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
Spring forward, fall back
Spring forward, fall back. Spring forward, fall back. I am repeating this so that the next time I set my clock for the autumn time change, I will set it backward, not forward. Well, I have an extra two hours … Continue reading
Because I don’t want to get into arguments with my friends…
I’m posting the Romney stuff here. Romney closes big: ‘Love of country’ vs. ‘Revenge’ “Now, throughout this campaign President Obama has tried to convince you that these last four years have been a success,” Romney said. “There it is — … Continue reading
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Spinning the death of a terrorist: Defining deviancy dead
Israel released previously classified information on the assassination of Abu Jihad, the co-founder of the PLO and terrorist responsible for multiple attacks on Israeli civilians. And the news media manages to impugn Israel without really telling you that Abu Jihad … Continue reading
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Friday briefs
Damn, I was hoping it would have been completely destroyed: No such luck. The UN building survived. Go move it somewhere else, like to some other country, please. Funny, how this doesn’t get worldwide headlines: The Palestinian hunger strikers were … Continue reading
Post-hurricane panic: Yeah, we has it
How many times have you heard the old “You can smell I’m in New Jersey” jokes? The odor is a combination of swampland and oil refineries. Well, here’s what happens when two of those odor-causing refineries go offline after a … Continue reading
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Well, that was fun
Just spent the last half hour chatting with Ed Morrissey on his radio show. Fun, interesting, and now I want to do it every day!
I’m on the Ed Morrissey show today
Three p.m., over at HotAir. I’ll be talking politics, blogging, and my book.
Wednesday briefs
Hamas documents its own war crimes: Hamas released a video proving they fire rockets from civilian areas. And yet, there will never be a Goldstone Commission for their crimes. And of course, there will always be excuses made for them. … Continue reading
Another tree down
No damage except to the bushes. This one was damaged by its neighbor during last year’s hurricane. And those are words I never want to repeat: “last year’s hurricane”. My family is safe, though the power is out through much … Continue reading
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On the radio
I’m going to be on the Ed Morrissey show tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4 p.m. Keep an eye on Hot Air for a more direct link. I’ll be discussing politics, my history as a blogger, and my book. Update: I’ll be … Continue reading
Hurricane update
While there is nothing spectacularly awful going on here, I could quite happily live the rest of my life if I never had to deal with another hurricane.
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Still no rain
The hurricane is supposed to move wind and rain into the Richmond area sometime later tonight. So far, it’s been pretty quiet. My friends and family in NJ, on the other hand, are going to get slammed tomorrow night through … Continue reading
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My front door sand berm
Last week, we had a Wroth of God storm that pooled in front of my door, making me extremely nervous about the upcoming hurricane, where we may get four or six or eight or however many inches of rain in … Continue reading
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I hate hurricanes
Yeah, I’m prepared, but I still hate that a nasty storm is bearing down on me. Yeah, I’ll probably keep power, unless the lines leading into my development get hit, but I still hate hurricanes. There is absolutely nothing to … Continue reading
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Friday briefs
U.S. forces told to “stand down” during Benghazi attack: This is a screw-up from the very first moment, and if it were a Republican administration, this would be front-page news in every newspaper across America. Instead, only Fox News and … Continue reading
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