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
Welcome to the USSA
We are now the United Surveilled States of America. And screw us if we don’t like it. The government is slowly but surely starting to look like Soviet Russia. Early on in the Snowden leaks, it was revealed that Snowden … Continue reading
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It’s not just the NSA
Last week, my car insurance was up so I thought I’d see if Geico was cheaper. I went to their website, put in my zip code, and was immediately told that I am female, single, and own a yellow Jeep … Continue reading
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Miles to go before I sleep
This is what’s wrong with modern poetry. It can’t compare to the classical, metered poems. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, by Robert Frost. Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; … Continue reading
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The I’m finally done with all that other stuff briefs
It has been a hellish week for me. TGIF rarely means so much to me as it does today. Taming the terrorists: Egypt and Israel are working together to rid the Sinai of its current terrorist infestation. Israel shut down … Continue reading
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The week from hell
Kindly note that yes, I’m saying “week” and it’s only Wednesday. My week has been that bad. Mostly work-related and Verizon-related, nothing personal, I’m happy to say. But my week has sucked, and so, no post today.
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Compare and contrast: Israel vs. the neighbors
Compare and contrast, part one: Syrian civilians are fleeing across the border with Israel, only to be met with–help–for fighters and civilians. Blast victims are being treated in Israeli hospitals. This is coming out of the Israeli taxpayers’ pockets. The … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, palestinian politics, Syria
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Sunday night thoughts
The world is a messed-up place. People walking on the beach in California are run down by a nutjob who managed to kill some poor Italian woman on her honeymoon. America closes its embassies across the Muslim world for fear … Continue reading
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Caturday
I have no energy for anything but cat pictures. So here is Tig trying to get Gracie to play with him on a rare day this week that there was actual sunlight. It’s been raining a lot this summer.
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I hate Verizon
Ohmigod, do I hate Verizon. Every single time I have to deal with them–EVERY SINGLE TIME–they double my blood pressur, fuck everything up, and take hours out of my day when it’s just something simple that could be fixed in … Continue reading
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DuckDuckGo
Tired of having Google snag your searches and give them to the government? Well, I’ve just gotten rid of them and added DuckDuckGo’s search engine to my Firefox toolbar. They use https, they don’t save your data, and they don’t … Continue reading
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Yeah, about those scandals
Phony, huh? Sources now tell CNN dozens of people working for the CIA were on the ground that night, and that the agency is going to great lengths to make sure whatever it was doing, remains a secret. CNN has … Continue reading
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Your morning State Dept. knee-slapper
Secretary of State John Kerry on the upcoming peace negotations between Israel and the Palestinians: The parties have agreed here today that all of the final status issues, all of the core issues, and all other issues are all on … Continue reading
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The Palestinian murderer release
Think the world is going to pat Israel on the head for releasing 104 murderers as a “confidence-building” measure? Think again. Look at the headline on the AFP story about Israeli reaction to letting 104 convicted murderers go free. Israel … Continue reading
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Stupid Yahoo! News tricks
Dear Yahoo! News editors: I will no longer be using your service. You decided, at some point, that since I clicked on a couple of articles from The Blaze, that all I want to see are news articles from The … Continue reading
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The stick and the stick
You know the phrase, the carrot and the stick? Well, John Kerry is using nothing but sticks against Israel. He has bullied Netanyahu into agreeing to release over 100 convicted murderers. Why? Because the Palestinians want them out. These people … Continue reading