Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 1 month ago.
...do we really need to do more to make shopping carts inoperableThis sign was recently discovered in a Walgreens parking lot. I'm not sure what is more disturbing, the fact that shopping carts get stolen from Walgreens or the fact that they are so val...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 1 month ago.
...not many things turn my frown upside downAfter such an epic collapse of the Cubs, not many things turn my frown upside down. I mean, seriously, the best record in the national league and you get swept in the first round of the playoffs for the 2nd y...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 2 months ago.
Public transportation is so much better for the environment.No but seriously, it's better but it's not perfect either. Cause, like, my car... doesn't do that.
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 2 months ago.
When you really look at the numbers it's a no-brainer.Look, it's no secret that $4 a gallon gasoline is the pits. It goes without saying that filling up a car today is a real hardship.And, this hardship is particularly difficult in the spread-out Midwes...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 2 months ago.
There are poor choices of words, and then there is this. There is a phenomenon that occurs more often than one might think. It happens when you see a local merchant advertising something on their store front sign. We've all received the chain emails showi...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 3 months ago.
I'm pretty sure I heard angels singing... Acouple of months ago I was walking through Baltimore/Washington International Airport on business. My flight had just landed and I was feeling a bit hungry but nothing in the terminal looked affordable or even te...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 3 months ago.
I say bring it ...on non-windy daysThere is a great injustice that is going un-checked in American society today. It is gender discrimination and it's time that someone shined a light on this horrible miscarriage of justice and inequality.I'm speaking of ...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 3 months ago.
I say bring it ...on non-windy daysThere is a great injustice that is going un-checked in American society today. It is gender discrimination and it's time that someone shined a light on this horrible miscarriage of justice and inequality.I'm speaking of ...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 3 months ago.
NOW HIRING 1O GRILL HELPYou could make the argument that they are using the backwards number "1" as a letter "T".However, the sign then reads "NOW HIRING TO GRILL HELP". Does that advertisement really pull in the applicants Surely they are hiring peopl...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 4 months ago.
I would rather have five pennies than one nickelAnnouncing the motion to get rid of the U.S. 5 cent piece, otherwise known as, the nickel. The nickel. Are you kidding me This stupid thing is bigger than a dime yet is worth less than a dime. It's the fatt...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 4 months ago.
Do I do the guy-nod, or just wave my hand Retail. Oh how I hate thee. First off, "rewards Programs". "Rewards Programs" are really corporate ways of asking, "Can we track everything you purchase EVER and then sell your demographic information with sp...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 4 months ago.
I am going to have an aneurism...or run for office Let me get this straight. I do yard work and trim a bunch of bushes and trees. I have trimmings left over after doing all of this work. Now, I can't burn this waste because of well, you know, global wa...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 4 months ago.
...He is wearing sunglasses Here we have a family of four riding in a sport utility vehicle. They have a roof, four doors, and bumpers.They have driver and passenger side air bags.They have side curtain air bags.They have anti-lock brakes.They are all w...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 4 months ago.
...am I saying I don't believe you... So I'm outside one day in the heat. I don't remember where I was but I start fanning myself with a paper or something.This guy comes up to me and says, "You know, they did a study that says that you actually create mo...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 5 months ago.
Wikipedia defines redundancy as; the duplication of critical components of a system with the intention of increasing reliability of the system, usually in the case of a backup or fail-safe.I count 7 toilet paper roll dispencers, two hand towel dispensers...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 5 months ago.
that day is probably decades away We have always known that flourescent bulbs are more energy efficient than incandesant bulbs. But, the problem when you get the basics of it all was that most lighting fixtures in, the world, take incandesant bulbs.So, f...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 5 months ago.
well here is a concept I can get behind So, I saw on CNN.com the other day this article that had this headline: "Behind the Scenes: 'Hypermilers' test limits of fuel conservation"The dropline next said that Wayne Gerdes was getting more than 50mpg in his...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 5 months ago.
those buttons are for schmucks Perhaps I am too cynical.Nah...those buttons are for schmucks.Subscribe to Midwestern Meditations eMagazine by Email
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 5 months ago.
events contrary to what was, what might have been, expected On February 16, 2007, the University of Illinois board of governors voted to eliminate the school's mascot, "The Chief". The reasons for this action included the possible cultural insensitivity t...
Posted by Midwest Meditations eMagazine 6 months ago.
The slogan is Fresh to You. Words mean things. It's true. In addition, pronunciation or inflection in the pronunciation of words can change the meaning of the phrase or sentence.For example, take this delivery truck for a vending machine company. The slo...
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