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July 20, 2006

Boudoir Blogging

Being a woman in the blogosphere can sometimes be a little rough, mostly because it means you get lumped in with morons who talk about the issues but dilute their opinions with suggestive commentary and sexy pictures of themselves, and who revel in the suggestive comments they receive in reply. Women who think they have "made it" because a lot of men want to have sex with them. For years, these women have made it difficult for those of us who stick to the issues without relying on our sexuality to attract readers. People tend to lump women bloggers together, and those morons give us all a bad name.

Now, there is the new world of vlogging, video posts, where instead of writing about a subject, you video yourself talking about it. And the morons have discovered their future in what can only be called "boudoir blogging," posting videos of themselves with background music, in skin tight, skimpy clothing with lots of cleavage and pouty red lips. The videos are supposed to voice an opinion on currents events, except, the message is lost behind the music, the dancing and the tits and ass.

I can't be bothered with that shit, there's a war going on! We have to keep the democrats from raising taxes, cutting and running, and we have to keep them from turning this country into a nanny state. We have to keep the liberals from erasing God from our culture and from "PC'ing us into submission to islam. We have to support our troops and save the world. Cleavage has nothing to do with it.

So, I'm a proud member of The Cotillion, a group of women bloggers who are not only smart as all heck, but they keep their tits out of the issues. The group was founded by Beth, at MVRWC, and I'm damn proud to know her.

And as of July 15, 2006, I do know her, personally, having met Beth face to face, along with Jody, Wendy, and Tammy. Chrissie was with us, but of course, I've known Chrissie for years, long before we both started blogging.

You might have heard rumors of the big get together in Tampa, (and I want it to be known that Vinnie was ready to shave his legs and put on a dress to attend). But for the real story, start with "Fear and Loathing in Tampa" at Girl on the Right, then follow up with "So there I was" by Chrissie; and "I Survived the Tampa Invasion" at Beth's MVRWC. There are pictures, but not much cleavage.

Yes, that's me, and yes, that's a tiara on my head and a drink in my hand (it is the Coltillion yannow). The drink was, if I remember correctly, a raspberry martini and it was most very excellent.

The blogosphere is an amazing place and one of these days, I'm going to write Al Gore and thank him for inventing it. I've had some amazing things happen since I started blogging, and I'd like to share one with you now.

Last May, I found an article about a woman who fell asleep in the library and woke up to discover that some guy had pleasured himself on her shoe. So? It's a no big deal, kinda stupid article that we all roll our eyes about, but, it reminded me of a little something that happened to me on the streets of Brooklyn, long ago... and I wrote the Cotillion about it:

Once upon a time, I was sitting on a bus bench on the corner of Kings Highway and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, legs crossed and my foot sticking out.... and a guy on bicycle snatched the shoe right off my foot and rode away.

And... I received this:

kings highway and coney island ave??????
i used to hang out on kings highway for years
actually it was e9th street and quentin road but close enough
ever go to cousins deli on CIA for a late night pig-out?
jane

East Ninth and Quentin. Five blocks from the apartment building where I grew up. There was a garage on the corner (I wonder if its still there) and I knew it well. I replied:

YOU HUNG OUT AT THE GARAGE???
UH OH. JANIE... IS THAT YOU????
Did you know Barbara Reilly???
OMG!!!

Unbelievable but true. The next email from Janie:

holy shit, yes that me
at the gararge
with the long hair
i talked to barbara recently
shes good
its that you?
i cant believe it
linda!

Yup. It was Janie, who you know as Jane, the same Jane who writes up a storm and keeps the blog Armies of Liberation. Jane is one of those of those bloggers who really makes a difference, and I admire her tremendously. I left Brooklyn right before my 18th birthday and I haven't seen or heard from Janie (she will always be Janie to me) in over 20 years. And there she was, part of the Cotillion, we had been emailing each other for months, without realizing who we were.

While the rest of Cotillion watched with shock and awe, Janie and I reminisced about our teenage years spent together on the streets of Brooklyn. We had been through so much together and catching up was very emotional. Quite a few of our friends from the old days are no longer with us, some from drug overdoses, a couple from suicide, and one murdered by David Berkowitz (Son of Sam). And 20-plus years later, here is Janie and Linda, conservative bloggers and together again, thanks to the Cotillion.

Life is amazing. The blogoshpere is amazing. and... The Cotillion is amazing.

Posted by LindaSoG at July 20, 2006 07:05 AM

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