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: Humor
Distractions
I think it’s time for some different news items. You’ll never get me to talk, Copper: A lost parrot wouldn’t talk to the cops, but he talked to a vet. Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago from … Continue reading
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A spam thing
You know, I get most of the spam products. Blahblahblah, enlarge your youknowhat. Blahblahblah, cheap meds. Blahblahblah, credit! But you know what I don’t get? What’s with the watches? I mean, you can get cheap watches anywhere. You can get … Continue reading
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For Meat Loaf fans
Sarah tipped me off to this video. The lyrics may not be so great, but the concept is a hoot. Especially for Meat Loaf and Rocky Horror fans.
Posted in Humor, Music
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Lightening the mood
The story of Max. It’s four and a half minutes long, and it’s hilarious. Via Gerard Vanderleun, with whom I shared Chinese food in San Diego a few years back. Merci, Max.
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It’s Peeps time!
And this is far too funny to pass up. Although the one on the pole is a trifle disturbing. see more crazy cat pics Via Sarah.
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Admiral Grace Hopper
In honor of Women’s History Month at work, we were given a talk on women in computing. Part of the presentation was playing this YouTube video of the late Rear Admiral Grace Hopper on Late Night with David Letterman. It … Continue reading
Slip out the back Jack
Here are a couple that Paul Simon didn’t think of.April Wormly threatened to blow up the plane her (soon to be ex-)boyfriend was boarding. A woman who called in a bomb threat to an airport in an attempt to break … Continue reading
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Cooler ties in the middle east
Accompanying this headline: Bush’s brief Egypt visit shows up cooler ties was this picture: In typical news organization fashion, AFP got a major element of the story wrong. President Mubarak’s tie is decidedly not cool. It appears to be brick … Continue reading
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Crossdressing Clifford
My six year old decided to dress Clifford up. In a skirt and blouse. Who knew? Maybe he found Emily Elizabeth’s clothes. Maybe it’s a John Ritter thing. Crossdressedposted at Soccer Dad.
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Iranian propaganda: Pwned by spoof site
If you haven’t been following this story, it’s pretty funny. Dear Iranian Mullahs! While our satirical website and your Propaganda Directorate deal in the same trade of making up facts and exaggerating reality, we are different in that we can … Continue reading
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Marcy Winograd – ripping off the muzzle
Follow some excerpts from a unique manuscript that was intercepted by our agents. Its state was extremely poor – our lab* reported later that it was thoroughly chewed by a dog of indeterminate breed who destroyed more than half of … Continue reading
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The very last Hanukkah menorah of the season
I know it’s after the holiday, but I found a new menorah picture that I thought you’d get a kick out of.
Posted in Holidays, Humor, Politics
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This week’s podcast
While Tom is putting the podcast up, here’s a preview of something that I, er, borrowed from for my podcast. It’s funny, and language warnings are in effect. Not safe for work. But very funny.
Adult entertainment
The original episodes of Sesame Street have been issued on DVD. But our children better not watch them. It wouldn’t be right. Just don’t bring the children. According to an earnest warning on Volumes 1 and 2, “Sesame Street: Old … Continue reading
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A Thanksgiving story
From the creator of “The Internet is a Series of Tubes” PowerPoint comes: A Thanksgiving Story.