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…
Category Archives: Pop Culture
A Heroes question
No spoilers, unless you haven’t seen the new season. In which case:
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Canning spam ^ 2
A tale of two meanings. This spam is canned. Immediately after McColo was unplugged, security companies charted a precipitous drop in spam volumes worldwide. E-mail security firm IronPort said spam levels fell by roughly 66 percent as of Tuesday evening. … Continue reading
My silly TV show fix is back
Over the years, I have found myself drawn to silly TV shows. I like a certain kind of fluff, and I miss it when it’s gone. Fluff like The Lost World, Xena and Hercules, and even Beastmaster. There hasn’t been … Continue reading
Random stupid lyric thought
Please explain to me—in 25 words or less—exactly what this lyric means: “Are we human, or are we dancer?” Judging by the drum machines in the song, I’d have to say he’s dancer. Actually, no, Dancer is Dancer, but, well, … Continue reading
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The Heroes season premiere
No spoilers in this post. Let me just say: Wow. What a setup for the season. What a bunch of power-packed revelations. And yet, what utterly predictable dialogue. You would think that I would have annoyed my hosts by uttering … Continue reading
I guess he got a lot of iron in his diet
From the Telegraph: Michel Lotito (France) (b. 15 June 1950) of Grenoble, France, known as Monsieur Mangetout, ate metal and glass from 1959 until his death last year. His diet since 1966 included 18 bicycles, 15 supermarket trolleys, seven TV … Continue reading
Scientific progress goes Ghostbusters
You might remember, a few weeks ago there was news about the “Real Genius” weapon. Well now different scientific news recalls another movie. CERN – the Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire – the same organization where the World Wide … Continue reading
Heil, knuckleheads, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk
UHF television used to feature re-runs of shows like Hogan’s Heroes and the 3 Stooges. Hogan’s Heroes was a vehicle for mocking the Nazis. I found it surprising that a number of the actors in Hogan’s Heroes were Holocaust survivors. … Continue reading
Sarah Palin’s Battlestar Galactica ties
Jonathan Last points out the Battlestar Galactica angle on the Republican slate: Watching Palin’s introduction it became immediately clear that she looks uncannily like a young Laura Roslin.* This can only bode well for Palin. But the parallels don’t stop … Continue reading
Past (rock) glory
We were up in the Catskills today for visiting day where I saw a billboard for a concert. It was a triple billing of Journey, Cheap Trick and Heart at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. (It appears this … Continue reading
Comics stars get serious
Comic giants, Stan Lee, Joe Kubert and Neal Addams have turned their attention to getting a woman’s paintings back from the Auschwitz museum. As all-star comic-book team-ups go, this one beats the first meeting of Superman and Spider-Man. Three of … Continue reading
Friday night funny
Busy working when I wasn’t recovering from a stomach bug. But I found this on Hot Air: Effing hilarious, even if you haven’t seen the movie.
A superhero in Iraq
Milo Ventimiglia, one of my favorites from Heroes, went on a USO tour and talked about the show a bit. He met many soldiers who were familiar with his show, and had strong opinions about his character’s nemesis, Sylar (played … Continue reading
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You put your left fist in…
Sarah sent me a link to the Hokey Pokey Hulk toy. It’s so bad it’s good. Meryl want.