tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post837212627231931504..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Why I do what I doGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-18221789408196463412010-05-31T17:57:36.683-04:002010-05-31T17:57:36.683-04:00i just discovered your blog.
thank you for this a...i just discovered your blog.<br /><br />thank you for this article.<br />i could have never found those words to describe this wonder and fascination.<br />but i do feel it. this is why i am doing my master of science in clinical neuropsychology right know.<br /><br />greetings from the netherlands.xibalbanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-34329148241869142112010-04-03T12:12:45.769-04:002010-04-03T12:12:45.769-04:00My 80 year-old-goop thanks you for reminding it it...My 80 year-old-goop thanks you for reminding it it ain't worthless as long as it's thinking. Never been bored once since it was conceived!Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307495672130972111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37313409728763164322010-04-02T12:39:33.727-04:002010-04-02T12:39:33.727-04:00Impressive! Quite a leap from the "clueless ...Impressive! Quite a leap from the "clueless patient" posts.<br /><br />I just added you to the blogroll of my sad little blog, too, after reading your for a few months, including the day that I started at the first post.<br /><br />MCmostly cajunhttp://mostlycajun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11480327849858817582010-04-02T04:38:31.763-04:002010-04-02T04:38:31.763-04:00I find the goop fascinating personally because it ...I find the goop fascinating personally because it turns the nerve signals that are coming in, into perception, into subjective reality. How on earth does it do this?<br /><br />The signals coming in from finger tips, eyes, ears are basically the same even though they are triggered by different sources, different physical phenomena, so the interpretation into sound, light, touch, is done by the goop.<br /><br />But we don't see just because the goop has some kind of internal realisation, some projection of the picture that falls into our eyes, because if that were the case, something else would have to be looking at the projection, etc.<br /><br />It does something quite amazing.Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60776037518431109582010-04-01T22:20:48.088-04:002010-04-01T22:20:48.088-04:00You want a good version of Toccata and Fugue in D ...You want a good version of Toccata and Fugue in D minor, look for the Conrad Klieger version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-53144918186648583272010-04-01T22:03:37.725-04:002010-04-01T22:03:37.725-04:00beautiful post, dr. grumpy. having only studied a ...beautiful post, dr. grumpy. having only studied a minute portion of the brain's anatomy and histology, i have nowhere near the scientific knowledge about its inner-workings as you do, but i know that every time i learn something new about it, i'm in awe. you joke that it's goop, but you also know as well as i do that to delve into that goop is like looking at the cosmos: there's so much complexity and astounding synchronicity to the structure, development, etc. it is, indeed, incredible. thank goodness you don't lose sight of this when you see a tremor or a seizure or any kind of pathology. <--that's a gift. :-) <br /><br />so, my grumpy doc, is the gift of your writing. i'm so glad you decided to share by blogging.student dr. blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307156914515136574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-50838424247728016302010-04-01T21:18:55.372-04:002010-04-01T21:18:55.372-04:00Lovin' this bit of philosophizing Dr. G.! Thes...Lovin' this bit of philosophizing Dr. G.! These sorts of "goopy" things have often come to mind in widely varying situations, like anatomy & physiology lab in college, when dealing with the ins & outs of having survived a nasty tangle with congenital hydrocephalus, or when encountering some bit of neurological unpleasantness somewhere in a medical record that brings me back to the wonder in merely realizing how lucky people are when their brain is fully and properly functional...I'd never be bored, either, if I had your sort of job, but my own "floating goop" wasn't up to the task! The wonder, however, is still very much alive! Thanks for helping me reconnect with it.medrecgalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55019260935189286252010-04-01T20:11:34.248-04:002010-04-01T20:11:34.248-04:00Outstanding, Dr. Grumpy. My life would be so much ...Outstanding, Dr. Grumpy. My life would be so much better if my neurologist's goop had even one-tenth of the fire power of the whitish-grey Jello floating around in your vault.The HipCriphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604405307881247797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-52723082931863120932010-04-01T20:02:43.355-04:002010-04-01T20:02:43.355-04:00bravo. i had a frat brother named goop.bravo. i had a frat brother named goop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-22068818412728176482010-04-01T19:34:15.198-04:002010-04-01T19:34:15.198-04:00My son's brain is a miracle. Even with a GIAN...My son's brain is a miracle. Even with a GIANT hole in his left hemisphere and microcephaly, he walks, speaks two languages and is a generally obnoxious 10 year old. His first year, our neuro (not nearly as nice as Dr Grumpy) told us he would maybe walk, but that might be about it. He walked out and I put my head on the table and cried.<br /> Ten years later, my son is not the kid you see on paper. Sure, he's got lots of gnarly diagnoses (sp?) but he's an amazing kid. He's sweet to his sister, loves cartoons, and is kind of a neat freak. His current neuro (much nicer) said if that same injury had happened to an adult, the brain couldn't rewire itself the way it did when my son was a baby. Brains are interesting things.Ellienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-89980739247120301092010-04-01T18:40:45.268-04:002010-04-01T18:40:45.268-04:00"like"
There's much more to write, ..."like"<br /><br />There's much more to write, but my goop has work to do. Thanks for this.thegooddrlaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435755211517374081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-64355853828869642952010-04-01T18:01:04.468-04:002010-04-01T18:01:04.468-04:00It's always interesting to find out why people...It's always interesting to find out why people do what they do, but seldom have I read a description so heartfelt. Your patients are lucky to have you.Lisa Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951250862147784757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-90578192694241441412010-04-01T16:36:39.896-04:002010-04-01T16:36:39.896-04:00That was AWESOME. Seriously. Awesomeness.That was AWESOME. Seriously. Awesomeness.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10423176435574456011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74928821127253740202010-04-01T15:16:16.172-04:002010-04-01T15:16:16.172-04:00Because of who I am, I believe our goop was given ...Because of who I am, I believe our goop was given to us by our Creator Lord, who in His own image gave us some of his own attributes making our own bodies a mystery of their own. That goop that you have made a lifetime of caring for is so amazing that we cannot understand it. There is no other body part that can make decisions for another body part like our brain can. Because we are gifted by God with certain of his own attribues, THAT makes us different than any other creature.pharmacy chickhttp://pharmacychick.blogpharm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79035183412479987962010-04-01T14:49:51.390-04:002010-04-01T14:49:51.390-04:00...your goop also contains a sizeable infusion of ......your goop also contains a sizeable infusion of writing talent. Helluva post. I find myself wondering what JS Bach would have thought of the kind of brain work that went into the complicated time signatures in Dave Brubeck's album <i>Time Out</i>... Then I realized I was supposed to be working. Well done, sir. * tips hatouzelum birdhttp://www.ouzelum-bird.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-16310926560674669442010-04-01T14:25:44.404-04:002010-04-01T14:25:44.404-04:00The goop is endlessly fascinating stuff. :-) Lovel...The goop is endlessly fascinating stuff. :-) Lovely post.Kim Wombleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492455180502821052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84246381887777196462010-04-01T14:23:36.839-04:002010-04-01T14:23:36.839-04:00Lovely post.Lovely post.Kipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813906736744684985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84432450449123900522010-04-01T14:21:19.740-04:002010-04-01T14:21:19.740-04:00I don't know. I keep thinking back to Emo Phi...I don't know. I keep thinking back to Emo Phillips, who said, "I used to think the brain was the most important organ in the body, but then I realized -- look what's telling me that."Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664975442130119477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11616204360401229352010-04-01T13:40:05.361-04:002010-04-01T13:40:05.361-04:00Nice! Great job with the goop discription. Thanks ...Nice! Great job with the goop discription. Thanks for helping me to better understand and embrace my goop, your goop, and all God's children goop. Or something like that....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-41206382909912883952010-04-01T13:15:23.806-04:002010-04-01T13:15:23.806-04:00I do love my goop! And my goop? Is so loving Mic...I do love my goop! And my goop? Is so loving Microbiology right now :)J-Quell'nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878522077562588401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-71646731467456481142010-04-01T12:55:57.237-04:002010-04-01T12:55:57.237-04:00Wonderful and eloquent Dr. G! Thank you.
Thoughts...Wonderful and eloquent Dr. G! Thank you.<br /><br />Thoughts matter, a lot. With a few exceptions, they create your universe. Attitude is all.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40592918010395822322010-04-01T12:26:44.817-04:002010-04-01T12:26:44.817-04:00Wonderful post, Dr. G. I'll have to check out...Wonderful post, Dr. G. I'll have to check out that music.lbparkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79060302268092449432010-04-01T12:10:39.611-04:002010-04-01T12:10:39.611-04:00I had a Physiology professor in med school who sai...I had a Physiology professor in med school who said:<br /><br />The brain is a fascinating organ. It contains over a billion synapses, can run for over an hour on the energy from three peanuts and best of all, can be made by unskilled labor.ndenunznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7638499014113799722010-04-01T12:08:53.854-04:002010-04-01T12:08:53.854-04:00My goop loves your goop and the wonderful blog pos...My goop loves your goop and the wonderful blog posts like this that it creates. Have a beautiful day, sir!Anonymous goopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86114493135628008522010-04-01T11:49:52.973-04:002010-04-01T11:49:52.973-04:00Well-written, well said (also, it's nice to re...Well-written, well said (also, it's nice to read prose by a doctor for whom English is not a third language, after medicalese and obfuscatish).<br /><br />The goop is indeed awesome. I mostly enjoy mine, except when it decides that exercising in the squirrel cage in the back room is better than thinking.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01347115855111060618noreply@blogger.com