Midwest Chick's Place

Well, it could be a good PR campaign (if you’re sitting in a dark room with a bong in your hand)….  In central Florida, they are putting into place a $73,000 campaign that includes passing out 6,000 Superman-type capes to the jobless as part of their “fight Dr. Evil Unemployment”.  Truly I can think of… Continue reading

As the commenter in the last post about my friend noted, Patch is safe at home.  Looks like he took a little magic carpet ride on an F-3 and he’s a little wobbly and he’s got a vet appointment this afternoon, but he’s okay.  The missing cat also showed up yesterday morning as well as… Continue reading

My college roommate (one of those rare friends with whom you can pick up a conversation you started a year ago) and her husband had their house struck by a tornado last night.  They have a dog and a cat missing, their outbuildings are rubble, no power, and what looks like trees where walls used… Continue reading

Continuing a new meme begun by Borepatch…  I can’t believe I could only take 22 of the little snuggers.  Of course the questions only include hand-to-Bieber skills–no weapons. Created by Oatmeal Continue reading

Happy Birthday to my love, my partner, my friend.  Thank you for your thoughts, your teachings, your many gifts. Continue reading

In a followup to my blogpost about Yale womens’ puling timidity in the face of crassness, the administration has stepped in with this statement from Yale President Richard Levin (via Instapundit): “It is imperative that the climate at Yale be free of sexual harassment and misconduct of any kind. The well being of our students… Continue reading

So there’s a car in today’s NASCAR Talladega race, the #09 car who is sponsored by ‘Thank a Teacher/Security Benefits’.  It took a little checking, but Security Benefits is the supplier of the National Education Association’s Valuebuilder retirement savings program.  Sponsoring a NASCAR team costs between $350,000 – $500,000 a RACE.  Wonder if the scratch… Continue reading

A very close friend of mine was selected to be a guardian on an Honor Flight to Washington DC.  The guardians are the companions-of-the-day for WWII and terminally ill veterans as they travel to DC to see the memorials and other DC sights.  She said that it was one of the most profound experiences that’s… Continue reading

It’s been pointed out many times that, despite claims to the contrary, academia is about as insular a group in their common value and thought as any enclave.  And they’re very quick to jump on any bandwagon that fits their meme and to ‘la-la-la-I-can’t-hear-you’ if facts prove to the contrary.  Take the case of Crystal… Continue reading

So an Ivy League graduate living in California went on a second date with a guy she met on match.com and he followed her home and assaulted her so she wants the site stop adding new members until they start including some kind of screening for sexual predators.  She says in the article that she… Continue reading