Aristus
Aristus's JournalGoddamned anti-maskers. They've infected everyone with their bullshit.
Every day, it's seems there's someone else at the door of the clinic, ready to start World War III over the clinic's mask requirements. They keep insisting that mask-wearing is a choice, when the sign clearly states that it's required inside the clinic.
My MA Supervisor just had to dismiss someone, literally kicking and screaming, from the clinic.
Right-wing hate media is the dark side of The Force, giving one power over the weak-minded...
Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything.
I love you all.
With one notable exception that I have already posted about, I had a wonderful day in clinic…
Chilling out now…
Did I mention how much I love you all?…
Just had an anti-masker threaten to sue me for making him wear a mask in clinic.
I think this is it, people. The end of my career. It was a nice run. I'll be seeing you...
Because they weren't really related, you know the Brady kids could have totally boned, right?
And if you think that's a weird thing for me to point out, there actually was an episode in which Jan was feeling lonely, and Peter pretended to be her "secret admirer".
Man, the 70's were fucked in half a million different ways...
Friday Night Paid-off-my-student-loans Vodka Buzz.
Woke up a little sick this morning. But now I’m feeling fine and loving you all…
Finally finished paying off my student loans!
Eleven years of clinical practice, and I'm finally done with the debt that got me here. I'm my own man at last...
The insurrectionists shouted "This is OUR house!"
Then they smeared shit on the walls.
Tells you everything you need to know about them and they way they live...
Porky Pig's stutter: offensive? Or subtly enlightening?
Porky Pig became a cartoon star during a time when all manner of offensive stereotypes were commonplace in popular culture. And using a speech impediment for comedic effect was not out of step with the much less-enlightened times back then.
But I wonder if, even accidentally, Porky's stammer may have taught us a little about how people who stutter deal with the difficulties it poses to communication.
Sometimes, Porky would wrangle with a difficult word for a short time before being able to speak the word he intended to use. But sometimes, if his stutter hung him up for a prolonged period, he would overcome the problem by substituting a word very different from the word we could tell he was having trouble with. And the substituted word wasn't always used for comedic effect. It just enabled him to complete his thought.
I doubt audiences in the 1940's gave it very much thought. And it's possible I'm giving it too much thought. But watching President Biden deftly using word substitution in a speech if he seems to be having trouble with a word or phrase brought this to mind.
Thoughts?
Thank The Maker. I am officially off-call.
It's so nice. I managed to get through the week without any 3am calls. I'm good for the next six weeks or so...
I plan to get a Saturday night drinking thread started this evening...
Anti-vaxxers: I already know you're crazy. Not wanting protection from a life-threatening illness.
No need to do the whole "Vaccines make you magnetic" schtick...
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