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…
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Twinsday, revived
Ah, Twinsdays. Back before I was fully gainfully employed, every Thursday, Sarah and I would get together and go to the Farmer’s Market or some other market, have lunch, spend a few hours, and she had the twins along until … Continue reading
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The I’m super-busy open thread
Work, NJ, NJ, work. I’ll be back to normal tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime, feel free to talk amongst yourselves, or leave elephant jokes in the comments.
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Home. Tired. Posting.
And this is all you get. The last few days were exhausting, but hey, I got to see my nephew graduate from recruit to United States Marine. Now he wants to take me shooting.
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The lightness of blogging
I’m off to Parris Island today to see my nephew’s graduation ceremony from Marine Boot Camp on Friday. There will be pictures to come. In the meantime, you can check out the Daily Alert for many of the links that … Continue reading
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Lazy holiday weekend post
I’ve been doing things that were much more fun than posting. Nate and I spent the evening and morning together, as he decided he wanted some solo time with Aunt Meryl. We watched the Green Hornet, which was rated PG-13, … Continue reading
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I’m back in the PC saddle again
And by PC I mean personal computer. My old HP laptop, after six years, decided that it had enough and the video card on the motherboard (or chip, or whatever) gave up the ghost a few weeks back. So I … Continue reading
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Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers who read this blog. I am in NJ, preparing to take my mom out to breakfast. There’s almost no airplane noise in Richmond. At 1:45 this morning, I woke up thinking that a … Continue reading
I wonder how much money I’ve really saved
Today marks thirteen years of non-smoking. I had a carton-a-week habit. Cartons were about $35-40 in NJ when I quit (I think). Even using the $40/week baseline, I’ve saved a ton of money not smoking.
Lazy Saturday open thread
I’ve actually accomplished quite a lot, but none of it entailed writing posts.
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Other people’s work
No, I’m not stealing it. Go read other people’s work. I’m tired. The real story behind “Miral.” Nice. The Weinsteins distributed a movie about Deir Yassin, which would be bad enough—but vicious anti-Semite Vanessa Redgrave is in it. Goldstone’s retraction … Continue reading
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A moment of silence for a lapsed laptop
Well, my video is going on the HP ZD8000, and after some research, I’ve concluded that it probably is not going to be fixed unless I’m willing to buy a new motherboard for a six-year-old laptop, at a cost of … Continue reading
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On the menu
Years ago, I had a friend who, after years of living with roommates, got an apartment on her own. For the first time in her life, she was the only one living in her apartment. We ate dinner together several … Continue reading
Winter break
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Time for friends
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My life, my blog
I just paid off the last of my credit card debt accrued from years of under- and unemployment (not profligate spending). I am now officially debt-free, except for my mortgage. I am solidly in the black for the first time … Continue reading
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