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: Soccerdad
Silly rabid antisemite hugs are for thugs
When I read that Jimmy Carter’s advances towards Hezbollah were rebuffed, I couldn’t help thinking of the Todal. The what? A lock of the guard’s hair turned white and his teeth began to chatter. “The Todal looks like a blob … Continue reading
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Terrorist chic by any other name smells as rank
In Why do intellectuals sympathize with criminals? Dr. Helen points to an interview Q & A BC: Why do we as a society automatically extend empathy and compassion to criminals rather than the victims of their crimes? There’s a phrase … Continue reading
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The more foreign policy changes …
With all the talk about the need for change, there’s an awful lot in foreign policy that stays the same. Some, including James Baker have been urging, President-elect Obama not to wait until the last minute to be engaged in … Continue reading
Is it good for the Jews?
Headline from JTA: The Global News Service of the Jewish People: Blagojevich arrest could send Jewish rep to Senate Who? That suits U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) fine. JTA has learned that Schakowsky, the only Jewish contender to replace Obama, … Continue reading
Hubble photos
via neo-Neocon The Daily Mail has a Gallery of the ten most beautiful photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope. There’s Saurons eye too! Though she likes the Sombrero Galaxy, my favorite is still the Cygnus Loop – which didn’t make … Continue reading
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President Bush’s Mideast muddle
In a speech to the Saban forum last week, President Bush defended his record in the Middle East. (via memeorandum) Over the past eight years, I have had the privilege to see the Middle East up close. I have stood … Continue reading
Jonesing for Jones
I’m not going to pretend that a recent positive IDF assessment of the Palestinian Authority security forces didn’t happen. Maybe something’s changed, but this is in stark contrast to past experience. I’d like to see something sustained before declaring success. … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias, palestinian politics
Tagged General James L. Jones
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Human wrongs
When you see a headline like: Israel Under Fire At UN Over Rights Record, it sounds pretty serious. Then you read the article itself. The Jewish state was being examined by the U.N. Human Rights Council as part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged United Nations
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The huge problem of Islamophobia
via Contentions: SIMON JENKINS What I think is extraordinary to people abroad, is that those of us who are enthusiasts for America and American liberties cannot see why you needed to do these things. You will never persuade the outside … Continue reading
Tunnel vision
After noting that Hamas in a fit of pique, denied residents who had been approved for the Hajj to travel to Saudi Arabia, the NYT reported. Israel and Hamas are also eyeing each other warily because on Dec. 19 their … Continue reading
Nissenbaum, missin’ it
Dion Nissenbaum, who, last week, was concerned that Israel’s preventing foreign reporters from entering Gaza damaged Israel’s image, missed the news. Israel re-opened Gaza to reporters. I would have thought that his concern for Israel’s image would have inspired him … Continue reading
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What’s peace got to do with it?
The Jerusalem Post reports that the economy under Fatah is imrpoving: Officers in the Civil Administration said the economic surge was the result of a number of parallel factors but was mainly due to improved coordination between Israel and the … Continue reading
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Mumbai myopia
Tom Gross asks: What is the motivation of journalists in trying to mangle language — such as going out of their way to refer to terrorists as “militants,” as one Mumbai story on yesterday’s Times of London Web site seemed … Continue reading
How do you say “your maximum leader has no chin” in Arabic?
This is a great bit of psychological warfare. Recently, Israel hacked into the Syrian phone system, and sent thousands of messages to Syrians offering a $10 million reward for information on the whereabouts of missing Israeli soldiers. It’s not just … Continue reading