Midwest Chick's Place

(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)

–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

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  • Now they are trying to kill the chocolate industry

     As you probably have seen, word is out that Consumer Reports has indicated that a whole bunch of dark chocolates have what they call high levels of lead and cadmium.  Most of the chocolates they mention are single source or blended and most are from Latin America. However, they used California standards, which are about… Continue reading

  • A feel good post to start the new year

     There are some good things that came out of the Buffalo blizzard.  One of them is the story of ‘Merry Christmas Jay’.  He got stuck in the snow and after a futile attempt to find shelter in nearby houses, gathered two others who were also stuck and they slept in his car until he ran… Continue reading

  • Sunday Meme Drop

      The stupid is strong with this one Continue reading

  • Special New Years Eve Meme Drop

    Just a few to start the new year right My hope for everyone:   May the worst day of 2023 be better for you than the best day of 2022.   Continue reading

  • Saturday Meme Drop

      Happy New Year Everyone!!  Glad to see the end of 2022! Continue reading

  • The science is irrevocably corrupted

     In The Lancet, a study was published on monkeypox in women.  However, half the ‘women’ in the study were actually biological men. In the study published in the world-class medical journal on November 17, researchers analyzed data for a total of 136 individuals with the monkeypox virus infection across 15 countries. There were 62 “trans… Continue reading

  • Making good with what you've got

    A plane crashed into a frozen creek in Maryland on Monday.  The pilot got onto the wing, but was in danger of freezing in the icy water.  A couple of enterprising folks took to their kayaks to get to the plane.   Since the water was frozen, the oars would not propel them so they used… Continue reading

  • Grooming children for suicide

    Canada has crossed the Rubicon with ‘an activity book for elementary-aged children to help kids understand assisted suicide’. The booklet continues by describing how lethal injection works: “The first medicine makes the person feel very relaxed and fall asleep. They may yawn or snore or mumble. The second medicine causes a “coma.” A coma looks… Continue reading

  • An exercise in frustration

    And I mean what I say in the title literally.  I belong to a local gym.  I go to lift weights several times a week and am generally in and out in about thirty minutes.   Except for this week.  It seems that everyone is off work and out of school and they all decided to… Continue reading

  • Because you need a weave in the middle of a snowstorm

     It seems that looters decided to take advantage of the snowstorm in Buffalo and started looting businesses, including an Arabian weave shop.  Maybe they didn’t want to wear a hat or something and needed some extra insulation on their noggins.   As a note, they didn’t loot for food or medicine, just stuff they wanted and… Continue reading