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Thursday 30 March 2006

  • Breaking news: Jill Carroll has been released - BBCA News broadcast has just announced that American hostage Jill Carroll has been released. Ms Carroll, a Christian Science Monitor reporter, was kidnapped on January 7. As they say, "Developing . . ." Check Fausta's blog later for updates... ( 06:29 | 0 Comments )

Monday 27 March 2006

  • A Badge of Honor - At least that's what I would call it if the San Fran Board of Supervisors goes out of their way to officially condemn your rally... your evangelical teen rally. More than 25,000 evangelical Christian youth landed Friday in San Francisco... ( 18:26 | 8 Comments )
  • The Impossible is Possible in Yemen - Really.... ( 12:10 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments )
  • "Sorry" from the Yemeni Parliament - From News Yemen: Sakhar Al-Wajih, deputy, proposed sarcastically during his discussion of the motorcycle drivers’ issue that the parliament should attach a sign on the front gate apologizing for its lack of intervening in problems or issues that concern the... ( 12:06 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments )
  • Guillermo Fariñas - *THIS IS PART OF FAUSTA'S GUILLERMO FARINAS BLOGBURST* TODAY, now, take two minutes and sign a petition. It costs you nothing, you won't get spammed, and you'll be doing something that people in Cuba can't do at all. On... ( 09:56 | 2 Comments )

Friday 24 March 2006

Tuesday 21 March 2006

  • Cotillion Graphics - This is a housekeeping entry...... ( 21:51 | 0 Comments )
  • THIS is "liberty"?? - First and foremost... GO SIGN THE PETITION!!!! Thank you! I'm sure our readers are already well aware of the news out of Afghanistan about a man, Abdul Rahman, who is on trial for his life for converting to Christianity. Doug... ( 13:07 | 2 Trackbacks | 1 Comments )

Sunday 19 March 2006

  • Sunday Thoughts - Earlier this week, I heard a few snippets of a sermon on Ephesians 2, and it's really been sticking in my mind. Story of my life, of course: I can't remember who it was who was preaching. My local station... ( 16:57 | 0 Comments )

Friday 17 March 2006

  • Let's be Feminists! - One of my favorite bloggers - I'm Not Paranoid - has done an excellent take on modern day feminism: I’m gonna support all employment equity programs. Even if they compare totally incomparable professions for the sole purpose of paying women... ( 14:03 | 0 Comments )
  • A "Postrel moment" in Chelsea - Glamour boy Mitt Romney took the podium this morning in the former Janus Fabrications facility in "The Box District," a defunct industrial area of Chelsea slated for transformation into "a vital residential neighborhood." He's flanked above by Lieutenant Governor... ( 05:20 | 0 Comments )

Thursday 16 March 2006

  • The problem with Feminism - As you can see in posts below, some of the other Cotillion chickies wrote stuff about feminism. At first I hesitated--no, actually I balked, because I really just couldn't think of what to write, so I'm going to deviate a... ( 10:49 | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments )

Wednesday 15 March 2006

  • Yes, I am a Woman! - My lady friends over at The Cotillion have a number of posts up relating to us wimmin-folk and our body parts, and some women's altering of said body parts. I personally got to thinking that over the last few decades,... ( 21:06 | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments )

Tuesday 14 March 2006

  • The Sum of Our Body Parts? - I've written about these things before here: Feminism, stupid women, dating and the games people play. The phoney business that involves everything SEX. Some of my fellow Cotillion sisters have been chatting about these things- feminism, women and our bodies-... ( 21:30 | 4 Comments )
  • We've Come A Long Way...*Not* - The things I do for blogging. Yesterday I found myself mired in a question of purely scientific interest: one that, quite honestly, had never occurred to me (even once) in all my years on this earth. I would like to... ( 09:28 | 9 Comments )
  • This Week's Buzz... - ...is a new feature at The Cotillion. We are going to try throwing out a topic a week for discussion. The ladies of The Cotillion invite all and sundry to chime in for a rousing discussion: we hope to provoke,... ( 07:17 | 2 Trackbacks | 0 Comments )

Saturday 11 March 2006

  • Two Years Later - It's been two years since martyrs for Islam killed over 190 people on their way to work on a idle Thursday morning. At the time of the occurence, the civilized world was still reeling from the Bali bombings, which came... ( 18:59 | 4 Comments )
  • Epidemic of Muslims Raping Women - I missed "Women's Day," but since I think we deserve more than one day, I offer this. [Cross Posted at TFS Magnum] Europe is awash in rapists.The direct connection between the rapes and Islam is irrefutable, as Muslims are significantly... ( 18:51 | 1 Comments )

Wednesday 8 March 2006

  • It's What??????? - ***Cross posted at She Who Will Be Obeyed*** Apparently, according to the United Nations (known for saving women world-wide from horrors such as stoning, genital mutilation, etc., *not*) today is International Women's Day. I have some problems with this day... ( 21:40 | 1 Trackbacks | 0 Comments )
  • My Own Feminist Manifesto - cross-posted from Not Exactly Rocket Science **The following post contains R-rated language** Today is International Women's Day. I could give a shit. Truth be told, in my entire life I've never had much use for the feminist movement. Sure, I've... ( 17:53 | 4 Comments )
  • i'm just a girl in the world - I've been struggling with this essay for a couple of weeks now. It's very personal, very long, and I have yet to reach a conclusion on what direction to take. It really is all about being stuck in the middle.... ( 17:23 | 1 Comments )
  • A History Of Conscience. - As I was reading this article about a comedy they are filming in Germany about Hitler, it got me to thinking about how the youth today view the horrors of yesterday. When I was around 12 yrs old I read... ( 17:17 | 1 Comments )
  • International Women's Day - Cross-posted from My VRWC So today is International Women's Day. If you look around the left side of the internets, you can find all kinds of pompous self-congratulatory crap, talking about all how the female gender is Superior and dammit,... ( 11:49 | 0 Comments )
  • BEULAH MAE!!! sez It's Wimmens Day! - HAAAYYY YA'LL'S!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG my nu boyfiernd Jeffro done finded my long lost sister VARLA and shes famis!!!! And she's BEULAHTIFUL aint she look just like me! X-EPT my hair is purtier of coarse. So's cuz its WOMEN'S DAY all ovor... ( 11:19 | 3 Comments )
  • The NAACP showed their ass - I'm in a potty mouth kinda mood today, so shove off with ya and listen up because this is important. The NAACP showed their ASS* at the Image Awards a couple days ago. This action is simply rank: Last night... ( 00:35 | 0 Comments )

Tuesday 7 March 2006

  • A Step Forward, Not Back - All hail the legislature of South Dakota! Today I was speaking with my oldest son about his tax refund. He's anxiously awaiting for Uncle Sam to give him back some of his withholdings. I had a flashback to myself, 20... ( 23:41 | 0 Comments )
  • God is watching over us... - A very dear friend sent this image to me in an e-mail, and added that this is apparently an unretouched photo. I'd love to track that down to verify, but it is a beautiful picture, nonetheless. I am very grateful... ( 21:31 | 0 Comments )

Sunday 5 March 2006

  • The morning after the night before - My liver has shrivelled into a raisin. The girls of The Cotillion had a party last night. Strange, I never thought I could have so much fun with my "imaginary" friends. Merri wandered in and out of the conversation with... ( 11:11 | 1 Comments )

Saturday 4 March 2006

  • 17th Annual Survey of Police Chiefs and Sheriffs - National Ledger - 2006 Police Chiefs Poll: Terrorism, Gun Control, Drugs [Cross Posted at TFS Magnum] I do love statistics, and although there aren't a lot in the news article, they were kind enough to provide a link to the... ( 14:24 | 1 Comments )

Wednesday 1 March 2006

  • Designer Favors Killers and Terrorists - Fashion can be fun, crazy and wild. But to take it to these lengths below has me outraged. A model presents a creation as part of British designer Vivienne Westwood Fall/Winter 2006-2007 ready-to-wear women's collection during the Paris fashion Week... ( 19:00 | 0 Comments )