Al-Zaidi: “I’d Throw Shoes Again” While Sales of the Footwear Soar

Welcome to La Figa!

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Hi :::looks around:::: Whew, no theocrats or dominionists lurking under the bed….  

So, since mid-September I’ve been blogging for Campaign Silo and Firedoglake where you can get a sense of what I cover, along with contributing to Huffington Post and various other sites.

FDL kindly gave me my own cabana here on the Lake to write about the intersection of politics, entertainment and pop culture. Honest, it’s not the kids’ table–I’ve a fully stocked larder, a big screen TV, lots of bon bons, and hopefully some bons mots. Please visit often, send me tips, comment on what suits your fancy, and splash around.

If you’re curious about the name La Figa, the About section will fill you in. If you’re curious in general, please keep reading what I write.

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32 Responses to "Welcome to La Figa!"
egregious | Monday December 22, 2008 09:38 am 1

Congratulations!


twolf1 | Monday December 22, 2008 09:42 am 2

La Figa!


GregB | Monday December 22, 2008 09:43 am 3

Hello and welcome.

Now for some grim news.

Al Jazeera is reporting Pakistan military is on red alert in fear of an attack by India.

-G


Teddy Partridge | Monday December 22, 2008 09:44 am 4

Wow — well-deserved and appropriately lovely!


wagonjak | Monday December 22, 2008 09:46 am 5

The online sites that do this the best are The Daily Beast and Vanity Fair online…they’re two of my favorites. I will come here often…thanks! Carl


Gregg Levine | Monday December 22, 2008 09:46 am 6

Mazel Tov!


Blue Texan | Monday December 22, 2008 09:48 am 7

Congrats, Lisa!


Quebecois | Monday December 22, 2008 09:48 am 8

Kudos to you, lisa. I enjoy your writings. Bonne chance à la Figue.


Millineryman | Monday December 22, 2008 09:49 am 9

Great luck with this Lisa. I do enjoy your writing. Love the layout and design, and the color palette is beautiful.


Hugh | Monday December 22, 2008 09:53 am 10

In the About page, you have Le folle journee. Shouldn’t that be La folle journée? “Journée” is feminine and would take the feminine article “la”. The accent might or might not have been there. Usually accents are suppressed if a word is written in caps, otherwise it should be there.


cobernicus | Monday December 22, 2008 09:59 am 11

Lisa,

Great to have you here! I have enjoyed your posts at CS.

BTW, Hugh is right. It is La Folle Journee (I can’t get the accent to come through.) You can see it here.


AnonSnark | Monday December 22, 2008 09:59 am 12

welcome! your entrance indicates a certain uplifting vibe. will definitely drop by your new spot.


Spencer Ackerman | Monday December 22, 2008 10:03 am 13

My crush on you only intensifies.


Christy Hardin Smith | Monday December 22, 2008 10:06 am 14

Yay, Lisa — love the masthead design! Can’t wait to dig in and do some reading in the days ahead…


Siun | Monday December 22, 2008 10:08 am 15

Bravo La Figa!

I love the reference to Figaro in your About (which folks really should read) since I just saw a lovely production of the Beaumarchais here in Chicago – and anyone in town should make a point of checking it out – http://tinyurl.com/8n5z37


dakine01 | Monday December 22, 2008 10:11 am 16

Not a big fan of figs but I do give a fig so I imagine I’ll be stopping by La Figa with some frequency.


punaise | Monday December 22, 2008 10:12 am 17

benvenuta!

long ago, when I was living in Florence studying architecture for a year I met an American exchange student, an art major from NYC, whose last name was Ficalora. She soon learned the slang aspect of the name.


egregious | Monday December 22, 2008 10:18 am 18
In response to Hugh @ 10

Fixed, and thank you. For some of us it isn’t even rusty high school French, but middle school.


Mommybrain | Monday December 22, 2008 10:25 am 19

Love the name and the symbolism if it all. I both give a fig and love figs, even flying figs. Welcome home, Lisa.


emptywheel | Monday December 22, 2008 10:26 am 20

Welcome Lisa!!


ThingsComeUndone | Monday December 22, 2008 10:28 am 21

Congrats Your a good Writer


Quebecois | Monday December 22, 2008 10:44 am 22
In response to Hugh @ 10

Ce que Hugh a dit.

What Hugh said!


Lisa Derrick | Monday December 22, 2008 10:47 am 23

Thank you ::blush:: and thanks especially to Jane who brought me on board and the editors and mods for saving my tpyo ridden paws, and the tech hotties who built this–and really I am so thrilled to be here and write and be read. Greatest holiday gift ever!

PS No movie night tonight–our subject had to cancel last minute…


BevW | Monday December 22, 2008 10:51 am 24

Congratulations !!


Margot | Monday December 22, 2008 11:36 am 25

Beautiful layout and colors. Welcome, Lisa!


MadProfessah | Monday December 22, 2008 11:55 am 26

Congratulations, Lisa! It was great meeting you at the LGBT bloggers summit in DC two weeks ago.


Suzanne | Monday December 22, 2008 01:05 pm 27

oooooh, shiny pretty new and ohlala tres chic and easy on the eyex


elisathon | Monday December 22, 2008 02:47 pm 28

Congratulations – I’ve enjoyed your posts and am looking forward to more.
La Figa is beautiful.
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Audrey | Monday December 22, 2008 03:13 pm 29
In response to Lisa Derrick @ 23

tpyo ridden paws

We’re fluent in typonese. No worries. :)
Congratulations on the new digs. Have been enjoying your posts at CS.


newtonusr | Monday December 22, 2008 06:04 pm 30

Lisa! Home base.
ahhhhhh


RevDeb | Monday December 22, 2008 07:05 pm 31

Lisa,
If you have never seen the fig eating scene in Women In Love, it is a must!


Elliott | Tuesday December 23, 2008 04:31 am 32

HalLaFiga!

HalLaFiga!

HalLaFiga-HalLaFiga

HalLeiFiga!


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