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Wednesday 31 August 2005

  • Salvation Army Serving Storm Refugees, Feeding First Responders - The Salvation Army is currently providing services to storm victims and first responders in the Gulf Coast states. A $100 donation to The Salvation Army will feed a family of four for two days, provide two cases of drinking water... ( 17:01 | 0 Comments )

Tuesday 30 August 2005

  • Miss Beth - Ok, Ms. Anonymous is coming out of her closet to let everyone know that she has personally talked to Beth, who is safe and sound with our Jr. Cotillion Princess in Birmingham. Beth's parents have been by her house, where... ( 21:54 | 0 Comments )

Monday 29 August 2005

  • Okay, Everyone, I Am Fine - But that's probably becuase I live in Michigan, far far away from Katrina, only I am currently waiting for Northwest Airlines to realize that we are at quite the distance from the eye of the storm, which they are apparently... ( 18:29 | 5 Trackbacks | 2 Comments )
  • Okay, Everyone, I Am Fine - But that's probably becuase I live in Michigan, far far away from Katrina, only I am currently waiting for Northwest Airlines to realize that we are at quite the distance from the eye of the storm, which they are apparently... ( 18:29 | 0 Comments )

Sunday 28 August 2005

  • "I wanna be the one to walk in the sun" - Natalie Glebova.  Who's that? we wondered this afternoon, noting that this woman we had never heard of was #1 in Technorati's "Top Searches This Hour," beating out two other topics we've flogged here early and often, Intelligent Design and Cindy... ( 09:57 | 5 Comments )

Friday 26 August 2005

  • At Walter Reed - It is Friday night. Families of the men and women at Walter Reed are filtering in and out of the old building, coming and going from their loved ones. Some are pleased with the progress they are seeing, the healing... ( 20:33 | 5 Comments )

Tuesday 23 August 2005

  • The women are back, and they're in the Cotillion - which I'm proud to co-host this week! Dr Sanity’s SHAME, THE ARAB PSYCHE, AND ISLAM is a must-read. MaxedOutMama explains Hamas To Different Audiences, since what Hamas says to different groups is very interesting. Reminds me of Arafat's speeches, during... ( 08:47 | 3 Comments )
  • Fast Cars and Hot Conservative Women - Or is it hot cars and fast conservative women? Either way, its Tuesday, and you know what that means...I betcha didn't know there was a party going on, and that title is going to get me all kinds of Google... ( 07:12 | 1 Comments )
  • What Is It About Boots? - What is it about women and boots anyway? There is something arresting about them. A woman in a pair of black leather boots seems suddenly commanding and confident: a pair of white patent boots summons visions of high school... ( 00:42 | 4 Comments )

Monday 22 August 2005

  • It's Time for the Cotillion - Military Style! - It's time for the Cotillion Ball and I get to be a host this week! In honor of our female troops I've decided to do a Cotillion Ball themed with smart, sexy, strong women like our ladies in the Cotillion. ( 23:42 | 0 Comments )
  • Ladies First! - Many thanks to Holly Aho, Villainous Company, The American Princess, and The Bad Hair Blog for this week's Cotillion roundup! (Click the links here to their sites, or scroll up for the complete carnival.) Meow! Bear hug!... ( 19:30 | 0 Comments )
  • WMAL's Dhimmitude - [Cross-posted from My VRWC] So much for freedom of speech. You may remember the story of radio talk show host Michael Graham, who was suspended from WMAL / ABC for what CAIR deemed "hate radio." This would be the same... ( 19:10 | 0 Comments )

Sunday 21 August 2005

  • The lewd and lascivious lurker in St. Petersburg - Site Meter's World Map, another new blog toy (thanks, as usual, to Barry Campbell of enrevanche, for calling it to our atttenton). Just click on "By World Map" in the left column under "Recent Visitors" at Site Meter to... ( 11:33 | 0 Comments )

Saturday 20 August 2005

Friday 19 August 2005

Wednesday 17 August 2005

  • Pass The Word - I am asking everyone please to call or write their congressional representatives and senators about the following: I have written before about the possible risk to the troops stationed in the Middle East and central Asia from H5N1 (bird flu).... ( 09:59 | 1 Comments )

Tuesday 16 August 2005

  • Jailhouse Rock - The warden threw a party in the county jail The Debutantes were there and they began to wail The band was jumpin and the joint began to swing You shoulda heard them knocked out Cotillion girls sing... Twenty-eight years ago... ( 09:45 | 4 Comments )
  • Leading Ladies - I spent the weekend with a man most of us wouldn’t mind putting on our dance cards. All day Saturday, I was watching the Cary Grant tribute on Turner Classic Movies, which in turn inspired me to rent and rewatch... ( 09:11 | 2 Comments )
  • Preparing Ourselves For Presentation - Getting ready for our Cotillion dance is not an easy task. We can't just throw a blurb up on our site, we must properly prepare ourselves and it is a long and tedious task. In preparing for today's dance, it reminded me of how much effort we gals put into preparing ourselves to simply step outside the door. Let's journey through the regiments of a debutante together ( 01:14 | 3 Comments )

Monday 15 August 2005

  • The Cotillion Hurricane - Here I am, with hurricanes on the brain...and what blows in but my turn at hosting the Cotillion Ball for the week! In the first blast of wind, Florida Cracker posts about her friend Mike...under fire for treating his... ( 23:39 | 3 Trackbacks | 0 Comments )

Wednesday 10 August 2005

  • Kevin Drum: How come people won't vote for us? - "Let's try to figure out what the hell is wrong with Democrats these days. How come people won't vote for us?" wonders lapsed catblogger Kevin Drum of Washington Monthly [via The Blogometer at National Journal's The Hotline]. "I don't actually... ( 16:59 | 2 Comments )

Tuesday 9 August 2005

  • That Clik4Cathy button - Chris Muir is asking every reader to hit the button below as often as we can for the next 10 days:Why? To raise the Yahoo rating of a small clinic that's keeping his sister Cathy alive and well --... ( 20:59 | 2 Comments )
  • Cotillion Carnival! - Please see the four entries below for the current Cotillion roundup! This week's Cotillion Ball is brought to you by Baldilocks, Darleen's Place, Maxed Out Mama, and Small Dead Animals. See more carnivals at the TTLB Uber-Carnival and at the... ( 15:30 | 0 Comments )
  • A Little Slice of Life - Hi. I'm Juliette from baldilocks. This week, I'm pleased to showcase part of the Cotillion; women all; ladies, when appropriate. Crystal chronicles the perqs and perils of interviewing and networking. Darleen points out to Eugene Volokh that what’s legal... ( 10:35 | 0 Comments )
  • Cotillion - Sondra  'Tila   Monte  MaxOut  Merri  VRWC  NADH  Portia  Charm  Righty  Sparkle  Sisu Take a gander at the rest of the kick line at The Cotillion. [Entry by Kate at Small Dead Animals]... ( 10:05 | 1 Comments )
  • August 9th Extravaganza - There is nothing quite so exciting as attending a grand function in the middle of a storm. Thunder, lightning and high winds.... Possibly hail... As soon as the lights go out, we suspect that the music will stop, the chaperones... ( 08:24 | 1 Comments )
  • Cotillion XI -- Disco Divas - Pull out the platform shoes, don the Spandex and gold lame, today The Cotillion goes retro! DISCO! A time to see and be seen under the glittering mirrored ball, white suits and dresses glowing in the blacklite. While real dancing... ( 00:10 | 0 Comments )

Monday 8 August 2005

  • Does being dissed by Slate make me look fat? - "Now, here's the Little Green Footballs guy.  (Sure, I said that he was out of the game and would be replaced by one of the women from The Cotillion, but it turns out they are even more annoying than he... ( 15:02 | 0 Comments )

Sunday 7 August 2005

  • President Saleh and the Iraqis - Yemen's President is very good at manipulating the media and the West. Just today, President Saleh pulls out three Iraqi guys, in jail without lawyers for two years, and puts them on trial to demonstrate his continuing cooperation in the... ( 07:28 | 0 Comments )

Thursday 4 August 2005

  • If the shoe fits . . . - Nieman Marcus's "Intense Feather Bow Sandal" by Kate Spade is a shoe after our own heart: "playful feathers and twinkling crystals on a posh satin sandal." We notice the Manolo fails to list this little number under the "sandals"... ( 21:08 | 3 Comments )

Tuesday 2 August 2005

  • The Cotillion: Royal Flush Edition - I'm not the average girl from your video I know I ain't built like a supermodel But I learned to love myself unconditionally Because I am a queen "Video," India Arie Okay, so maybe we've traditionally had a beef with... ( 06:07 | 2 Comments )
  • Victims? Try Vixens. - Most of the time, incredible opportunities come along but once in a lifetime. However, you lucky readers get an amazing opportunity once a week to read the most witty and intellectually stimulating writing of the most savvy, suave and sexy... ( 03:48 | 0 Comments )
  • The Cotillion: Southern Style - Here we are in the first days of a hot August and it's time to highlight.. ( 00:27 | 0 Comments )

Monday 1 August 2005

  • "We don't want to waste our time searching white old ladies" - A tiny dragonfly (Class Insecta, Order Odonata, Suborder Anisoptera) flitting among the leaves of a gigantic thistle six feet high that had "volunteered" in Goomp's rock garden.  At about one inch l.o.a., it was much smaller than the typical... ( 22:26 | 0 Comments )