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…
Category Archives: Holidays
It’s the most anti-Semitic time of the year
Hanukkah attacks on Jews are up sharply this year, after being down last year. The worst attack is not the Muslim that bit off a Chabad rabbi’s finger during a menorah lighting. The worst is this methodical, matter-of-fact attack on … Continue reading
An early Hanukkah video
This is a fun one from Nefesh b’Nefesh. Start you day with a smile. Thanks to Janet for the link. I have a list of videos sent by Sabba Hillel that I’ll be going through, but remember I have eight … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m done posting for the day, so I give you a post of cats and dogs, old and new. This was one of my favorite shots of Tig. Gorgeous Gracie. Another favorite shot of Tig. Fluffy white kitty belly! Boy … Continue reading
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Pre-Thanksgiving open thread
So not in the mood to write the usual stuff here. So, tell me what you’re thankful for, or tell me an elephant joke (or some other joke) in the comments. It’s the start of a glorious four-day weekend, and … Continue reading
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G’mar hatima tova
An easy fast to my Jewish readers. May we be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life for a good and peaceful year. This will be the last blog post until tomorrow night, after I break my fast. I … Continue reading
L’shana Tovah
A happy and sweet New Year to all of the Jews who read my blog (and those who don’t).
Happy Fourth of July
Have a Glorious Fourth! This year, more than others, we should remember this: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political … Continue reading
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Little-known facts about the White House Seder
The Weekly World News, as always, got the dish on what really happened at the White House Seder: A team of Rabbis, Jewish Scholars, and Project Runway winner Christian Siriano were brought in to design the event. At the beginning … Continue reading
Happy Purim!
On this holiday, we celebrate the survival of the Jews against yet another enemy who would have killed us all—this one, in ancient Iran. May the Holy One, Blessed be He, keep the modern-day Hamans of Iran from harming today’s … Continue reading
Breaking for the calendar change
Happy New Year, everyone. I’ll be back later. This year, I’m going to enjoy my first New Year’s Eve in my new home. And at midnight, I’m going to open the door and listen to the absence of guns being … Continue reading
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Eighth light
Tonight, I had a lovely time with the R. family, whom I met the first year I moved to Richmond. Daughter Mara was one of my two teaching assistants, and her mother and I hit it off from the get-go. … Continue reading
Seventh light
Almost forgot. And here’s the sixth light, which I forgot to post yesterday.
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Fifth light
On the fifth night of Hanukkah, my readers gave to me… an orange boy in a Christmas tree. See, my orange boy can’t climb on this. Well, he could, but he definitely wouldn’t do it more than once. OrangeToo is … Continue reading