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
Study finds today’s college kids are spoiled brats
Or words to that effect. Today’s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society. “We … Continue reading
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Day by Day
For those of you who haven’t been paying attention, Chris Muir is back from his embed in Iraq. And Zed is going back to Iraq as part of the Special Forces. Oh. And Sam is pregnant. Things happen so fast … Continue reading
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Random TV show thought
So, Izzy makes this big long speech at the end of the latest Grey’s Anatomy, where Meredith Grey is lying on a hospital table about to die, and it could be summed up in one sentence: I believe Meredith is … Continue reading
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Expressions better off dead
For some reason, “Da bomb” flashed into my head. I always hated that phrase. And I mean hate with a red hot hate from the core of my being. I have also grown to loathe “Whatever happens in Vegas, stays … Continue reading
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Why 24 is more of a comic book show than Heroes
I haven’t been watching 24 this year because I watch Heroes and I tape Heroes. One VCR, no Tivo, that means I can watch one show and tape another, but I love Heroes so much I’ve been watching it and … Continue reading
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Amazing ads
So I was reading something on TNR, and there was an ad on top for a film with the guy who played Reed Richards in Fantastic Four, and he was all dressed up in 19th century (or 18th century) English … Continue reading
Things the tobacco companies wish they could vanish
Wilma! It’s an old Flinstones commercial, back when they were sponsored by Winston.
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Super Bowl ads
I usually only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. Yes, really. I’m not interested in sports much these days. But I had things to do yesterday, and missed most of them. Allah didn’t. The good ones are all over … Continue reading
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Hairy Potter!
Daniel Radcliffe, the boy who acted (Harry Potter, of course), is starring in a revival of Equus in London. The play, some may recall, requires nudity, and is about a boy with an unhealthy obsession with horses. Some Harry Potter … Continue reading
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Giant pink bunny guts
The backstory: I called Sarah to tell her I’m going to change my name to Smith, because yet another person from my past found me via Google and the weblog. (Okay, so I dated this guy [censored] years ago, and … Continue reading
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You want fries with that?
Add this story to the list of outraged groups who, well, need to get a clue. A restaurant trade group says it is insulted by an insurance company’s planned Super Bowl ad that stars Kevin Federline as a fast-food worker. … Continue reading
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Obsession: Firefly
So I started watching Firefly a few weeks after the premiere, and never really got into it when it was on TV. That’s partly because the network never let Joss Whedon actually present Firefly the way it needed to be … Continue reading
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An anti-drug message from Star Trek
Just say no. Hat tip: My brother Eric.
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Scrubs slams scientology
This week’s episode of Scrubs, besides being utterly hilarious, slammed scientology in the bargain. The serious plot is Carla’s post-partum depression. They have another character talk to her, and this was the line that had me laughing so hard I … Continue reading
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Scrubs, bathroom humor, and a musical!
Just about every silly thing you can thnk of is in this video, a preview of next week’s Scrubs musical episode. The song’s called “Everything Comes Down to Poo.” Y’know, I hear echoes of Sondheim in the musical style. No, … Continue reading
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