Mailbag – FU Edition
Dr. J. has been crazy busy and the mail has been piling up. He apologizes and will empty the bag as quickly as he can, but here is a quick hit for our readers. And FU means follow up, not … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has been crazy busy and the mail has been piling up. He apologizes and will empty the bag as quickly as he can, but here is a quick hit for our readers. And FU means follow up, not … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s buddy, Jamie Jeffords at the Eye of Polyphemus has been covering the Republican Primaries, and his predictions have been prophetic. He discusses the Santorum surge today. He makes five points regarding the surge. He writes: First, Santorum looks … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is not into the celebrity worshiping culture of 21st Century America. He has very little to no interest into which celebrity couple is enjoying its beginning or meeting its end, who wore what to the latest self-congratulatory awards … Continue reading →
The J. clan took in the 4:00 showing of The Phantom Menace in 3D at the New Atlantis Googleplex yesterday. Go ahead, openly mock, you know the consequences. Why did we fork over $51.50 go see what is considered a … Continue reading →
Definition of ACCOMMODATION 1 : something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: asa : lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services —usually used in plural <tourist accommodations on the boat> <overnight accommodations>b : a public conveyance (as a train) that stops at all or nearly all … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is really having a bad day…force lightning unleashed, hate flowing, you know the drill…now get back to work, unless you are one of our minions attending CPAC on our behalf…(I mean you @mbernadette and @m_mcaualy, go get root-beer … Continue reading →
Our Royal Exchequer, SW writes in: I’ve enjoyed your musings over the state of education both because I often agree and because my daughters are teachers. One of them, currently a professor teaching teachers has a perspective you may want … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is going to be perfectly clear. Anything less than total removal of the HHS rule requiring all insurance coverage providing free (not really free, but other people paying for your stuff) contraception, sterilization and most importantly, abortion medications is … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has received a bunch of email of late, so the next few posts will be delving into the mailbag. As each is a different subject, they all will go up in their own due time. Hopefully interspersed with … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. received this email from the one and so far, only, the Great and Mighty Borepatch. We hope you read him everyday, just as we do! And by hope, we mean, “You will read Borepatch everyday…” He … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is letting everyone else do his work for him today, as he has a crazy day at work. This, however caught his eye, and as such he recommends reading it, if only because the first graph was being … Continue reading →
How you document your donut eating says even more about you than your choice of donut… h/t – Some friend of a friend on Facebook. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Operative DT writes in: RE:”if they don’t want to pay for practices they consider immoral, they should stick to serving their own co-religionists rather than the wider public” Dr. the J, EMTALA has rendered even that unlikely option impossible, hasn’t … Continue reading →
Dr. J. used to work in a comic book store as a youth. Just humor him. It’s been a long week. h/t geeksaresexy.com Ok. Ok. I’ll put the Batman one up too. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Reaction formation – n – (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them; “his strict morality is just a reaction … Continue reading →
This missive arrived by bicycle courier from Operative JS regarding yesterday’s required reading assignment: Dear Dr. J, I don’t think you’ve been there long enough to tell us what to read. YOU’RE NOT MY REAL DAD!!!1! God Bless, J S … Continue reading →
This opinion piece is from Ross Douthat in the NYT from Sunday regarding HHS’s mandate regarding contraception: A parish would be exempt from the mandate, in other words, but a Catholic hospital would not. Ponder that for a moment. In … Continue reading →
This is a bit of a non-news-item, but it is worth mentioning. Art Laffer, supply-side economist, Reagan Administration economic adviser, and all-around great guy wrote an article in the WSJ endorsing Newt Gingrich’s tax plan. Dr. Laffer is an economist, … Continue reading →
In other news…the Susan G. Komen foundation, a major fundraiser for breast cancer prevention, treatment, and research has pulled grants from Planned Parenthood. They were providing $600,000 to the nation’s largest abortion provider. The official reason for this is that … Continue reading →
Remember boxing great Cassius Clay? Dr. J. does. He often used a technique called the ‘Rope-a-Dope’ where he was able to sustain blow after blow from his opponent, and when his opponent was sufficiently worn out, Mr. Clay would kick … Continue reading →
Dr. J. was saddened to hear about the death of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius this morning by what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Dr. J., as a youth, always felt that Mr. Cornelius was a cool cat. If … Continue reading →
An Arizona legislator introduced a bill this week attempting to get the state to allow public high schools to offer an elective class on GASP! the Bible. The idea behind the bill is that the misguided mindset behind banning the … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. and Mrs. Dr. J. were having their morning at 0:Dark:45 yesterday morning, enjoying a little Fox and Friends before waking the Lil Resident and Lil Med Student for classes at the New Atlantis Jedi Academy. Rick … Continue reading →
From realpolitics.com “On Tuesday at the State of the Union, I laid out my vision for how we move forward,” President Obama said at a campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada. “I laid out a blueprint for an economy that’s … Continue reading →
Operative ME writes in regarding Dr. J.’s post on the new HHS policies yesterday. Dear Dr. J., Excellent post on Catholicism, conscience and contraception. When I first heard of Secretary Sibelius’s proposal to bring to deny religious-affiliated organizations such as … Continue reading →
Dr. J. would like to thank Victor David Hanson for his brutally honest appraisal of Mr. Obama’s State of the Union Address. Dr. J. avoided the actual address because the President’s speeches make his diastolic blood pressure shoot through the … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is beating a dead horse here, but he is utterly offended by the efforts the President has made (and successfully he might at) at undermining religious freedom when it disagrees with his world view. Dr. J. is specifically … Continue reading →
For those who didn’t get the memo. Mr. Romney is crazy rich. He is worth around $200 million, earning $21.7 million dollars last year. He paid $3 million in taxes and gave almost $3 million away to charitable causes. Most … Continue reading →
No, not that kind of heart plug. Operative R2DT writes in on thermal printer paper: Dear Dr. J., Ok, I admit it. The subject was just to get your attention, but it is related to the purpose of the email. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. received this missive from the Holy Roman Emperor, aka Operative HRE, via Papal bull. Seriously, it was a bull with one of them bunny ear hats. He writes: Dear Dr. Jay, I read your entry, and I really … Continue reading →
O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world! That has such people in it! Tempest Act V, Scene i This post was inspired, in part by an email sent by Operative … Continue reading →
Mandy’s subconscious mind-control ray is now firing on all pistons, as you can see by this small field test on Garry B. Trudeau, the author or Doonesbury: Hello Kitty today, GOP talking points tomorrow…muah…ha…ha…ha… Dr. J.
Continue reading →JAB writes in from the Double-wide: Dear Mr. Dr. J: re: “Safe is good (i.e. no protruding glass or rusty nails)…” Why no rusty nails? Experience is a great teacher, isn’t it? And besides, the young’uns these days are vaccinated … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, There is much ado about nothing regarding Mr. Romney’s as yet and soon to be released tax returns. And, when Dr. J. says soon, he means before Mr. Kerry’s military records and President Obama’s college transcripts and medical … Continue reading →
This article is at the intersection of Education & Health, and on the kids side of town, so you knew Dr. J. was going to have to comment on it. Published in the journal Pediatrics about two weeks ago, it … Continue reading →
To: The Czar From: Dr. J. Re: The Czar is not one of those high-school-spent-in-the-locker types like Dr. J, and generally loathes science fiction… Dear The Czar: Dr. J. will have you know he was considered quite cool in high … Continue reading →
Dr. J. was inspired by Kevin Williamson’s Friday column at National Review Online. He posits that Republicans are divided into two camps. Those that believe that Obama is incompetent, and those that believe that he is evil. It his his … Continue reading →
Former Senator and Presidential Candiate John Edwards has successfully petitioned Federal Court for a two month delay his case because he states that he has a life-threatening heart condition that will require surgery in a month.First and foremost, Dr. J. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. received this missive from Operative D.F. via subspace carrierwave: Good post today on the Lil Med Student’s interest in mythology. Here on Q’onos, my little warrior has gone crazy for the Rick Riordan books featuring Greek mythology. He’s totally … Continue reading →
You may recall the Lil Medstudent and Dr. J. were reading Norse mythology this summer. Ragnarokk ended the tale of the Norse Gods with a neat little bow. He insisted on seeing the picture of Odin riding into Fenris’s mouth … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s posts regarding games captured the imaginations of some of our readers (and writers). Our first letter comes from the ever so kind Operative JS: Dear doctor doctor I’ve got a bad case of hemorrhaging you, I, too, enjoy … Continue reading →
In an homage to our !!!1!E1@VENtY!1!!1!! screaming friends on the left, Dr. J. drafts the above headline. Mrs. Dr. J. is a wonderful and charitable woman. Recently, a new charity came on her radar. The name of the organization was … Continue reading →
Dr. J. was glad to see that his post from yesterday resonated with somebody. Operative KH sent us this missive via Ouija board: Good evening, Doctor, Your board game post struck a chord with me. My late father taught me … Continue reading →
Gentle readers, two news items have come up which have made it clear to Dr. J. that an eccumenical rift has come to exist between the prototypic Gen-X nerd (Ret.) and the Millennial offshoot. The first item comes to us … Continue reading →
The Lil Resident’s Sunday School Teacher (LRSST or Laurist) is a medical student at New Atlantis Ivory Tower Medical School (NAITMS). As is Dr. J.’s wont, he likes to keep tabs on what Laurist is learning in school. Usually, Laurist … Continue reading →
Dr. J. lives in a rather blue neighborhood near New Atlantis Ivory Tower University and Medical Center. This is not a big deal to Dr. J. because folks tend to be pretty respectful, with the exception of one or two … Continue reading →
To: The Dread and Awful Czar From: Dr. J., aka Darth Medicus, Sith Lord and Royal Surgeon Re: Delayed Receipt of Mallort Flavored Preggie Pops Dear The Czar: As you know, the Flyers defeated the Blackhawks two nights ago. Dr. … Continue reading →
h/t DrudgeCNN Money writes today that doctors are going broke. Dr. J. will break it down for you really quick. About half of all doctors are in private practice. Private practice is a small business. It is a weird business … Continue reading →
As if right on cue, our esteemed Royal Mathematician writes in regarding Dr. J.’s post yesterday: A most happy New Year to all Gormogons whose calendar-origin-of-choice has recently passed, and general seasonally-appropriate greetings to the others: A quick word about … Continue reading →
Dear Messrs. Ryan, Rubio, Jindal, Christie and Generic & Mmes. Haley, Martinez and Brewer, It is only 1461 days until the 2016 Iowa Caucuses! It is never too early to get your grassroots on and glad-hand the Iawonian masses. As … Continue reading →
While everyone else is calling them the Hawkeye Cauci, Dr. J. would rather give a shout out to Iowa State and call them the Cyclone sessions. Nevertheless with ~40% claiming undecided status and with eligibility rules such that individuals may … Continue reading →
Dread and Awful Czar, Dr. J. accepts your bet with relish. Should his beloved Philadelphia Flyers defeat the mighty Blackhawks, Dr. J. requests, in addition to the aforementioned Mallort-favored Preggie-Pops, a five course dinner for four, with wild boar as … Continue reading →
Merry Christmas, Gentle Readers! Dr. J. and your Gormogons are enjoying Christmas today with Christmas Mass (we actually took in the children’s vigil yesterday afternoon where the Lil Med Student brought up the baby Jesus and laid Him in the … Continue reading →
Given how infected with the Christmas spirit your Gormogons are this year, with GorT’s Advent Calendar, Dr. J.’s Christmas singles, Volgi’s Christmas albums, and other various and sundry Chrismassy posts past, present, and yet to come…Dr. J. doubts you could … Continue reading →
In a police lineup, it would not be hard to pick out ‘Puter’s Christmas Tree. Our little, lovable Luddite went with a Hello Kitty theme. Here you can see his tree, with Mrs. ‘Puter modeling the latest in Hello Kitty … Continue reading →
Confucius, our Œcumenical Volgi (The Notorious ŒV) is kicking his Christmas tree old school style. He is sporting a traditional Cantonese money tree. This tree is typically brought out by single Chinese individuals for the Chinese Spring Festival. Red envelopes are … Continue reading →
Victor David Hanson is one of Dr. J.’s favorite conservative columnists, primarily because of his ability present his arguments clearly, succinctly, but with a touch of verbal flair not seen in many columnists. He is like a conservative George Will … Continue reading →
Now, the Czar has been our Minister of Substantive Posts™ of late, with ‘Puter hideously busy dealing with all things reality based, and GorT, Volgi, and Dr. J. being all Christmassy with our content, and Mandy, well, being Mandy. But … Continue reading →
The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey, coming to theaters 12/14/12. You have a week to catch it before the end of the world. But, if you can’t wait that long. There will be Legos™ in the summer. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Pac Man turned 11111 (Eleventy-eleven) this year, and Gort chose to recognize his binary buddy with his Christmas Tree this year! For all of our global warming fanatic friends, be reassured that GorT is only using cold fusion to power … Continue reading →
In a CNN poll released today, 49% approve of the job President Obama is doing. This is a jump from 44% a month ago. Dr. J. from a poll methodology standpoint, the big red flag is that this looks at … Continue reading →
For a look at the Inscrutable Mandarin’s Christmas Tree, you have to go to the proving grounds behind the Castle proper. In true Mandarin fashion, Mandy wanted to kill two birds with one stone. His MO has always been to weaponize … Continue reading →
Much like at the White House, we at the Castle have taken to decorating our own Christmas Trees. Dr. J. has decided to be so kind as to share a glimpse of the one adorning his corner of the Castle. … Continue reading →
As you know, the late North Korean dictator was quite the gourmand. Indeed, he was able to detect a difference in the amount of sugar used in his sushi rice… Nevertheless, Emily Grace (@GreatGrace84), our resident (gluten free) baker and … Continue reading →
The first letter in today’s mailbag comes from Operative ME somewhere vaguely near the Four Corners: Dr. J., As someone who grew up in New Jersey before escaping to Arizona, I found your description of the cultural landscape of New … Continue reading →
The vast right wing conspiracy is a popular meme with the mainstream media. Amusingly, they portray ‘Establishment Republicans’ a cabal of puppetmasters, which is laughable because they can’t even untangle their own strings… Even Dr. Krauthammer chimed in humorously on … Continue reading →
The mailbag is gets pretty full this time of year. Part of leading a worldwide conspiracy is that operatives, minions, lackeys, cronies and flunkies send us Christmas Cards, tribute and coordinates for Mandy to target with various and sundry orbiting … Continue reading →
A ‘Yellow Dog’ Democrat is someone who will even vote for a yellow dog if they’re the Democratic nominee for an office. Dr. J. has an esteemed surgical colleague who has a bumper sticker on his 65′ Mustang (which he’s … Continue reading →
The Garden State is a rich and varied state made up of diverse cultures, kinda like Yugoslavia… Growing up in the Philadelphia area as a yout’ Dr. J. saw New Jersey as two states: North Jersey vs. South Jersey609 vs. … Continue reading →
Thank you all for hanging in there during Dr. J.’s Christmas present to himself this season, an indulgent walk down memory lane where he could reflect on the glories of Christmases long long ago, to copy a phrase. So here … Continue reading →
It’s a Christmas carol! It’s a love song! It’s whimsical! It’s New Wave! It can only be Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses! Dr. J. loves loves loves this song! It is one of a few songs he taped off of … Continue reading →
This might be the most requested item on Dr. J.’s 12 Days of Christmas Music. That would be Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack. A Charlie Brown Christmas is Dr. J.’s favorite Christmas special of all time. It captures the … Continue reading →
Resident Ninjababe Emily Grace at Kick-Boxing Rhinos (@greatgrace84) sent Dr. J. the link to project.wnyc.org. This is a map of NYC showing the city with superimposed median household income. Dr. J. looked at a job in Manhattan a few years … Continue reading →
Today the National Labor Relations Board dismissed its case against Boeing. Now this was a long time coming, as the case against Boeing, as Boeing, by wanting to open a plant in the right-to-work (and red) state of South Carolina … Continue reading →
GorT is fond of talking about generational politics, as was introduced to him by GorT 0.6b. (aka GorT, Sr.). The rest of your Gormogons (Gen X’ers all) have bitched about cleaning up the mess that is the Baby Boomer Generation. … Continue reading →
Day 9 brings us our only ‘novelty song’ of the countdown. For this spot, Dr. J. has chosen The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late), by none other than David Seville and the Chipmunks (aka Ross Bagadasarian). Given the title, … Continue reading →
There is just a ton of mail that comes in at Christmas Time. While many of it is checks for our Feed the TchoTcho Fund™, some of it is fan mail for your Gormogons, including for yours truly. Our first … Continue reading →
As we continue the downhill slide to the ultimate in musical Christmas cheer, Dr. J. rings in day number eight with O Holy Night. O Holy Night is the Double Black Diamond slope of Christmas songs. If there were a … Continue reading →
You put your peanut butter in my chocolate! No, you put your chocolate in my peanut butter! Wait, they’re two great tastes that taste great together. Just like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, your next selection is a pretty nifty duet. … Continue reading →
We hit the halfway point in our Christmas Music list. Dr. J. has been happy to see that his picks have met with great interest, especially on twitter. If you aren’t a follower, check us out, our twitterbuddies alone are … Continue reading →
The NHL announced their realignment today. From the look of things, what’s old is new again. Traditional rivalries are renewed and the conferences look much like what your Gormogons cut their hockey teeth on as yout’s. CONFERENCE (7 TEAMS) New … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Today’s song selection, You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch, caused a bit of a dust up with some of our fans. Dr. J. didn’t post the original because it’s mashed together with narration in between. He went with the … Continue reading →
More nostalgia for our gentle readers. For GenX-ers The Charlie Brown Christmas Special and The Grinch That Stole Christmas (the Chuck Jones/Boris Karloff classic, not that Jim Carrey trainwreck) were appointment television, especially in the years when they were broadcast … Continue reading →
All of your Gormogons were toddlers once (and some would posit that ‘Puter still is one), and all of your Gormogons have experienced the joy that is raising toddlers. Their sense of wonder and curiosity, their innocence, and their innate … Continue reading →
For day four, we’re going to borrow GorT’s Time Bubble and go back to Mid-19th Century England. Dickensian images of Christmas are iconic, when one says picture Christmas in their head, all of the sugar plum that dance in your … Continue reading →
Dr. J. first saw this link via Small Dead Animals. He read the article, nodded, and moved on. Then he saw it cropping up all over Facebook. Friends on the left and the right were posting it, so Dr. J. … Continue reading →
In addition to the legion of letters for The Czar, today’s mailbag brings us a letter from Operative Æ, who you may recall wrote that he wrote in about a month ago regarding Dr. J’s first medical update, stating that … Continue reading →
Day 3 brings us Children, Go Where I Send Thee. This is an African-American spiritual. It’s a counting song, much like the Twelve Days of Christmas, but instead it counts various numbered things in the bible as opposed to someone’s … Continue reading →
Operative MS writes in: A college or high-school marching band typically plays raucous, low-brow music. But there is no reason why this has to be. For a more highbrow half-time entertainment at you football games, switch from pop music to … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is a child of the ’80s. The local classic rock stations would break out the ‘Rock and Roll’ Christmas Tunes, so they had to dig broadly and deeply to find stuff that would both fit their formatting AND … Continue reading →
Christmas music is an important and pervasive aspect of the season. The music at mass thankfully goes up a notch, and Mrs. Dr. J. and the lil resident’s favorite radio station (the maudlin love song station, you know, the one … Continue reading →
Victor David Hanson substantively sums up the Obama’s legacy as a One Term President™ nicely over at NRO. It is a polite, but devastating takedown of why he has failed as President and why we should be crawling across broken … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s buddy, Jamie Jeffords, at the Eye of Polyphemus, has completed his wanderings in the wilderness that were reviews of the dreck called Star Trek: Voyager, and has cast his gaze towards Caprica and has begun reviewing Battlestar Galactica … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is finally getting around to answering his mail.The first one is from Operative SM, who sends this missive in to us: Dear Dr. J,Good God; inevitable and awful. US man sues over girlfriend’s theft of spermSincerely, SMP.S. – [per a … Continue reading →
Dr. J. wanted to share this lil Christmas Special with our Gentle Readers… Well worth the 3 minutes of your otherwise productive day… h/t The Daily What Dr. J.
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