up-and-coming blogger looking for a bigger soapbox for your views? A steady commenter who wants to branch out into the front page? Have you been reading Yourish.com for a long time, and agreeing with most of what … Continue reading
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Everyone knows, except when they don’t
When discussing the Middle East, “Everyone knows” what it will take to make peace. Melanie Philips (h/t JoshuaPundit) mocks with this facile assumption. It is blindingly obvious what, to the Obama administration, ‘everyone knows’ . Everyone knows that everything the … Continue reading
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