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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This is why U.S. healthcare costs so much
Everyone shops using price comparisons. If you know that milk was $10 a gallon in Ripoff Mart and $3 a gallon in the supermarket, you’d never shop at Ripoff Mart. But look at how prices vary in hospitals. For joint … Continue reading
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Fifteen years
It’s been fifteen years since I quit smoking. Now, if only I could get rid of the weight I’ve put on since I quit… Oh, well. Working on it.
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Back from my travels
I was in NJ this weekend, and have been driving far too much since Friday. Let’s see, Richmond to Dulles and back again. Richmond to central NJ. Central NJ to northeastern NJ. Northeastern NJ back to central NJ. Central NJ … Continue reading
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Changing the sequester narrative
I’m getting really tired of bloggers and news media pretending that the sequester is not affecting people. It is. It’s the capstone of four years without a budget from the Obama administration, which has been devastating the defense industry. Because … Continue reading
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Tax time
Have you done your taxes yet? I procrastinated until today. I’m mostly done, have to get a few more documents and add in a few more deductions, then I’m good to go for the year. TurboTax made it really easy … Continue reading
Another day, another post
Yeah, between being busy and not wanting to do the usual posts, well, the day has slipped by and there’s no news post from me. Sales of my book have picked up this month, thanks to an Instapundit link and … Continue reading
The sequester kept me from posting today
Actually, the title is true. Because Congress has not passed a true budget for more than four years, the industries that rely on Defense Department and other government contracts have been having a terrible time. My company made me part-time … Continue reading
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Another busy day in Sequesterland
Yes, the sequester is causing my company to lay people off, although it hasn’t officially happened yet. But since I’ve already been downsized to part-time, all that happens to me is I sometimes get busy. By the way, I’m getting … Continue reading
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Happy Passover Over!
Ah, to have bread again. Had some with supper. It was nice.
Things I am really tired of
1. Cold weather 2. Snow 3. Cold weather 4. Snow 5. Cold weather 6. Lack of spring
Shabbat shalom
And that’s all you’re getting out of me today. It’s been a busy week.
Another busy day
It’s the NorVA time of the month. Tomorrow is the beginning of the Barack Obama Goes To Israel news cycle. I’m agnostic about it. But of course, snark will be a huge part of my coverage.
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Your job search laugh of the day
Clicked the link on a job listing an agency sent me, and this was in the sidebar. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That’s so funny. Three job offers. In this economy. Now pull the other leg. AHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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Thundersnow!
We interrupt this regularly scheduled post with a report on the Thundersnow that is currently falling in Richmond. (Even better, ROLLING THUNDER SNOW!)
Meryl fixes a chair
Once in a blue moon–nah, not even that often–I do something that is actually handy. Like today, I finally decided to take the whole cushion off my kitchen chair with the broken legs, and replace the ripped cushion on my … Continue reading
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