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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  • Okay, this makes me feel better…. NOT!

    Brought to me by the same guy who sent out a bulk email to my workplace on the day the governor signed the workplace carry law (where you can legally have your gun in your car) stating that my workplace was exempt and they would keep us all safe from harm…. I get an email… Continue reading

  • Interesting that these hit pieces on Toyota come out now…..

    There are articles in the Chronicle of Higher Education, The Chicago Sun-Times, and a host of other new outlets (the original story looks like an AP release, I think) about the Southern Illinois University professor who basically exacerbated all of the bru-ha-ha about the Toyota acceleration problem (which was dropped by the media amazingly after… Continue reading

  • Something is just bugging me about this….

    A president of a public university system in Indiana has asked that the American Flag be flown at half-staff to honor the passing of a former president of the university system.  Only the President and the Governor of states can ORDER a flag to half staff, but it can be ASKED to be flown at… Continue reading

  • Hmmm…. PC trumps academic freedom…. Interesting

    Via Big Government:  An adjunct professor at the University of Illinois was fired for….  get this… telling students in an email that in Catholic doctrine, there is the belief that homosexuality is immoral.  The professor in question, being Catholic (apparently one who isn’t a Sunday-only type of Catholic), also told his students that he agrees… Continue reading

  • How the First and Second Amendments are Intertwined….

    Via Insty, a posting on the Volokh Conspiracy about a sheriff in Iowa  (a discretionary concealed-carry gun permitting state) who denied a man his permit on the grounds that he was exercising his right to free speech but people didn’t like what he was saying.  Apparently the man was a vocal supporter of the Osceola… Continue reading

  • Because I'm too tired to come up with anything else….

    The only disadvantage to a wickedly productive weekend is that I’m too tired and content to think of anything original.  Please to enjoy “What’s Opera Doc” starring Bugs Bunny.  This was my introduction to the world of opera and I haven’t gone any further (unless Bugs is in it, I’m not listening).  Thanks to Scott… Continue reading

  • A day of much satisfaction and learning

    I posted last week that we tend to get more done by 10:00 am then most people do all day and today bore that out.  While Mr. B split wood, I transported and stacked.  I used the new tractor, which had a bit of a learning curve…..  My first trip, I put it in neutral… Continue reading

  • Conan the Barbarian, The Musical

    From a friend of mine….  I love the refrain on the song…. Please to enjoy: Continue reading

  • Overestimating one's relevance to the conversation….

    Apparently Rage Against the Machine (a band I’ve never listened to knowingly) is upset about the Arizona Immigration Law and has decided to mobilize a boycott of the state and ‘protest concerts’ (via Big Government) by musicians.  Something that I think Hollywood and musicians need to learn (and some are figuring this out) is that… Continue reading

  • Supreme Court speakin' sense

    Today the Supreme Court ruled in favor of McDonald in McDonald vs. Chicago, expanding its Heller ruling to encompass the fifty states.  It should be noted that it did not ‘explicitly strike down Chicago’s laws but instructed the federal appeals court that upheld them to review its ruling.  Scott over at MacBourne’s Musings gets the… Continue reading