tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post6151641084614275598..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: March 12, 1944Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-30267938510299026472012-08-03T05:12:09.543-04:002012-08-03T05:12:09.543-04:00I truly appreciate this post:0))I truly appreciate this post:0))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-63745308498241278502011-03-30T12:18:27.915-04:002011-03-30T12:18:27.915-04:00Wonderful story, Doc, thanks for sharing it with u...Wonderful story, Doc, thanks for sharing it with us. I love stories that reinforce that we are all humans and we can be together in fellowship without rancor and ugliness. May each step we take lead the way to Peace.<br /><br />wv = cried--how apropoLynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59788401559893864352011-03-27T00:51:27.059-04:002011-03-27T00:51:27.059-04:00I've spent the past half hour writing a small ...I've spent the past half hour writing a small novel in this comment area trying to respond. I decided to just say thank you. This is one of my absolute most favorite posts of yours. I've re-read this over and over again, and each time I want to cry with tears of anger and tears of joy!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05382757568817270841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-16501541829861462842011-03-19T23:25:49.234-04:002011-03-19T23:25:49.234-04:00I think that this story should be made into a movi...I think that this story should be made into a movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20767687908177004032011-03-17T12:51:37.712-04:002011-03-17T12:51:37.712-04:00Great story! Thanks for sharing this interesting b...Great story! Thanks for sharing this interesting bit of history which proves that "where there is a will, there is a way," especially among college students.sconesailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206310098742324689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-1712312418580334052011-03-14T00:14:38.950-04:002011-03-14T00:14:38.950-04:00Thank you so much for posting this story. My late...Thank you so much for posting this story. My late grandfather was the athletic director at this school, and reading this story made me look up when he held that position. He was not director at the time, but my uncle's basketball coach was. My uncle went on to become the first black man to sign an NBA contract, and you can find his Eagles jersey for sale online. (It is clear that I'm rather proud of my family, no?)Close to homenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-83091062603336815212011-03-14T00:01:58.585-04:002011-03-14T00:01:58.585-04:00What a good story. Thanks to you and Mr Ellsworth!...What a good story. Thanks to you and Mr Ellsworth!terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88611058571833506222011-03-13T23:21:33.641-04:002011-03-13T23:21:33.641-04:00i am delighted to read this story ..wonderful !i am delighted to read this story ..wonderful !medical scrubshttp://www.lelouniforms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-50488187449684315142011-03-13T22:36:21.884-04:002011-03-13T22:36:21.884-04:00What a fascinating story!What a fascinating story!Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88247223568138093002011-03-13T11:57:23.933-04:002011-03-13T11:57:23.933-04:00To read Mr. Ellsworth's original article, whic...To read Mr. Ellsworth's original article, which is much more detailed, <a href="http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/alumni/dm6/secret_txt.html" rel="nofollow">click here</a>.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-68679083764357449242011-03-13T11:54:19.088-04:002011-03-13T11:54:19.088-04:00Thank you for this. Amazing story - off to share ...Thank you for this. Amazing story - off to share it with my students.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349758721559467005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-67412274760782373302011-03-13T08:55:35.859-04:002011-03-13T08:55:35.859-04:00Am I allowed to say I'm proud to be shocked ab...Am I allowed to say I'm proud to be shocked about the segregation? I'm born in '92, long after that ever was practiced and it never made a big impression on me in school, but this is an amazing story!<br />Today this is hardly unthinkable, but this story took place not that long ago, if you look at it in the long run. I'm glad things can change so dramatically for the good in under a century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-22124001202228860622011-03-13T07:48:00.882-04:002011-03-13T07:48:00.882-04:00thank you for sharing ... we need to know the worl...thank you for sharing ... we need to know the world is not totally run by idiots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-48625840066038782152011-03-12T23:48:00.496-05:002011-03-12T23:48:00.496-05:00Thanks for writing about this. The world's ch...Thanks for writing about this. The world's changed a lot (not enough, maybe, but a lot) in 50 (and 70) years, something I think we too easily forget.bogartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62712540085097701802011-03-12T23:00:12.247-05:002011-03-12T23:00:12.247-05:00Long time reader and first time commenter.
While ...Long time reader and first time commenter.<br /><br />While I find your short blurbs entertaining, I love your long ones best. The history accounts and the comical take on being a parent of a boy scout in this decade. Keep it coming.<br /><br />These are the stories that stick with me.Gizabeth Shyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084807460427610182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-25574094558792171672011-03-12T15:43:31.375-05:002011-03-12T15:43:31.375-05:00That's a terrific story. Thank you.That's a terrific story. Thank you.Gloria Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45655814890145250062011-03-12T15:37:25.122-05:002011-03-12T15:37:25.122-05:00Thank you Mr Ellsworth and your Dr Grumpy! This is...Thank you Mr Ellsworth and your Dr Grumpy! This is a wonderful story!donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56676316530265995642011-03-12T13:26:41.416-05:002011-03-12T13:26:41.416-05:00thank you, grumpy. the world can get better. we ju...thank you, grumpy. the world can get better. we just have to keep trying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88660204226223193722011-03-12T13:08:59.326-05:002011-03-12T13:08:59.326-05:00Thanks very much for that uplifting story.I sure d...Thanks very much for that uplifting story.I sure do enjoy your posts.Government Funded Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937389348779245666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-85977652767331534372011-03-12T12:45:08.413-05:002011-03-12T12:45:08.413-05:00Thanks for sharing the story!
-A current DukeMed s...Thanks for sharing the story!<br />-A current DukeMed studentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65027581327610929902011-03-12T12:20:50.183-05:002011-03-12T12:20:50.183-05:00Thanks for a good story . Jim ( UK )Thanks for a good story . Jim ( UK )jimbo26https://www.blogger.com/profile/02240878442136195921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-63081218924879044102011-03-12T11:43:14.679-05:002011-03-12T11:43:14.679-05:00We just moved to Chapel Hill, NC from Maine and th...We just moved to Chapel Hill, NC from Maine and the passion for basketball here is tremendous! This is a great story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38285355355288647582011-03-12T11:35:36.354-05:002011-03-12T11:35:36.354-05:00Oops! I fixed it.Oops! I fixed it.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-54686449975887815312011-03-12T11:31:37.021-05:002011-03-12T11:31:37.021-05:00The 12th paragraph, the doors would have to be LOC...The 12th paragraph, the doors would have to be LOCKED, not LOOKED.<br /><br />Sorry, the school teacher training in me.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7014405414516464252011-03-12T11:25:34.847-05:002011-03-12T11:25:34.847-05:00This is wonderful!! I remember moving from living...This is wonderful!! I remember moving from living on or near Naval bases. I was born in 1961 and my late father was in the Navy. His best friend when I was 3 was black and I never thought a thing about it. When I was 8 ('69) my parents separated and my mom & I moved back to Nashville, TN where I had been born.<br /><br />I walked to school. Busing had not yet hit Nashville but there was one black girl in my class. Her father was a lawyer and her mother was a doctor. Of course, I immediately introduced myself and talked to her. My other classmates were shocked and told me I <i>couldn't</i> talk to her because she was black.<br /><br />I had <b>no</b> idea what they were talking about. I pointed out that <i>my</i> skin color was a light peach and her's was more of a chocolate color. Of course, that didn't deter them at all. When I got home my grandfather explained prejudice to me. He pointed out that they were only repeating what they had been taught, that <i>everyone</i> was descended from Adam and Eve and expressed his hope that one day everyone would realize that.<br /><br />It still made no sense to me and never had. I follow his thoughts on the matter.<br /><br />The only prejudice I have is against prejudice.<br />-Elbert Fay AndersonKat's Katshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519016601947528061noreply@blogger.com