Cotillion

September 2005

A Little Help, Please - [From Chrissy at Fistful of Fortnights] My mom and my best friend's (Susan's) mom are in DeRidder, Louisiana, a small town just above Lake Charles. I have confirmed with the local electric company they will be out of power for... ( 17:48 | 3 Comments )

March of Fools and Greenpeace - Of course they descend on Washington today. Its only fair. After all, the hurricane has been stealing their spotlight for near on three weeks by now. The little parade of Che tee shirts and catered vegan courses has been slowly... ( 17:03 | 2 Comments )

The Opposition Novak - This one is also in the official paper al-Wahda. What happened here is one of the trolls emailed me that I'm an opposition journalist, so I wrote back with a link to a 2003 article I published in the Saudi... ( 12:03 | 0 Comments )

Late but always great edition - Fistful of Fortnights, Sondra K, and Soldier's Angel Holly hosted a wonderful ball Tuesday... but we suspect our other hostess has been held hostage away from a computer in her new tropical paradise home. Oh, yes, the horror: Sunshine, beaches... ( 00:30 | 1 Comments )

A Farewell to Imams - I think you might want to read my new article posted on today's Tech Central Station http://www.techcentralstation.be/0920054.html... ( 18:19 | 1 Comments )
The Cotillion Ball - I'm a Host Again! - Man oh man, I'm trying to get my Cotillion post up all nice and pretty and my computer has become as slow as my brain at 4am. I'm thinking the only way to make it faster is to throw it... ( 13:16 | 1 Comments )
celebrating the Cotillion diversity - OK, I was doing a Google search last night on American Heritage Girls, which I read about at a certain pro-life site that I regularly read. Let’s just say how amazingly FAR off the original topic you can get... ( 12:31 | 3 Comments )
Apples And ~~Oranges~~ Ideas* - "This is to tell you about a young man named Ernest Hemmingway, who lives in Paris, (an American) writes for the transatlantic Review + has a brilliant future....I'd look him up right away. He's the real thing." - F.... ( 07:03 | 1 Comments )

A Tribute To My Nephew - On September 16, 2001, my nephew and seven of his friends were killed by a drunk driver. I spent the entirety of last week, remembering, honoring and hopefully touching individuals regarding the seriousness of drinking and driving. Below are the... ( 12:19 | 2 Comments )

Lessons Learned from John Roberts or How To Be A Senator - So the fun is about to end. Today, the Senate will pack up and move on to the more important business of talking about oil subsidies to a mostly empty room, or in Senator Kennedys case, sleeping. John Roberts will... ( 19:09 | 1 Comments )

Dancing Queens - Tardiness is in no way becoming of a Cotillion woman, so for mine, I must sincerely apologize. This post should have been up hours ago. I just hope the post modern adage, "Always late but worth the wait," might hold... ( 13:28 | 1 Comments )
Stronger Than You Think You Are - It has been a pleasure, as usual, to read these posts, ladies. Others who have had the pleasure of hosting this week are TFS Magnum, Portia Rediscovered, and e-Claire. In times of trouble, folks are often called to be something... ( 10:25 | 0 Comments )
Heroes: Everyday and Extraordinary People - Heroes are everyday people in extraordinary circumstances. Heroes are also extraordinary people. Whether in fiction, or in life, heroes show us what is possible in the world; what we should strive for in our own lives. ( 03:55 | 1 Comments )
Cotillion Ball - 9.13.05 Edition - This has been an extraordinarily eventful week. Katrina has brought echos of the trauma of 9/11, and the anniversary of 9/11 has brought another dimension to the response to Katrina. ( 01:16 | 0 Comments )

Ordinary Heroes; Extraordinary Women - It's been one of those weeks where we of the Cotillion have all banded together for one reason or another. We've each had our little tragedies this past week, but nothing compares to the tragedy that has unfolded in Dixie.... ( 08:52 | 3 Comments )
A Kiss To Build A Dream On - This week's Cotillion Ball is being held in four ballrooms at the very top of the Hotel Blogosphere. Besides this room, where i am your humble M.C., we have RightGirl, Merri Musings and Stacy, each of whom have wonderful... ( 06:16 | 4 Trackbacks | 0 Comments )
Our Heroes: Both Great and Small - As everyone would agree, this week has been a trying one, especially for our fellow citizens down in the gulf region. The ladies of the Cotillion have truly highlighted much about Hurricane Katrina, from the moment she made landfall... ( 00:53 | 0 Comments )

The Real America - Simply said, we live in the greatest country on God's green planet. Despite anything the left might have to say, witnessing the outpouring of generosity and assistance provided to the victims of Hurricane Katrina has been overwhelming. The funds that... ( 22:25 | 0 Comments )

Hurricane blogging...cotillion style - Despite the rumors... Katrina is not a member of Cotillion. She was just a little too mean (that has to be awfully mean) and destructive for our tastes (really, disaster areas are so passe). The Cotillion bloggers have joined the... ( 00:04 | 1 Comments )

Auction For Hurricane Victims - ....one wishes to provide some charitable assistance to those in need. Between the two of us at Apothegm, Phin most definitely has the more benevolent spirit. So of course, I wasn't a bit surprised at his idea to auction off... ( 16:52 | 0 Comments )
**Important** Coast Guard Rescue Line - This information comes from a reliable source from Darleen. It is imperative to get the word out so please make sure to let everyone who may need this number know. Thanks! State OES has learned that trapped victims on the... ( 00:48 | 1 Comments )