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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  • Chris Christie tells it (again) like it is…

    Okay, I admit to being a total fangirl when it comes to Christie.  But dang, the man has a way with words.  This time he’s having to tell yet another public service employee (police officer) how it is.  I have the highest respect for police officers and firemen but their unions are proving to be… Continue reading

  • This guy makes all other badasses look like pikers

    Via The Other McCain:  A retired Nepalese Gorkha (or Ghurka, depending on your spelling preference) killed three robbers, wounded another eight, and scattered a total of forty robbers on a train using only his skills and his khuruki.  In the process, he saved a young girl from being raped and saved a lot of sheeple… Continue reading

  • When is a Law, not a Law??

    A law is not a law when it does not apply equally to all persons and entities.  I’m hearing that there are now over 700 exemptions to unions and business out there to Obamacare’s annual limits requirement (doesn’t count some states that have been exempted either).  These are being handed out like candy, but the… Continue reading

  • Dentist appointment

    Had a dentist appointment yesterday.  Usually these are no-brainers because I’ve been blessed with bones and teeth of pure adamantium but since I hadn’t been for three years, I was expecting something like: or this: Well, maybe not the second one since Himself assured me that the guy was really nice.  It turned out to… Continue reading

  • Jumping the Shark, SOTU-style, a liveblog with commentary

    Okay, during the SOTU, I now realize why I keep seeing (or repeating over and over) STFU.  It’s not the State of the Union anymore, it’s the ‘here’s my agenda and you all should agree with me’.  So there’s agenda items such as amnesty for illegal students because they happen to make it to college… Continue reading

  • Attitude is everything….

    Himself pointed this out via AMCGLTD (via Punchbaby).  This video is just fun to watch.  A whole song in sign.  Language warning, but at least I learned how to say f*** you in American sign. Continue reading

  • Behold and despair…. the Cookie Variant

    Behold and despair all ye who have tasted the infamous brownie cookies that were the first baking collaborative effort between Himself and me.  I have now added….  dare I say it…  shortbread.  My ultimate goal is a swirl cookie–right now they are still a bit blobby, but as with all things, they are a work… Continue reading

  • Lasers, lazers

    Brigid has a frickin’ cool post on lasers (or lazers) over at her place.  In the comments, someone mentioned the movie Real Genius and it prompted me to find the below on youtube: I also provided this: Continue reading

  • Freedom vs. Safety

    Over at Roberta X’s blog, she had a great post about the TJIC situation (here).  An Anonymous commenter in his/her last paragraph said: ” You can’t have it both ways; you can’t have a secure public AND respect their personal rights and freedoms.”   (As an aside, I’m noticing on just about everyone’s postings about the… Continue reading

  • Maybe they did it on purpose….

    But I doubt it.  I saw the “quintessentially American” menu for the state dinner with Hu, the Chinese president tonight.  It included twice-baked potatoes, creamed spinach, ice cream, and pears with goat cheese.  Now, considering that 95% of Chinese folks are lactose intolerant, was this menu a deliberate setup for intestinal distress for the visitors… Continue reading