Dr. J. would like to start off thanking The Czar for watering the plants and letting the fell beasts out for their daily constitutionals at the Castle over the 5 day weekend so that Dr. J. and the other Gormogons … Continue reading →
Here is another outrageous example of government regulation stifling economic growth (h/t Drudge, of course). The short version is that a commercial fisherman from New Bedford, in the People’s Republic of Massachusetts caught an 881 pound bluefin tuna in his … Continue reading →
As you know, Dr. J. & Mrs. Dr. J. are the proud owners of new iPhone 4S’s. The Siri technology is a cool feature. Dr. J. had to run home before going to work this morning, on the way to … Continue reading →
A happy Thanksgiving and a hearty thank you to our servicemen and women! OWS folk, Dr. J.’s got nuttin’ for ya. Dr. J.
Continue reading →A schoolmate posted this on his Facebook page: …and because Dr. J. can’t get this song out of his head, you must suffer with him. Dr. J.
Continue reading →The Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association were this week. This is one of two times a year where the medical news is dominated by things cardiovascular. But, before we begin, Dr. J. must errat the errata that The Czar … Continue reading →
It is official. The FDA revoked approval of Avastin™(bevacizumab) to treat breast cancer. This issue has been discussed here and here because there has been some speculation that the FDA decision examined the costs in addition to risks and benefits. In … Continue reading →
You may recall Dr. J. demonstrating enthusiasm for Whole Foods CEO, John Mackey’s healthcare plan in the Wall Street Journal. You know, the one that got the Obama Administration in a snit and created great confusion among the liberal elite … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s biggest complaint regarding the electronic medical record is that it can ‘cut and paste.’ This time saving feature has the potential to cause and propagate errors if you are the sole provider (e.g. private practice physician) using that … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw the following title (The First Assassin, Again) under The Corner in our Album Blogorum on the left side of our blog and naturally assumed that we ‘droned’ another Al Qaida operative today. When he clicked on it … Continue reading →
Dr. J. went to the New Atlantis Apple Store on Saturday with the lil med student to get an additional USB cable (an ancient one was fraying at the iPhone/iPod plug in end) and a couple of car chargers for … Continue reading →
Walmart excels at providing value at a discount for many Americans. So that made Dr. J. take a moment to rethink things, as Walmart bent the cost-curve of healthcare when it introduced $4 generics. Patients went from thinking generics were … Continue reading →
Only 14 days until the Adventzombiepocalypse of 2011!!1!!!!ELEVENTY!!!1!1! Do you know where your Third Edition Roman Missal† is? If you are a papist, you know that the English translation of the mass is being revised. Your parish has probably been scheduling … Continue reading →
Dr. J. likes Doctor Who. This Venn Diagram neatly summarizes why. h/t – www.geeksaresexy.com * – aka Adipose Dr. J.
Continue reading →Operative SM wrote in with a link to the following missive from the Witherspoon Institute, a wonderful, and thoughtful conservative think tank. Basically it talks about a new test, the MaterniT21, a maternal blood test used to detect Down’s Syndrome … Continue reading →
“Whatsover you do to the least of my people, that you do unto me.” Matthew 25:40 There is not much left to say after Muscovy’s own The Czar and the !!!1!!!ELEVENTY!!1!!licious ‘Puter’s eloquent takes on the Penn State scandal, so Dr. … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, A couple more missives have come in. The first is from Operative FJR, who writes in from a secret mission to the North Pole to get ‘Puter switched from the Naughty to the Nice list: Dr. J., Thank … Continue reading →
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Dr. J.’s old man served in Berlin during the Korean War, during the period where Germany, and especially Berlin was divided and controlled by American and Soviet forces. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. received a couple of missives regarding his recent Medical Roundup. The first is from Operative Æ Dr. J, Jonah Goldberg directed me on to The Gormogons a several months ago and I have been a loyal subject since. … Continue reading →
This news item has many of the reasons why President Obama needs to be a One Term President™(h/t Drudge). The Obama Administration is levying a 15¢ fee (tax) on live Christmas trees. This levy is was not voted upon by the … Continue reading →
This one goes out to GorT 2.0 and the lil MedStudent… …they both love legos and hate hippie crap. Dr. J.
Continue reading →This is the first in an irregular series of medical updates from Dr. J. when he gets a backlog of stories that he would like to update his readers on, or just plain old feels like he wants to give … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s lil resident was the lead actress in the π’th grade play at the New Atlantis Jedi Academy on Thursday, The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise . The purpose of this post is not to be a brag … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s had a busy week folks. There is a news story that has been percolating in the background for months that Dr. J. has been trying to get his hands around, and finally he has gotten to where he … Continue reading →
It has been estimated that yesterday, the human population on Earth (we have a standing army of two million myrmidonstraining on the ice plains of Ganymede in preparation for Operation Globalwarmingzombiepocalypse, but never mind that) hit the seven billion mark. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. would like to wish our readers, followers and especially our minions a Happy Halloween! The Halloween Fairy (She’s real, unlike that Great Pumpkin chap) made her annual visit to the J. household this morning leaving little treats for … Continue reading →
For those of you in the know, Dr. J.’s spirit of choice is Jack Daniels Green Label. Dr. J. was introduced to this product back in his days at Ivy College, before the New Atlantis Flood. A scruffy bohemian chap … Continue reading →
The Royal Mathematician writes in: Baklava is a tasty honey-based pastry, Balaklava is the location of the battle of “Light Brigade” fame… –Dr. (KN)J, Royal Mathematician to the Gormogons, Afficionado of both Baklava and Balaklava One is a Greek PastryThe … Continue reading →
Happy St. Crispin’s day to our readers. The battles of Agincourt and Baklava Balaklava were fought this day. A little lunch time inspiration from Henry V: And from the Charge of the Light Brigade: Dr. J.
Continue reading →Dr. J. is wondering when the Founding Gormos will be returning to the castle. The Czar’s mail is piling up. The machine that goes ping in Mandy’s lab stopped going ping. We’re out of yeti Food for Volgi’s pet, and … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw this quickie on the Drudge Report. It hails from BBC News, you know, that other news source in England, other than SkyNews. Dr. J. has a soft spot for the Murdochs. He drank beer (Coors Light, actually) … Continue reading →
From Real Clear Politics: “I’ll make up my mind on that later,” Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview with CNN’s Candy Crowley. “I’m in one of the, probably the best shape I’ve been in in my life” I’m … Continue reading →
Right off the bat, this is not about the brutal demise of a brutal dictator in North Africa. Dr. J. can’t get more gormotastic than The Czar on the subject, so he won’t try. The lil resident is learning about American … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, There was quite a bit of tweeting in reaction to Dr. J.’s thoughts on Herman Cain. But Operative JAB writes in from the doublewide: Dear Mr. Dr. J.: I wouldn’t waste a lot of time-time-time noodling on the … Continue reading →
Has anyone, other than Dr. J., noticed that ‘Puter hasn’t !!!!1!1!!ELEVENTY!!!!1!!S!!!’d since starting Strattera for ADHD? And Dr. J.’s been working on this !!!!ELEVENTY!!!!! logo for him. It’s still a work in progress…Dr. J. is NOT a graphic designer to … Continue reading →
There was much in the conservative blogosphere yesterday regarding Herman Cain’s (Dr. J. keeps wanting to type Herman McCain for some bizarre reason) 9-9-9 plan. J Edmo of @jedmo fame on twitter linked to Dr. J.’s mancrush, Art Laffer regarding … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has yet to decide who he will be voting for in the Republican primary. Indeed, he is taking his sweet time. New Atlantis doesn’t cast its (Cz, :p ) ballots until March 6th, so the race will be … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has not gotten his iPhone 4S yet. Due to his preexisting contract with Sprint, he can’t officially order it until 11/1/11, but after using his powers of persuasion with the manager of the local Sprint store, he was … Continue reading →
No better place to see the shackles of regulation and the failures of Keynesian stimulus than the great state of New York. The Tappan Zee bridge spans the Hudson river connecting Rockland and Westchester counties. Indeed, Dr. J. was married … Continue reading →
Dr. J. mentioned yesterday that Keynesian economics doesn’t work. Today, Ezra Klein (of Journolist fame) in his blog, he posts a damning graph to this effect. As you can see, the stimulus did not work. Mr. Klein trys to explain … Continue reading →
Drs. Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics last week for their work in macroeconomics. In summary, they won the award for saying that John Maynard Keynes, and Nobel Prize winners Paul Krugman and Barack … Continue reading →
Dr J. has written to this August readership on the topic of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs. An ICD is an implantable device, much like a pacemaker, that in addition to pacemaker capability, can deliver rapid bursts of pacing or … Continue reading →
It has been Dr. J.’s observation for sometime that President Obama has been working too hard running for President and not hard enough being President. While being President does require a number of appearances and speeches, and the Bully Pulpit … Continue reading →
We, the 99% of indigenous persons of the Western Hemisphere wish to protest the 1% of European hegimons for their unwanted incursions onto our soil, bringing us the tripartite evils of small pox, Christianity, and capitalism. Take our syphilis and … Continue reading →
A couple of letters came in in response to Dr. J.’s post regarding ADHD. First, Operative FJR writes in: Dr.J, Read your list of ADHD symptoms and realized I don’t know anyone in the construction industry that doesn’t exhibit those … Continue reading →
It’s Friday afternoon and time for Dr. J. to play a long distance dedication from the liberal puppet masters to their minions occupying Wall Street. They write, “We would have had R.E.M. come to play live, but they broke up … Continue reading →
Dr. J. would like to report that the 99% in New Atlantis are waiting to be seen by the 1%. Fortunately, the 1% will deliver emergent, necessary care regardless of the 99%’s ability to pay. Hippocratic oath and such. Obamacare … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, ‘Puter has, in true ‘Puter fashion shared with you his recent diagnosis of adult ADHD. Now for those of us who have known ‘Puter for quite some time, our reaction was, “Well, DUH!, That’s why we love ‘Puter!” … Continue reading →
Gormogon Operative GD writes in on one of Zeus’s lightning bolts regarding Dr J.’s post: “Like Mussolini, and Kennedy…” Yeah, since writing his post, Dr. J. couldn’t get that song out of his head either. Dr. J. liked that song. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. brought this issue up before. Because President Obama can’t beat Generic Republican (R-Anystate, USA), on the issues, and because he’s lost Rockefeller Republican Peggy Noonan who offered up the campaign slogan of “He Made Things Worse” for rival … Continue reading →
“You shall be known as Usul, which is the strength at the base of the pillar,” Stilgar, Dune by Frank Herbert.” Dr. J. wanted to get this in before the iPhone 5 announcement, so as not to embarrass Tim Cook … Continue reading →
“There is a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day,” The Carousel of Progress, Walt Disney World. About 22 years ago, (to the month, in fact), Dr. J. awoke in a cold sweat at about 3 … Continue reading →
When Dr. J. and Mrs. Dr. J. finish up our morning chores, we often have time for a cup of coffee and get caught up on something we’ve DVR’d. One of our favorite shows is The Amazing Race, mostly because … Continue reading →
Continuing with the Democrats as redistributionist Marxists meme…Dr. J. is disappointed that the general public, unlike our friend and reader FJR, is not viscerally appalled by the degree to which our friends in power on the left have been musing … Continue reading →
Dr. J. and the Gormogons would like to wish our Jewish readers and friends a happy Rosh Hashanah! It is 5772 by Jewish reckoning for those who keep track of these things… May you be written and sealed for a … Continue reading →
A president’s foreign policy is typically referred to as their doctrine, especially if it redefines national priorities in foreign policy. The Monroe Doctrine, for example, basically European powers were not to interfere or further colonize the Americas, and America will … Continue reading →
Happy Birthday to ‘Puter’s bionic back. You are more machine than man, now, ‘Puter, twisted, and evil… You asked about Manhattans being your most effective analgesic in your post this morning. Dr. J. thought he would share a little insight. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is scratching his head. Before the seas were lowered, the skies cleared, and the heavenly hosts sang out, “Mmmm mmmm mmm, Barack Hussein Obama…” in celebration of The One’s jamming of Obamacare down our throats like an otorhinolaryngologist’s … Continue reading →
There is an article in the New Atlantis Times that Matt Drudge linked to the other day. Dr. J. didn’t pick this up before Matt because he doesn’t get the daily New Atlantis Times, and because he was winging his … Continue reading →
Dr. Charles Krauthammer is one of Dr. J.’s favorite pundits. He is brilliant, a skilled writer and has a medical degree, to boot. He is wheelchair bound, due to a diving accident back in medical school, but you would never … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is a bit of a cartoon aficionado. You may recall him giving a shout out to Young Justice a several month’s back. So when there are new episodes of the Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated, Star Wars: The Clone … Continue reading →
At the Eye of Polyphemus today, Jamie Jeffords, not Scott Summers, turns his eye towards the Greta VanSustren, Tucker Carlson, Mike Tyson kerfuffle so that, thankfully, we don’t have to. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Dr. J. reads to the lil med student every night before going to bed. For whatever reason, (well, his dad is an overeducated Sith Lord, so what do you expect?) he has a taste for the dark and the exotic. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw this and thought of ‘Puter’s Gay Marriage Debate here and on twitter. BTW, if you aren’t following us on twitter, you should be. Doctor’s orders! h/t Geeksaresexy.com Dr. J.
Continue reading →Dr. J.’s vaccine post struck a nerve or two (Nerve, Artery, Vein, NOT Vein, Artery, Nerve, got it). Our Myrmidon Wrangler DT writes in: Hey Doc, Great post, and it inspired me to post a big “Eff Jenny McCarthy” post … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has finally gotten around to this news item that is near and hear to his heart (no pun intended), an item which just goes to show, you can’t predict the logic (or lack thereof) of the FDA. You … Continue reading →
As you know the Gormogons are Catholic. The original five have spent some time under the tutelage of the Jesuits (God bless their souls), while Dr. J. was raised by a Christian Brother educated father and grew up in a … Continue reading →
“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican,” Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1966. The Gardasil Non-troversy has been rearing its ugly head in the Republican debates, and it is not helping the Republicans to have this discussion. As the Czar, … Continue reading →
Today, the New Atlantis Jedi Academy, where the lil med student and lil resident are learning the ways of the Dark Side of the Force, had their annual Father’s breakfast. Dr. J. and the kids had a blast, and much … Continue reading →
“Are there no prisons?” asked Scrooge. “Plenty of prisons,” said the gentleman, laying down the pen again. “And the Union workhouses?” demanded Scrooge. “Are they still in operation?” “They are. Still,” returned the gentleman, “I wish I could say they were not.” “The Treadmill … Continue reading →
As you all know, Dr. J. likes to read the Comics section of the newspaper first, followed by the editorial section for additional laughs, and then ultimately the rest of the newspaper. Indeed, Dr. J. doesn’t have the time to … Continue reading →
Ted Cruz nails it in NRO. Required reading for all minions…(this means you Ninja Babe!) Dr. J.
Continue reading →Often times when one thinks they see a UFO, it turns out to be a weather balloon. Today we are seeing the first glimpses of a ‘jobs plan‘ by President Obama, but Dr. J. is concerned that all it is … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. was packing the lunches for the lil med student and lil resident this morning when on Fox and Friends, it was announced that rocket scientist, neurosurgeon and DNC Chairwoman(womyn?, person?, persyn?) Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was … Continue reading →
Happy Labor Day. Dr. J. hopes each and everyone of our readers enjoys a well earned rest this weekend. Be assured, Dr. J. is hard at work saving lives, abusing residents and documenting all of it on the EMR. Fortunately, … Continue reading →
Let’s say you need heart surgery, typically what we do is put you on a heart/lung machine (aka cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)) to keep the rest of you alive while we are operating. We then stop the heart by putting it … Continue reading →
Dr. J. must apologize, he was interrupted mid-train-of-thought during his last post. The President better be swinging for the fences on Thursday, because we all know he throws like a girl†… † No offense the ladies, the ladies Dr. J. … Continue reading →
As has been documented, ad nauseum, in the news today, there were no new jobs added to the rolls in August, the first time since 1945. In addition the June and July numbers were downgraded by 59,000. He had no … Continue reading →
…but with the same laser-like focus. Jamie Jeffords, who blogs under the alias, the Eye of Polyphemus, is a conservative, Christian, law school graduate who spends most of his time reviewing science fiction shows, posting pictures of pretty celebrities (largely … Continue reading →
Operative ME writes in regarding Dr. J.’s sufferings at the hands of Rebecca Roberts: Dr. J., As a once and future resident of Arizona, I thank you for the link to NPR segment with Ms. Roberts and the caller from … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw this over at Professor Mondo’s blog: Victor David Hanson at NRO writes: There is much talk about what some are perceiving as the fringe religiosity of Republican candidates such as Michele Bachman and Rick Perry. But the … Continue reading →
Future one-term President Obama has rescheduled his speech before a joint session of conference from 9/7/11 during the Republican Debate to 9/8/11 which will likely lead into the New Orleans Saints/Green Bay Packers game. Given the lugubriously anemic economy, Dr. … Continue reading →
There is a mental disconnect between your typical Northeastern liberal elitist and the rest of us. This disconnect was made manifest to Dr. J. as he was subjected to NPR yesterday during a drive from a conference in a minor … Continue reading →
New Atlantis played host to Federal Agents this week as they performed a daring raid on Gibson Guitar a purveyor of the finest guitars in the world. The reason for the raid was that the Feds feared that Gibson was … Continue reading →
Dr. J. found this an inter-office mail envelope with Polish sausage grease, blood (human, type AB+) and encephalic fluid stains on his desk this morning, meaning that it could only come from The Czar: Date: August 24th, 2011 A.D. (ed. … Continue reading →
Gentle readers, Dr. J. lost his iPhone last Thursday. Given that it was an AT&T iPhone 3G, it was old, slow and with spotty coverage, especially at work. New Atlantis Ivory Tower Medical Center has a deal with Sprint, anyway, … Continue reading →
It’s alive, ALIVE! NASA has awakened Robonaut 2, the next generation in space robots on the International Space Station. Yahoo discusses the robot here. NASA is excited about the use of the robot in space in that it can take … Continue reading →
President Obama is on vacation on Martha’s Vineyard (and yes, the proper preposition is ON for you little people). His vacation, like all presidential vacations has generated controversy. Dr. J. isn’t going to spend his time engaging in sniping about … Continue reading →
Mercury is in retrograde, and has been so since August 2nd, and will last until August 26th. This website describes the phenomenon nicely. In general, Mercury rules thinking and perception, processing and disseminating information and all means of communication, commerce, … Continue reading →
While Dr. J. was on vacation, the dinner conversation turned to a new breakthrough in the cancer field. Dr. J.’s astute mother in law picked up the story on the news, and blindsided Dr. J. and Mrs. Dr. J. (who … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is back from his biennial hajj-al-inlaaws in New England and New York. Dr. J., Mrs. Dr. J., the lil resident and lil med student took in some of the sights in NYC, but Dr. J. mostly relaxed poolside … Continue reading →
Dr. J. is up late watching Fox News. The issue regarding HHS mandating insurance companies providing free birth control to all women who want it still sticks in his craw. In all of the debates he’s watched or listened to … Continue reading →
The esteemed Royal Mathematician, Dr. (KN)J writes in: Dear Dr. J., A recent missive of yours touched on a subject on which I have long been meaning to touch. Namely, the applicability, or lack thereof, of the “ounce of prevention, … Continue reading →
Paul Ryan penned this editorial in the Wall Street Journal today. Please go ahead and read it. No seriously, go read it. Now go and email it to 10 of your friends, tweet it and put it on your Facebook … Continue reading →
“Nothing is as expensive as it is when it is free,” or so goes the adage. Obamacare rears its ugly head again, obscured in the news by the debt ceiling debate and the like. Part of Obamacare is that the … Continue reading →
30 Years Ago today, Dr. J. woke up early, and has he was want to do on lazy summer days. He was sitting in Dad’s chair, flipping though the 36 cable channels available in those halcyon early days of cable … Continue reading →
