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
Obama in Israel
You have to give the man credit. He knows how to put on the charm when he wants to. And he has utterly charmed many, many Israelis. “We were prepped in advance for any question he may ask us,” Farhi … Continue reading
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Another busy day
It’s the NorVA time of the month. Tomorrow is the beginning of the Barack Obama Goes To Israel news cycle. I’m agnostic about it. But of course, snark will be a huge part of my coverage.
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How much hatred is acceptable?
This is what passes for journalism on CNN these days. ERIN BURNETT, HOST: An Egyptian woman, her name’s Samira Ibrahim, and she’s done a lot of things, courageous things. She’s also been criticized for sending tweets that are anti-Semitic, anti-American. … Continue reading
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Lies the Palestinians told me
Mahmoud Abbas, the author of a Holocaust-denying theme that got him his college degree, is adding more lies to his resume. Now he says that Hamas should be removed from the EU’s list of terrorist organizations because it is now … Continue reading
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The forgotten birthday kitty
You know, in all the fuss of Gracie’s 16th birthday, I’d forgotten that Tig turned five a few weeks ago. I brought him home on April 18, 2008, when he was eight weeks old, which makes February 18th (roughly) his … Continue reading
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It’s the eleventh annual Eat an Animal for PETA Day
Every year, PETA manages to do the stupidest things possible in bids to get attention for their cause. And their cause is to raise the status of animals to the same level as that of people. Right. The latest stupid … Continue reading
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16 years of Gracie
Gracie turns 16 years old today. She’s arthritic and rheumy and she can no longer jump onto the bathroom vanity, a.k.a. “The Petting Place,” so I lift her up to it these days and place her down on the floor … Continue reading
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Your Thursday sniefs
Yeah, I’m thinking the motive was far less noble: Hugo Chavez begged not to die as he supposedly suffered a heart attack. His last words? “Please don’t let me die.” The general passes along the bullshit that he only wanted … Continue reading
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I have a friend in Heaven
No, seriously. I’m special. I’m getting emails from Heaven. Now don’t you wish YOU had a friend in Heaven?
Will the last Jew leaving Europe/South America/Turkey please turn out the lights?
The exodus is gathering strength. Jews are leaving countries where they are being persecuted–again. Ohana says that French Jews actually leave for a variety of reasons that include, but are not limited to, intolerance. “There are other motivations…to pursue better … Continue reading
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Your job search laugh of the day
Clicked the link on a job listing an agency sent me, and this was in the sidebar. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That’s so funny. Three job offers. In this economy. Now pull the other leg. AHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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The rise and fall of a lie about Israel
Last November, a BBC stringer’s 11-month-old boy was killed by rocket fire. The news media rushed the story around the world, blaming an Israeli airstrike, even though the IDF denied any airstrike in that particular location. There is no shortage … Continue reading
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The EU’s flying pig moment
Apparently, not all the members of the EU are Israel-haters. Some 20 European Union Parliament Members sent a letter to the EU Foreign Policy Chief in which they strongly condemned remarks made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan last … Continue reading
The AP’s pig-flying moment
What’s this? An honest, [mostly] unbiased story on Israel from the AP? Israeli police have entered Jerusalem’s holiest site to disperse hundreds of Palestinians who were throwing rocks. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Palestinian worshipers rioted after Friday Muslim prayers … Continue reading
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Thursday (right day) briefs
I have been a day off all week. ALL WEEK. And it’s very frustrating, because I’m a day ahead of myself and that means there’s one more day to deal with before the weekend. Yeah, that’s because it’s not our … Continue reading