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
Israel’s problems are solved
That’s what I thought when I read the headline “Madonna: I’m an ‘ambassador for Judaism’“. Who better to represent the Jewish state than a Catholic born superstar from the 80’s who parades around the stage in her underwear? (via memeorandum) … Continue reading
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Palestinian laff-riot of the month
The terrorists in Gaza say they’re going to stop firing rockets at Israel. Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip agreed on Sunday to stop firing rockets towards Israel, a Palestinian official told Ynet. The official said the agreement was … Continue reading
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9/11, six years later
MSNBC is running the NBC 9/11 original coverage this morning, presumably uncut. The thing that strikes me as most unusual is the way all of the journalists almost completely manage to cover their emotion. Katie Couric actually caught herself about … Continue reading
Posted in Television, Terrorism
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Accept no substitutes
Having caught the last half of an early Gilmore Girls episodes, I am now utterly sure that I will not waste my money on season seven, none of which were written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. You really can tell the difference. … Continue reading
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Fisking the Fisk
Robert Fisk went Troofer last week. And here, on 26h, he’s fisked. Beautifully. Remember, Bobby: The troof will set you free. Via Harry’s.
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HD vs. regular DVD
Okay, folks. I do not own an HDTV. I intend to own an HDTV next year. In fact, I am adding several thousand dollars to the cost of my condo/townhome for the HD widescreen home theater system that I intend … 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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Hamas calls for Israel’s destruction—again
Hamas calls for Israel’s destruction again. Trust me when I tell you that this will not get major play in the same media that tells us that British MPs, members of the EU, and various other idiots think Israel should … Continue reading
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Thursday funny
If you’ve been following the Tay Zonday YouTube phenom, you’ll love this: Chad Vader covers Chocolate Rain. You know, it took me a while to figure out why the audience at Jimmy Kimmel Live were so dumbstruck by Tay. It … Continue reading
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Holy cow! Rizzuto’s gone
Didn’t catch this until a little while ago. Phil Rizzuto, the ex-Yankee who broadcast the Yankees games during the time I was an absolutely fanatic Yankee fan, died Monday night. Phil Rizzuto, the sure-handed Hall of Fame Yankees shortstop nicknamed … 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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The Mighty Heart controversy
For me it started with the article by Debbie Schlussel in the FrontPage magazine. Let’s not mince the words – the article is a hatchet job, and a very thorough one to boot. Debbie has definitely gone overboard, trying to … Continue reading
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Calling Dr. Who fans
Do any of my readers follow the Dr. Who show on Sci-Fi Network? Would you be willing to record the next three episodes and send the tape/DVD to me? My niece is a big fan, but she’s at Interlochen for … Continue reading
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Say it with humor
The Protocols, a song by, well, an Elder of Zion. You should read the comments. They’re filled with remarks by morons who think this song isn’t parody.
Simpson mania
File this under: You can’t make this stuff up. Okay, the setting: There’s a 400-year-old giant chalk outline of a pagan fertility god in a field in England. Sensing a publicity moment, Fox hired the field next to the pagan … Continue reading
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