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• The Great Christmas Question

  It's the first weekend of December and boxes of decorations, tangled lights and extension cords are being pulled out among the scattered shrieks as spiders and earwigs scurry away. And the debate will begin anew each season as neighbors risk limb and dignity climbing ladders or wrapping bushes and trees with [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 10:45am EST
  

• giving thanks

  turkey. football. mashed potatoes. football. gramma jenna's homemade pecan pie. flag football in the rain. homemade stuffing with sausage. drawing names for christmas. the best homemade rolls... ...and giving thanks to god for our many blessings; for our great land; and our military serving in far away places. and lest you think [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 2:36am EST
  

• Happy Thanksgiving!

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  Here’s what I’ve created for Thanksgiving (which will be at my sister’s) so far. Sadly, my pumpkin muffins all got eaten. My son, just home from college for the holiday had some friends over last night…I should have hid them like I hid the chex mix. I’ll also be [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:28pm EST
  

• Carnival of the Turkeys

  Well, I have written and abandoned two posts now. Despite a surfeit of celtic blood, I hate being maudlin. So I will leave you with a recipe - one I'm not making this year, but which is probably the only constant (other than turkey and stuffing) at Thanksgiving dinners at' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 5:22pm EST
  

• Get ready for Thanksgiving!!

  Let me be the first of the Girls with Pearls set to kick off our Thanksgiving 2009 postings. My family gathers for festivities at my parents' home. I was there yesterday helping mom move furniture and set up tables since my dad is still on the mend from his quad-bypass' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:45pm EST
  

• We're baaack

  For whatever reason, the ladies of the Cotillion took a break from group blogging. We still maintained our strong ties of friendship and daily chatter. Our blogroll is still made up of the brightest conservative female bloggers on the internet today. We were once high visibility and people were dying [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 12:53pm EDT
  

• The Princess of Positive Helps a Veteran

  I am always so proud of the thankless work that the ladies in our Cotillion do for their community, family, friends, churches, wrongfully imprisoned journalists in foreign nations, and our military. And I am honored to belong to such a group. While I don't write here often enough telling you' [...]
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  Posted: January 24, 2009, 10:46am EST
  

• a big victory: let's have a tea party

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  Posted: October 02, 2008, 7:50am EDT
  

• Debate Questions from the Cotillion

  I asked members of the Cotillion earlier this week, what questions they would like to ask Senators John McCain and Barack Obama about national security/foreign policy issues for tonight's debate in Oxford, MS. Here are a few of their responses: SeeJaneMom: Senator Obama, given the *emperical fact* that we have been pumping' [...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2008, 2:53pm EDT
  

• So You Want to Be in the Cotillion?

  Recently we have received a few requests from ladies wishing to join the Cotillion. First of all, thank you for asking. It is exciting to see people taking notice of our small group and wanting to be a part. Secondly, we have sort of an unspoken practice about membership requests. [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2008, 4:07pm EDT
  

• The Tiara Media is Tweeting!

  With social networking taking off at such a rapid pace, should it be any surprise at all that the ladies of the Cotillion are along for the ride? Twitter is such a popular medium now, even members of Congress are using it. That being said we wanted to let you [...]
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  Posted: August 30, 2008, 6:32am EDT
  

• Cotillion McCain Wishlist

  The Cotillion ladies put together a little wishlist for John McCain's campaign. We hope they notice it, because we are some pretty smart women! We all vote and will all vote for McCain because...well...the other choice is unthinkable to us. Jane wants him to utter the word Yemen in any' [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2008, 8:04am EDT
  

• The Beagle Project Blog: A guest post by Wallace's Rottweiler on the 150th anniversary of natural selection.

  The Beagle Project Blog: A guest post by Wallace's Rottweiler on the 150th anniversary of natural selection. Die, sploggers! +520c73o168t13l722n+
  
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  Posted: July 01, 2008, 10:47pm EDT
  

• The Beagle Project Blog: A guest post by Wallace's Rottweiler on the 150th anniversary of natural selection.

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  Posted: July 01, 2008, 10:46pm EDT
  

• The Beagle Project Blog: A guest post by Wallace's Rottweiler on the 150th anniversary of natural selection.

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  Posted: July 01, 2008, 10:46pm EDT
  

• A Trip Across Israel

  My friend Steven posted this video, A Trip Across Israel - as you can see,This video documents a drive across the entire width of Israel from the West Bank wall to the Mediterranean Sea. The point is to illustrate how small and intrinsically vulnerable it is.The video is at liveleak: [...]
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  Posted: May 27, 2008, 10:03pm EDT
  

• A Blog That Makes a Difference - Armies of Liberation

  I'm so lucky to call Jane (from Armies of Liberation) not just a "sister" in our group of bloggers, but a true friend, and this article about her just makes me burst with pride. Yay Jane!!! BEIRUT, Lebanon — Jane Novak, a 46-year-old stay-at-home mother of two in New Jersey, has' [...]
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  Posted: May 20, 2008, 10:13am EDT
  

• Tiara Tip to Nice Deb

  Many of you may already know fellow blogger Nice Deb. She has a magnificent blog, which I read daily and to which I often link on my personal blog. She occasionally co-blogs at Ace of Spades HQ, too. Well, Deb has been wrangled agreed to be a part of The [...]
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  Posted: March 31, 2008, 10:49am EDT
  

• HELP request

  Hi all, I desperately need help a Skype and Yahoo security breach. Anyone who can help please email me at faustaw2@gmail.com Thanks, Fausta Die, sploggers! +520c73o168t13l722n+
  
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  Posted: March 24, 2008, 9:32am EDT
  

• Coveritlive nominated for Webare 100 Awards 2008

  UPDATE - VOTE HERE!!!! My Cotillion sisters and I have broken in Coveritilive and its' President Keith McSpurren very well. In other words, we have abused the tar out of them and made them succumb to our demands for improvements - AND THEY LISTENED! I personally have done a tutorial with' [...]
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  Posted: March 16, 2008, 9:52am EDT
  

• The Tiara Media takes Lynchburg by storm!

  The lovely Beth, of Yeah, Right, Whatever, came into Lynchburg today and I had the opportunity to drive on up hang out and have dinner with her. She graciously brought me my own tiara (all the ladies of the Cotillion simply must have their own tiaras!), since all the fabric [...]
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  Posted: March 15, 2008, 9:45pm EDT
  

• Spring BlogFest East: Saturday April 5

  Parkway Rest Stop and Fausta's Blog cordially invite you to SPRING BLOG FEST EAST When: Saturday April 5, 2008 6-11PM Where: Sky Suite,Triumph Brewing Company 138 Nassau Street Princeton NJ 08540 Buffet Menu: Hors d'oeuvres House salad Organic New York Strip "Prime Rib" Seared Salmon with Pineapple-Mango Coulis Tortellini with Tomato Parmesan Sauce Chocolate covered white cake with peanut...
  
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  Posted: March 01, 2008, 8:35am EST
  

• Nominate your favorite female blogger today!

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  Posted: February 29, 2008, 11:30am EST
  

• Soldiers' Angels (video must watch)

  I know my readers (from Kiss My Gumbo) expect a daily dose of humor, snark and positive. After all, I am the self-proclaimed "Princess of Positive. This weekend I would like to take the opportunity to encourage and inspire you to do more as an American than wonder about that" [...]
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  Posted: February 23, 2008, 10:30am EST
  

• We need more of these

  I was perusing The Birmingham News blog entries and ran across this one, featuring a local Marine vet who's making a stand in honor of those who have served and sacrificed for our freedom. Michael Rudulph, a three-tour Marine veteran, has taken a stand -- vigilantly guarding the Eternal Flame of' [...]
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  Posted: February 13, 2008, 8:23pm EST
  

• All Of Humanity Is Our Tribe

  AH-64 gun cameras capture a grueling air rescue: The Crew Chief operates the hoist, as he pulls a casualty into the aircraft. This is a one person operation that is difficult to perform when the casualty is in a SKED, especially when the casualty has the added weight of body armor [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2008, 1:58pm EST
  

• Cotillion February

  Hello to all. My apologies, for I have been swamped with real life stuff and therefore will have to do the lazy version (instacarnival) of the Cotillion round up. In no particular order....and with no bedazzling graphics or images.... R-Kat presents Ch-ch-ch-changes! posted at Kat. R-Kat presents Southside Concerned Citizens: Appeal to Misleading [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2008, 8:00am EST
  

• Have a Heart? Make It Healthy

  Today kicks off the first day of American Heart Month. In the month of February, Americans are spreading awareness of heart disease and prevention. In particular, women everywhere need to examine their lifestyles and determine what changes are necessary to prevent heart disease. Leading the charge of this awareness campaign for [...]
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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 11:10am EST
  

• American Idol Liveblogging

  Current liveblog hosts for this are Beth from Blue Star Chronicles and Greta from Kiss My Gumbo. You can also head to My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy for a different liveblog session. Die, sploggers! +520c73o168t13l722n+
  
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  Posted: January 30, 2008, 8:11am EST
  

• Convincing the world that Mardi Gras is G-rated

  I've been writing my butt off over at Kiss My Gumbo and NOLA.com for the past year. Being deep into Mardi Gras season, I've had lots of great material to write about...parades, balls etc.... Last night (on a school night), I took the kids to the local parade that was [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2008, 1:22pm EST
  

• Join us while we blog American Idol this season

  We did the premier night live blog and the transcripts can be read here. Now join us Wednesday night for Season 7 auditions #2. Lots of snark and funny stuff to make AI extra fun! Die, sploggers! +520c73o168t13l722n+
  
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  Posted: January 15, 2008, 10:24pm EST
  

• South Carolina Republican Debate

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  Posted: January 10, 2008, 9:00pm EST
  

• Tonight's South Carolina GOP Debate

  Some of us in Cotillion are going to try to do this at multiple blogs (but it will definitely be here as well as at my blog, at the very least), so I'll update this post with where else this live-blog will be posted. You'll be able to see the [...]
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  Posted: January 10, 2008, 9:30am EST
  

• Introducing The Cotillion Carnival

  I know by now that all of you blog junkies are acquainted with, and read, the Cotillion on a daily basis! What you don't know is that we have decided to start a monthly carnival. Why not start 2008 with the sharp wit and a brimful of smarts from the [...]
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  Posted: December 29, 2007, 8:58am EST
  

• Ironic Headline of the Year Contest

  No stinkin prizes and the winner will be announced New Year's Eve. So let's see what you got!!! I'll be the judge, so this headline doesn't count. I think it would be a serious contender! Please include source. "Lynne Spears shelved plans to publish a book on parenting!" Die, sploggers! +520c73o168t13l722n+
  
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  Posted: December 20, 2007, 8:09am EST
  

• Those Pesky Kids

  I recently wrote about my neighbor's house being vandalized by teenagers. Now Frosty got "iced" in Slidell, bomb threats made to local High Schools and then all them pesky kids were arrested. Dang, I thought I moved to Utopia??? You see, all these things did happen in my backyard! The [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2007, 8:15am EST
  

• Select A Candidate Quiz 2008

  I took another quiz on the Presidential candidates who best match my views and beliefs. Tom Tancredo came out on top - huh? We agreed on 8 of 11 of the topics in the quiz. He'll never get the nomination. Duncan Hunter came in next with Fred Thompson coming in third. As [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2007, 7:00am EST
  

• YouTube Debate

  From al.com - Huntsville woman's YouTube debate question spurs threats, insults Friday, November 30, 2007 MARY ORNDORFF News Washington correspondent WASHINGTON - Yasmin Elhady of Huntsville initially felt lucky to be one of the few chosen to ask a question during Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate, carried live on CNN. But within minutes, the online [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2007, 12:55pm EST
  

• The America Supports You Campaign

  Via Beth and Red State, The America Supports You Campaign:Beginning at 6 am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight PDT on November 22, Americans can text a message of thanks to 8-9-2-7-9. Within seconds, the sender will receive a reply on his or her cell phone from [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2007, 9:22am EST
  

• The Cotillion's on Blog Talk Radio tonight at 9PM Eastern!

  The ladies of the Cotillion are my guests tonight at 9PM Eastern. We'll talk about Blog Talk Radio, but especially about their blogs. The call in number is (646) 652-2639. Join us for the conversation! Die, sploggers! +520c73o168t13l722n+
  
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  Posted: November 14, 2007, 3:11pm EST
  

• My must-have stuff

  Like Janette said, Firefox with Greasemonkey! On the rare occasion I use Opera (forget IE), I have some Greasemonkey scripts that work with it, but I can't live without the Firefox extensions/add-ons. Digg is full of nutters, but I still use it almost every day. Mostly to tweak the troofers and [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2007, 3:01pm EST
  

• Your favorite Computer Bells & Whistles

  I want this to be an interactive post to get this site up and moving. What little gadgets or gizmos do you use every day that you would recommend? Me: I'm digging (DIGG - hahaha) Clipmarks Die, sploggers! +520c73o168t13l722n+
  
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  Posted: November 08, 2007, 1:04pm EST
  

• So why all the angst?

  I have some bad news for all of you holding out for the "perfect" presidential candidate: He's not running. Only one perfect man has ever walked this earth and He certainly didn't run for political office. Oh and here's more bad news: Ronald Reagan is dead. I know you think [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2007, 1:11pm EDT
  

• John McCain "Tied Up"

  Undoubtedly, the most thunderous applause at the Orlando debate was reserved for John McCain poking fun at Hillary Clinton's Woodstock museum. It's only good advertising to make that into a campaign commercial. Die, sploggers! +520c73o168t13l722n+
  
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  Posted: October 24, 2007, 10:19pm EDT
  

• The Cotillion on the California Wildfires

  Not Exactly Rocket Science directs us to a brave blogger liveblogging the fires. Our prayers are with Da Goddess and her family. Beth of Blue Star Chronicles has a daughter on the area and she's providing photos you won't see anywhere else. Darleen's Place points us to a good resource for fire [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2007, 3:15pm EDT
  

• Republican For A Reason

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  Posted: October 24, 2007, 2:54pm EDT
  

• Who Has the Highest Paid Campaign Manager?

  Which of the 2008 GOP Presidential contenders do you think has the highest paid campaign manager? I would have guessed Michael DuHaime of Rudy Giuliani's team or maybe Beth Meyers from Mitt Romney's camp. Nope. The payroll winner is Chip Saltsman who collects about $15,000 per month, after taxes, from [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2007, 1:24pm EDT
  

• It's a softer form of paternalism

  Last week I wrote about Great Britain's problem with obese citizens. Certain people in government positions over there have determined that it's no longer the personal responsibility of the peasants- staying at a healthy weight- and that the government must take over this area in life. Half jokingly I mused: What’s a [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2007, 7:15am EDT