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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Working from homes
One of the advantages of working from home via a laptop is that you can actually work anywhere you can get an internet connection or, in my case, a Sprint Broadband connection. And even though Sarah lives in the deepest, … Continue reading
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Boys and cat toys
Remember this post? The one where I showed you how my mother utterly spoils my cats? Well, as a result of her visit, Tig now has a nightly routine with me (or at least, I thought it was just with … Continue reading
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The unserious stuff
I think I’m being followed by a black cloud or something. When I got home from my Thanksgiving trip to NJ, I discovered that my cable box/DVR was dead. Then, yesterday, while I was at the chiropractor, the machine that … Continue reading
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Still on break
I know the world is full of news, much of it awful. But I’m still on break. I’m apparently performing the Meryl Tour of Friends and Family bedrooms, as I was at my mother’s last night, at my friend Kim’s … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving
Today, I give thanks for the many, many blessings in my life. In the last year, I lost and found a Tigger, gained a new, wonderful job, and was able to buy—for the first time in my life–my own home. … Continue reading
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How to celebrate your birthday when you’re old
First, go watch your nephew in the playoff game and marvel at the fact that third and fourth graders can actually play good football. Then watch his team pull out a touchdown in the last two minutes of the game. … Continue reading
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Things not covered in the manual
You know what they don’t mention in the Wii instruction manual? What to do when your cat thinks that it’s a great idea to play with your legs while you’re trying to play a game on the Wii. Yep. Tig … Continue reading
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Time out
I just want to warn my readers that I bought myself an early birthday present: A Wii. First game I got? The Hulk game, of course. If posting is light over the next week or so, you’ll know why. This … Continue reading
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Food of the gods
It is chestnut season, and my brothers and I were taught to be passionate consumers of chestnuts by virtue of having a father who was a passionate consumer of chestnuts. I remember that several decades ago, I told my younger … Continue reading
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Hey, I helped the economy!
Check it out. My condo purchase last month is helping the economy. Home resales in the U.S. rose more than forecast in September, aided by foreclosure-driven declines in prices that made properties more affordable. Purchases of existing homes jumped 5.5 … Continue reading
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I am never cleaning my house again
I am sitting here working while a team of four women clean my home for me. And they’re doing a better job than I would do, too. Oh, I straightened up and got things out of their way and made … Continue reading
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A conversation with the doctor’s office this morning
“Doctor’s office.” “Hi, this is Meryl Yourish. Say, remember when you guys set me up with someone that your office works with who was going to contact my insurance company and make sure that I could get that MRI approved … Continue reading
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Gas prices: WAY below $3 a gallon
Gas prices in Richmond have fallen as low as $2.69. Crude oil ended the week at less than $80 a barrel. Iran is freaking. Iran on Saturday called for stability in the oil market, saying the biggest challenge now was … Continue reading