Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

Monday briefs

Israel’s Memorial Day: The AP, for a change, has no spin at all in this description of Israel today. It’s a miracle! Israel at 65: The AP is back to its old anti-Israel self with this article. Read it all … Continue reading

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Changing the sequester narrative

I’m getting really tired of bloggers and news media pretending that the sequester is not affecting people. It is. It’s the capstone of four years without a budget from the Obama administration, which has been devastating the defense industry. Because … Continue reading

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Tax time

Have you done your taxes yet? I procrastinated until today. I’m mostly done, have to get a few more documents and add in a few more deductions, then I’m good to go for the year. TurboTax made it really easy … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Despicable: There is no other word that more aptly describes the petition by 110 Jordanian politicians to free the man who murdered seven Israeli schoolgirls during a field trip near the Jordanian border. The victims were ages 12 to 15. … Continue reading

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Paperback of Darkness Rising on sale now

Amazon put the paperback edition of Darkness Rising: Book One of The Catmage Chronicles on sale. If you wanted to buy it but weren’t happy with the price, it’s under $10 now. Darkness Rising: Book One of The Catmage Chronicles … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Now, with even more protesters! Maggie Thatcher’s funeral is going to be a raucous event. The more disgusting members of the U.K. left threw parties at the announcement of Thatcher’s death. Just imagine what’s going to happen now that Netanyahu … Continue reading

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Another day, another post

Yeah, between being busy and not wanting to do the usual posts, well, the day has slipped by and there’s no news post from me. Sales of my book have picked up this month, thanks to an Instapundit link and … Continue reading

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The sequester kept me from posting today

Actually, the title is true. Because Congress has not passed a true budget for more than four years, the industries that rely on Defense Department and other government contracts have been having a terrible time. My company made me part-time … Continue reading

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Calling all Facebook users

The ones who also read my blog, that is. I’d appreciate it if you shared this post on your FB feed. The more views, the better chance of a book sale. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=512009022179258&set=a.428121710567990.91802.411051125608382&type=1 Just click on the “share” link at the … Continue reading

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The best refutation of the worst of all Holocaust blather

When morons like Iain Banks lecture Israelis on why he is boycotting Israel, he uses this as a reason: Of all people, the Jewish people ought to know how it feels to be persecuted en masse, to be punished collectively … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Israel comes to a halt. Anti-Semitic commenters on Yahoo News, not so much. Despicable: An Italian teacher told a Jewish student that if she had been in Auschwitz, she would have been a better student. Then, when … Continue reading

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Yom HaShoah in the news

It’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. I’ve already read the shitty comments by the Jew-haters on Yahoo News, which reminds me that posting about this event is not optional, and never will be. This is the Ynet article about the Warsaw Ghetto … Continue reading

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Another busy day in Sequesterland

Yes, the sequester is causing my company to lay people off, although it hasn’t officially happened yet. But since I’ve already been downsized to part-time, all that happens to me is I sometimes get busy. By the way, I’m getting … Continue reading

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Cause and effect, reversed by the anti-Israel press

The New York Times does it. Clashes Resume Across Israel-Gaza Border as Tensions Mount Israeli-Palestinian tensions rose sharply on Wednesday with a resumption of clashes over the Israel-Gaza border as Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails declared a three-day hunger strike … Continue reading

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Happy Passover Over!

Ah, to have bread again. Had some with supper. It was nice.

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