http://reverseparanoia.com the cat lady speaks Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:19:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  Ooofa! Recently updated lead article on nytimes.com: The military trainers who came to Guantanamo Bay in December 2002 based an entire interrogation class on a chart showing the effects of “coercive management techniques” for possible use on prisoners, including “sleep deprivation,” “prolonged constraint,” and “exposure.” What the trainers did not say, and ... http://reverseparanoia.com/2008/07/02/the-only-good-commie-is-one-that-gives-us-a-powerpoint-of-their-interrogation-technique/ Hmm. This article about post-abortion counseling is a little too quick to implicate the pro-choice movement in pushing aside women's feelings about abortion in some kind of power bid.  The author writes, After all, the feminist movement is built upon the cornerstone of women controlling their reproductive destinies -- on the imperative of valuing women’s ... http://reverseparanoia.com/2008/06/30/abortion-counseling-conundrum-is-not-the-pro-choice-condundrum/ What is with this TV show ?  I know it's generated some serious fan mania with a certain demographic.  And I know I'm about a year late, but I never had cable in NYC, and now I live in Mexico, so shut up.  I just watched an episode last night, and sometimes I ... http://reverseparanoia.com/2008/06/30/flight-of-the-conchords/ Svetlana, my future Russian bride, sent me this plaintive missile today: I started to search the man as to me very alone and 29 years and I do not have man if you wish to begin with me correspondence or easier to begin acquaintance tell to me your answer. I shall wait ... http://reverseparanoia.com/2008/06/29/spamrussian-bride-bloggingheads-tackles-womens-issues-kitten3/ I Googled the word "fail" and found this. It's a suprisingly effective interpretative trick, looking at a series of photos and knowing that each one is labeled FAIL. Personally, I always award any glaring pratfall with a hearty, out-loud, "Fail!" It doesn't go over that convincingly in ... http://reverseparanoia.com/2008/06/25/fail-cats/ The roundup: from Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times It is hard for me to find the words to express what a massive, fraudulent, pathetic excuse for an energy policy this is. from Erin Aubry Kaplan, Salon.com And unlike Barack, she was a typical black American with no transcendent story about immigrant parents ... http://reverseparanoia.com/2008/06/24/june-24/ I'll be right back. Empty your cache-- we've done a redesign. Meanwhile: lindsey AT reverse paranoia DOT com. http://reverseparanoia.com/2008/06/18/hang-tight/