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
Afternoon funny
Jon Stewart on the Iranian space program.
Posted in Humor, Iran, Television
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Snowy Calvinism
In honor of the east coast’s recent deluge of snow, Transterrestial Musings points out a relevant collection of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. Some people were inspired to follow Calvin’s lead. I suppose I could do without the red food coloring. … Continue reading
Posted in Blasts from the past, Pop Culture
Tagged Calvin and Hobbes
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Time out from world events
I am truly not up for all the bad news of the world posting. I could tell you that I cannot for the life of me remove a tune from “Annie” out of my head. It’s been there for weeks. … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Culture
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Wednesday snow snarks
The blame-Israel reflex strikes again: Of course the PA will respond to charges of corruption and video evidence of sexual misconduct by PA officials as an Israeli conspiracy to make them look bad. Because that’s what people will believe. Remember, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome, News Briefs, palestinian politics, Pop Culture
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The internet is made of cats
New to me. Funny as hell.
Posted in Cats, Humor, Pop Culture
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Danny Glover is a bigger idiot than Pat Robertson
Just when you think you can’t find someone even dumber in Hollywood, out comes this gem from Danny Glover: Actor Danny Glover says the earthquake in Haiti is a result of global warming. Glover told GRITtv that it could have … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Scorn, Pop Culture
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Saturday night open thread
Sorry, but it’s been a busy day, and my nephew Jake is over. Say, the movie remake of Get Smart wasn’t bad. In fact, it was pretty good. We laughed throughout. I didn’t see it in the movies because I … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Television
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Idealizing terrorism
The single biggest lie of the Israel Lobby crowd is how being anti-Israel harms a person’s career. You can’t speak out against Israel, the narrative goes, without suffering for it. Never mind that Jimmy Carter, Walt & Mearsheimer, Pat Buchanan, … Continue reading
Briefly
He’s Gumby, dammit! Art Clokey, creator of Gumby and Davey and Goliath, died yesterday. I know that Davey and Goliath is Christian proselytizing, but it’s one of the shows from my childhood and I watched it every Saturday morning. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Lebanon, Pop Culture, Television, Terrorism
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Horrors! A scary movie I want to see
First, understand that I do not like horror movies. I don’t like being scared. I have never understood why people like gory films like the Saw series, or watched the latest episode in a slasher flick series. The last movie … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
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The Grinch, metal style
I heard this yesterday in the car. It’s an awesome version of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” by Gary Hoey, who plays a mean guitar. Here’s one live version: And here’s another in a radio studio. Listen at least … Continue reading
Posted in Music
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I’m so unhip, Golden Globes version
So the Golden Globe nominations are out, and it turns out that the only nominated film I’ve seen is “Up.” And you know, I really don’t care. I don’t watch any of the nominated TV shows, either. Tried a few … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Television
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World’s stupidest programming award to ABC
Let’s recap a few things before moving on with this post. Lost, one of the hottest new shows of the season the year it debuted, and a still fairly popular show in its second season, began to lose its audience … Continue reading
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… and creating a nuisance
Investment scandal damages Hezbollah And now, his life’s fortune is gone, too, lost along with the money of thousands of other Lebanese who put their faith in a billionaire financier with close ties to Hezbollah. The investment scheme, which is … Continue reading