gandpsmommy Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 For example, I regularly read Mental Multivitamin, a blog written by a woman who used to post on TWTM, before the format change. She is a writer, an autodidact, and a homeschooling parent. It challenges me and gives me something to ponder. I also find ideas for books to read there. Do you have any blogs or online forums that you could recommend for inspiring reading and thinking? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I like The Last Psychiatrist and Dr. Grumpy in the House. But then again, I'm a neuropsychiatric geek. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I like The Last Psychiatrist and Dr. Grumpy in the House. Thanks for mentioning those - they look like my cup of tea. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoboys Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I like political blogs, but i don't know if they are in the same category. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I like political blogs, but i don't know if they are in the same category. ;) Me too- economic/political. Of course they are intellectual. I don't know about "inspiring." ;) I usually read the Market Ticker and Euro Pac commentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Doesn't everyone read the Kitchen Table Math blog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Dr. Grumpy in the House. Well that just took up a lot of my time. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Doesn't everyone read the Kitchen Table Math blog? Love this one, and Joanne Jacobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Dr. Grumpy in the House. Wow. He seems angry. He should be looking for a new job. Preferably one where he doesn't come in contact with humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Science blogs. My favorites are Effect Measure and Respectful Insolence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Doesn't everyone read the Kitchen Table Math blog? I do! Plus Joanne Jacobs and some other educational-issues-type blogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Wow. He seems angry. He should be looking for a new job. Preferably one where he doesn't come in contact with humanity. I didn't view the blog that way. I found it really funny - used as a decompression from the idiocy and frustration in daily work/life. The vibe I got was of someone who cares about his work (forwards phones to cell rather than to service... although I may have misread that in a post) but wants an outlet for the venting that we all do about our work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Doesn't everyone read the Kitchen Table Math blog?Yup :D And these blogs: Tetrapod Zoology Myrmecos Confessions of a Science Librarian Ask a Biologist Not blogs, but also Science Daily New Scientist And not exactly intellectual but, Boing Boing Thesea are the ones I read regularly. There are a quite a few others I hit on one of those days I have nothing else to do (i.e. once in a blue moon :tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Well that just took up a lot of my time. :lol: :lol: yep. I was going to organize my schoolroom and ended up laughing at this blog for the last hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Wow. He seems angry. He should be looking for a new job. Preferably one where he doesn't come in contact with humanity. Really? I thought he was hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) :lol: yep.I was going to organize my schoolroom and ended up laughing at this blog for the last hour. Ummm, me too. :o Edited December 28, 2009 by newlifemom Forgot the requisite smiley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I didn't view the blog that way. I found it really funny - used as a decompression from the idiocy and frustration in daily work/life. The vibe I got was of someone who cares about his work (forwards phones to cell rather than to service... although I may have misread that in a post) but wants an outlet for the venting that we all do about our work. I don't think people entrusted with the care of patients have any business "venting" about them in public. It's disrespectful and arrogant. Would you not feel a little reluctant to speak honestly with your doctor if you thought he was going to poke fun at you, even anonymously, on a blog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I didn't view the blog that way. I found it really funny - used as a decompression from the idiocy and frustration in daily work/life. The vibe I got was of someone who cares about his work (forwards phones to cell rather than to service... although I may have misread that in a post) but wants an outlet for the venting that we all do about our work. I thought he was hilarious! :lol: Better to vent on a blog than in real life... btw, hubby's family are all doctors. And yes, they do complain (privately) IRL about stuff like this. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I don't think people entrusted with the care of patients have any business "venting" about them in public. It's disrespectful and arrogant. Would you not feel a little reluctant to speak honestly with your doctor if you thought he was going to poke fun at you, even anonymously, on a blog? I don't think I'd be doing anything that would get me blogged about, although that may be hubris :D I appreciate your point. It's why I don't post anything remotely specific about my students, although I've had some doozies I chose not to post in the thread about names! I do think that without a way to decompress, people burn out easier. And the anonymity of the blog may be enough. That would be for a medical or ethics board to determine and have policies in place if they have problems with it. I also didn't see any posts that I thought were malicious but we apparently disagree on this one. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Science blogs. My favorites are Effect Measure and Respectful Insolence. Oh, most excellent. Thank you! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I don't think people entrusted with the care of patients have any business "venting" about them in public. It's disrespectful and arrogant. Would you not feel a little reluctant to speak honestly with your doctor if you thought he was going to poke fun at you, even anonymously, on a blog? What if he wrote a book? I read a great book about a Doctor and his practice. He had hilarious stories in it. Some were sarcastic, some frustrating, some sad, some funny. I don't think it is a big deal. He did say that the stories were changed and some even composites. He is using exaggeration and sarcasm as a means of emotional release. Not that unusual, imo. As long as he didn't get on his blog and call me fat, I'm okay with it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plimsoll Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Thank you for posting about Mental Multivitamin. Through Mental Multivitamin, I found my way to spiked-online, a very cool commentary on current events site. I actually had to create a new folder in my favorites for these two sites. I called it "brain food". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicksMama-Zack's Mama Too Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Doesn't everyone read the Kitchen Table Math blog? That's what I've been thinking.:) Along with JoanneJacobs.com, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Well that just took up a lot of my time. :lol: Me too! I was crying I was laughing so hard! He's hysterical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Me too! I was crying I was laughing so hard! He's hysterical! "My name is Joy." :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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