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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Vacation time
I am still on vacation, and not much inclined to post about things of importance. I have not cooked since Thursday night, had fresh bagels for breakfast the last two days, slept like a baby until about 7:30 every morning … Continue reading
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No. More. Social. Networks.
You know, some people are going to take this the wrong way and think I am angry with them. I am not angry with them. I am angry with the stupid networks that have brainwashed them into thinking they’re anything … Continue reading
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Making a list
Get oil changed and find out why the condensation from the AC was dripping on your gas pedal foot the last time you drove to NorVA Company: Check. Pay rent a day early: Check. Make sure bills are paid before … Continue reading
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Serendipity
Got home after a long day out, and went searching for Gracie, who was in her new hidey-spot: The corner of the spare room, between two bookcases, where it’s very difficult for Tig to bully her. And because I have … Continue reading
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Fifty things about me, part 5
Part one. Part two. Part three. Part four. Part six. 33. I like Jackie Chan movies. And some Jet Li movies, too. In fact, when I come across them late at night while channel-surfing, I have been known to actually … Continue reading
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Attention, finance geeks
Okay, now I’m starting to worry. Two subprime mortage lenders closed shop in the last week. Word is that it’s going to be harder to get a mortgage. And this is occurring just about the time I am finally going … Continue reading
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Now THAT was a thunderstorm
There’s been some major lightning and rain here for the past hour and a half. My power has flickered a bunch of times, but it always came back. Now it smells like vanilla here, because I lit a candle just … Continue reading
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What’s new
Say, you know how every so often I get tired of the same-old, same-old and want to change things around a bit? I’m tired of the same-old, same-old. I may start blogging about politics after all. Or my trip to … Continue reading
Home again
After a fun-filled weekend at Chris and Janet’s in an undisclosed location in Northern VA, I am home, rather tired, and looking around at the housecleaning that will be postponed another day or two (at least). It was a beautiful … Continue reading
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Honey, I’m not home
I went up to the office yesterday and had a couple of meetings, then got to actually work in an office instead of from my home, which felt very work-like. Seriously. I do the exact same work at home, yet … Continue reading
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Can’t break the habit
I have an apparently unbreakable habit of returning things to the refrigerator as soon as I’ve finished using them. For instance, my breakfast is often a glass of milk and some toast. I keep the bread in the fridge to … Continue reading
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97 degrees in the shade
Tig went out for all of fifteen minutes. He headed straight for the water dish when he got inside, and I expect he’s going to stay indoors until the heat breaks. The Magical Maine Coon Cat Coat doesn’t work in … Continue reading
A day in the life of Aunt Meryl
Summertime is kid time. They’re out of school, and they need to be watched or sent to camps or given some kind of activities so that they don’t pass the summer in the near-endless boredom that summers were for my … Continue reading
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It just gets better and better
Last night, around midnight, once again I heard fireworks in front of my apartment. Once again some morons were lighting off fireworks in the parking lot. This time, I opened the door and shouted, “How is that safe? There are … Continue reading
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The perils of working from home, II
You really need to be in a quiet home if you’re going to work from home. You can’t be in a 30-year-old townhouse with crappy soundproofing between units. On the one side, we have this year’s Teen House, where Daddy … Continue reading