tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post3660243628176754459..comments2023-05-21T04:45:57.858-04:00Comments on The Diva World: Debrahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-20207578995522634312011-12-24T03:41:38.208-05:002011-12-24T03:41:38.208-05:00I’d must test with you here. Which isn’t something...I’d must test with you here. Which isn’t something I usually do! I get pleasure from studying a publish that will make individuals think. Also, thanks for allowing me to comment! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.computervalley.ca/" rel="nofollow">Computer</a>Derlierprossyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14666582080338295072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-3416859160444304692011-02-14T10:21:14.101-05:002011-02-14T10:21:14.101-05:00Happy Valentine's Day, Kantian!
An excuse to ...Happy Valentine's Day, Kantian!<br /><br />An excuse to eat chocolate.Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-20800602091144020082011-02-13T10:53:15.157-05:002011-02-13T10:53:15.157-05:00The Gentleman from Virginia from Tablet Magazine.
...<a href="http://www.tabletmag.com/news-and-politics/58200/the-gentleman-from-virginia/" rel="nofollow">The Gentleman from Virginia</a> from <i>Tablet Magazine</i>.<br /><br />Interesting.<br /><br /><i>"In a sense, [Eric] Cantor is following a model successfully pioneered by earlier generations of Southern Jews who achieved prominence in city and state politics—men like Emanuel J. Evans, known as 'Mutt,' who as mayor of Durham, North Carolina, from 1951 to 1963, took pains to make sure his campaign posters noted his synagogue presidency and his work on behalf of Israel bonds. 'My father said, "People down here respect church work," ' explained Evans’ son, Eli, author of The Provincials: A History of Jews in the South. 'This is the tone for really successful Southern politicians, and Cantor has that one down pat.' "</i>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-12903435029539769292011-02-13T08:52:54.715-05:002011-02-13T08:52:54.715-05:00Simply the Worst
Ah, another day.
Another Sunday...<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/opinion/13dowd.html?_r=1&ref=opinion" rel="nofollow">Simply the Worst</a><br /><br />Ah, another day.<br /><br />Another Sunday morning.<br /><br />Maureen's still ripping Rummy.Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-17124127372680624442011-02-12T16:25:59.519-05:002011-02-12T16:25:59.519-05:00The Muslim Brotherhood's "intellectual go...The Muslim Brotherhood's <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021106019.html" rel="nofollow">"intellectual godfather"</a> was once an exchange student in the U.S.Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-11605616195369980362011-02-12T16:10:57.596-05:002011-02-12T16:10:57.596-05:00This is simply magnificent!
Life Coaching Tips: ...This is simply magnificent!<br /><br /><a href="http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/02/02/life-coaching-tips-the-feline-way.aspx" rel="nofollow">Life Coaching Tips: The Feline Way</a>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-83162030439727646522011-02-12T09:15:06.934-05:002011-02-12T09:15:06.934-05:00Deindividuation
Riveting from You Are Not So Smar...<a href="http://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/02/10/deindividuation/" rel="nofollow">Deindividuation</a><br /><br />Riveting from <i>You Are Not So Smart</i> blog.Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-88029875781690586002011-02-11T23:38:11.770-05:002011-02-11T23:38:11.770-05:00"האחים המוסלמים" יש הרבה כוח במצרים יותר..."האחים המוסלמים" יש הרבה כוח במצרים יותר מאשר התקשורת מדווחיםJaedennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-14215515236331878282011-02-11T11:32:42.336-05:002011-02-11T11:32:42.336-05:00This is so amusing from Paris Review.
Winking Eti...This is so amusing from <i>Paris Review</i>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2011/02/11/distorted-sexuality-winking-etiquette/" rel="nofollow">Winking Etiquette</a>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-59834218174468720262011-02-11T11:22:33.852-05:002011-02-11T11:22:33.852-05:00Trump For President?<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/02/donald-trump-i-will-decide-by-june-on-presidential-bid/71087/" rel="nofollow">Trump For President?</a>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-77403212297433401952011-02-11T10:45:10.668-05:002011-02-11T10:45:10.668-05:00From a Freedom Agenda to a Freedom Doctrine by Kra...<a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/259521/freedom-agenda-freedom-doctrine-charles-krauthammer%22" rel="nofollow">From a Freedom Agenda to a Freedom Doctrine</a> by Krauthammer.<br /><br /><i>"....the Left spent the better part of the Bush years excoriating the freedom agenda as either fantasy or yet another sordid example of U.S. imperialism."</i><br /><br /><i>"Now it seems everyone, even the Left, is enthusiastic for Arab democracy. Fine. Fellow travelers are welcome. But simply being in favor of freedom is not enough. With Egypt in turmoil and in the midst of a perilous transition, we need foreign-policy principles to ensure democracy for the long run."</i><br /><br /><i>"A freedom doctrine is a freedom agenda given direction by guiding principles. Truman did it. So can we."</i>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-8508843283117553952011-02-10T13:27:25.325-05:002011-02-10T13:27:25.325-05:00Wow, Gyro.
You're simply rhapsodic with world...Wow, Gyro.<br /><br />You're simply rhapsodic with world analyses today.<br /><br />I agree that what's happening in Egypt as we speak is of grand historical significance, especially since Egypt is a key Middle Eastern country.<br /><br />The wild card and a foreboding element for the United States is the power held by The Muslim Brotherhood among Egyptians.<br /><br />Obama has a test coming.<br /><br />All this will necessitate a closer relationship with Israel.<br /><br />Is the Obama administration up to it?Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-90748931240577001182011-02-10T12:28:46.875-05:002011-02-10T12:28:46.875-05:00Mubarak is done but he'll not likely go quietl...Mubarak is done but he'll not likely go quietly. In that speech he's going to give he'll have a few tricks up his sleeve. The Egyptian people deserve credit for organizing and persisting in what is a historical transition.Gyro Gearloosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-1588812069525145982011-02-10T10:47:02.179-05:002011-02-10T10:47:02.179-05:00Obama's Foreign-Policy Follies by Conrad Black...<a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/259422/obama-s-foreign-policy-follies-conrad-black?page=1" rel="nofollow">Obama's Foreign-Policy Follies</a> by Conrad Black.<br /><br /><i>Wrong on France, wrong on disarmament.</i>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-32366119627051786482011-02-10T09:09:27.776-05:002011-02-10T09:09:27.776-05:00From the U.S House of Representatives Committee on...From the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations <a href="http://appropriations.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=259" rel="nofollow">a list of 70 spending cuts</a>.Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-51381811901898921542011-02-09T10:32:01.889-05:002011-02-09T10:32:01.889-05:00A really excellent one here about the food we eat ...A really excellent one here about the food we eat and the food we are told to eat.<br /><br /><a href="http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/is-eat-real-food-unthinkable/?ref=opinion" rel="nofollow">Is 'Eat Real Food' Unthinkable?</a><br /><br /><i>"The truly healthy alternative to that chip is not a fake chip; it’s a carrot. Likewise, the alternative to sausage is not vegan sausage; it’s less sausage. This is really all pretty simple, and pretty clear. But the messages we’ve heard recently are as clear as . . . well, a SOFA. You want an acronym? Let’s try ERF: Eat Real Food."</i>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-74405881891181189642011-02-09T09:10:40.139-05:002011-02-09T09:10:40.139-05:00The Art of the Punt from National Journal.
In his...<a href="http://nationaljournal.com/economy/the-art-of-the-punt-20110209" rel="nofollow">The Art of the Punt</a> from <i>National Journal</i>.<br /><br /><i>In his options for scrapping Fannie and Freddie, Obama deflects political heat—with some risk.</i>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-75808320932428868342011-02-09T08:21:34.784-05:002011-02-09T08:21:34.784-05:00Father Forgive Me, For I Have Linked from Maureen....<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/opinion/09dowd.html?ref=opinion" rel="nofollow">Father Forgive Me, For I Have Linked</a> from Maureen.<br /><br /><i>"Our Father, who art in pixels,<br />linked be Thy name,<br />Thy Web site come, Thy Net be done,<br />on Explorer as it is on Firefox.<br />Give us this day our daily app,<br />and forgive us our spam,<br />as we forgive those <br />who spam against us, <br />and lead us not into aggregation,<br />but deliver us from e-vil. Amen."</i><br /><br />This is so bizarre, however inevitable.<br /><br />A Roman Catholic app.Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-76693225649678393982011-02-08T15:31:45.778-05:002011-02-08T15:31:45.778-05:00From the upcoming March issue of Atlantic Magazine...From the upcoming March issue of <i>Atlantic Magazine</i> <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1969/12/mind-vs-machine/8386/" rel="nofollow">Mind vs. Machine</a>.<br /><br /><i>"In the race to build computers that can think like humans, the proving ground is the Turing Test—an annual battle between the world’s most advanced artificial-intelligence programs and ordinary people."</i>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-71348613439696414302011-02-08T15:02:40.514-05:002011-02-08T15:02:40.514-05:00Toward A Soft Landing In Egypt from Krauthammer.
...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020305173.html" rel="nofollow">Toward A Soft Landing In Egypt</a> from Krauthammer.<br /><br />I missed this one until now. Don't know why I didn't see it.<br /><br />It's so time-consuming being a Diva!Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-63297980376204630442011-02-07T14:31:58.605-05:002011-02-07T14:31:58.605-05:00Poll: Cold Weather Means More Sex<a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2011/02/poll_cold_weather_means_more_s.html" rel="nofollow">Poll: Cold Weather Means More Sex</a>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-42248987305187562832011-02-07T10:34:40.460-05:002011-02-07T10:34:40.460-05:00Would America Have Been Better Off Without A Reaga...<a rel="nofollow">Would America Have Been Better Off Without A Reagan Presidency?</a> from Hitchens.<br /><br />As usual, Christopher delights me with his razor-sharp wit and over-the-top sarcasm.<br /><br />Always delivered with the most ingenious dollop of personal opinion.<br /><br />About the book: (I should add that I simply recoil at the sight and sound of Ron Reagan, the son of Prez Reagan. What a dull guy.)<br /><br /><i>"Reagan's friend Margaret Thatcher once said that the real test of her success was the way that she had changed the politics of the Labour Party. By that standard, the legacy of Reagan in permanently altering the political landscape is with us still."</i>Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-3299470401981802432011-02-06T12:59:39.999-05:002011-02-06T12:59:39.999-05:00Sports Aren't Sex, They're War from the wo...<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2011/02/sports-arent-sex-theyre-war/70707/" rel="nofollow">Sports Aren't Sex, They're War</a> from the wonderful Hampton Stevens at <i>The Atlantic</i>.<br /><br />I tweeted this, but thought it was interesting enough to link as well.<br /><br />It's unfortunate that some in our culture try to make sports almost synonymous with sex.<br /><br />I suppose because with most sports a good portion of the body is exposed and it's just an easy and sleazy avenue to go down.<br /><br />From the beginning of time.....up through the ages.....sports has always been a clear war metaphor.<br /><br />That's why I despise so much of the current gay male culture. Gay men attempt to look more "manly" by surrounding themselves with male athletes and body builders.....<br /><br />......contaminating the sports arena with jock-sniffing and appendage-groping grotesquerie.<br /><br />It's so creepy.<br /><br />But Hampton's article sends a clear and accurate message.<br /><br />One that not even gay porno perverts and their low-rent paraders and onlookers can taint.Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-30150124443800651592011-02-06T09:48:35.059-05:002011-02-06T09:48:35.059-05:00Reagan at 100 Casts Shadow Over Republican Party f...<a href="http://ht.ly/3R9lw" rel="nofollow">Reagan at 100 Casts Shadow Over Republican Party</a> from the <i>Washington Post</i>.Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130868322468520578.post-58000895602875301972011-02-06T09:29:52.627-05:002011-02-06T09:29:52.627-05:00Hi "leisurelylawyer"--
Happy Super Bowl...Hi "leisurelylawyer"--<br /><br />Happy Super Bowl weekend to you as well.....<br /><br />......even if my excitement is rather <i>muted</i>.<br /><br />LIS!Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.com