Midwest Chick's Place

Despite the bother of having to go into work for a forgotten meeting on Friday (and it turning out to be a non-event), the weekend was quite lovely.  I got my Stoner holster in less than a week and it fits the Sig with the laser sight perfectly.  They also canted the clip (by request)… Continue reading

We here in flyover country are used to being denigrated by the effete snobs from either coast (effete:  from dictionary.com :  –adjective  1.lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society. 2. exhausted of vigor or energy, worn out: an effete political force. 3.unable to produce; sterile) but Katie Couric, that poster child for… Continue reading

James O’Keefe does it again.  He got folks to tape a leadership conference for New Jersey’s teachers unions.  While I do know some good teachers–people who really and truly want to help kids learn, these ‘leaders’ do not show any of those qualities.  What they really are is a reason to get rid of the… Continue reading

Having several friends who are of the left-ward leaning bent, I often run into a cognitive dissonance when reading their statuses on Facebook or the like.  I had been, as my cousin so aptly puts it, ‘biting my tongue until it bleeds’ out of respect for them and their right to have an opinion that… Continue reading

Borepatch, Brigid, and Tam all have insightful, profound, and thought-provoking posts regarding the naming of objects and the power inherent in names (check out their postings at their links).  I have my own small contribution to make to the litany of great weapons….  The Billy Barou.  If you don’t recognize the reference, I’m not going… Continue reading

When we last left our heroic (and hungry) foursome, they were headed to Claddagh’s on 96th Street for food and conversation.  Arriving well before everyone and having carefully perused the menu (and firmly vetoing ANYTHING containing cabbage as a consumable for the mighty Og since there are not enough windows on the Prius to make… Continue reading

Himself and I had a pretty busy weekend.  Out with friends on Friday and then up before the crack of dawn after a couple of hours of sleep and off to the Indy gun show with the mighty and indomitable Og and the quiet yet witty and knowledgeable Partner.  We got Og into the Prius… Continue reading

Happy Birthday to the woman who gave birth to me through countless hours of labor, who gritted her teeth so much through my college years that she had to get a mouth brace, and who imparted upon me a rather unique sense of humor as well as an inquiring mind and an appreciation for the… Continue reading

Ellen Weiss, the head of news at NPR couldn’t even be bothered (or didn’t have the guts) to look a long term employee in the eye while she’s canning him.  Interesting point is that she said that the word came from ‘above’ and there was nothing she could do.  Either that was a cop-out or… Continue reading

Juan Williams, a longtime NPR news guy, was fired by NPR last night due to comments that he made in a country that presumably still supports free speech (as long as that free speech agrees with NPR and George Soros).  While discussing the muslim dilemma with Bill O’Reilly, Williams had the audacity to say what… Continue reading