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…
Author Archives: Meryl Yourish
Tuesday briefs
Spying and lying: Israel caught an Iranian spy. It’s a huge thing, but look at the way NBC downplays Israel’s authenticity by using the weasel words “alleges” and “was said to be”. This, on an article that shows the pictures … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Iran, Israel, Jews, Middle East, Religion, The One
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Monday briefs
Yeah, eff you all for this: Russia refuses to give Chabad the library that used to belong to Rabbi Schneerson. America is actually sending Jewish artifacts back to Iraq–where there are no more Jews–instead of to Israel, where most of … Continue reading
The war between the cells
So apparently, the cells in my tooth are at war with one another. My tooth wants to stay the way it is, but cells (both external and internal) are trying to turn them into something else. It’s called resorption, and … Continue reading
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One more day
One more day of annoying dental stuff. Tomorrow I get a root canal on the tooth that’s been bothering me, and the pain will be all gone as soon as that heals up. I cannot believe I’m looking forward to … Continue reading
Caturday
This is what I saw when I went into my bedroom last night. Drunk again, Tig.
Thursday briefs
Oh, now they’re just mocking Obama: Bashar al-Assad is bragging to Lebanese newspapers that he can “blind” Israel. But that’s not the object of mockery. This is: “We have 1000 tons of chemical weapons that were initially a burden for … Continue reading
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Almost back to normal
I’m getting there. But here’s a cat picture, because I’m not in the mood to parse Rouhani’s UN speech. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss, only not as blunt. Tig, in Gracie’s bed. Oh noes!
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Still not up to posting
The oral surgery set me back last week, and now (sigh) there’s an infection. Antibiotics and painkillers are not conducive to blogging.
Not a very productive day
Jaw hurts from the surgery. It did not help that last night, I thought I was removing a piece of chicken stuck in between my teeth and it turned out to be one of my stitches. Hoping tomorrow will be … Continue reading
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The new lying liar who leads Iran
For the last eight years or so, we had Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the face of Iran. He would smile that annoying smile and proclaim that the Holocaust was a lie, that Iran was looking only for peaceful nuclear power, and … Continue reading
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The What day is it today? Oh, yeah briefs
Well, I survived oral surgery, and best of all, so did my tooth, but my brain is mushy from yesterday’s painkillers. Also, my typing sucks. But you won’t notice that. And yet, they’ll still make this a gun control issue: … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Hamas, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Middle East
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Better living through chemistry
I’m having oral surgery in about an hour. I have an unnatural fear of dentists to begin with, due to my childhood dentist being my great-uncle who though that I didn’t need to bother with Novocaine for the little cavities. … Continue reading
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Tuesday pre-dentist briefs
Today is not going to be a happy day. Oral surgery. Ugh. I bet it was pretty smelly: A Daily News reporter reflects on the smelliness and futility that was Occupy Wall Street, which is apparently two years old today. … Continue reading
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