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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  • Stand by Me

    A movie that has one of the best interaction ever…  “you gonna shoot us all?”  “No Ace, just you.” ETA: Because I totally concur with the comments from Uncle Jay… ETA: Geez, that Garth is like a fungus, oozing from one blog post to another but he should be gone now. The Fifth Element scene… Continue reading

  • Seriously, did I hold up a cue card??

    A new report says that students majoring in Education in college consistently receive higher grades than students enrolled in other majors. The reason (no big surprise here): lower grading standards. Well duh! Ever since I saw a College of Education from the inside, I’ve been trumpeting this bit of news to the stars. Of course… Continue reading

  • When it comes to Shariah law, there are two ways to go

    There is the right way, which is to make the law of the land the law for all, rather than allow a colonization of your culture. There is the wrong way, which allows a foreign culture to institute their own laws from their own lands.  Note that in the article, the express goal of creating… Continue reading

  • I don't know why some things become linked in my head

    As an example of brain linkages (and not in a necessarily good way), I was listening to the radio tonight and ‘Foxy Lady’ by Hendrix came on.  What do I flash to immediately??  See below…  *sigh*  I’m not right….. Continue reading

  • Classic Executive Blunders on the Vineyard and in the Heartland

    So I’m listening to Don and Roma this morning and they are discussing the fact that Obama has ‘reached out’ to Warren Buffet and to the head of Ford Motor Company to glean ideas for his economic and jobs framework.  Which is going to be useless and garner him exactly ZERO new ideas.  Why?  Because… Continue reading

  • Og called it..

     Ahead of the curve as always, is the Mighty and Indomitable Og.  All the cool sci-fi nerds are doing it so I figured I would too.  Read over half the books on the list and am pretty sure I have some of the rest but never got around to reading them. 1. The Lord Of… Continue reading

  • Sick kitty

    Our Buddha kitty is at the vet now.  We had a trip to the emergency vet yesterday but the problem was severe enough that it recurred.  He’s prone to crystals in his urine and is apparently chock-full and was blocked up completely.  So we get to wait and make sure that his kidneys are okay… Continue reading

  • Phegmmy has the perfect illustration…

    She has posted about a family who came home to find a burglary in process.  Two men struggled with the guy who was literally caught holding their television and one got him in a choke hold.  He died at the hospital.  Now before you say ‘awww’, think about it.  He was robbing them.  He broke… Continue reading

  • Because I'm tired of waiting for others to tell me what I need to know

    I decided to do a little digging on Thaddeus McCotter and Gary Johnson, two of the Republicans who have stated they are running for President but haven’t been included in any of the reindeer games and debates and straw polls yet. One interesting tidbit I found is that debates are by invitation only (okay, I… Continue reading

  • Don't believe what you hear, especially when it's out of Obama's mouth….

    So the Campaigner-in-Chief on his ‘listening tour’ just dismisses a farmer’s concerns about over regulation.  “Don’t always believe what you hear”, Obama says.  Okay, how about some specific stuff that would have caused some concerns:  DOT floating a proposal about requiring ranchers to get commercial driver’s licenses (abandoned for now); EPA farm dust rules (due… Continue reading