PCIntern
PCIntern's JournalSo I have the answer to the eternal question...
So my dental hygienist told me today that she is going to spend the night watching Lockup..."I LOVE that show" she said enthusiastically. She's a terrific kid, ex-military, great employee,nice person.
Okie dokie...
Slimy sons-of-bitches...
this whole crowd of shit-stirring politicos, media, pseudo-media - like that bastard present today at the President's speech, should understand that fomenting outright fascism in this country is not only seditious, not only un-American, not only contrary to every institution which has flowered and matured within our borders, not only repulsive to nearly every thinking, truly-righteous individual, not only a stinking, rotten, regressive, bigoted, outrageous act...
But it is dangerous to all of us ordinary citizens as well as those who advocate such extreme hatred and aggressive militancy, for they themselves will find that when the so-called common-man rises up against those in power, they will not be spared the wrath, indignities, and rage which will accompany such actions. For these ideas, rooted in the philosophies of those who occupy several of the Circles of Hell, are more destructive to this Democracy than the Soviet-bloc ever was or could have been. What you are witnessing is the middle stages of Suicide by Animus.
This is only beginning to escalate...this is a significant moment in American History. I hope and pray that we endure. I am no longer optimistic.
I have never signed my name to an OP before, but I shall today.
PCIntern
Well, it gives lie to the concept of "drowning it in the bathtub"...
according to Mr. Norquist, right?
Big ocean out there...maybe he's like to privatize the Coast Guard in order to rescue wealthy seafarers at good prices! Nothing like the "Free Market".
Wow...THIS younger generation is more 'interesting' than most...
Over the years here I've communicated some interesting (at least I think they are) conversations with patients since I am fortunate enough to come into contact with all types of people who emanate from virtually all socio-economic groups. Over the last fifteen years or so, I've changed my mind about a few things, the most significant of which is that quite frankly, the young males in my practice have some strange thoughts and considerations with which I haven't had to deal over the years. By and large, the females are consistent: appropriate, assertive, well-put-together, career and family--minded, and more or less in tune with what's going on in the world and what has happened prior to their existences, or at least have a semblance of an idea of same...or at the very least, a knowledge that their generation didn't invent the Wheel, although they are tech-ed out, they realize that there's a foundation upon which all this other stuff has been built.
But to return, I seem to have an occasional pretty odd conversation with a young male patient which often leads me to scratch my head figuratively, and wonder, "WTF????"
Yesterday a young gentleman, aged 24, arrived for his first appointment ever in my office. A congenial fellow, we talked a bit, and among other things I ascertained that he had attended and graduated Penn State University. He remarked to me, unsolicited, that "Joe Paterno should have left there a few years ago." I assented and of course, amplified it a bit, given the nature of what-all's going on over there and he said something I found remarkable:
"Yeah, it's not like an older guy like him would know that men would do it with men or with kids and stuff."
I just stopped dead.
I pulled up a chair and said to him, "I'm going to tell you this so you can never say that no one ever told you: your generation did not invent boozing, illicit drugs, or sex. There is NOTHING and I mean NOTHING in this pantheon that has not been going on for thousands of years." I can quote that because I've said it about nine million times to people about various things over 35 years of practice. He laughed, albeit a bit nervously, since he really didn't know me (now he does), and said, (honest to God) "But he's old." And so I told him the story of when my 82 year old mother went with her friends to see the film Boogie Nights and the two young couples in front of them kept turning around to see how the old ladies were doing. At the end of the film, my mother - even more outspoken than I - said to them that there was nothing in the film that she hadn't seen or done in her day. She said that all the color drained out of the kids' faces.
My patient left, appreciative of the history lesson. I know this because he said so and meant it. I think these kids are so connected to the Internet and so busy texting that they have little knowledge of societal history and of what has made people tick for the last eighty thousand years...or more.
How do we know WTF he did and didn't do when he pulled people over?
Are we going to take his word for it that it was a joke or harmless prank...which it wasn't? Or maybe he performed strip-searches or worse...who would know? This was a long time ago and when women complained about weirdness, they were largely ignored by TPTB, particularly if it potentially involved a moneyed or connected person. This should be fully investigated and researched, and I would bet ten thousand dollars that he bragged about doing something grotesque - he's a real creepazoid.
Now THIS is some "funny" shit...
So kyw1060.com here in Philly has a story about an Asian dentist who was assaulted in his home. Apparently many Asian business people have had this occurrence in recent months. So the report has the usual intro and blah blah blah and in which township it took place and then the reporter states that the station was being very careful to hide the identity of the dentist involved. So of course the camera cuts to a shot of the dentist's office which has a big sign which displays the telephone number then there is a shot of the home which shows his address.
Of course I performed a Google search, found the name of the dentist, and although I didn't know him I certainly feel very sorry for him that the station was so "careful" to protect his identity however have enabled anyone who wants to rubberneck or perform another assault/robbery to do so freely.
So the moral of the story is: don't get involved with the media; they will do their best to destroy you even when they ostensibly are trying to "help" you. In this light, I cannot imagine why anyone would run for public office and expose oneself to the ridicule and slant of a journalist. That is, unless you've tied a dog to the top of your car and driven hundreds of miles and then, of course, you wish to run for the office of president of United States.
You sure have to hand it to the Rethug fascists...
they sure have a lot of balls, and if you're weak-kneed, politically-correct, polite, willing to listen and attempt to understand the other side's POV, willing to negotiate, willing to accept blame, willing to admit mistakes, willing to concede defeat, then they wouldn't want you. Sorry folks, we lose these kinds of battles exactly because we won't use the term "LIAR!" when they actually do lie (which is always), won't directly confront them without mealy-mouthed explanations for our statements which completely undemine our premises, such as "although my esteemed colleague etc. etc.", and won't call a spade a bloody shovel as one of my professors used to say - repeatedly. Yes yes, those folks on the ground often do these things, but the "spokespeople" for our party are just so goddamned nice and jovial all the time it makes me queasy. What we need are good-looking versons of James Carville sans the creepy wife/cryptofascist who will speak in whole sentences which are short, to the point, and filled with words that average Americans respond to, and say what is going on.
Oh yes, and one more thing...a certain path to victory lies in doing exactly the opposite of whatever Bob Shrum says to do. He's actually a valuable resource since he's always exactly wrong - like a Bizarro version of Cassandra or the Seinfeld episode where Jason Alexander does the opposite of what his instincts tell him to do and winds up with the perfect job with the NY Yankees.
I'm almost out of strength having tried to fight politically for almost 50 years and now I'm witnessing the imminent demise of trade unions, of public education, of assistance to the needy, of sentimentality, of the culture in general. We have become isolated by our technology inasmuch as face-to-face interaction has been minimized...Hell, people won't even talk on the phone anymore, they just text. No conversation necessary, just put on your earbuds and while away the day...
Makes me ill.
Good morning Mr. Phelps. The man you are looking at is Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin.
Governor Walker, recently elected, has attempted to seize additional powers by undermining the legal process of collective bargaining in his state. Although several of his closest aides have been indicted in recent months, Mr. Walker has so far remained legally unscathed. Complicating this matter is that there is a recall election scheduled to begin in 48 hours, which if successful, will remove the governor from the office which he presently holds. There are regulations which bind the federal prosecutors from indicting the governor until after the election is held. Your mission Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to expose the governor's criminal activity to the public prior to the election and ensure that he loses. As usual should any of your IM force members be caught or killed the secretary will disavow knowledge of your existence. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim.
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No such luck...the IMF is an acronym for something quite different, these days.
WI recalls judge who revoked bond on man who cut off his own penis and ate it.
That about sums it up for the day.
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