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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Saturday afternoon open thread
No, I really don’t expect a long conversation in the comments. But I have errands to run, and people coming over, and tomorrow, I am having a private screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for my former students, … Continue reading
Farewell to Soccer Dad, and other bloggy things
I wasn’t sure how public Soccer Dad wanted to make this, since he didn’t put anything up on his blog, but he’s retired from blogging, which is a huge loss for the blogosphere in general and Yourish.com in particular. He … Continue reading
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I’d just like to point out…
…that talking about zombie movies with friends (let alone playing Plants vs. Zombies on a regular basis) may lead to nightmares about zombies, which end up your fearing infection at the very last moment of the dream, until you are … Continue reading
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Taking more of a break
You know, getting Lasik surgery does, indeed, take a fair amount out of you, at least if you’re middle-aged. I’m staying with friends in NJ, and today, for the second day in a row, I saw Bob’s dad. He said, … Continue reading
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A new worldview
Well, the Lasik went well, but boy, it takes some getting used to. My near vision is gone. Kaput. Finished. I was pretty darned nearsighted, so I could basically count the numbers of hairs on my arm if I wanted … Continue reading
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Lasik office things
Thing 1: The most annoying test for Lasik surgery? Putting these papery things in my eyes (yes, really) to test if my eye were dry (yes, really). “Well, they’re drying NOW,” I told the tech, what with her sticking paper … Continue reading
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Things
Thing 1: Remember that scene in Home Alone when McCauley Culkin went screaming down the hall after applying the aftershave? That’s how I felt this morning when I found my first-ever trojan report on my personal (not work) computer. It’s … Continue reading
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Oh, it’s Halloween
Went to the gym this morning and couldn’t understand what kind of idiot would work out in a floor-length dress. Then she came near me, and I realized she was a staffer in costume. (She was a princess.) Oh. Right. … Continue reading
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Where in the world?
Had an amazing drive this afternoon. There’s a small farm in northern VA that sells (among other things) chestnuts, and as I am extremely passionate about the nut of the tree that used to cover America, I drove from Richmond … Continue reading
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The week of living busily
Yes, it’s been rather busy at work, and I’m very grateful to my co-bloggers for picking up the slack. The good news is that it’s probably going to go from really busy to only mostly busy. Sigh.
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Things I hate doing
Being in any way, shape or form handy. Changing a lightbulb is about the extent of what I’m willing to do by myself. Which totally sucks when it comes to having to do things like put in a digital thermostat … Continue reading
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Why, yes, the site was down for a while
I was out enjoying the last day of summer with my favorite family. I had backwards dinner tonight—custard at Rita’s with Sarah and the kids, then dinner. I bought a dining room set today. I won’t have it by the … Continue reading
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Tzedaka for the holidays
If you’re trying to decide where to send your tzedaka for the high holidays, consider 2020 Vision Quest. My friend Rachel is heavily involved with the fundraising. She told me that there are about 4 million blind people in the … Continue reading
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Saturday night open thread
Been having a life this weekend, since an out-of-town visitor is here. Showed her the Richmond sights, then went to the Byrd Theater for the second-run showing of Prince of Persia. You know, that really is a fun, fun movie. … Continue reading