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: Religion
Monday briefs
Yeah, eff you all for this: Russia refuses to give Chabad the library that used to belong to Rabbi Schneerson. America is actually sending Jewish artifacts back to Iraq–where there are no more Jews–instead of to Israel, where most of … Continue reading
One last post before the fast
It’s completely irreverent, and perfectly timed for Yom Kippur. From the Algemeiner, which wouldn’t let me get the embed code.
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G’mar chatima tova
I have nothing extra for you all today. May you have a meaningful holiday and an easy fast, and may you be inscribed in the Book for a good year.
L’shana tovah
A sweet, happy, and healthy new year to all of my Jewish friends, family, and readers. And, still stealing from Lair Simon: Don’t forget to start writing 5774 on your checks.
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Wednesday briefs
Time supports fantasy writing now: Karl Vick (rhymes with dick), the viciously anti-Israel Mideast reporter at Time, thinks that the Mad Mullahs of Tehran could be convinced to get Assad to give up his chemical weapons. Why? Because they suffered … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Jews, Middle East, palestinian politics, Syria
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When an anti-Semite turns out to be a Jew
This is a wonderful story. I read about it a while back and probably linked it, but here’s a video to get you thinking at the start of the High Holy Days. It’s a story of discovery and repentance.
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Muslim Brotherhood follows the Palestinian playbook
Wondering why the Egyptian army went to break up the barricades? This won’t get as much coverage in the Western media, but Ron Ben-Yishai has an analysis of the fighting that you won’t read in the Times. It seems the … Continue reading
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The I’m finally done with all that other stuff briefs
It has been a hellish week for me. TGIF rarely means so much to me as it does today. Taming the terrorists: Egypt and Israel are working together to rid the Sinai of its current terrorist infestation. Israel shut down … Continue reading
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The misleading AP headline of the month
Ah, AP bias: Check out the headline on this beauty. Israel angered by Polish ban on Jewish slaughter Holy crap! The Jews are slaughtering people? Who? What? Where? How? And the Poles are stopping them? Good for the Poles. Israel … Continue reading
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Thursday briefs
Spillover: Missiles fall in Israel once again as Syrians battle in the Golan Heights. No injuries–yet. What anti-Israel media bias? There are no headlines about Mahmoud Abbas’ absolute refusal to sit down for peace talks without preconditions. But the AP … Continue reading
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Wednesday (finally!) briefs
Islam’s famous religious tolerance strikes again: Christians are now officially the most persecuted faith in the world. Muslim nations do not tolerate them. Government agents shut down Iran’s largest Persian-language Pentecostal church Monday, just one week after one of its … Continue reading
The AP: Working hard to not tell the truth, much
Even the AP can’t hide the hate anymore, but don’t worry, they’re working hard on trying. Remember all that bullshit about the Muslim Brotherhood “moderating”? The media has decided to be honest about the Israel hatred in Egypt these days. … Continue reading
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Friday briefs
Because we’re Jews: When have you ever read of any other country raising money for its enemies? This is Judaism. Jerusalem native Moti Kahana heads a group of Israeli businessmen and American Jews who travel to the Syrian refugee camps … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Lebanon, Middle East, Religion, Syria
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The AP: There was no anti-Muslim backlash, but there COULD have been
I read this AP analysis the other day and tried to figure out exactly why it bothered me. Then I realized: The theme of the article is that there is no big anti-Muslim backlash after the Boston bombers turned out … Continue reading
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The myth of Islamophobia and the reality of Jew-hatred
Brendan O’Neill, a columnist for the London Telegraph, points out that there was no mob of anti-Muslim fanatics roaming the streets after the Boston bombers were found to be Muslim jihadis. He goes on to note that those who accused … Continue reading
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