Life's confusions and solutions

En mi Centro de Estética Láser & Beauty utiliz...

2011-01-19T08:13:12.073-08:00

En mi Centro de Estética Láser & Beauty utilizamos GELISH y estoy muy contenta con los resultados por su durabilidad, brillo y colores. Además cura las uñas como ningún otro producto.

Very insightful.

2010-09-01T01:22:00.835-07:00

Very insightful.

Louise, Very interesting post, especially for th...

2010-04-10T13:03:10.912-07:00

Louise,

Very interesting post, especially for those of us "across the pond" and, at that, on its west coast. I hope for happier shopping days for you. If the value of the pound goes up and you find an urge to shop in our neck of the woods, give me a jingle ;)

-Deborah E
ScatNStyle.com

Wow, amazing that it works to float in the dead se...

2010-03-05T05:48:22.059-08:00

Wow, amazing that it works to float in the dead sea! What an experience you have touring Israel! Would love to go there someday :)

I like the name saffie and a BIG NO to blondie! an...

2009-06-19T09:24:33.499-07:00

I like the name saffie and a BIG NO to blondie! and maybe for the boy could be sultan, saffie and sultan! I know very twee!

Very adorable

2009-06-18T07:57:10.049-07:00

Very adorable

And let's not forget the other 5 million peopl...

2009-06-18T03:34:19.165-07:00

And let's not forget the other 5 million people murdered by the same mad fanatics.
11 million people in total!

Being of the very last generation to have lived th...

2009-06-18T03:30:16.559-07:00

Being of the very last generation to have lived this, I feel it as a task to keep the memory alive. I also need to speak my soul, and thus I write. LEST THEY FORGET.
Thank you, Louise, toda toda toda.
Shalom,
Deborah

What's wrong with Podge? I love that name, it&...

2009-06-18T03:26:36.865-07:00

What's wrong with Podge? I love that name, it's cute and has a nice, cuddly sound to it. Saffie sounds tougher.
My dogs are called: the huge Leonberg Bardd Blewyn (Welsh for long-haired poet), and the Border Collie is Dingo Dog (dingue in French means 'a bit crazy', which he is). My daughter also has a Leonberg, a girl, called Baya Didjine. Isn't that lovely? Means something like 'tender fairy'.
How about: Charles and Camilla :o))))))))))

So adorable!!! Podgey is a cutie name, and I like...

2009-06-17T22:18:43.267-07:00

So adorable!!! Podgey is a cutie name, and I like Saffie! My dog's name is worse, Ling Ling (named after a panda in some zoo and it was the previous owners hu named her). But my first dog's name was Barky... how inventive...

Losing a pet is like losing your best friend. May ...

2009-06-17T02:36:42.013-07:00

Losing a pet is like losing your best friend. May Max find peace at the happy Hunting Grounds and may your two new buddies bring you nothing but happiness.
Deborah

aww!! how exciting!!! Best of luck to ur cupboard...

2009-06-16T11:59:09.815-07:00

aww!! how exciting!!! Best of luck to ur cupboards and mops.

Also, sorry to hear about Max!

...until even in the sorrow you still have the joy...

2009-06-15T13:32:48.136-07:00

...until even in the sorrow you still have the joy .

I love them already x

2009-06-15T11:24:30.859-07:00

I love them already x

Who cares, religion is destructive in its purest f...

2009-06-15T09:03:56.794-07:00

Who cares, religion is destructive in its purest form anyway- christian, muslim, judaistic, hindu, etc...who really cares?

As for the money, you are SPOT ON!

Beautiful dogs!

2009-06-15T08:47:47.882-07:00

Beautiful dogs!

"It seems very important to Mr Malik that the...

2009-06-14T11:52:09.786-07:00

"It seems very important to Mr Malik that the country is governed by Muslims, not by a cross section of society."

That's odd, because in the video I just saw he says about all-Muslim Parliament: "That is not my objective."

Oh why oh why don't they ever leave with any d...

2009-06-12T01:10:07.337-07:00

Oh why oh why don't they ever leave with any dignity! If only Tony Benn had been prime minister; if only to have set a benchmark in principle and honourable behaviour for this floundering oaf!

I am enjoying the reads, link me if you would like...

2009-06-10T08:33:26.019-07:00

I am enjoying the reads, link me if you would like- I linked you!

Hear! Hear!

2009-06-09T07:18:58.246-07:00

Hear! Hear!

Thank you - I'm so pleased you are enjoying it...

2009-06-08T10:42:54.904-07:00

Thank you - I'm so pleased you are enjoying it!!! I am having great fun doing it at the moment - couldn't find a better subject matter!!!

At least the contestants on Big Brother are much m...

2009-06-07T19:09:41.908-07:00

At least the contestants on Big Brother are much more honest about their intentions than the undead denizens of Parliament. Oh yes, may I please also say just how much I love your blogging style ... there said it.

Tzniut in Judaism isn't about power . It's not a p...

2009-05-31T15:29:56.837-07:00

Tzniut in Judaism isn't about power . It's not a power struggle.

When an attractive woman is presented to a man he can do one of a few things. He could stare and think.."cor blimey what I would do if only..."

He could also , as a religious person , struggle with this base side of his nature , aware that God's presence is important to him and would not want it to depart from him , and therefore look away , distract himself and think of his wife's face or Hashem's ( God's ) name etc.

A woman who thinks along spiritual , God aware lines , will be aware of the impact she has on the world around her and help to keep a man's mind and desires on higher things than " cor blimey what I would do if only !"

This is partnership . A man will be loyal in mind and action to both his wife and God , asisted by the modesty of God aware women .

While it IS in within the capabilities of a man to control himself and his gaze with hard work and spiritual refinement..we are not capable of being perfect all the time , a sensitveand spiritually minded woman of valour will understand this .

Burqas , however , are not required in Judasim . Nor are voluptuous wigs .The middle way is always the best way.

Great post, Louise. Just to point out, those women...

2009-05-31T15:21:52.033-07:00

Great post, Louise. Just to point out, those women are wearing niqabs, not burqas.

But you're right that it's men that has the problem, and the Qur'an actually has quite an enlightened view towards women and seeks to protect.

Coverings like the hijab, niqab, jilbab and burqa are mainly cultural garments. Women in Iran wear different coverings to those in Saudi Arabia, for example.

The Qur'an speaks of veiling only to distinguish Muslim women from non-Muslims and to protect their modesty (sura 33 verse 59), not to oppress them, but because it "so saves them from trouble".

Islamic coverings are only seen as something to be feared or some sort of uniform because we impose that judgement on them. Only a few sects from certain regions use the coverings to oppress women, for example the Taliban in Pakistan or the Wahabbis in Saudi Arabia. In Turkey, for exmaple, you can get coverings of so many patterns and colours you wouldn't believe me, and women wear them as a form of identity by choice to asser themselves as Muslims and as women.

Wearing coverings can be a sign of their femininity and a source of pride. It is far more common for women to be judged on their looks or their figure in the West than it is in the Islamic world (and they have some of the most beautiful women on earth).

So what's preferable? A British girl in London dressing like a prostitute with a nice figure but no class, or Muslim women who - assuming they are choosing to wear coverings - don't want to be judged as objects but engage with society as proud women?

this is wrong!

2009-05-26T16:03:03.460-07:00

this is wrong!